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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

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Bernard Hopkins

55–12–2

68 tracked bouts

William Bo James

Tracked record

1–3

4 tracked bouts

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

Bernard Hopkins leads 1–0

The Numbers

55-12-2 (edge)
Record
1-3

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

81.2% (edge)
Win %
25%
28 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
50.91%
KO rate
58% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

10 (edge)
Title reigns
0
2.4 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.8

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

68
Bouts tracked
4

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 only

Bernard Hopkins · 55 wins

KO/TKO
32
Decision
23
Other
0

William Bo James · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

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

LLLWW

L3 streak · last fought Dec 17, 2016

William Bo James

WLLL

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.

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