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John Smith vs Maurice Hope — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Smith

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Maurice Hope

John Smith (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Maurice Hope (30-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Smith

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Hope

30

Wins24 KO · 80%

4

Losses

1

Draw35 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

Hope leads 2–0

John Smith and Maurice Hope have met 2 times; Hope leads 2–0.

John Smith and Maurice Hope have met 2 times; Hope leads 2–0.
Met1973Jun 181974Apr 17Series
John SmithFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Maurice HopeFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultPTSKOR22Meetings

The Numbers

Smith 0 · Hope 5 of 5 measurable rows
SmithHope
Record†
0-330-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
87.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
0
24 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—80%
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 4
0.7
4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35
3
35

† 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
John Smith: No height on file
Maurice Hope: 5′9″
Reachnot held
John Smith: No reach on file
Maurice Hope: 69″
Agenot held
John Smith: No date of birth
Maurice Hope: 74
Stance
John Smith: Not recorded
Maurice Hope: Southpaw

John Smith 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
John Smith0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

John Smith: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

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 — John Smith 3, 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

John Smith last boxed on Jan 23, 1978 — 17,801 days ago. Smith had lost three straight.LLL

Hope Jun 1973Hope Apr 1974Sibson Jan 19780.7 tracked bouts per year

Maurice Hope last boxed on Mar 30, 1982 — 16,274 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 John Smith and Maurice Hope ever fought each other?
Yes. John Smith and Maurice Hope have met 2 times and Maurice Hope leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LApr 17, 1974 · Hope · KO R2

LJun 18, 1973 · Hope · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Smith or Hope?
John Smith is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Maurice Hope is 30-4-1. Maurice Hope has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Smith0–30%

Hope30–4–187.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Hope?
John Smith has 0 knockout wins and Maurice Hope has 24. Maurice Hope has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Smith0

Hope2480%

The Numbers ↓
Do Smith and Hope have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Smith and Maurice Hope have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Hope?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for John Smith and 35 bouts tracked for Maurice Hope. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Smith3bouts

Hope35bouts

How They Win ↓

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