Record details

	Sonny Banks
	Heavyweight Male (Lucien Banks) USA, Detroit, Michigan Born: June 29, 1940, Birmingham Ridge, Mississippi, USA Died: May 13, 1965, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (died of injuries sustained against Leothis Martin) Height: 6ft 2in, mt 1,87 Weight: 193-200 lbs As a pro flored Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali)

Professional record


1960
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 19	Ernie Berthet Jr	Detroit, United States	W 4
+ July 12	Lloyd Washington	Fort Erie, Canada	KO 1
+ Aug. 18	Ted Davis	Detroit, United States	KO 1
+ Aug. 31	Chico Gardner	Chicago, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 23	Rufus Handsome	Detroit, United States	KO 1
- Oct. 11	Joe Shelton	Detroit, United States	KO by 3

1961
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 6	Chuck Garrett	Chicago, United States	L 5
+ Apr. 25	Herman Wilson	Detroit, United States	KO 1
+ June 6	Joe Shelton	Detroit, United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 7	Willie Coleman	Detroit, United States	TKO 5
Michigan State Heavyweight Title
+ Oct. 16	Tunney Hunsaker	Detroit, United States	KO 2

1962
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 27	Clay Thomas	Detroit, United States	KO 2
- Feb. 10	Cassius Clay	New York, United States	TKO by 4
- May 26	Young Jack Johnson	Detroit, United States	KO by 5
+ July 28	Gene Jackson	Detroit, United States	KO 3

1963
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 9	Lou Bailey	Detroit, United States	KO 1
+ Mar. 15	Leroy Roker	Detroit, United States	TKO 6
+ June 5	Freddie Mack	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ July 6	Jim Jones	New York, United States	W 8
+ Oct. 18	Dave Bailey	Detroit, United States	W 10
- Nov. 29	Lee Batts	Battle Creek, United States	L 10

1964
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 16	Lee Batts	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
+ May 18	Don Warner	Philadelphia, United States	KO 1
- July 21	Cleveland Williams	Houston, United States	KO by 6

1965
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- May 10	Leotis Martin	Philadelphia, United States	KO by 9

Total bouts: 25, Won: 18 (14 inside the limit), Lost: 7 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0, ND: 0