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Sonny Banks vs Teddy Davis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Sonny Banks

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Teddy Davis

Sonny Banks (18-7) and Teddy Davis (71-75-6) 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.

Banks

18

Wins14 KO · 78%

7

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Davis

71

Wins23 KO · 32%

75

Losses

6

Draws13 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Banks leads 1–0

Sonny Banks and Teddy Davis have met 1 time; Banks leads 1–0.

Sonny Banks and Teddy Davis have met 1 time; Banks leads 1–0.
Met1960Aug 18Series
Sonny BanksFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Teddy DavisFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Banks 5 · Davis 2 of 7 measurable rows
BanksDavis
Record
18-7 (edge)71-75-6
Win %0–100%
72% (edge)
48.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
14
23 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
77.78% (edge)
32.39%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
78% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5
5 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 25
25
13

† 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
Sonny Banks: No height on file
Teddy Davis: 5′6″
Reachnot held
Sonny Banks: No reach on file
Teddy Davis: 68″
Agenot comparable
Sonny Banks: Died aged 24
Teddy Davis: Died aged 42
Stance
Sonny Banks: Orthodox
Teddy Davis: Orthodox

Sonny Banks left, Teddy Davis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Teddy Davis1 win · from 13 tracked bouts

Teddy Davis: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 13 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sonny Banks 25, Teddy Davis 13 — 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

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

Teddy Davis has lost seven straight. Davis last boxed on Aug 18, 1960.LLLLL

DeMarco Dec 1953Saddler Feb 1955Lane Aug 1957Elorde Mar 1959Banks Aug 19601 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Sonny Banks and Teddy Davis ever fought each other?
Yes. Sonny Banks and Teddy Davis met once on August 18, 1960, and Sonny Banks won by KO.
The meeting

WAug 18, 1960 · Banks · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Banks or Davis?
Sonny Banks is 18-7 and Teddy Davis is 71-75-6. Sonny Banks has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Banks18–772%

Davis71–75–648.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Banks or Davis?
Sonny Banks has 14 knockout wins and Teddy Davis has 23. Teddy Davis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Banks1477.8%

Davis2332.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Banks and Davis have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Sonny Banks and Teddy Davis have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Banks and Davis?
This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks and 13 bouts tracked for Teddy Davis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Banks25bouts

Davis13bouts

How They Win ↓

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