Taylor vs Haye
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Taylor wins: Longevity
Haye wins: Honours
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Verdict
Taylor leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic gold medallist in 1984 and two-division world champion.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 |
| 🇬🇧 Haye | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
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.
| Metric | TaylorRetired | HayeRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles in divisions | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Professional wins | 38 | 28 |
| Career knockouts | 20 | — |
| Professional bouts | 46 | — |
| World titles won | — | 4 |
| Knockout wins | — | 26 |
| Professional losses | — | 4 |
| Weight classes with world titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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