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'''Ed Binney''' (b. 19 April 1864)was an [[African American]] boxer who was the [[World Colored Middleweight Championship|colored middleweight champion of the World in the [[Gay Nineties]]. Born Edward Phinney in [[Washington, D.C.]], the 5'9" middleweight fought out of [[Boston]] and [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] during his career. He was known a clever fighter whose punch carried a sting. |
'''Ed Binney''' (b. 19 April 1864) was an [[African American]] boxer who was the [[World Colored Middleweight Championship|colored middleweight champion of the World in the [[Gay Nineties]]. Born Edward Phinney in [[Washington, D.C.]], the 5'9" middleweight fought out of [[Boston]] and [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] during his career. He was known a clever fighter whose punch carried a sting. |
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He defeated [[Johnny Banks]] |
He defeated [[Johnny Banks]] ("The Darkey Wizard"), the former Negro Middleweight Championship of the World, in Boston in a 16 round decision. They had been scheduled to box 13 rounds, but the fight was scored a draw after the 13th. Another three rounds were tacked onto the bout and Binney won the fight.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johnny Banks|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=128630&cat=boxer|publisher=Box Rec|accessdate=29 May 2012}}</ref> |
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==Colored Championship== |
==Colored Championship== |
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Revision as of 22:52, 1 June 2012
Ed Binney (b. 19 April 1864) was an African American boxer who was the [[World Colored Middleweight Championship|colored middleweight champion of the World in the Gay Nineties. Born Edward Phinney in Washington, D.C., the 5'9" middleweight fought out of Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts during his career. He was known a clever fighter whose punch carried a sting.
He defeated Johnny Banks ("The Darkey Wizard"), the former Negro Middleweight Championship of the World, in Boston in a 16 round decision. They had been scheduled to box 13 rounds, but the fight was scored a draw after the 13th. Another three rounds were tacked onto the bout and Binney won the fight.[1]
Colored Championship
Harris Martin, "The Black Pearl", declared himself the world colored middleweight champion after beating "Black Frank" Taylor in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 2 May 1887. Binney took the title from The Black Pearl on 30 November 1891 in San Francisco, California. On 29 February 1892, The Black Pearl fought Charley Turner, "The Stockton Cyclone", and was defeated. Turner claimed the title but never defended it.[2] Binney was considered the lineal champ; he had also defeated the Negro Middleweight title holder.
Binney lost his title on November 13, 1892 in Philadelphia to Joe Butler.
In his career, Binney won 17 fights (knocking out his opponent in 15 of the bouts), lost three (and was knocked out twice), and drew six. [3]
References
- ^ "Johnny Banks". Box Rec. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Charley Turner (the "Stockton Cyclone")". Cyber Zone Boxing. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Ed Binney - Record". BoixRec. Retrieved 29 May 2012.