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Bernard Hopkins vs Segundo Mercado — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bernard Hopkins

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Segundo Mercado

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and Segundo Mercado (1-4-1 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Hopkins

55

Wins28 KO · 51%

12

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Mercado

Tracked record

1–4–1

counted from 6 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 with 1 draw

Bernard Hopkins and Segundo Mercado have met 2 times; Hopkins leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Bernard Hopkins and Segundo Mercado have met 2 times; Hopkins leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met1994Dec 171995Apr 29Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter ADDrawWWon1–0–1W–L–D
Segundo MercadoFighter BDDrawLLost0–1–1W–L–D
ResultSDTKOR72Meetings

The Numbers

Hopkins 6 · Mercado 1 of 7 measurable rows
HopkinsMercado
Record†
55-12-2 (edge)1-4-1
Win %0–100%
81.2% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
50.91%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
58%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 12
12 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
6

† 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″
Segundo Mercado: No height on file
Reachnot held
Bernard Hopkins: 71″
Segundo Mercado: No reach on file
Age2 yrs apart
Bernard Hopkins: 61
Segundo Mercado: 59
Stance
Bernard Hopkins: Orthodox
Segundo Mercado: Not recorded

Bernard Hopkins left, Segundo Mercado 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%

Segundo Mercado1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Segundo Mercado: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 6 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, Segundo Mercado 6 — 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

Segundo Mercado last boxed on Jan 29, 2003 — 8,670 days ago. Mercado had lost four straight.DLLLL

Hopkins Dec 1994Hopkins Apr 1995Liles Apr 1997Lucas Apr 1998Hoye Jan 20030.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernard Hopkins and Segundo Mercado ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernard Hopkins and Segundo Mercado have met 2 times and Bernard Hopkins leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

WApr 29, 1995 · Hopkins · TKO R7

DDec 17, 1994 · Draw · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Mercado?
Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and Segundo Mercado is 1-4-1 across the 6 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%

Mercado1–4–125%

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

Hopkins2850.9%

Mercado1

The Numbers ↓
Do Hopkins and Mercado have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernard Hopkins and Segundo Mercado have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Mercado?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 6 bouts tracked for Segundo Mercado. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hopkins68bouts

Mercado6bouts

How They Win ↓

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