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Spinks vs Shields

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ShieldsWinner
83.6

Shields wins: Longevity, Honours

Spinks
83.1

Spinks wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Claressa Shields
83.6

Shields leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two Olympic golds and undisputed world champion in three weight classes.

1. Claressa Shields
83.6
2. Michael Spinks
83.1

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. 🇺🇸 Michael Spinks5 years played · career day 1,82519 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Claressa Shields5 years played · career day 3,28712 title wins
-36.8% vs Spinks at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Spinks00491927
🇺🇸 Shields0000012

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.

MetricSpinksRetiredShieldsActive
Undisputed titles13
World titles in weight classes2
Professional wins31
Career losses1
Title defences10
Olympic golds2
World titles12
Career wins16
Career defeats0
Weight classes4
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%7274
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Shields83.6
Spinks83.1
The people
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