Have Sonny Banks and Tunney Hunsaker ever fought each other?

Yes. Sonny Banks and Tunney Hunsaker met once on October 16, 1961, and Sonny Banks won by KO.

Who has the better record, Banks or Hunsaker?

Sonny Banks is 18-7 and Tunney Hunsaker is 17-15-1. Sonny Banks has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Banks or Hunsaker?

Sonny Banks has 14 knockout wins and Tunney Hunsaker has 8. Sonny Banks has more.

Do Banks and Hunsaker have any common opponents?

Sonny Banks and Tunney Hunsaker share 3 common opponents: Joe Shelton, Muhammad Ali and Herman Wilson. Sonny Banks fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks and 33 bouts tracked for Tunney Hunsaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Sonny Banks vs Tunney Hunsaker — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Tunney Hunsaker

Sonny Banks (18-7) and Tunney Hunsaker (17-15-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Banks

Wins14 KO · 78%

Losses

Draws25 tracked bouts

Hunsaker

Wins8 KO · 47%

Losses

Draw33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Banks leads 1–0

Sonny Banks and Tunney Hunsaker have met 1 time; Banks leads 1–0.
Met	1961Oct 16	Series
Sonny BanksFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tunney HunsakerFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOBanks vs Hunsaker	1Meeting

Banks vs Hunsaker · Oct 16, 1961

The Numbers

Banks 7 · Hunsaker 0 of 7 measurable rows

BanksEdge = longer wingHunsaker

Record: 18-7 (edge)17-15-1
Win %0–100%: 72% (edge)
53%
Wins by knockoutmax 14: 14 (edge)
8
KO rate0–100%: 77.78% (edge)
47.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 78% (edge)
47%
Times stopped^†max 7: 5 (edge)
7
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 5: 5 (edge)
3.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33: 25
33

† 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 comparable: Sonny Banks: Died aged 24; Tunney Hunsaker: Died aged 74
Stance: Sonny Banks: Orthodox; Tunney Hunsaker: Not recorded

Sonny Banks left, Tunney Hunsaker 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

14 by KO/TKO 78%4 on the cards 22%

Tunney Hunsaker17 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

8 by KO/TKO 47%9 on the cards 53%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sonny Banks 25, Tunney Hunsaker 33 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Banks better on 1 · even on 23 shared · Sonny Banks better on 1 · even on 2

BanksSonny Banks

Opponent

HunsakerTunney Hunsaker

Sonny Banks
1–1 against
Win, KO
1961Jun 1961
Loss, KO
1960Oct 1960
SheltonJoe SheltonBanks betterSonny Banks better — 1–1 to 0–1
Tunney Hunsaker
Loss, KO
1962Apr 1962
Sonny Banks
Loss, TKO 4
1962Feb 1962
AliMuhammad AliUnited Kingdom 56–5EvenEven — 0–1 both
Tunney Hunsaker
Loss, UD
1960Oct 1960
Sonny Banks
Win, KO
1961Apr 1961
WilsonHerman WilsonEvenEven — 1–0 both
Tunney Hunsaker
Win, TKO
1961Aug 1961

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

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

Tunney Hunsaker had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Shelton. Hunsaker last boxed on Apr 6, 1962.WLLWL

Wilson Aug 1961Dejarnette Sep 1961Banks Oct 1961Dejarnette Feb 1962Shelton Apr 19623.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Sonny Banks and Tunney Hunsaker ever fought each other?: Yes. Sonny Banks and Tunney Hunsaker met once on October 16, 1961, and Sonny Banks won by KO.
Who has the better record, Banks or Hunsaker?: Sonny Banks is 18-7 and Tunney Hunsaker is 17-15-1. Sonny Banks has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Banks or Hunsaker?: Sonny Banks has 14 knockout wins and Tunney Hunsaker has 8. Sonny Banks has more.
Do Banks and Hunsaker have any common opponents?: Sonny Banks and Tunney Hunsaker share 3 common opponents: Joe Shelton, Muhammad Ali and Herman Wilson. Sonny Banks fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Banks and Hunsaker?: This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks and 33 bouts tracked for Tunney Hunsaker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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