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Bunny Sterling vs Maurice Hope — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bunny Sterling

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Maurice Hope

Bunny Sterling (35-18-4) and Maurice Hope (30-4-1) 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.

Sterling

35

Wins14 KO · 40%

18

Losses

4

Draws8 tracked bouts

Hope

30

Wins24 KO · 80%

4

Losses

1

Draw35 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Sterling leads 1–0

Bunny Sterling and Maurice Hope have met 1 time; Sterling leads 1–0.

Bunny Sterling and Maurice Hope have met 1 time; Sterling leads 1–0.
Met1975Jun 10Series
Bunny SterlingFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Maurice HopeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Sterling 1 · Hope 7 of 8 measurable rows
SterlingHope
Record
35-18-430-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
64.9%
87.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
14
24 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
40%
80% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
25%
80% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 4
1
4 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 4
1.3
4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35
8
35

† 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
Bunny Sterling: No height on file
Maurice Hope: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Bunny Sterling: No reach on file
Maurice Hope: 69″
Agenot comparable
Bunny Sterling: Died aged 70
Maurice Hope: 74
Stance
Bunny Sterling: Not recorded
Maurice Hope: Southpaw

Bunny Sterling left, Maurice Hope right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bunny Sterling4 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Bunny Sterling: 4 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (25%) and 3 on the cards (75%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 25%3 on the cards 75%

Maurice Hope30 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

Maurice Hope: 30 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (80%) and 6 on the cards (20%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 80%6 on the cards 20%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bunny Sterling 8, Maurice Hope 35 — 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

Bunny Sterling has won once since losses to Tony Mundine and Kevin Finnegan. Sterling last boxed on Jun 10, 1975.WWLLW

Douglas Apr 1971Rodríguez May 1971Mundine Apr 1972Finnegan Feb 1974Hope Jun 19751.3 tracked bouts per year

Maurice Hope last boxed on Mar 30, 1982 — 16,279 days ago. Hope had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Baker Sep 1979Mattioli Jul 1980Herrera Nov 1980Benítez May 1981Minchillo Mar 19824 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bunny Sterling and Maurice Hope ever fought each other?
Yes. Bunny Sterling and Maurice Hope met once on June 10, 1975, and Bunny Sterling won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

WJun 10, 1975 · Sterling · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sterling or Hope?
Bunny Sterling is 35-18-4 and Maurice Hope is 30-4-1. Maurice Hope has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Sterling35–18–464.9%

Hope30–4–187.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sterling or Hope?
Bunny Sterling has 14 knockout wins and Maurice Hope has 24. Maurice Hope has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sterling1440%

Hope2480%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sterling and Hope have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bunny Sterling and Maurice Hope have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sterling and Hope?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Bunny Sterling and 35 bouts tracked for Maurice Hope. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sterling8bouts

Hope35bouts

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