Ed Binney (April 19, 1864 – unknown) was an African American boxer who was the colored middleweight champion of the World in the 1890s.
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 defeated Johnny Banks ("The Darkey Wizard"), the former Negro middleweight champion of the world, in Boston in a 16-round decision.
On February 29, 1892, The Black Pearl fought Charley Turner, "The Stockton Cyclone", and was defeated.
[2] Binney was considered the lineal champ; he had also defeated the Negro Middleweight title holder.