CompuBox Stats: Hopkins Blunts Offense of Opponents

BERNARD HOPKINS – BLUNTING OPPONENTS OFFENSE: HOPKINS (last 10 fights- all @170-plus lbs.)

LANDED/THROWN

last 10 Opponents Punches Per Round  (prev. 4 fights)   20         59              
last 10 Opponents Punches Per Round (vs. Hopkins)      10         38
Light Hvt. Avg.                                                         18         54
Hopkins (10 fights @ 170-plus lbs)                              13         40
Opponents Pct. of Fewer Punches                               50%      36%
 
Hopkins’ defense is his offense.  His 10 light heavyweight opponents landed 50% fewer punches vs. Hopkins than in their previous four fights, throwing 36% fewer. (Hopkins’ opponents: Dawson I & II, Pascal I & II; Jones, Ornelas, Pavlik, Calzaghe, Wright, & Tarver.  All were current/former champs except Ornelas.)