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Cleveland Williams (82-13-2) and Sonny Banks (18-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Cleveland Williams vs Sonny Banks — record, stats and common opponents compared

Head to Head

Cleveland Williams leads 1–0

The Numbers

82-13-2 (edge)
Record
18-7
85.6% (edge)
Win %
72%
62 (edge)
Wins by knockout
14
75.61%
KO rate
77.78% (edge)
76%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

9
Times stopped
2 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.8

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

98
Bouts tracked
2

Tale of the Tape

6′2″ (188 cm)
Height
78″ (198 cm)
Reach
93
Age
86
Stance
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Division
United States
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Cleveland Williams · 82 wins

KO/TKO
62
Decision
19
Other
1

Sonny Banks · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (98 and 2 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Cleveland Williams

WWWLL

W3 streak · last fought Oct 28, 1973

Sonny Banks

LL

L2 streak · last fought Jul 21, 1964

Common Questions

Have Cleveland Williams and Sonny Banks ever fought each other?
Yes. Cleveland Williams and Sonny Banks met once on July 21, 1964, and Cleveland Williams won by TKO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Cleveland Williams or Sonny Banks?
Cleveland Williams is 82-13-2 and Sonny Banks is 18-7. Cleveland Williams has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Cleveland Williams or Sonny Banks?
Cleveland Williams has 62 knockout wins and Sonny Banks has 14. Cleveland Williams has more.
Do Cleveland Williams and Sonny Banks have any common opponents?
Cleveland Williams and Sonny Banks share 1 common opponent: Boxing career of Muhammad Ali. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cleveland Williams and Sonny Banks?
This comparison is drawn from 98 bouts tracked for Cleveland Williams and 2 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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