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Lyle vs Groves

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LyleWinner
79.0

Lyle wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Groves
78.7

Groves wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ron Lyle
79.0

Lyle leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Fought Ali for the title and shared one of boxing's wildest fights with Foreman.

1. Ron Lyle
79.0
2. George Groves
78.7

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. 🇺🇸 Ron Lyle5 years played · career day 1,82530 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 George Groves5 years played · career day 1,82617 title wins
-43.3% vs Lyle at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Lyle008153040
🇬🇧 Groves00481425

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.

MetricLyleRetiredGrovesRetired
World title fights17
Professional wins4328
Career knockouts31
Professional bouts51
Career span in years24
World titles won1
Knockout wins20
Professional losses4
Dominance w25%7474
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8074
Honours w20%6876
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lyle79.0
Groves78.7
The people
Lyle
Groves

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