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Hatton vs Tyson

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TysonWinner
83.0

Tyson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Hatton
82.9

Hatton wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mike Tyson
83.0

Tyson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The youngest heavyweight champion in history at 20 years and four months.

1. Mike Tyson
83.0
2. Ricky Hatton
82.9

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. 🇺🇸 Mike Tyson5 years played · career day 1,82539 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Ricky Hatton5 years played · career day 1,82529 title wins
-25.6% vs Tyson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Hatton005132940
🇺🇸 Tyson0015283945

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.

MetricHattonRetiredTysonRetired
World titles in weight classes2
Professional wins45
Knockouts3244
Professional bouts48
Fighter of the Year awards1
World titles4
Career wins50
Undisputed reigns1
Title defences9
Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year1
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%7872
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8686

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Tyson83.0
Hatton82.9
The people
Hatton
Tyson

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