Hopkins vs Cloud

Who won Hopkins vs Cloud?

Bernard Hopkins beat Tavoris Cloud by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 9th, 2013, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 116-112 in favor of winner Bernard Hopkins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the IBF light heavyweight championship of the world.

Hopkins vs Cloud stats

Back in March 2013, Bernard Hopkins stepped into the ring with a record of 52 wins, 6 losses, and 2  draws, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tavoris Cloud made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 19 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Cloud had an advantage in power over Hopkins, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Hopkins' 62%.

Bernard Hopkins was the older man by 17 years, at 48 years old.

Hopkins had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cloud. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Bernard Hopkins and Tavoris Cloud fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hopkins was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 36 more fights, and made his debut in 1988, 15 years and 5 months earlier than Cloud, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 379 more professional rounds, totaling 514 compared to Cloud's 135.

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Hopkins' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years, 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hopkins vs Cloud?

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