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Herman Wilson vs Sonny Banks — record, stats and common opponents compared

Herman Wilson

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Sonny Banks

Herman Wilson (0-2 across 2 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 1 common opponent.

Wilson

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts 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

Herman Wilson and Sonny Banks have met 1 time; Banks leads 1–0.

Herman Wilson and Sonny Banks have met 1 time; Banks leads 1–0.
Met1961Apr 25Series
Herman WilsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sonny BanksFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Wilson 1 · Banks 3 of 4 measurable rows
WilsonBanks
Record†
0-218-7 (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
2 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 25
2
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
Herman Wilson: No date of birth
Sonny Banks: Died aged 24
Stance
Herman Wilson: Not recorded
Sonny Banks: Orthodox

Herman Wilson 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
Herman Wilson0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Herman Wilson: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Wilson 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 — Herman Wilson 2, Sonny Banks 25 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Banks better on 1

Wilson

Opponent

Banks

  • Herman Wilson

    Loss, TKO

    1961

    HunsakerBanks better

    Sonny Banks

    Win, KO

    1961

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

Herman Wilson last boxed on Aug 22, 1961 — 23,802 days ago. Wilson had lost two straight.LL

Banks Apr 1961Hunsaker Aug 1961

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 Herman Wilson and Sonny Banks ever fought each other?
Yes. Herman Wilson and Sonny Banks met once on April 25, 1961, and Sonny Banks won by KO.
The meeting

LApr 25, 1961 · Banks · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wilson or Banks?
Herman Wilson is 0-2 across the 2 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.
Records · win %

Wilson0–20%

Banks18–772%

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

Wilson0

Banks1477.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Wilson and Banks have any common opponents?
Herman Wilson and Sonny Banks share 1 common opponent: Tunney Hunsaker. Sonny Banks fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Tunney HunsakerLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wilson and Banks?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Herman Wilson and 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wilson2bouts

Banks25bouts

How They Win ↓

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