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David Hopkins vs Ray Mercer — record, stats and common opponents compared

David Hopkins

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Ray Mercer

David Hopkins (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Ray Mercer (36-7-1) 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.

Hopkins

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Mercer

36

Wins26 KO · 72%

7

Losses

1

Draw44 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

Mercer leads 1–0

David Hopkins and Ray Mercer have met 1 time; Mercer leads 1–0.

David Hopkins and Ray Mercer have met 1 time; Mercer leads 1–0.
Met1989May 16Series
David HopkinsFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ray MercerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Hopkins 1 · Mercer 4 of 5 measurable rows
HopkinsMercer
Record†
0-136-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
83% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
0
26 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—72.22%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—72%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
1
44

† 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
David Hopkins: No height on file
Ray Mercer: 6′1″
Reachnot held
David Hopkins: No reach on file
Ray Mercer: 77″
Agenot held
David Hopkins: No date of birth
Ray Mercer: 65
Stance
David Hopkins: Not recorded
Ray Mercer: Orthodox

David Hopkins left, Ray Mercer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
David Hopkins0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

David Hopkins: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hopkins yet.

Ray Mercer36 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Ray Mercer: 36 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (72%) and 10 on the cards (28%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 72%10 on the cards 28%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Hopkins 1, Ray Mercer 44 — 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

David Hopkins last boxed on May 16, 1989 — 13,673 days ago. Hopkins had lost the most recent, to Ray Mercer.L

Mercer May 1989

Ray Mercer last boxed on Sep 5, 2008 — 6,621 days ago. Mercer had won once since losing a decision to Derric Rossy.WLWLW

Wilson Jun 2005Briggs Aug 2005Lindblad Sep 2007Rossy Jan 2008Hersisia Sep 20082.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Hopkins and Ray Mercer ever fought each other?
Yes. David Hopkins and Ray Mercer met once on May 16, 1989, and Ray Mercer won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LMay 16, 1989 · Mercer · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hopkins or Mercer?
David Hopkins is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Ray Mercer is 36-7-1. Ray Mercer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hopkins0–10%

Mercer36–7–183%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hopkins or Mercer?
David Hopkins has 0 knockout wins and Ray Mercer has 26. Ray Mercer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hopkins0

Mercer2672.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hopkins and Mercer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Hopkins and Ray Mercer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hopkins and Mercer?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for David Hopkins and 44 bouts tracked for Ray Mercer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hopkins1bout

Mercer44bouts

How They Win ↓

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