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Braddock vs Pryor

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PryorWinner
81.5

Pryor wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Braddock
81.4

Braddock wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Aaron Pryor
81.5

Pryor leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The Hawk: unbeaten light welterweight champion with wins over Arguello.

1. Aaron Pryor
81.5
2. James J. Braddock
81.4

Category breakdown

Season form · Form index per season

Career timeline · Form index per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through year 5 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 James J. Braddock5 years played · career day 1,82548 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Aaron Pryor5 years played · career day 1,82628 title wins
-41.7% vs Braddock at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Braddock0011234861
🇺🇸 Pryor006132438

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricBraddockRetiredPryorRetired
World heavyweight titles1
Professional wins5139
Knockouts2635
Professional bouts86
Title defences110
World titles1
Career losses1
Dominance w25%7884
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8068
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Pryor81.5
Braddock81.4
The people
Braddock
Pryor

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