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Bernard Hopkins vs John David Jackson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bernard Hopkins

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John David Jackson

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and John David Jackson (36-4) 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

Jackson

36

Wins20 KO · 56%

4

Losses

0

Draws41 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Hopkins leads 1–0

Bernard Hopkins and John David Jackson have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.

Bernard Hopkins and John David Jackson have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.
Met1997Apr 19Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John David JacksonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Hopkins 3 · Jackson 4 of 7 measurable rows
HopkinsJackson
Record
55-12-236-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.2%
90% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
20
KO rate0–100%
50.91%
55.56% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
58% (edge)
56%
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 10
10 (edge)
2
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.4
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
41

† 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+2″
Bernard Hopkins: 6′1″ (edge)
John David Jackson: 5′11″
Reach+3″
Bernard Hopkins: 71″
John David Jackson: 74″ (edge)
Age2 yrs apart
Bernard Hopkins: 61
John David Jackson: 63
Stance
Bernard Hopkins: Orthodox
John David Jackson: Southpaw

Bernard Hopkins left, John David Jackson 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%

John David Jackson36 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

John David Jackson: 36 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (56%) and 16 on the cards (44%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 56%16 on the cards 44%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, John David Jackson 41 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Hopkins

Opponent

Jackson

  • Bernard Hopkins

    Win, UD

    1994

    AquinoEven

    John David Jackson

    Win, RTD 7

    1988

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

John David Jackson last boxed on Sep 25, 1999 — 9,888 days ago. Jackson had won once since three straight losses.WLLLW

Renteria Jun 1996Ramadan Nov 1996Hopkins Apr 1997Castro Feb 1998Boone Sep 19992.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernard Hopkins and John David Jackson ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernard Hopkins and John David Jackson met once on April 19, 1997, and Bernard Hopkins won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

WApr 19, 1997 · Hopkins · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Jackson?
Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and John David Jackson is 36-4. John David Jackson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Hopkins55–12–281.2%

Jackson36–490%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Jackson?
Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and John David Jackson has 20. Bernard Hopkins has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hopkins2850.9%

Jackson2055.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hopkins and Jackson have any common opponents?
Bernard Hopkins and John David Jackson share 1 common opponent: Lupe Aquino. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Lupe AquinoWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Hopkins or Jackson?
Bernard Hopkins is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 5 cm above the other. John David Jackson also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

Hopkins185 cm180 cm reach

Jackson180 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Jackson?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 41 bouts tracked for John David Jackson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hopkins68bouts

Jackson41bouts

How They Win ↓

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