Who is better, De La Hoya or Zale?
Oscar De La Hoya leads with a GOAT score of 84.0 against 83.9 for Tony Zale — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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De La Hoya vs Zale
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Oscar De La Hoya above Tony Zale: 84.0 vs 83.9. Oscar De La Hoya leads on Longevity, Honours. Tony Zale leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance.
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De La HoyaWinner
84.0De La Hoya wins: Longevity, Honours
Zale
83.9Zale wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Oscar De La Hoya
84.0
De La Hoya leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Oscar De La Hoya
2. Tony Zale
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Tony Zale5 years played · career day 1,82536 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Oscar De La Hoya5 years played · career day 1,82620 title wins
-44.4% vs Zale at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 De La Hoya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 🇺🇸 Zale | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 60 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | De La HoyaRetired | ZaleRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Professional wins | 39 | 67 |
| Career losses | 6 | — |
| Wins by knockout | 30 | — |
| World titles in weight classes | 6 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World titles | — | 2 |
| Career knockouts | — | 45 |
| Title fights | — | 6 |
| Professional bouts | — | 87 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
De La Hoya84.0
Zale83.9
FAQ
Where does Zale beat De La Hoya?
Zale scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. De La Hoya leads on honours, longevity.
How is the De La Hoya vs Zale score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. De La Hoya: 84.0, Zale: 83.9.
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