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Chávez vs Barrera

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ChávezWinner
89.8

Chávez wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics

Barrera
88.6

Barrera wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇲🇽 Julio César Chávez
89.8

Chávez leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Julio César Chávez
89.8
2. Marco Antonio Barrera
88.6

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. 🇲🇽 Marco Antonio Barrera5 years played · career day 1,825268 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇲🇽 Julio César Chávez5 years played · career day 2,55633 title wins
-87.7% vs Barrera at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇲🇽 Chávez00001641
🇲🇽 Barrera004594268561

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricChávezRetiredBarreraRetired
World titles6
Career wins107
Unbeaten run87
Knockouts8644
Title defences27
Weight divisions3
World titles in weight classes3
Professional wins67
World title fights26
Professional bouts75
Dominance w25%8886
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%9086
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%9290

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Chávez89.8
Barrera88.6
The people
Chávez
Barrera

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