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Adams vs Saddler

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AdamsWinner
85.7

Adams wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Saddler
84.9

Saddler wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Nicola Adams
85.7

Adams leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First woman to win Olympic boxing gold, in London 2012, and again in 2016.

1. Nicola Adams
85.7
2. Sandy Saddler
84.9

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. 🇺🇸 Sandy Saddler5 years played · career day 1,82698 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Nicola Adams5 years played · career day 4,38226 title wins
-73.5% vs Saddler at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Adams000007
🇺🇸 Saddler00224684127

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.

MetricAdamsRetiredSaddlerRetired
Olympic golds2
World Championship medals3
Commonwealth golds1
European titles1
Professional record wins5
World titles in weight classes2
Professional wins144
Knockouts103
Career losses16
Career bouts162
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7882
Honours w20%8880
Statistics w15%8490

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GOAT Rank · the data
Adams85.7
Saddler84.9
The people
Adams
Saddler

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