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

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Bernard Hopkins

Joe Lipsey

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and Joe Lipsey (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Hopkins

55

Wins28 KO · 51%

12

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Lipsey

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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 Joe Lipsey have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.

Bernard Hopkins and Joe Lipsey have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.
Met1996Mar 16Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe LipseyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Hopkins 6 · Lipsey 1 of 7 measurable rows
HopkinsLipsey
Record†
55-12-2 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
81.2% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
50.91%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
58% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 12
12 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
2

† 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″
Joe Lipsey: No height on file
Reachnot held
Bernard Hopkins: 71″
Joe Lipsey: No reach on file
Agenot held
Bernard Hopkins: 61
Joe Lipsey: No date of birth
Stance
Bernard Hopkins: Orthodox
Joe Lipsey: Not recorded

Bernard Hopkins left, Joe Lipsey 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 Lipsey1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Joe Lipsey: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, Joe Lipsey 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bernard Hopkins last boxed on Dec 17, 2016 — 3,603 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 Lipsey last boxed on Mar 16, 1996 — 11,184 days ago. Lipsey had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Bernard Hopkins.WL

Trice Jul 1993Hopkins Mar 19960.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernard Hopkins and Joe Lipsey ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Joe Lipsey met once on March 16, 1996, and Bernard Hopkins won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

WMar 16, 1996 · Hopkins · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Lipsey?
Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Joe Lipsey is 1-1 across the 2 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.
Records · win %

Hopkins55–12–281.2%

Lipsey1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Lipsey?
Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and Joe Lipsey has 0. Bernard Hopkins has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hopkins2850.9%

Lipsey0

The Numbers ↓
Do Hopkins and Lipsey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernard Hopkins and Joe Lipsey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Lipsey?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 2 bouts tracked for Joe Lipsey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hopkins68bouts

Lipsey2bouts

How They Win ↓

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