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Antonio Tarver vs Johnathon Banks — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Antonio Tarver

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Johnathon Banks

Antonio Tarver (31-6-1) and Johnathon Banks (29-3-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Tarver

31

Wins22 KO · 71%

6

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Banks

29

Wins19 KO · 66%

3

Losses

1

Draw33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tarver leads 1–0

Antonio Tarver and Johnathon Banks have met 1 time; Tarver leads 1–0.

Antonio Tarver and Johnathon Banks have met 1 time; Tarver leads 1–0.
Met2014Dec 11Series
Antonio TarverFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnathon BanksFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Tarver 5 · Banks 3 of 8 measurable rows
TarverBanks
Record
31-6-129-3-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
82.9%
89.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%
70.97% (edge)
65.52%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
71% (edge)
66%
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 11
11 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 3.2
2.2
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
33

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+1″
Antonio Tarver: 6′2″
Johnathon Banks: 6′3″ (edge)
Reach+1″
Antonio Tarver: 75″
Johnathon Banks: 76″ (edge)
Age13 yrs apart
Antonio Tarver: 57
Johnathon Banks: 44
Stance
Antonio Tarver: Southpaw
Johnathon Banks: Orthodox

Antonio Tarver left, Johnathon Banks right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Antonio Tarver31 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Antonio Tarver: 31 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (71%) and 9 on the cards (29%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 71%9 on the cards 29%

Johnathon Banks29 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Johnathon Banks: 29 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (66%) and 10 on the cards (34%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 66%10 on the cards 34%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Antonio Tarver 40, Johnathon Banks 33 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Antonio Tarver last boxed on Aug 14, 2015 — 4,087 days ago. Tarver had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Steve Cunningham.NCNCWWD

Kayode Mar 2012Kayode Jun 2012Sheppard Nov 2013Banks Dec 2014Cunningham Aug 20152.2 tracked bouts per year

Johnathon Banks last boxed on Dec 11, 2014 — 4,333 days ago. Banks had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Bacurin Sep 2011Firtha Feb 2012Mitchell Nov 2012Mitchell Jun 2013Tarver Dec 20143.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Antonio Tarver and Johnathon Banks ever fought each other?
Yes. Antonio Tarver and Johnathon Banks met once on December 11, 2014, and Antonio Tarver won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

WDec 11, 2014 · Tarver · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tarver or Banks?
Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and Johnathon Banks is 29-3-1. Johnathon Banks has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Tarver31–6–182.9%

Banks29–3–189.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tarver or Banks?
Antonio Tarver has 22 knockout wins and Johnathon Banks has 19. Antonio Tarver has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tarver2271%

Banks1965.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Tarver and Banks have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Antonio Tarver and Johnathon Banks have faced.
Who is bigger, Tarver or Banks?
Johnathon Banks is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 2 cm above the other. Johnathon Banks also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
Height · reach

Tarver188 cm190 cm reach

Banks190 cm193 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tarver and Banks?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 33 bouts tracked for Johnathon Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tarver40bouts

Banks33bouts

How They Win ↓

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