Who is better, Nava or De La Hoya?
Jackie Nava leads with a GOAT score of 84.1 against 84.0 for Oscar De La Hoya — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Jackie Nava above Oscar De La Hoya: 84.1 vs 84.0. Jackie Nava leads on Longevity, Statistics, Peak. Oscar De La Hoya leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Nava wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
De La Hoya wins: Dominance, Honours
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Nava leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Nava | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 |
| 🇺🇸 De La Hoya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 32 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | NavaRetired | De La HoyaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 3 | — |
| Professional wins | 40 | 39 |
| Career knockouts | 16 | — |
| Professional bouts | 47 | — |
| Career span in years | 20 | — |
| Career losses | — | 6 |
| Wins by knockout | — | 30 |
| World titles in weight classes | — | 6 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
Jackie Nava leads with a GOAT score of 84.1 against 84.0 for Oscar De La Hoya — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
De La Hoya scores higher on dominance, honours. Nava leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Nava: 84.1, De La Hoya: 84.0.
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