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Baer vs García

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BaerWinner
83.6

Baer wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

García
83.6

García wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Max Baer
83.6

Baer leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World heavyweight champion in 1934 after knocking out Primo Carnera.

1. Max Baer
83.6
2. Danny García
83.6

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. 🇺🇸 Max Baer5 years played · career day 1,825329 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Danny García5 years played · career day 1,82521 title wins
-93.6% vs Baer at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Baer0045100329659
🇺🇸 García005102130

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.

MetricBaerRetiredGarcíaActive
World titles1
Career wins68
Knockouts51
Title fights2
Career bouts84
World titles won4
Professional wins37
Knockout wins21
Professional losses3
Weight classes with world titles2
Dominance w25%8078
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7684
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Baer83.6
García83.6
The people
Baer
García

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