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Bernard Hopkins vs William Bo James — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bernard Hopkins

William Bo James

Bernard Hopkins (55-12-2) and William Bo James (1-4 across 5 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

James

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 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 William Bo James have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.

Bernard Hopkins and William Bo James have met 1 time; Hopkins leads 1–0.
Met1996Jul 16Series
Bernard HopkinsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William Bo JamesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR111Meeting

The Numbers

Hopkins 6 · James 0 of 6 measurable rows
HopkinsJames
Record†
55-12-2 (edge)1-4
Win %0–100%
81.2% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
50.91%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
58% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 12
12 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
5

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

Bernard Hopkins left, William Bo James 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%

William Bo James1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

William Bo James: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernard Hopkins 68, William Bo James 5 — 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 — 3,597 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

William Bo James last boxed on Oct 29, 1999 — 9,856 days ago. James had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Ole Klemetsen.LLLWL

Green Sep 1992Grant Dec 1994Hopkins Jul 1996Mugabi Jan 1998Klemetsen Oct 19990.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WJul 16, 1996 · Hopkins · TKO R11

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or James?
Bernard Hopkins is 55-12-2 and William Bo James is 1-4 across the 5 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%

James1–420%

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

Hopkins2850.9%

James0

The Numbers ↓
Do Hopkins and 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 Hopkins and James?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Bernard Hopkins and 5 bouts tracked for William Bo James. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hopkins68bouts

James5bouts

How They Win ↓

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