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Jeffries vs Toney

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JeffriesWinner
87.9

Jeffries wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Toney
87.8

Toney wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 James J. Jeffries
87.9

Jeffries leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Undefeated heavyweight champion who retired as titleholder in 1905.

1. James J. Jeffries
87.9
2. James Toney
87.8

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. Jeffries5 years played · career day 1,825346 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 James Toney5 years played · career day 1,82641 title wins
-88.2% vs Jeffries at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Jeffries0050110346686
🇺🇸 Toney0010223655

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.

MetricJeffriesRetiredToneyRetired
World title defences7
Career wins18
Knockouts1547
Losses as champion0
Years as champion6
World titles in weight classes3
Professional wins77
Professional bouts93
Fighter of the Year awards1
Dominance w25%9084
Peak w20%9692
Longevity w20%7492
Honours w20%8884
Statistics w15%9288

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GOAT Rank · the data
Jeffries87.9
Toney87.8
The people
Jeffries
Toney

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