Johnny Banks (born December 25, 1861, in Richmond, Virginia), was an African American boxer who fought under the sobriquet "The Darkey Wizard" and was the Negro Middleweight Champion of the World during the mid-1880s.
In his career, he racked up an official record of 11 wins (three by K.O.)
Boxing historian Nat Fleischer claimed that he fought as many as five times a week in Philadelphia and he averaged a fight per week for five years.
Reportedly, Banks contorted his mouth as he fought and snorted, grunted, and yelled while in the ring.
[2] He claimed the Negro Middleweight title but lost it to James Desverney on January 26, 1887, in a fight in New York City when he was disqualified in the ninth round.