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Walcott vs Rigondeaux

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WalcottWinner
85.9

Walcott wins: Longevity

Rigondeaux
85.9

Rigondeaux wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jersey Joe Walcott
85.9

Walcott leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Became the oldest heavyweight champion of his era at 37 in 1951.

1. Jersey Joe Walcott
85.9
2. Guillermo Rigondeaux
85.9

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. 🇺🇸 Jersey Joe Walcott5 years played · career day 2,92118 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Guillermo Rigondeaux5 years played · career day 1,82515 title wins
-16.7% vs Walcott at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Walcott0000921
🇨🇺 Rigondeaux00371521

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.

MetricWalcottRetiredRigondeauxActive
World heavyweight titles1
Professional wins5121
Knockouts3214
World title fights712
Professional bouts72
Olympic golds2
Amateur world titles2
Dominance w25%8284
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%9080
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Walcott85.9
Rigondeaux85.9
The people
Walcott
Rigondeaux

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