[Rocco Del Sesto]

Al Banks Rating 1 USA
HW 1958, 1967-80
11 wins / 22 losses / 0 draws / 5 KO

Alias: Emmett/Alfred
Hometown: Dallas, Texas

Rating by: Rocco Del Sesto

Banks has one recorded fight in July 1958, a 1st round KO loss to a middleweight, Rip White(7-4-0,5). We then next see Banks in late May 1967 when he wins a 4 round split decision over Willis Earls(12-15-2,7). That win and over the next year through the 1st of April 1968 Banks wins 6 fights while loosing 1, a 6 round decision to Roy Wallace. Wins came over John Phillips(3-3-0,1), Earls again, Lee Estes(13-27-3,5), Ed Hurley and a Walter Harvey(1-2-0,1). Not much competition. The rest of Banks' career which stretches on up through 1980 fails to show much success winning only 5 more fights, most noteable of which were a 10 round decision over Memphis Al Jones in December 1968, and a 6 round decision over Canadian Paul Nielsen(13-15-1,9).

Losses came against Vernon Clay(8-6-0,5), Rufus Brassell(18-7-0,10), Johnny Griffin, Jose Roman, Forest Ward, William Burton, Jose Manuel Urtain, Joey Orbillo, Jim Lee Elder(12-1-1,10), Jeff Merritt, Ibar Arrington, Dale Grant, and Grover Robinson. The biggest fight of his career and loss would be a 10 round decision he dropped to Dave Zyglewicz in April 1970 in a bout for the Texas State HW Title. Knocked out 17 times in his 22 losses.