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Bernard Hopkins vs Mike Sapp — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bernard Hopkins

Mike Sapp

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and Mike Sapp (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Sapp

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Mike Sapp have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.

Bernard Hopkins and Mike Sapp have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.
Met1990Nov 17Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mike SappFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Hopkins 4 · Sapp 1 of 5 measurable rows
HopkinsSapp
Record†
55-12-2 (edge)0-1
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 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 12
12 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
1

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

Bernard Hopkins left, Mike Sapp 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%

Mike Sapp0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Mike Sapp: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sapp yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, Mike Sapp 1 — 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 — 3,606 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

Mike Sapp last boxed on Nov 17, 1990 — 13,133 days ago. Sapp had lost the most recent, to Bernard Hopkins.L

Hopkins Nov 1990

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernard Hopkins and Mike Sapp ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Mike Sapp met once on November 17, 1990, and Bernard Hopkins won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WNov 17, 1990 · Hopkins · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Sapp?
Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Mike Sapp is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Sapp0–10%

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

Hopkins2850.9%

Sapp0

The Numbers ↓
Do Hopkins and Sapp have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernard Hopkins and Mike Sapp have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Sapp?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 1 bout tracked for Mike Sapp. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hopkins68bouts

Sapp1bout

How They Win ↓

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