Kovalev vs Taylor
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Taylor wins: Longevity, Honours
Kovalev wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Taylor leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion and undisputed lightweight world champion.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Kovalev | 0 | 0 | 68 | 142 | 400 | 752 |
| 🇮🇪 Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | KovalevRetired | TaylorActive |
|---|---|---|
| World titles won | 3 | — |
| Title defences | 9 | — |
| Professional wins | 34 | — |
| Knockouts | 29 | — |
| Unification wins | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| Undisputed reigns | — | 2 |
| World amateur titles | — | 5 |
| World titles | — | 8 |
| Career wins | — | 25 |
| European amateur titles | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 86 |
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