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Bernard Hopkins vs Joe Calzaghe — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bernard Hopkins

Bernard Hopkins

Joe Calzaghe

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Joe Calzaghe

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and Joe Calzaghe (46-0) 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

55

Wins28 KO · 51%

12

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Calzaghe

46

Wins32 KO · 70%

0

Losses

0

Draws46 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Calzaghe leads 1–0

Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe have met 1 time; Calzaghe leads 1–0.

Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe have met 1 time; Calzaghe leads 1–0.
Met2008Apr 19Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Joe CalzagheFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Hopkins 1 · Calzaghe 7 of 8 measurable rows
HopkinsCalzaghe
Record
55-12-246-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.2%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
28
32 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
50.91%
69.57% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
58%
70% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 12
12 (edge)
7
Bouts per year‡max 3
2.4
3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
46

† 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

Height+1″
Bernard Hopkins: 6′1″ (edge)
Joe Calzaghe: 6′0″
Reach+2″
Bernard Hopkins: 71″
Joe Calzaghe: 73″ (edge)
Age7 yrs apart
Bernard Hopkins: 61
Joe Calzaghe: 54
Stance
Bernard Hopkins: Orthodox
Joe Calzaghe: Southpaw

Bernard Hopkins left, Joe Calzaghe 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

Bernard Hopkins: 55 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (58%) and 23 on the cards (42%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Joe Calzaghe46 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Joe Calzaghe: 46 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (70%) and 14 on the cards (30%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 70%14 on the cards 30%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, Joe Calzaghe 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Calzaghe better on 1

Hopkins

Opponent

Calzaghe

  • Bernard Hopkins

    1–1 against

    Win, UD

    2010

    Loss, UD

    1993

    Jr.Calzaghe better

    Joe Calzaghe

    Win, UD

    2008

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 — 3,598 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

Joe Calzaghe last boxed on Nov 8, 2008 — 6,559 days ago. Calzaghe had won 46 straight, the most recent against Roy Jones Jr..WWWWW

Bika Oct 2006Jr. Apr 2007Kessler Nov 2007Hopkins Apr 2008Jr. Nov 20083 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe met once on April 19, 2008, and Joe Calzaghe won by SD.
The meeting

LApr 19, 2008 · Calzaghe · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Calzaghe?
Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Joe Calzaghe is 46-0. Joe Calzaghe has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Hopkins55–12–281.2%

Calzaghe46–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Calzaghe?
Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and Joe Calzaghe has 32. Joe Calzaghe has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hopkins2850.9%

Calzaghe3269.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hopkins and Calzaghe have any common opponents?
Bernard Hopkins and Joe Calzaghe share 1 common opponent: Roy Jones Jr.. Joe Calzaghe fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Roy Jones Jr.1–1W

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Hopkins or Calzaghe?
Bernard Hopkins is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other. Joe Calzaghe also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
Height · reach

Hopkins185 cm180 cm reach

Calzaghe183 cm185 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Calzaghe?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 46 bouts tracked for Joe Calzaghe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hopkins68bouts

Calzaghe46bouts

How They Win ↓

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