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| Sonny Banks | ||||
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| Global ID | 9372 | |||
| sex | male | |||
| birthdate | 1940-06-29 | |||
| death date | 1965-05-13 (24) | |||
| division | heavyweight | |||
| stance | orthodox | |||
| height | 6′ 2″ / 188cm | |||
| country | USA | |||
| residence | Detroit, Michigan, USA | |||
| birth place | Birmingham Ridge, Mississippi, USA | |||
| birth name | Lucien Banks | |||
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rounds boxed 106 KO% 56 | ||||
| date | opponent | W-L-D | last 6 | location | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-05-10 | Leotis Martin | 14-1-0 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | L | KO | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Banks dies of injuries sustained in this bout | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1964-07-21 | Cleveland Williams | 59-5-1 | Houston, Texas, USA | L | KO | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1964-05-18 | Don Warner | 13-11-3 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | W | KO | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1964-03-16 | Lee Batts | 9-0-0 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | W | KO | 2 | ||||||||||||
| time: 1:08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1963-11-29 | Lee Batts | 8-0-0 | Battle Creek, Michigan, USA | L | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| referee: Tom Briscoe | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1963-10-18 | Dave Bailey | 14-8-3 | Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1963-07-06 | Jim Jones | 10-0-0 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | W | UD | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1963-06-05 | Freddie Mack | 19-14-2 | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | SD | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1963-03-15 | Leroy Roker | 4-2-0 | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | TKO | 6 | ||||||||||||
| time: 0:40 | referee: Lou Handler | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1963-02-09 | Lou Bailey | 10-18-5 | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | KO | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1962-07-28 | Gene Jackson | 9-11-0 | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | KO | 3 | ||||||||||||
| time: 2:02 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1962-05-26 | Young Jack Johnson | 23-17-1 | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | L | KO | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1962-02-10 | Muhammad Ali | 10-0-0 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA | L | TKO | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||
| time: 0:26 | referee: Ruby Goldstein | judge: Frank Forbes | judge: Joe Agnello ~ Clay was knocked down in the 1st round, Banks was knocked down in the 2nd. ~ | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1962-01-27 | Clay Thomas | 14-3-2 | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | KO | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1961-10-16 | Tunney Hunsaker | 16-13-1 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | KO | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Hunsaker down three times in 2nd round. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1961-08-07 | Willie Coleman | 8-5-0 | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | TKO | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| USA Michigan State heavyweight title | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1961-06-06 | Joe Shelton | 3-3-1 | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | KO | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1961-04-25 | Herman Wilson | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | KO | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1961-02-06 | Chuck Garrett | 2-6-0 | Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA | L | PTS | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1960-10-11 | Joe Shelton | 2-1-1 | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | L | KO | 3 | ||||||||||||
| time: 0:43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1960-09-23 | Rufus Handsome | 2-1-0 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | KO | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1960-08-31 | Chico Gardner | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA | W | KO | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1960-08-18 | Ted Davis | 1-3-0 | Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | KO | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1960-07-12 | Lloyd Washington | Fort Erie Arena, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada | W | KO | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1960-05-19 | Ernie Berthet Jr | 1-1-1 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | W | PTS | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||