Dempsey vs Lewis
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Dempsey wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Lewis wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Dempsey leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The original middleweight world champion of the bare-knuckle to gloved era.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Dempsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 57 |
| 🇬🇧 Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 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 | DempseyRetired | LewisRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles won | 1 | — |
| Professional wins | 50 | — |
| Knockout wins | 25 | — |
| World title defences | 5 | — |
| Professional bouts | 68 | — |
| World titles | — | 3 |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Career wins | — | 41 |
| Knockouts | — | 32 |
| Undisputed reigns | — | 1 |
| Title defences | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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