Have David E. Bailey and Sonny Banks ever fought each other?

Yes. David E. Bailey and Sonny Banks met once on October 18, 1963, and Sonny Banks won by SD.

Who has the better record, Bailey or Banks?

David E. Bailey is 1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sonny Banks is 18-7. Sonny Banks has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Bailey or Banks?

David E. Bailey has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Banks has 14. Sonny Banks has more.

Do Bailey and Banks have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David E. Bailey and Sonny Banks have faced.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bailey and Banks?

This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for David E. Bailey and 26 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

David E. Bailey vs Sonny Banks — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

David E. Bailey

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Sonny Banks

David E. Bailey (1-6 across 7 tracked bouts) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Bailey

Tracked record

1–6

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Banks

Wins14 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws26 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Banks leads 1–0

David E. Bailey and Sonny Banks have met 1 time; Banks leads 1–0.
Met	1963Oct 18	Series
David E. BaileyFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Sonny BanksFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	SDBanks vs Bailey	1Meeting

Banks vs Bailey · Oct 18, 1963

The Numbers

Bailey 1 · Banks 5 of 6 measurable rows

BaileyEdge = longer wingBanks

Record^†: 1-618-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 14.3%
72% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14: 0
14 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —77.78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
78% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 6: 2 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.2: 0.2
5.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 26: 7
26

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Agenot held: David E. Bailey: No date of birth; Sonny Banks: Died aged 24
Stance: David E. Bailey: Not recorded; Sonny Banks: Orthodox

David E. Bailey 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

David E. Bailey1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

Sonny Banks18 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

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 — David E. Bailey 7, Sonny Banks 26 — 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

David E. Bailey last boxed on Jul 16, 2005 — 7,764 days ago. Bailey had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Turman Apr 1966Grupe Apr 1968Blin Sep 1969Munroe Sep 2004Khan Jul 20050.2 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 19655.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have David E. Bailey and Sonny Banks ever fought each other?: Yes. David E. Bailey and Sonny Banks met once on October 18, 1963, and Sonny Banks won by SD.
Who has the better record, Bailey or Banks?: David E. Bailey is 1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sonny Banks is 18-7. Sonny Banks has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Bailey or Banks?: David E. Bailey has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Banks has 14. Sonny Banks has more.
Do Bailey and Banks have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David E. Bailey and Sonny Banks have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bailey and Banks?: This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for David E. Bailey and 26 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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