Who is better, Chávez or Barrera?
Julio César Chávez leads with a GOAT score of 89.8 against 88.6 for Marco Antonio Barrera — a gap of 1.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Chávez vs Barrera
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Julio César Chávez above Marco Antonio Barrera: 89.8 vs 88.6. Julio César Chávez leads on Longevity, Dominance, Statistics. Marco Antonio Barrera leads on Peak.
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ChávezWinner
89.8Chávez wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Barrera
88.6Barrera 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
2. Marco Antonio Barrera
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. 🇲🇽 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 day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Chávez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 41 |
| 🇲🇽 Barrera | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 268 | 561 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChávezRetired | BarreraRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles | 6 | — |
| Career wins | 107 | — |
| Unbeaten run | 87 | — |
| Knockouts | 86 | 44 |
| Title defences | 27 | — |
| Weight divisions | 3 | — |
| World titles in weight classes | — | 3 |
| Professional wins | — | 67 |
| World title fights | — | 26 |
| Professional bouts | — | 75 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Chávez89.8
Barrera88.6
FAQ
Where does Barrera beat Chávez?
Barrera scores higher on peak. Chávez leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Chávez vs Barrera score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chávez: 89.8, Barrera: 88.6.
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