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About Ed Binney
- Ed Binney (April 19, 1864 – unknown) was an African American boxer who was the colored middleweight champion of the World in the Gay Nineties.
- Born Edward Phinney in Washington, D.C., the 5-foot-9-inch (175 cm) 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 champion 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.
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