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Don Fullmer vs Joe Hopkins — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Don Fullmer

Joe Hopkins

Don Fullmer (54-20-5) and Joe Hopkins (0-2 across 2 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.

Fullmer

54

Wins14 KO · 26%

20

Losses

5

Draws79 tracked bouts

Hopkins

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Fullmer leads 1–0

Don Fullmer and Joe Hopkins have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.

Don Fullmer and Joe Hopkins have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.
Met1967Apr 3Series
Don FullmerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe HopkinsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Fullmer 4 · Hopkins 0 of 4 measurable rows
FullmerHopkins
Record†
54-20-5 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
71.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 14
14 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
25.93%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
26%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
0
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
2

† 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
Don Fullmer: 5′8″
Joe Hopkins: No height on file
Reachnot held
Don Fullmer: 70″
Joe Hopkins: No reach on file
Agenot held
Don Fullmer: Died aged 72
Joe Hopkins: No date of birth
Stance
Don Fullmer: Orthodox
Joe Hopkins: Not recorded

Don Fullmer left, Joe Hopkins right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Don Fullmer54 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

Don Fullmer: 54 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (26%) and 40 on the cards (74%). Counted from 79 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 26%40 on the cards 74%

Joe Hopkins0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Joe Hopkins: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hopkins yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Don Fullmer 79, Joe Hopkins 2 — 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

Don Fullmer has won once since losing a decision to Richie Kates. Fullmer last boxed on Oct 14, 1972.LWWLW

Fourie Feb 1972Kendall Apr 1972Vasquez May 1972Kates Sep 1972Rendon Oct 19725.2 tracked bouts per year

Joe Hopkins last boxed on Apr 3, 1967 — 21,753 days ago. Hopkins had lost two straight.LL

Erne Apr 1897Fullmer Apr 19670 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Don Fullmer and Joe Hopkins ever fought each other?
Yes. Don Fullmer and Joe Hopkins met once on April 3, 1967, and Don Fullmer won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WApr 3, 1967 · Fullmer · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fullmer or Hopkins?
Don Fullmer is 54-20-5 and Joe Hopkins is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Don Fullmer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Fullmer54–20–571.5%

Hopkins0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Fullmer or Hopkins?
Don Fullmer has 14 knockout wins and Joe Hopkins has 0. Don Fullmer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Fullmer1425.9%

Hopkins0

The Numbers ↓
Do Fullmer and Hopkins have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Don Fullmer and Joe Hopkins have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Hopkins?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer and 2 bouts tracked for Joe Hopkins. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fullmer79bouts

Hopkins2bouts

How They Win ↓

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