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Hopkins vs Foster

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GOAT Rank currently scores Bernard Hopkins and Bob Foster level at 88.2. Bernard Hopkins leads on Longevity. Bob Foster leads on Peak, Dominance, Statistics.

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HopkinsWinner
88.2

Hopkins wins: Longevity

Foster
88.2

Foster wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bernard Hopkins
88.2

Hopkins leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Bernard Hopkins
88.2
2. Bob Foster
88.2

Category breakdown

Season form · Form index per season

Career timeline · Form index per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through year 5 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Bob Foster5 years played · career day 1,825271 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bernard Hopkins5 years played · career day 3,65217 title wins
-93.7% vs Foster at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hopkins0000014
🇺🇸 Foster004087271617

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricHopkinsRetiredFosterRetired
World titles4—
Title defences2014
Career wins55—
Undisputed reigns1—
Oldest world champion (age)49—
Knockouts3246
Professional wins—56
World title reign in years—6
Professional bouts—65
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%8894
Longevity w20%9682
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%8892

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Hopkins88.2
Foster88.2
The people
Hopkins
Foster

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FAQ

Who is better, Hopkins or Foster?

Bernard Hopkins leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.2 for Bob Foster — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Foster beat Hopkins?

Foster scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Hopkins leads on longevity.

How is the Hopkins vs Foster score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hopkins: 88.2, Foster: 88.2.

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