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Calzaghe vs Ward
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CalzagheWinner
90.2Calzaghe wins: Longevity, Statistics
Ward
88.4Ward wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Joe Calzaghe
90.2
Calzaghe leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Joe Calzaghe
2. Andre Ward
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 season1. 🏴 Joe Calzaghe5 years played · career day 1,825273 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Andre Ward5 years played · career day 1,82619 title wins
-93.0% vs Calzaghe at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏴 Calzaghe | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 273 | 579 |
| 🇺🇸 Ward | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CalzagheRetired | WardRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Professional record wins | 46 | — |
| Professional losses | 0 | — |
| Super middleweight title defences | 21 | — |
| World titles in weight classes | 2 | 2 |
| Knockouts | 32 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Professional wins | — | 32 |
| Career losses | — | 0 |
| Super Six tournament wins | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Calzaghe90.2
Ward88.4
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