Have Bernard Hopkins and James Stokes ever fought each other?

Yes. Bernard Hopkins and James Stokes met once on August 28, 1992, and Bernard Hopkins won by KO in round 1.

Who has the better record, Hopkins or Stokes?

Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and James Stokes is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bernard Hopkins has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Stokes?

Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and James Stokes has 0. Bernard Hopkins has more.

Do Hopkins and Stokes have any common opponents?

Bernard Hopkins and James Stokes share 1 common opponent: Winky Wright. Bernard Hopkins fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Stokes?

This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 4 bouts tracked for James Stokes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bernard Hopkins vs James Stokes — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bernard Hopkins

James Stokes

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and James Stokes (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Hopkins

Wins28 KO · 51%

Losses

Draws68 tracked bouts

Stokes

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Hopkins leads 1–0

Bernard Hopkins and James Stokes have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.
Met	1992Aug 28	Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
James StokesFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOR1Hopkins vs Stokes	1Meeting

Hopkins vs Stokes · Aug 28, 1992

The Numbers

Hopkins 6 · Stokes 0 of 6 measurable rows

HopkinsEdge = longer wingStokes

Record^†: 55-12-2 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%: 81.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 28 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 50.91%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 58%—
Times stopped^‡max 4: 2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 13: 13 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.4: 2.4 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68: 68
4

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Bernard Hopkins: 6′1″; James Stokes: No height on file
Reachnot held: Bernard Hopkins: 71″; James Stokes: No reach on file
Agenot held: Bernard Hopkins: 61; James Stokes: No date of birth
Stance: Bernard Hopkins: Orthodox; James Stokes: Not recorded

Bernard Hopkins left, James Stokes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bernard Hopkins55 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

32 by KO/TKO 58%23 on the cards 42%

James Stokes0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Stokes yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, James Stokes 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Hopkins better on 11 shared · Bernard Hopkins better on 1

HopkinsBernard Hopkins

Opponent

StokesJames Stokes

Bernard Hopkins
Win, UD
2007Jul 2007
WrightWinky WrightUnited States 51–6–1Hopkins betterBernard Hopkins better — 1–0 to 0–1
James Stokes
Loss, KO 1
1993May 1993

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bernard Hopkins last boxed on Dec 17, 2016 — 3,595 days ago. Hopkins had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Murat Oct 2013Shumenov Apr 2014Kovalev Nov 2014Jr. Dec 2016Jr. Dec 20162.4 tracked bouts per year

James Stokes last boxed on Oct 9, 1999 — 9,874 days ago. Stokes had lost four straight.LLLL

Hopkins Aug 1992Wright May 1993Badea Feb 1997Santiago Oct 19990.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bernard Hopkins and James Stokes ever fought each other?: Yes. Bernard Hopkins and James Stokes met once on August 28, 1992, and Bernard Hopkins won by KO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Stokes?: Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and James Stokes is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bernard Hopkins has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Stokes?: Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and James Stokes has 0. Bernard Hopkins has more.
Do Hopkins and Stokes have any common opponents?: Bernard Hopkins and James Stokes share 1 common opponent: Winky Wright. Bernard Hopkins fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Stokes?: This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 4 bouts tracked for James Stokes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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