Johnny Brown
Name: Johnny Brown
Alias: Philip Hickman
Hometown: St George's, London, United Kingdom
Birthplace: Spitalfields, London, United Kingdom
Died: 1976-07-01 (Age:73)
Pro Boxer: Record
Johnny Brown, of Hebrew heritage, was the older brother of fellow boxer Young Johnny Brown.
Brown was an outright Lonsdale Belt winner as Bantamweight Champion of the UK from 1923 to 1928. He was also
the Commonwealth Bantamweight Champion from 1923 to 1928, and finally he was the European (EBU) Bantamweight Champion from 1923 to 1925. Ranked as the number 10 bantamweight in the world by Ring Magazine in 1925 and 1926.
- Johnny Brown (St. George's) Article.
This record has been compiled by Miles Templeton and Richard Ireland of www.boxinghistory.org.uk. Please visit this site if you require further information about this boxer, as there is much more material available.
Complete record without dates or venues. Bouts 99 (won 54, drew 5, lost 25, no decision 15)
1919 Won Pts [2] ? Harry Taylor, Wally Trainer Won KO [1] ? Harry Taylor Won TKO [2] ? Bernard Bedour, Jumbo Webb Lost Pts [1] ? George Nolan Lost TKO [2] ? Bill Wooder, Joe Baker 1920 Won Pts [7] ? Jim Jeffords, Sid Peploe, Jack Wayland, Harry Puller, Johnny Marshall, George Harrison, Bert Smiles Won KO [3] ? Sonny Irving, Johnny Gibbons, Jerry Lyons Won TKO [3] ? Alf Lowther, Frank Lacon, Johnny Lewis Lost TKO [1] ? Johnny Curley 1921 Won Pts [7] ? George Harrison, Jack Sharkey, Phil Bond (2), Benny Nolan, Sammy Davies, George Nolan Won TKO [3] ? George Nolan, Kid Logan, Wal Jordan Lost Pts [3] ? Young Fugelman, Kid Davis, Frankie Jerome Lost TKO [1] ? Jack Doyle No Dec [4] ? Battling Leonard, Tommy Murray, Joe Burman, Jack Hausner 1922 Won Pts [3] ? Bud Dempsey, Jack Sharkey, Paul Demers Won TKO [2] ? Albert Colcombe, Jimmy Corp Drew [2] ? Frankie Mack, Al Foreman Lost Pts [2] ? Charlie Beecher, Bugler Harry Lake No Dec [8] ? Mickey Delmont, Patsy Wallace, George Gerardin, Tommy Murray, Frankie Conway, Martin Judge, Red Chapman, Lew McFarland 1923 Won Pts [1] ? Harry Bugler Lake (British, British Empire and European Bantam Titles) Won KO [1] ? Jim Higgins Won TKO [1] ? Albert Colcombe Lost Pts [2] ? Leo Kid Roy, Johnny Curley No Dec [3] ? Cuddy de Marco, George Gerardin, Jack Sharkey 1924 Won Pts [2] ? Teddy Murton, Billy Hindley Won KO [3] ? Len Oldfield, Tommy Dowd, Mog Pugh Won TKO [4] ? Billy Hindley, Harold Jones, Jack Alexander, Billy Colebourne Lost Pts [1] ? Harry Corbett 1925 Won KO [2] ? Teddy Murton, Mick Hill (British and British Empire Bantam Titles) Won TKO [1] ? Harry Corbett (British and British Empire Bantam Titles) Won Disq [3] ? Frank Harvey, Andre Routis, Johnny Cuthbert Drew [1] ? Tom Bailey 1926 Lost Pts [3] ? Bud Taylor, Carl Tremaine, Mike Dundee Lost KO [1] ? Sammy Fuller Lost TKO [2] ? Chic Suggs, Eddie Anderson 1927 Won Pts [1] ? Nel Tarleton Won KO [2] ? Young Stanley, Len Fowler Drew [1] ? Enrico Venturi Lost Pts [2] ? Willie Smith, Alf Kid Pattenden 1928 Drew [1] ? Young Clancy Lost Pts [2] ? Kid Socks, Robert Tassin Lost TKO [2] ? Sammy Shack, Teddy Baldock (British and British Empire Bantam Titles)
Most of the dates, venues, number of rounds, and scheduled number of rounds for the UK fights courtesy of Miles Templeton.