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.
Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and William Bo James (1-3 across 4 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.
Bernard Hopkins vs William Bo James — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Bernard Hopkins leads 1–0- Bernard Hopkins wonHopkins vs JamesJul 16, 1996 · TKO · R11
The Numbers
- 55-12-2 (edge)
- Record
- 1-3
- 81.2% (edge)
- Win %
- 25%
- 28 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 50.91%
- KO rate
- —
- 58% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 10 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.8
- 68
- Bouts tracked
- 4
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Height
- —
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 61
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBernard Hopkins · 55 wins
William Bo James · 1 wins
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (68 and 4 respectively), 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
Bernard Hopkins
L3 streak · last fought Dec 17, 2016
William Bo James
W1 streak · last fought Jan 13, 1998
Common Questions
- Have Bernard Hopkins and William Bo James ever fought each other?
- Yes. Bernard Hopkins and William Bo James met once on July 16, 1996, and Bernard Hopkins won by TKO in round 11.
- Who has the better record, Bernard Hopkins or William Bo James?
- Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and William Bo James is 1-3 across the 4 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Bernard Hopkins or William Bo James?
- Bernard Hopkins has 28 knockout wins and William Bo James has 0. Bernard Hopkins has more.
- Do Bernard Hopkins and William Bo James have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bernard Hopkins and William Bo James have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bernard Hopkins and William Bo James?
- This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 4 bouts tracked for William Bo James. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.