Have Lee Batts and Sonny Banks ever fought each other?

Yes. Lee Batts and Sonny Banks have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Batts or Banks?

Lee Batts is 1-1 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.

Who has more knockouts, Batts or Banks?

Lee Batts has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Banks has 14. Sonny Banks has more.

Do Batts and Banks have any common opponents?

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

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

This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Lee Batts and 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Lee Batts vs Sonny Banks — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Lee Batts

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Sonny Banks

Lee Batts (1-1 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 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Batts

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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

Series level 1–1

Lee Batts and Sonny Banks have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1963Nov 29	1964Mar 16	Series
Lee BattsFighter A	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Sonny BanksFighter B	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Result	SDBanks vs Batts	KOBanks vs Batts	2Meetings

The Numbers

Batts 1 · Banks 4 of 5 measurable rows

BattsEdge = longer wingBanks

Record^†: 1-118-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 50%
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 5: 1 (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: Lee Batts: No date of birth; Sonny Banks: Died aged 24
Stance: Lee Batts: Not recorded; Sonny Banks: Orthodox

Lee Batts 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

Lee Batts1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

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 — Lee Batts 2, 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

Lee Batts last boxed on Mar 16, 1964 — 22,865 days ago. Batts had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Sonny Banks.WL

Banks Nov 1963Banks Mar 1964

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 Lee Batts and Sonny Banks ever fought each other?: Yes. Lee Batts and Sonny Banks have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Batts or Banks?: Lee Batts is 1-1 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.
Who has more knockouts, Batts or Banks?: Lee Batts has 0 knockout wins and Sonny Banks has 14. Sonny Banks has more.
Do Batts and Banks have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lee Batts and Sonny Banks have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Batts and Banks?: This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Lee Batts and 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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