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

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Cleveland Williams

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Sonny Banks

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.

Williams

82

Wins62 KO · 76%

13

Losses

2

Draws97 tracked bouts

Banks

18

Wins14 KO · 78%

7

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Williams leads 1–0

Cleveland Williams and Sonny Banks have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.

Cleveland Williams and Sonny Banks have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.
Met1964Jul 21Series
Cleveland WilliamsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sonny BanksFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Williams 3 · Banks 4 of 7 measurable rows
WilliamsBanks
Record
82-13-2 (edge)18-7
Win %0–100%
85.6% (edge)
72%
Wins by knockoutmax 62
62 (edge)
14
KO rate0–100%
75.61%
77.78% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
76%
78% (edge)
Times stopped†max 8
8
5 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5
3.9
5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 97
97
25

† 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

Heightnot held
Cleveland Williams: 6′2″
Sonny Banks: No height on file
Reachnot held
Cleveland Williams: 78″
Sonny Banks: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Cleveland Williams: Died aged 66
Sonny Banks: Died aged 24
Stance
Cleveland Williams: Not recorded
Sonny Banks: Orthodox

Cleveland Williams left, Sonny 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
Cleveland Williams82 wins · from 97 tracked bouts

Cleveland Williams: 82 tracked wins — 62 by KO/TKO (76%), 19 on the cards (23%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 97 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

62 by KO/TKO 76%19 on the cards 23%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Sonny Banks18 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

Sonny Banks: 18 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (78%) and 4 on the cards (22%). Counted from 25 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 78%4 on the cards 22%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Cleveland Williams 97, Sonny Banks 25 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Williams

Opponent

Banks

  • Cleveland Williams

    Loss, TKO 3

    1966

    AliEven

    Sonny Banks

    Loss, TKO 4

    1962

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Cleveland Williams has won three straight since losses to Jack O'Halloran and George Chuvalo. Williams last boxed on Oct 28, 1973.LLWWW

O'Halloran Sep 1971Chuvalo Nov 1971Daniels May 1972Mashburn Jul 1972Davila Oct 19733.9 tracked bouts per year

Sonny Banks has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Banks last boxed on May 10, 1965.LWWLL

Batts Nov 1963Batts Mar 1964Warner May 1964Williams Jul 1964Martin May 19655 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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 KO in round 6.
The meeting

WJul 21, 1964 · Williams · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Williams or Banks?
Cleveland Williams is 82-13-2 and Sonny Banks is 18-7. Cleveland Williams has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Williams82–13–285.6%

Banks18–772%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Williams or Banks?
Cleveland Williams has 62 knockout wins and Sonny Banks has 14. Cleveland Williams has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Williams6275.6%

Banks1477.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Williams and Banks have any common opponents?
Cleveland Williams and Sonny Banks share 1 common opponent: Muhammad Ali. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Muhammad AliLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Williams and Banks?
This comparison is drawn from 97 bouts tracked for Cleveland Williams and 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Williams97bouts

Banks25bouts

How They Win ↓

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