Best of Bernard Hopkins: Top 10 Fights
Bernard Hopkins had 67 fights with 32 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these have been against Winky Wright, William Joppy, Félix Trinidad, Óscar de la Hoya, and Antonio Tarver. The following are Hopkins' top 10 fights.
Bernard Hopkins defeats Winky Wright
On Bernard Hopkins defeated Winky Wright via 12 round unanimous decision. Hopkins was 42 years old with a record of 48-4-1 (32 KOs). Wright was 35 years old with a record of 51-3-1 (25 KOs). Hopkins successfully defended his Ring Magazine light-heavyweight title. The performance in this fight is the number one among all of Hopkins' fights.
Bernard Hopkins defeats William Joppy
On Bernard Hopkins defeated William Joppy via 12 round unanimous decision. Hopkins was 38 years old with a record of 43-2-1 (31 KOs). Joppy was 33 years old with a record of 34-2-1 (25 KOs). Hopkins successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles. This fight is the second best performance in Hopkins' career.
Bernard Hopkins defeats Félix Trinidad
On Bernard Hopkins defeated Puerto Rican boxer Félix Trinidad via 12th round TKO. Hopkins was 36 years old with a record of 40-2-1 (29 KOs). Trinidad was 28 years old with an undefeated record of 40-0 (33 KOs). Hopkins successfully defended his WBC and IBF middleweight titles, and won the WBA (Super) and vacant Ring Magazine middleweight titles.
Bernard Hopkins defeats Óscar de la Hoya
On Bernard Hopkins defeated Óscar de la Hoya via 9th round KO. Hopkins was 39 years old with a record of 45-2-1 (32 KOs). De La Hoya was 31 years old with a record of 37-3 (29 KOs). Hopkins successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and Ring Magazine middleweight titles, and won the WBO middleweight title.
Bernard Hopkins defeats Antonio Tarver
On Bernard Hopkins defeated Antonio Tarver via 12 round unanimous decision. Hopkins was 41 years old with a record of 47-4-1 (32 KOs). Tarver was 37 years old with a record of 24-3 (18 KOs). Hopkins won the Ring Magazine light-heavyweight title.
Bernard Hopkins defeats Jean Pascal in their 2nd fight
On Bernard Hopkins defeated Canadian boxer Jean Pascal in the rematch via 12 round unanimous decision. Hopkins was 46 years old with a record of 52-5-2 (32 KOs). Pascal was 28 years old with a record of 26-1-1 (16 KOs). Hopkins won the WBC and Ring Magazine light-heavyweight titles.
Bernard Hopkins defeats Beibut Shumenov
On Bernard Hopkins defeated Kazakhstani boxer Beibut Shumenov via 12 round split decision. Hopkins was 49 years old with a record of 55-6-2 (32 KOs). Shumenov was 30 years old with a record of 14-1 (9 KOs). Hopkins successfully defended his IBF light-heavyweight title, and won the WBA (Super) light-heavyweight title.
Bernard Hopkins defeats Keith Holmes
On Bernard Hopkins defeated Keith Holmes via 12 round unanimous decision. Hopkins was 36 years old with a record of 39-2-1 (28 KOs). Holmes was 32 years old with a record of 36-2 (24 KOs). Hopkins successfully defended his IBF middleweight title, and won the WBC middleweight title.
Bernard Hopkins loses to Joe Calzaghe
On Bernard Hopkins lost to Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe via 12 round split decision. Hopkins was 43 years old with a record of 48-5-1 (32 KOs). Calzaghe was 36 years old with an undefeated record of 44-0 (32 KOs). Hopkins lost his Ring Magazine light-heavyweight title. Despite the loss, Hopkins put on a good fight.
Bernard Hopkins defeats Tavoris Cloud
On Bernard Hopkins defeated Tavoris Cloud via 12 round unanimous decision. Hopkins was 48 years old with a record of 53-6-2 (32 KOs). Cloud was 31 years old with an undefeated record of 24-0 (19 KOs). Hopkins won the IBF light-heavyweight title.