Bernard Hopkins vs. William Joppy

Bernard Hopkins 160 lbs beat William Joppy 159 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 2003-12-13
• Location: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
• Referee: Earl Morton
• Judge: John Stewart 118-109
• Judge: Melvina Lathan 119-109
• Judge: Steve Weisfeld 119-108

• World Boxing Council Middleweight Title (Hopkins' 4th defense)
  
• World Boxing Association Middleweight Title (Hopkins' 3rd defense)
  
• International Boxing Federation Middleweight Title (Hopkins' 17th defense)
  

Notes

• Joppy held the WBA middleweight "regular" title and Hopkins held the WBA middleweight "super" title.
• Joppy was Hopkins' WBA mandated opponent.
• Hopkins broke the CompuBox record for total power punches landed by a middleweight at 375. He landed 419 of 819 total punches.
• Hopkins defended The Ring Magazine world middleweight title.
• After Joppy lost, the WBA declared the middleweight "regular" title vacant.
• Hopkins bet Joppy $50,000 that he would knock him out. Joppy only had to put up $25,000 and took the bet. After the fight, Hopkins said, "He earned that $50,000."