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Gene Jackson vs Sonny Banks — record, stats and common opponents compared

Gene Jackson

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Sonny Banks

Gene Jackson (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Jackson

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Banks

18

Wins14 KO · 78%

7

Losses

0

Draws25 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

Gene Jackson and Sonny Banks have met 1 time; Banks leads 1–0.

Gene Jackson and Sonny Banks have met 1 time; Banks leads 1–0.
Met1962Jul 28Series
Gene JacksonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sonny BanksFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Jackson 1 · Banks 3 of 4 measurable rows
JacksonBanks
Record†
0-118-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
72% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
0
14 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—77.78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—78%
Times stopped‡max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 25
1
25

† 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
Gene Jackson: No date of birth
Sonny Banks: Died aged 24
Stance
Gene Jackson: Not recorded
Sonny Banks: Orthodox

Gene Jackson 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
Gene Jackson0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Gene Jackson: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Jackson yet.

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 — Gene Jackson 1, Sonny Banks 25 — 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

Gene Jackson last boxed on Jul 28, 1962 — 23,460 days ago. Jackson had lost the most recent, to Sonny Banks.L

Banks Jul 1962

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 Gene Jackson and Sonny Banks ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Jackson and Sonny Banks met once on July 28, 1962, and Sonny Banks won by KO.
The meeting

LJul 28, 1962 · Banks · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jackson or Banks?
Gene Jackson is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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.
Records · win %

Jackson0–10%

Banks18–772%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jackson or Banks?
Gene Jackson has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Banks has 14. Sonny Banks has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jackson0

Banks1477.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jackson and Banks have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gene Jackson and Sonny Banks have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jackson and Banks?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Gene Jackson and 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jackson1bout

Banks25bouts

How They Win ↓

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