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Hamed vs Corbett

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HamedWinner
83.8

Hamed wins: Peak, Statistics

Corbett
83.8

Corbett wins: Dominance, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Naseem Hamed
83.8

Hamed leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Featherweight champion with fifteen title defences and spectacular knockout power.

1. Naseem Hamed
83.8
2. James J. Corbett
83.8

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through year 5 · Form index per season
1. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Naseem Hamed5 years played · career day 1,826312 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 James J. Corbett5 years played · career day 3,2867 title wins
-97.8% vs Hamed at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hamed004599232641
🇺🇸 Corbett000017

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.

MetricHamedRetiredCorbettRetired
Title defences151
Professional wins3611
Knockouts31
Professional losses1
World title reign in years6
World heavyweight titles1
Career knockouts7
Professional bouts20
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%7074
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8882

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hamed83.8
Corbett83.8
The people
Hamed
Corbett

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