Have Jim Jones and Sonny Banks ever fought each other?

Yes. Jim Jones and Sonny Banks met once on July 6, 1963, and Sonny Banks won by UD.

Who has the better record, Jones or Banks?

Jim Jones is 0-3 across the 3 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, Jones or Banks?

Jim Jones has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Banks has 14. Sonny Banks has more.

Do Jones and Banks have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jim Jones and Sonny Banks have faced.

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

This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Jim Jones and 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jim Jones vs Sonny Banks — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Jim Jones

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Sonny Banks

Jim Jones (0-3 across 3 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.

Jones

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Banks

Wins14 KO · 78%

Losses

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

Jim Jones and Sonny Banks have met 1 time; Banks leads 1–0.
Met	1963Jul 6	Series
Jim JonesFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Sonny BanksFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	UDBanks vs Jones	1Meeting

Banks vs Jones · Jul 6, 1963

The Numbers

Jones 1 · Banks 4 of 5 measurable rows

JonesEdge = longer wingBanks

Record^†: 0-318-7 (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^§max 5: 0.1
5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 25: 3
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: Jim Jones: No date of birth; Sonny Banks: Died aged 24
Stance: Jim Jones: Not recorded; Sonny Banks: Orthodox

Jim Jones 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

Jim Jones0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Jones yet.

Sonny Banks18 wins · from 25 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 — Jim Jones 3, 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

Jim Jones last boxed on May 9, 1985 — 15,143 days ago. Jones had lost three straight.LLL

Banks Jul 1963Young Oct 1969Cooper May 19850.1 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

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Have Jim Jones and Sonny Banks ever fought each other?: Yes. Jim Jones and Sonny Banks met once on July 6, 1963, and Sonny Banks won by UD.
Who has the better record, Jones or Banks?: Jim Jones is 0-3 across the 3 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, Jones or Banks?: Jim Jones has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Banks has 14. Sonny Banks has more.
Do Jones and Banks have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jim Jones and Sonny Banks have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jones and Banks?: This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Jim Jones and 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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