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Tszyu vs Whitaker

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TszyuWinner
85.9

Tszyu wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

Whitaker
85.2

Whitaker wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Kostya Tszyu
85.9

Tszyu leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Undisputed light welterweight champion and a world amateur champion.

1. Kostya Tszyu
85.9
2. Pernell Whitaker
85.2

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. 🇦🇺 Kostya Tszyu5 years played · career day 1,82622 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Pernell Whitaker5 years played · career day 1,82618 title wins
-18.2% vs Tszyu at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Tszyu006111930
🇺🇸 Whitaker00151431

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.

MetricTszyuRetiredWhitakerRetired
Undisputed titles1
Professional wins3140
Knockouts25
Career losses24
Title defences1015
World titles in weight classes4
Olympic golds1
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7880
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Tszyu85.9
Whitaker85.2
The people
Tszyu
Whitaker

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