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Leotis Martin vs Sonny Banks — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Leotis Martin

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Sonny Banks

Leotis Martin (31-5) 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.

Martin

31

Wins19 KO · 61%

5

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Banks

18

Wins14 KO · 78%

7

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Martin leads 1–0

Leotis Martin and Sonny Banks have met 1 time; Martin leads 1–0.

Leotis Martin and Sonny Banks have met 1 time; Martin leads 1–0.
Met1965May 10Series
Leotis MartinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sonny BanksFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Martin 4 · Banks 3 of 7 measurable rows
MartinBanks
Record
31-5 (edge)18-7
Win %0–100%
86.1% (edge)
72%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
14
KO rate0–100%
61.29%
77.78% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
61%
78% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5
4.7
5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
37
25

† 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

Heightnot held
Leotis Martin: 6′0″
Sonny Banks: No height on file
Reachnot held
Leotis Martin: 76″
Sonny Banks: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Leotis Martin: Died aged 56
Sonny Banks: Died aged 24
Stance
Leotis Martin: Orthodox
Sonny Banks: Orthodox

Leotis Martin 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
Leotis Martin31 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

Leotis Martin: 31 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (61%) and 12 on the cards (39%). Counted from 37 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 61%12 on the cards 39%

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 — Leotis Martin 37, Sonny Banks 25 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Martin

Opponent

Banks

  • Leotis Martin

    Win, KO

    1965

    WarnerEven

    Sonny Banks

    Win, KO

    1964

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

Leotis Martin has won five straight, the most recent against Sonny Liston. Martin last boxed on Dec 6, 1969.WWWWW

Lewis Nov 1968Lewis Feb 1969Newton Oct 1969Russell Nov 1969Liston Dec 19694.7 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

With the rows behind them
Have Leotis Martin and Sonny Banks ever fought each other?
Yes. Leotis Martin and Sonny Banks met once on May 10, 1965, and Leotis Martin won by KO in round 9.
The meeting

WMay 10, 1965 · Martin · KO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Martin or Banks?
Leotis Martin is 31-5 and Sonny Banks is 18-7. Leotis Martin has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Martin31–586.1%

Banks18–772%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Martin or Banks?
Leotis Martin has 19 knockout wins and Sonny Banks has 14. Leotis Martin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Martin1961.3%

Banks1477.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Martin and Banks have any common opponents?
Leotis Martin and Sonny Banks share 1 common opponent: Don Warner. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Don WarnerWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Martin and Banks?
This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Leotis Martin and 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Martin37bouts

Banks25bouts

How They Win ↓

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