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Sonny Banks vs Young Jack Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Sonny Banks

Young Jack Johnson

Sonny Banks (18-7) and Young Jack Johnson (3-2 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Banks

18

Wins14 KO · 78%

7

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

3–2

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Johnson leads 1–0

Sonny Banks and Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.

Sonny Banks and Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met1962May 26Series
Sonny BanksFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Young Jack JohnsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Banks 5 · Johnson 1 of 6 measurable rows
BanksJohnson
Record†
18-7 (edge)3-2
Win %0–100%
72% (edge)
60%
Wins by knockoutmax 14
14 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
77.78%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
78% (edge)
67%
Times stopped‡max 5
5
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 5
5 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 25
25
5

† 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
Sonny Banks: Died aged 24
Young Jack Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Sonny Banks: Orthodox
Young Jack Johnson: Not recorded

Sonny Banks left, Young Jack Johnson 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%

Young Jack Johnson3 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Young Jack Johnson: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sonny Banks 25, Young Jack Johnson 5 — 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

Young Jack Johnson last boxed on May 26, 1962 — 23,535 days ago. Johnson had won once since losing a decision to Brian London.WLWLW

Folley Dec 1955Machen Mar 1959Besmanoff Feb 1961London Feb 1962Banks May 19620.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Sonny Banks and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Sonny Banks and Young Jack Johnson met once on May 26, 1962, and Young Jack Johnson won by KO.
The meeting

LMay 26, 1962 · Johnson · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Banks or Johnson?
Sonny Banks is 18-7 and Young Jack Johnson is 3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Sonny Banks has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Banks18–772%

Johnson3–260%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Banks or Johnson?
Sonny Banks has 14 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Sonny Banks has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Banks1477.8%

Johnson1

The Numbers ↓
Do Banks and Johnson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Sonny Banks and Young Jack Johnson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Banks and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Sonny Banks and 5 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Banks25bouts

Johnson5bouts

How They Win ↓

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