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Márquez vs Ward

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WardWinner
88.4

Ward wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Márquez
85.4

Márquez wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Andre Ward
88.4

Ward leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Retired undefeated at 32-0 with Olympic gold and two world titles.

1. Andre Ward
88.4
2. Juan Manuel Márquez
85.4

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. 🇺🇸 Andre Ward5 years played · career day 1,82619 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇲🇽 Juan Manuel Márquez5 years played · career day 1,82513 title wins
-31.6% vs Ward at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇲🇽 Márquez00131325
🇺🇸 Ward00491627

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.

MetricMárquezRetiredWardRetired
World titles in weight classes42
Professional wins5632
Knockouts40
World title fights25
Career losses70
Olympic golds1
Super Six tournament wins1
Dominance w25%8290
Peak w20%8894
Longevity w20%8878
Honours w20%8490
Statistics w15%8690

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Ward88.4
Márquez85.4
The people
Márquez
Ward

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