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Corbett vs García

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CorbettWinner
83.8

Corbett wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

García
83.6

García wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 James J. Corbett
83.8

Corbett leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Gentleman Jim: first gloved heavyweight champion, beating John L. Sullivan.

1. James J. Corbett
83.8
2. Danny García
83.6

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. 🇺🇸 Danny García5 years played · career day 1,82521 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 James J. Corbett5 years played · career day 3,2867 title wins
-66.7% vs García at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Corbett000017
🇺🇸 García005102130

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.

MetricCorbettRetiredGarcíaActive
World heavyweight titles1
Professional wins1137
Title defences1
Career knockouts7
Professional bouts20
World titles won4
Knockout wins21
Professional losses3
Weight classes with world titles2
Dominance w25%8678
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7484
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Corbett83.8
García83.6
The people
Corbett
García

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