Corbett vs Foster
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Foster wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Corbett wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Foster leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Fourteen light heavyweight title defences and one of the division's great punchers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Corbett | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 265 | 547 |
| 🇺🇸 Foster | 0 | 0 | 40 | 87 | 271 | 617 |
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 | CorbettRetired | FosterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World titles in two divisions | 2 | — |
| Career wins | 126 | — |
| Knockouts | 34 | 46 |
| Career bouts | 158 | — |
| Fighter of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Title defences | — | 14 |
| Professional wins | — | 56 |
| World title reign in years | — | 6 |
| Professional bouts | — | 65 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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