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Bernard Hopkins vs Khalif Shabazz — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bernard Hopkins

Khalif Shabazz

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and Khalif Shabazz (0-3 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

Shabazz

Tracked record

0–3

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

Hopkins leads 1–0

Bernard Hopkins and Khalif Shabazz have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.

Bernard Hopkins and Khalif Shabazz have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.
Met1990Jun 30Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Khalif ShabazzFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Hopkins 6 · Shabazz 0 of 6 measurable rows
HopkinsShabazz
Record†
55-12-2 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
81.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
50.91%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
58%—
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 12
12 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
0.5
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″
Khalif Shabazz: No height on file
Reachnot held
Bernard Hopkins: 71″
Khalif Shabazz: No reach on file
Agenot held
Bernard Hopkins: 61
Khalif Shabazz: No date of birth
Stance
Bernard Hopkins: Orthodox
Khalif Shabazz: Not recorded

Bernard Hopkins left, Khalif Shabazz 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%

Khalif Shabazz0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Khalif Shabazz: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Shabazz yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, Khalif Shabazz 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 — 3,598 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

Khalif Shabazz last boxed on Jun 11, 1992 — 12,553 days ago. Shabazz had lost three straight.LLL

Jackson Dec 1986Hopkins Jun 1990Thornton Jun 19920.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernard Hopkins and Khalif Shabazz ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Khalif Shabazz met once on June 30, 1990, and Bernard Hopkins won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WJun 30, 1990 · Hopkins · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Shabazz?
Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Khalif Shabazz is 0-3 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%

Shabazz0–30%

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

Hopkins2850.9%

Shabazz0

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

Hopkins68bouts

Shabazz3bouts

How They Win ↓

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