Have Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith, Jr. ever fought each other?

Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith, Jr. met once on December 17, 2016, and Joe Smith, Jr. won by TKO in round 8.

Who has the better record, Hopkins or Jr.?

Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Joe Smith, Jr. is 28-5. Joe Smith, Jr. has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Jr.?

Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and Joe Smith, Jr. has 22. Bernard Hopkins has more.

Do Hopkins and Jr. have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith, Jr. have faced.

Who is bigger, Hopkins or Jr.?

Bernard Hopkins is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other. Joe Smith, Jr. also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 33 bouts tracked for Joe Smith, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bernard Hopkins vs Joe Smith, Jr. — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and Joe Smith, Jr. (28-5) 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

Wins28 KO · 51%

Losses

Draws68 tracked bouts

Jr.

Wins22 KO · 79%

Losses

Draws33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith, Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met	2016Dec 17	Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Joe Smith, Jr.Fighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR8Hopkins vs Smith Jr.	1Meeting

Hopkins vs Smith Jr. · Dec 17, 2016

The Numbers

Hopkins 2 · Jr. 4 of 6 measurable rows

HopkinsEdge = longer wingJr.

Record: 55-12-228-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 81.2%
84.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 28 (edge)
22
KO rate0–100%: 50.91%
78.57% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 58%
79% (edge)
Times stopped^†levelmax 2: 2
2
Title reignsmax 12: 12 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡levelmax 2.4: 2.4
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68: 68
33

† 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 Smith, Jr.: 6′0″
Reach+5″: Bernard Hopkins: 71″; Joe Smith, Jr.: 76″ (edge)
Age24 yrs apart: Bernard Hopkins: 61; Joe Smith, Jr.: 37
Stance: Bernard Hopkins: Orthodox; Joe Smith, Jr.: Orthodox

Bernard Hopkins left, Joe Smith, Jr. 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%

Joe Smith, Jr.28 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

22 by KO/TKO 79%6 on the cards 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, Joe Smith, Jr. 33 — 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 — 3,599 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, Jr. last boxed on Oct 7, 2023 — 1,114 days ago. Jr. had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Álvarez Aug 2020Vlasov Apr 2021Geffrard Jan 2022Beterbiev Jun 2022Ramírez Oct 20232.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith, Jr. ever fought each other?: Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith, Jr. met once on December 17, 2016, and Joe Smith, Jr. won by TKO in round 8.
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Jr.?: Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Joe Smith, Jr. is 28-5. Joe Smith, Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Jr.?: Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and Joe Smith, Jr. has 22. Bernard Hopkins has more.
Do Hopkins and Jr. have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernard Hopkins and Joe Smith, Jr. have faced.
Who is bigger, Hopkins or Jr.?: Bernard Hopkins is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other. Joe Smith, Jr. also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Jr.?: This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 33 bouts tracked for Joe Smith, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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