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Jimmy Carter (85-31-9) and Sonny Boy West (3-1-1 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Jimmy Carter vs Sonny Boy West — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Jimmy Carter

85–31–9

132 tracked bouts

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Sonny Boy West

Tracked record

3–1–1

5 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

Sonny Boy West leads 1–0

The Numbers

85-31-9 (edge)
Record
3-1-1

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

71.6% (edge)
Win %
70%
34 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
40%
KO rate
40% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

10
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

6 (edge)
Title reigns
0
2.7
Bouts per year
2.8 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

132
Bouts tracked
5

Tale of the Tape

5′6″ (168 cm)
Height
68″ (173 cm)
Reach
102
Age
97
Orthodox
Stance
Lightweight
Division
United States
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jimmy Carter · 85 wins

KO/TKO
34
Decision
51
Other
0

Sonny Boy West · 3 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
3
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (132 and 5 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Jimmy Carter

    WTKO R14 · May 1951

    Ike Williams

    Sonny Boy West

    LKO R8 · Feb 1950

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Jimmy Carter

LLLLW

L4 streak · last fought May 6, 1975

Sonny Boy West

WWLDW

W2 streak · last fought Aug 8, 1950

Common Questions

Have Jimmy Carter and Sonny Boy West ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Carter and Sonny Boy West met once on November 1, 1948, and Sonny Boy West won by UD.
Who has the better record, Jimmy Carter or Sonny Boy West?
Jimmy Carter is 85-31-9 and Sonny Boy West is 3-1-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Carter has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Jimmy Carter or Sonny Boy West?
Jimmy Carter has 34 knockout wins and Sonny Boy West has 0. Jimmy Carter has more.
Do Jimmy Carter and Sonny Boy West have any common opponents?
Jimmy Carter and Sonny Boy West share 1 common opponent: Ike Williams. Jimmy Carter fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jimmy Carter and Sonny Boy West?
This comparison is drawn from 132 bouts tracked for Jimmy Carter and 5 bouts tracked for Sonny Boy West. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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