Sonny Banks, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSonny Banks
American boxer 6′2″/188cm
Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1940
Date of Death: 13-May-1965
Profession: boxer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Sonny Banks
- Lucien "Sonny" Banks (June 29, 1940 – May 13, 1965) was a mid-20th Century American boxer who is primarily historically remembered for being the first competitor to knock down Cassius Clay (later "Muhammad Ali") in a professional match.
- In the early 1960's Banks was regarded in the sport as rising prospect known for a lightning fast left hook, but his career was cut short when he died from injuries sustained in the ring in 1965.
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