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

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Bernard Hopkins

Joe Smith

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and Joe Smith (1-2 across 3 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

Smith

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 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

Smith leads 1–0

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

Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met2016Dec 17Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Joe SmithFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Hopkins 5 · Smith 2 of 7 measurable rows
HopkinsSmith
Record†
55-12-2 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
81.2% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
50.91%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
58%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 10
10 (edge)
1
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
0
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
3

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

Bernard Hopkins left, Joe Smith 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 Smith1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Joe Smith: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, Joe Smith 3 — 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 — 3,595 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

Joe Smith last boxed on Dec 17, 2016 — 3,595 days ago. Smith had won once since losses to Jack Britton and Tommy Loughran.LLW

Britton May 1907Loughran Jul 1920Hopkins Dec 20160 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith met once on December 17, 2016, and Joe Smith won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

LDec 17, 2016 · Smith · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Smith?
Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Joe Smith is 1-2 across the 3 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%

Smith1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Smith?
Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and Joe Smith has 1. Bernard Hopkins has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hopkins2850.9%

Smith1

The Numbers ↓
Do Hopkins and Smith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 3 bouts tracked for Joe Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hopkins68bouts

Smith3bouts

How They Win ↓

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