Joe Brown

Class of 1996
Modern Category
Hall of Fame bio:click

World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee

Name: Joe Brown
Alias: Old Bones
Birth Name: Joseph Brown
Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: 1997-12-04 (Age:71)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 171cm
Reach: 173cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Trainer: Bill Gore
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• Named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year for 1961
  
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Preceded by: Wallace (Bud) Smith

World Lightweight Champion 24 Aug 1956–21 Apr 1962

Succeeded by: WBA Lightweight Champion Carlos Ortiz