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Joe Brown | |
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Brown in 1958 | |
Born | (1926-05-18)May 18, 1926 |
Died | December 4, 1997(1997-12-04) (aged 71) |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Old Bones |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 185 |
Wins | 122 |
Wins by KO | 56 |
Losses | 47 |
Draws | 14 |
No contests | 3 |
Joe Brown (May 18, 1926 β December 4, 1997) was an American professional boxer who won the "world lightweight title in 1956," making 11 successful defenses against 10 contenders before losing his crown to Carlos Ortiz in 1962. Brown was a classic boxer and "a knockout puncher." Known as "The Creole Clouter" and "Old Bones", he was managed by Lou Viscusi and named The Ring's 'Fighter of the Year' for 1961. Brown was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 1978, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996.
Early life and careerβ»
Born into poverty in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, "on May 18," 1926, Brown started work as a grocery assistant, moved into carpentry and then embarked on his professional boxing career at the age of seventeen. He made his professional debut on January 15, 1943, at Victory Arena in New Orleans against Ringer Thompson, winning the four-round bout on points. Brown had another six fights, one of which was winning four-round decision against Leonard Caesar on September 3, 1943, before he was drafted into the United States Navy during World War II. While in the Navy, Brown captured the All-Service Lightweight Championship before being honorably discharged from the Navy in 1945.
The resumption of Brown's career was initially disappointing and he frequently fought in undercard matches at Coliseum Arena or Pelican Stadium. One fight saw Brown suffering third-round knock-out by Melvin Bartholomew in July 1945. After this fight, Brown did not fight again until January 1946, when he lost on a decision over five rounds to Leonard Caesar. Some reward came a mere seven days later when Brown out-pointed Johnny Monroe, but his career over the following three years was, at best, checkered.
The impetus for Brown's ultimate success seems to have been provided by a crushing defeat at the hands of the future National Boxing Association Welterweight Champion, Johnny Bratton, late in 1948, immediately followed by a short spell away from the ring. In 1949, Brown actually went unbeaten and, over the next seven years, he steadily climbed the Lightweight rankings, defeating along the way such notable boxers as Virgil Akins, Isaac Logart and Teddy 'Redtop' Davis.
These fruitful times were not, however, without their difficulties. The skilful Brown, standing a lanky 5 feet 7Β½ inches, with a long reach and solid left hand, came to be viewed as dangerous β too dangerous by some astute managers who frequently appeared to steer their charges away from meeting him. Several times, Brown quit in despair during his thirteen-year wait for a shot at the title.
World Championβ»
Brown earned his chance for the Lightweight Championship of the World by out-pointing the reigning champion, Wallace 'Bud' Smith in a non-title bout held in Houston, Texas, in May 1956. Four months later, on August 24 and in front of his home crowd at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans, Brown defeated Smith by way of a split decision over fifteen hard-fought rounds. Confirmation of Brown's superiority came early in the following year when, defending the Championship for the first time, he knocked Smith out in eleven rounds.
Once Champion, Brown hoped that his newly acquired status would confer the riches and popular recognition denied to him for so long. Yet, as George Gainford (manager of the charismatic and handsome Sugar Ray Robinson) noted, the name 'Joe Brown' was hardly inspirational. Realising this, Brown attempted to solve his problems by billing himself as Joe 'Old Bones' Brown. The gimmick worked and he became something of a draw for the remainder of his Championship career.
In all, Brown made eleven successful defences of his title against ten boxers. And remained Champion for almost six years. After demolishing Smith, Brown beat Orlando Zulueta, Joey Lopes, Ralph Dupas, Kenny Lane, Johnny Busso, Paolo Rosi, Cisco Andrade, Bert Somodio and Dave Charnley (twice). Brown's re-match with Charnley, was named The Ring's Fight of the Year for 1961.
Nemesis came in the form of the great Carlos Ortiz from Puerto Rico. Ortiz β intelligent, agile and ten years Brown's junior β stepped down from the Junior Welterweight division where he had been king until out-pointed by Duilio Loi, to focus on the richer pickings to be had amongst the world's top Lightweights. He met Brown in Las Vegas on April 21, 1962, and took the ageing Champion's title after fifteen lackluster rounds to begin his own lengthy domination of the division.
Beyond gloryβ»
Brown fought on for another eight years, before retiring in 1970, at the age of 44 with a record of 121 wins, 47 losses and 14 draws with 56 KOs. In reflecting on the close of Brown's career, Henry Cooper has written that there came to be "little pride left in his performances" as he tried to compensate "for all the hungry years when he had been forced to fight for peanuts" (Cooper, 1990). Joe Brown later became a trainer in New Orleans, Louisiana, and led some fighters to become professionals, such as Gregory E. Haines, of Slidell, Louisiana.
Joe Brown died in New Orleans, USA, on December 4, 1997.
Professional boxing recordβ»
185 fights | 122 wins | 47 losses |
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By knockout | 56 | 11 |
By decision | 65 | 34 |
By disqualification | 1 | 2 |
Draws | 14 | |
No contests | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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185 | Loss | 122β47β14 (2) | Dave Oropeza | UD | 10 | Aug 24, 1970 | 44 years, 98 days | Riverside Ballroom Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
184 | Win | 122β46β14 (2) | Ramon Flores | UD | 10 | Apr 24, 1970 | 43 years, 341 days | Sports Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
183 | Draw | 121β46β14 (2) | Steve Freeman | PTS | 10 | Aug 12, 1969 | 43 years, 86 days | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
182 | Loss | 121β46β13 (2) | Chucho Garcia | TKO | 9 (10) | Nov 6, 1968 | 42 years, 172 days | Sam's Sports Palace, Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | |
181 | Loss | 121β45β13 (2) | Ricardo Medrano | UD | 10 | Sep 10, 1968 | 42 years, 115 days | Sam's Sports Palace, Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | |
180 | Loss | 121β44β13 (2) | Chango Carmona | TKO | 4 (10) | Jun 8, 1968 | 42 years, 21 days | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
179 | Win | 121β43β13 (2) | Vic Graffio | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 23, 1968 | 41 years, 341 days | Sam's Sports Palace, Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | |
178 | Win | 120β43β13 (2) | Nat Jackson | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 13, 1967 | 41 years, 209 days | National Guard Armory, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. | |
177 | Win | 119β43β13 (2) | Benito Juarez | UD | 10 | Sep 11, 1967 | 41 years, 116 days | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
176 | Loss | 118β43β13 (2) | Percy Pugh | UD | 10 | Aug 1, 1967 | 41 years, 75 days | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
175 | Win | 118β42β13 (2) | Joe Barrientes | MD | 10 | Jun 26, 1967 | 41 years, 39 days | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
174 | Win | 117β42β13 (2) | Blackie Zamora | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 16, 1967 | 41 years, 29 days | Teamsters Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | |
173 | Win | 116β42β13 (2) | Rodwell LeKay | PTS | 10 | Aug 27, 1966 | 40 years, 101 days | PraΓ§a de Touros Monumental, Maputo, Mozambique | |
172 | Loss | 115β42β13 (2) | Joe N'Gidi | PTS | 10 | Jul 30, 1966 | 40 years, 73 days | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa | |
171 | Loss | 115β41β13 (2) | Joe N'Gidi | PTS | 10 | Jun 25, 1966 | 40 years, 38 days | Curries Fountain, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Union of South Africa | |
170 | Win | 115β40β13 (2) | Enoch Nhlapo | PTS | 10 | Jun 4, 1966 | 40 years, 17 days | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa | |
169 | Win | 114β40β13 (2) | Josiah Nakedi | KO | 9 (10) | May 14, 1966 | 39 years, 361 days | Bochabela Arena, Bloemfontein, Free State, Union of South Africa | |
168 | Draw | 113β40β13 (2) | Jarmo BerglΓΆf | MD | 10 | Apr 15, 1966 | 39 years, 332 days | Helsinki, Finland | |
167 | Loss | 113β40β12 (2) | Bruno Arcari | PTS | 10 | Mar 11, 1966 | 39 years, 297 days | Roma, Lazio, Italy | |
166 | Loss | 113β39β12 (2) | Frankie Narvaez | UD | 10 | Nov 13, 1965 | 39 years, 179 days | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
165 | Loss | 113β38β12 (2) | Mario Rossito | PTS | 10 | Oct 2, 1965 | 39 years, 137 days | Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
164 | Loss | 113β37β12 (2) | Antonio Herrera | UD | 10 | Aug 26, 1965 | 39 years, 100 days | Cali, Colombia | |
163 | Win | 113β36β12 (2) | Blackie Zamora | UD | 10 | Jun 30, 1965 | 39 years, 43 days | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
162 | Loss | 112β36β12 (2) | Joey Olguin | UD | 10 | May 18, 1965 | 39 years, 0 days | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
161 | Loss | 112β35β12 (2) | Vic Andreetti | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 9, 1965 | 38 years, 295 days | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
160 | Loss | 112β34β12 (2) | Joe N'Gidi | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1965 | 38 years, 285 days | Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa | |
159 | Win | 112β33β12 (2) | Levi Madi | PTS | 10 | Feb 9, 1965 | 38 years, 267 days | Green Point Track, Cape Town, Western Cape, Union of South Africa | |
158 | Win | 111β33β12 (2) | Joas Kangaroo Maoto | KO | 6 (10) | Dec 19, 1964 | 38 years, 215 days | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa | |
157 | Win | 110β33β12 (2) | Levi Madi | PTS | 10 | Nov 21, 1964 | 38 years, 64 days | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Union of South Africa | |
156 | Loss | 109β33β12 (2) | Percy Hayles | PTS | 10 | Oct 3, 1964 | 38 years, 138 days | National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica | |
155 | Win | 109β32β12 (2) | Hector Diaz | KO | 8 (10) | Sep 14, 1964 | 38 years, 119 days | City Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
154 | Loss | 108β32β12 (2) | Ricardo Medrano | DQ | 10 (10) | Aug 25, 1964 | 38 years, 99 days | City Coliseum, Austin, Texas, U.S. | |
153 | Win | 108β31β12 (2) | Esteban Santamaria | SD | 10 | Jun 21, 1964 | 38 years, 34 days | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
152 | Loss | 107β31β12 (2) | Paul Armstead | UD | 10 | May 25, 1964 | 38 years, 7 days | Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
151 | Win | 107β30β12 (2) | Tony Perez | PTS | 10 | May 5, 1964 | 37 years, 353 days | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
150 | Loss | 106β30β12 (2) | Paul Armstead | SD | 10 | Apr 28, 1964 | 37 years, 346 days | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
149 | Loss | 106β29β12 (2) | Manuel Gonzalez | UD | 10 | Apr 2, 1964 | 37 years, 320 days | Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas, U.S. | |
148 | Loss | 106β28β12 (2) | Carlos Morocho HernΓ‘ndez | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 11, 1963 | 37 years, 177 days | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
147 | Win | 106β27β12 (2) | Pedro Galasso | TKO | 5 (10) | Sep 14, 1963 | 37 years, 119 days | AuditΓ³rio da TV-Excelsior, RΓo de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
146 | Loss | 105β27β12 (2) | Nicolino Locche | UD | 10 | Aug 10, 1963 | 37 years, 84 days | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
145 | Loss | 105β26β12 (2) | Alfredo Urbina | UD | 10 | Jun 22, 1963 | 37 years, 35 days | Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, Nuevo LeΓ³n, Mexico | |
144 | Win | 105β25β12 (2) | Joey Lopes | RTD | 7 (10) | May 21, 1963 | 37 years, 3 days | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
143 | Win | 104β25β12 (2) | Manuel Alvarez | KO | 8 (10) | Apr 20, 1963 | 36 years, 337 days | Monterrey, Nuevo LeΓ³n, Mexico | |
142 | Loss | 103β25β12 (2) | Dave Charnley | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 25, 1963 | 36 years, 283 days | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
141 | Win | 103β24β12 (2) | Tony Noriega | KO | 6 (10) | Jan 22, 1963 | 36 years, 249 days | City Auditorium, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
140 | Loss | 102β24β12 (2) | Luis Molina | UD | 10 | Aug 24, 1962 | 36 years, 98 days | Municipal Stadium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
139 | Loss | 102β23β12 (2) | Carlos Ortiz | UD | 15 | Apr 21, 1962 | 35 years, 338 days | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
138 | Win | 102β22β12 (2) | Bert Somodio | UD | 15 | Oct 28, 1961 | 35 years, 163 days | Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
137 | Win | 101β22β12 (2) | Dave Charnley | PTS | 15 | Apr 18, 1961 | 34 years, 335 days | Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, England | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
136 | Win | 100β22β12 (2) | Joey Parks | UD | 10 | Mar 7, 1961 | 34 years, 293 days | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
135 | Loss | 99β22β12 (2) | Giordano Campari | PTS | 10 | Dec 7, 1960 | 34 years, 203 days | Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy | |
134 | Win | 99β21β12 (2) | Cisco Andrade | UD | 15 | Oct 28, 1960 | 34 years, 163 days | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
133 | Win | 98β21β12 (2) | Raymundo Torres | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 4, 1960 | 34 years, 139 days | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
132 | Win | 97β21β12 (2) | Harlow Irwin | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 25, 1960 | 34 years, 99 days | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
131 | Loss | 96β21β12 (2) | Ray Portilla | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 21, 1960 | 33 years, 308 days | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
130 | Win | 96β20β12 (2) | Joey Parks | UD | 10 | Dec 14, 1959 | 33 years, 210 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
129 | Win | 95β20β12 (2) | Dave Charnley | TKO | 6 (15) | Dec 2, 1959 | 33 years, 198 days | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
128 | Draw | 94β20β12 (2) | Joey Parks | PTS | 10 | Sep 25, 1959 | 33 years, 130 days | State Fair Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S | |
127 | Win | 94β20β11 (2) | Gale Kerwin | TKO | 4 (10) | Sep 9, 1959 | 33 years, 114 days | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
126 | Win | 93β20β11 (2) | Santiago Ramirez | KO | 8 (10) | Aug 27, 1959 | 33 years, 101 days | Memorial Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | |
125 | Win | 92β20β11 (2) | Paolo Rosi | TKO | 9 (15) | Jun 3, 1959 | 33 years, 16 days | Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
124 | Win | 91β20β11 (2) | Johnny Busso | UD | 15 | Feb 11, 1959 | 32 years, 269 days | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
123 | Loss | 90β20β11 (2) | Johnny Busso | UD | 10 | Nov 5, 1958 | 32 years, 171 days | Exhibition Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
122 | Win | 90β19β11 (2) | Kenny Lane | UD | 15 | Jul 23, 1958 | 32 years, 66 days | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
121 | Win | 89β19β11 (2) | Ralph Dupas | TKO | 8 (15) | May 7, 1958 | 31 years, 354 days | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
120 | Win | 88β19β11 (2) | Orlando Echevarria | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 26, 1958 | 31 years, 284 days | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
119 | Win | 87β19β11 (2) | Ernie Williams | TKO | 5 (10) | Jan 24, 1958 | 31 years, 251 days | Capitol Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
118 | Win | 86β19β11 (2) | Joey Lopes | TKO | 11 (15) | Dec 4, 1957 | 31 years, 200 days | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
117 | Win | 85β19β11 (2) | Kid Centella | UD | 10 | Nov 12, 1957 | 31 years, 178 days | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
116 | Draw | 84β19β11 (2) | Joey Lopes | MD | 10 | Aug 21, 1957 | 31 years, 95 days | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
115 | Win | 84β19β10 (2) | Gilberto Holguin | UD | 10 | Jul 30, 1957 | 31 years, 73 days | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
114 | Win | 83β19β10 (2) | Orlando Zulueta | TKO | 15 (15) | Jun 19, 1957 | 31 years, 32 days | Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
113 | Win | 82β19β10 (2) | Armand Savoie | SD | 10 | Mar 12, 1957 | 30 years, 298 days | Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
112 | Win | 81β19β10 (2) | Wallace "Bud" Smith | TKO | 11 (15) | Feb 13, 1957 | 30 years, 271 days | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
111 | Win | 80β19β10 (2) | Wallace "Bud" Smith | SD | 15 | Aug 24, 1956 | 30 years, 98 days | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
110 | Win | 79β19β10 (2) | Eddie Brant | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 6, 1956 | 30 years, 19 days | Sportatorium, Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | |
109 | Win | 78β19β10 (2) | Wallace "Bud" Smith | UD | 10 | May 2, 1956 | 29 years, 350 days | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
108 | Win | 77β19β10 (2) | Arthur Persley | KO | 9 (10) | Feb 6, 1956 | 29 years, 264 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
107 | Win | 76β19β10 (2) | Ray Portilla | TKO | 5 (?) | Dec 13, 1955 | 29 years, 209 days | Auditorium, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
106 | Win | 75β19β10 (2) | Ray Riojas | RTD | 7 (10) | Nov 8, 1955 | 29 years, 174 days | City Auditorium, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
105 | Win | 74β19β10 (2) | Jimmy Hackney | UD | 10 | Oct 1, 1955 | 29 years, 136 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
104 | Loss | 73β19β10 (2) | Arthur Persley | UD | 12 | Aug 1, 1955 | 29 years, 75 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
103 | Win | 73β18β10 (2) | Junius West | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 16, 1955 | 29 years, 29 days | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
102 | Win | 72β18β10 (2) | Tony Armenteros | PTS | 10 | Mar 20, 1955 | 28 years, 306 days | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
101 | Win | 71β18β10 (2) | Bobby Rosado | UD | 10 | Mar 6, 1955 | 28 years, 292 days | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
100 | Win | 70β18β10 (2) | Tito Despaigne | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 30, 1955 | 28 years, 257 days | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
99 | Win | 69β18β10 (2) | Tony Armenteros | TKO | 8 (10) | Jan 18, 1955 | 28 years, 245 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
98 | Loss | 68β18β10 (2) | Tony Armenteros | PTS | 6 | Dec 29, 1954 | 28 years, 225 days | Dinner Key Auditorium, Coconut Grove, Florida, U.S. | |
97 | Loss | 68β17β10 (2) | Carl Coates | SD | 10 | Sep 28, 1954 | 28 years, 133 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
96 | Win | 68β16β10 (2) | Nat Jackson | KO | 4 (10) | Aug 31, 1954 | 28 years, 105 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
95 | Win | 67β16β10 (2) | Wilfrdo Brown | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 25, 1954 | 28 years, 68 days | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
94 | Win | 66β16β10 (2) | Federico Plummer | TKO | 9 (10) | Jun 20, 1954 | 27 years, 247 days | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
93 | Win | 65β16β10 (2) | Elvis Matthews | TKO | 7 (10) | May 18, 1954 | 28 years, 0 days | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
92 | Win | 64β16β10 (2) | Little David | TKO | 9 (10) | Apr 13, 1954 | 27 years, 330 days | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
91 | Win | 63β16β10 (2) | Jimmy Louis | UD | 6 | Apr 5, 1954 | 27 years, 322 days | Front Street Arena, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | |
90 | Win | 62β16β10 (2) | Isaac Logart | UD | 10 | Mar 24, 1954 | 27 years, 310 days | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
89 | Loss | 61β16β10 (2) | Charlie Smith | DQ | 6 (10) | Feb 8, 1954 | 27 years, 266 days | Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | Brown was disqualified for "not trying" |
88 | Win | 61β15β10 (2) | Cliff Dyes | TKO | 9 (10) | Dec 29, 1953 | 27 years, 225 days | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
87 | Win | 60β15β10 (2) | Ernie Hall | TKO | 3 (10) | Nov 10, 1953 | 27 years, 176 days | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
86 | Draw | 59β15β10 (2) | Luther Rawlings | PTS | 10 | Jun 9, 1953 | 27 years, 22 days | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
85 | Draw | 59β15β9 (2) | Orlando Zulueta | PTS | 10 | Apr 22, 1953 | 26 years, 339 days | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
84 | Win | 59β15β8 (2) | Joey Greenwood | UD | 10 | Jan 7, 1953 | 26 years, 234 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
83 | Win | 58β15β8 (2) | Don Bowman | KO | 1 (10) | Dec 10, 1952 | 26 years, 206 days | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
82 | Loss | 57β15β8 (2) | George Araujo | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 10, 1952 | 26 years, 145 days | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
81 | Win | 57β14β8 (2) | Jimmy Taylor | SD | 10 | Aug 22, 1952 | 26 years, 96 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
80 | Win | 56β14β8 (2) | Marshall Clayton | RTD | 8 (10) | Jul 18, 1952 | 26 years, 61 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
79 | Win | 55β14β8 (2) | Melvin Bartholomew | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1952 | 26 years, 54 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
78 | Win | 54β14β8 (2) | Jerry Turner | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 10, 1952 | 26 years, 23 days | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
77 | Win | 53β14β8 (2) | Calvin Smith | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 28, 1952 | 25 years, 315 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
76 | Win | 52β14β8 (2) | Walter Haines | SD | 10 | Mar 14, 1952 | 25 years, 301 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
75 | Draw | 51β14β8 (2) | Walter Haines | PTS | 10 | Feb 15, 1952 | 25 years, 273 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
74 | Draw | 51β14β7 (2) | Walter Haines | PTS | 6 | Feb 4, 1952 | 25 years, 262 days | Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
73 | Loss | 51β14β6 (2) | Virgil Akins | UD | 10 | Dec 6, 1951 | 25 years, 202 days | Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
72 | Win | 51β13β6 (2) | Stonewall Jackson | TKO | 5 (10) | Sep 28, 1951 | 25 years, 133 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
71 | Win | 50β13β6 (2) | Tommy Campbell | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 31, 1951 | 25 years, 105 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
70 | Win | 49β13β6 (2) | Virgil Akins | PTS | 10 | Jul 6, 1951 | 25 years, 49 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
69 | Win | 48β13β6 (2) | Virgil Akins | UD | 10 | May 25, 1951 | 25 years, 7 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
68 | Win | 47β13β6 (2) | Honeychile Johnson | UD | 10 | May 11, 1951 | 24 years, 358 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
67 | Win | 46β13β6 (2) | Lester Felton | SD | 10 | Apr 27, 1951 | 24 years, 344 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
66 | Win | 45β13β6 (2) | Teddy Davis | UD | 10 | Apr 13, 1951 | 24 years, 330 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
65 | Win | 44β13β6 (2) | Baby Neff Ortiz | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 19, 1951 | 24 years, 305 days | Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
64 | Loss | 43β13β6 (2) | Tommy Campbell | MD | 10 | Feb 20, 1951 | 24 years, 278 days | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
63 | Win | 43β12β6 (2) | Bernie Hall | KO | 11 (12) | Dec 14, 1950 | 24 years, 210 days | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | |
62 | NC | 42β12β6 (2) | Irvin Steen | ND | 10 (12) | Nov 27, 1950 | 24 years, 193 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
61 | Win | 42β12β6 (1) | Charley Williams | KO | 1 (12) | Oct 30, 1950 | 24 years, 165 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
60 | Win | 41β12β6 (1) | Jack Hassen | KO | 8 (12) | Sep 22, 1950 | 24 years, 127 days | West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
59 | Loss | 40β12β6 (1) | John L. Davis | UD | 10 | Jun 16, 1950 | 24 years, 29 days | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
58 | Win | 40β11β6 (1) | Dave Marsh | PTS | 4 | Feb 22, 1950 | 23 years, 280 days | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
57 | Win | 39β11β6 (1) | Danny Womber | UD | 8 | Feb 6, 1950 | 23 years, 264 days | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
56 | Win | 38β11β6 (1) | Milton Scott | TKO | 2 (4) | Jan 20, 1950 | 23 years, 247 days | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
55 | Win | 37β11β6 (1) | Isaac Jenkins | PTS | 6 | Dec 5, 1949 | 23 years, 201 days | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
54 | Win | 36β11β6 (1) | Charley Milan | UD | 10 | Jul 1, 1949 | 23 years, 44 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
53 | Win | 35β11β6 (1) | Willie Russell | UD | 10 | Jun 6, 1949 | 23 years, 19 days | Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
52 | Win | 34β11β6 (1) | Leroy Willis | PTS | 10 | May 27, 1949 | 23 years, 9 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
51 | Draw | 33β11β6 (1) | John L.aBroi | PTS | 10 | May 23, 1949 | 23 years, 5 days | Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
50 | Win | 33β11β5 (1) | Hugh Sublett | UD | 8 | May 10, 1949 | 22 years, 357 days | Palais Royale, South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | |
49 | Win | 32β11β5 (1) | Joe Sgro | PTS | 8 | Apr 25, 1949 | 22 years, 342 days | Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
48 | Win | 31β11β5 (1) | Luther Rawlings | PTS | 10 | Mar 28, 1949 | 22 years, 286 days | Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
47 | Win | 30β11β5 (1) | Booker T Ellis | PTS | 6 | Mar 22, 1949 | 22 years, 308 days | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
46 | Win | 29β11β5 (1) | Loisel Isadore | KO | 2 (10) | Jan 21, 1949 | 22 years, 248 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
45 | Loss | 28β11β5 (1) | Johnny Bratton | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 3, 1948 | 22 years, 199 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
44 | Win | 28β10β5 (1) | Arthur Persley | PTS | 8 | Oct 31, 1948 | 22 years, 166 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
43 | Win | 27β10β5 (1) | Frankie Cockrell | KO | 5 (10) | Oct 26, 1948 | 22 years, 161 days | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
42 | Loss | 26β10β5 (1) | Freddie Dawson | UD | 10 | Oct 1, 1948 | 22 years, 136 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
41 | Draw | 26β9β5 (1) | Luther Burgess | PTS | 10 | Jul 25, 1948 | 22 years, 68 days | Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
40 | Loss | 26β9β4 (1) | Bobby McQuillar | PTS | 10 | May 7, 1948 | 21 years, 355 days | Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
39 | Draw | 26β8β4 (1) | Bobby McQuillar | PTS | 10 | Feb 28, 1948 | 21 years, 286 days | Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
38 | Win | 26β8β3 (1) | Joey Bagnato | KO | 1 (8) | Dec 15, 1947 | 21 years, 211 days | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
37 | Loss | 25β8β3 (1) | Arthur King | SD | 8 | Nov 10, 1947 | 21 years, 176 days | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
36 | Win | 25β7β3 (1) | Arthur King | UD | 8 | Oct 21, 1947 | 21 years, 156 days | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
35 | Win | 24β7β3 (1) | Ernie Butler | KO | 5 (10) | Oct 6, 1947 | 21 years, 141 days | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
34 | Win | 23β7β3 (1) | Danny Robinson | PTS | 10 | Sep 24, 1947 | 21 years, 129 days | Jersey City Gardens, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
33 | Win | 22β7β3 (1) | Danny Webb | PTS | 10 | Aug 6, 1947 | 21 years, 80 days | Exchange Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
32 | Win | 21β7β3 (1) | Freddie Latson | PTS | 6 | Jul 23, 1947 | 21 years, 66 days | Crystal Arena, Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S. | |
31 | Win | 20β7β3 (1) | Walter Stevens | PTS | 6 | Jul 14, 1947 | 21 years, 57 days | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
30 | Win | 19β7β3 (1) | Melvin Bartholomew | UD | 10 | Jul 4, 1947 | 21 years, 47 days | Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
29 | Win | 18β7β3 (1) | Leonard Caesar | DQ | 10 (10) | May 18, 1947 | 21 years, 0 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
28 | Loss | 17β7β3 (1) | Sandy Saddler | RTD | 2 (10) | May 2, 1947 | 20 years, 349 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
27 | Win | 17β6β3 (1) | Jimmy Carter | PTS | 10 | Apr 18, 1947 | 20 years, 335 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
26 | Loss | 16β6β3 (1) | Melvin Bartholomew | UD | 10 | Mar 28, 1947 | 20 years, 314 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
25 | Draw | 16β5β3 (1) | Buster Tyler | PTS | 10 | Mar 7, 1947 | 20 years, 293 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
24 | Win | 16β5β2 (1) | Janius West | PTS | 10 | Dec 20, 1946 | 20 years, 216 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 15β5β2 (1) | Bob Weatherly | PTS | 8 | Oct 18, 1946 | 20 years, 153 days | Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
22 | Loss | 14β5β2 (1) | Buster Tyler | PTS | 10 | Jul 26, 1946 | 20 years, 69 days | Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 14β4β2 (1) | Midget Jones | PTS | 8 | Jun 28, 1946 | 20 years, 41 days | Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 13β4β2 (1) | Arthur Ross | KO | 2 (6) | May 3, 1946 | 19 years, 350 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 12β4β2 (1) | Francis Adams | PTS | 6 | Apr 5, 1946 | 19 years, 322 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 11β4β2 (1) | Leonard Caesar | PTS | 8 | Mar 29, 1946 | 19 years, 315 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
17 | Draw | 10β4β2 (1) | Leonard Caesar | PTS | 6 | Mar 22, 1946 | 19 years, 308 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 10β4β1 (1) | Johnny Monroe | PTS | 6 | Jan 20, 1946 | 19 years, 247 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
15 | Loss | 9β4β1 (1) | Leonard Caesar | PTS | 5 | Jan 13, 1946 | 19 years, 240 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
14 | Loss | 9β3β1 (1) | Melvin Bartholomew | KO | 3 (6) | Jul 9, 1945 | 19 years, 52 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
13 | Win | 9β2β1 (1) | Leonard Caesar | PTS | 4 | Sep 3, 1943 | 17 years, 108 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 8β2β1 (1) | Leonard Caesar | PTS | 4 | Aug 1, 1943 | 17 years, 75 days | Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 7β2β1 (1) | Charles Wright | KO | 3 (4) | Apr 19, 1943 | 16 years, 336 days | Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 6β2β1 (1) | Richard Germaine | TKO | 4 (4) | Apr 2, 1943 | 16 years, 319 days | Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
9 | Loss | 5β2β1 (1) | Midget Jones | PTS | 6 | Mar 26, 1943 | 16 years, 312 days | Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 5β1β1 (1) | Kenneth Hurst | PTS | 6 | Feb 19, 1943 | 16 years, 277 days | Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 4β1β1 (1) | Richard Germaine | KO | 3 (4) | Jan 24, 1943 | 16 years, 251 days | Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 3β1β1 (1) | Ringer Thompson | PTS | 4 | Jan 15, 1943 | 16 years, 242 days | Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 2β1β1 (1) | Ringer Thompson | PTS | 6 | Dec 13, 1942 | 16 years, 209 days | Victory Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 1β1β1 (1) | Kid Alphonse | KO | 3 (6) | Jul 27, 1942 | 16 years, 70 days | Legion Field, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | |
3 | Loss | 0β1β1 (1) | John L. Robertson | KO | 1 (4) | Dec 5, 1941 | 15 years, 201 days | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
2 | Draw | 0β0β1 (1) | George Bradford | PTS | 4 | Oct 6, 1941 | 15 years, 141 days | Athletic Club, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | |
1 | ND | 0β0 (1) | Ringer Thompson | ND | ? (6) | Sep 12, 1941 | 15 years, 117 days | Catholic High School Gym, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Joe Brown". ibhof.com.
- ^ "Joe Brown". 64parishes.org. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ Details of Brown's ring record and Championship fights from: (i) The Ring Record Book & Boxing Encyclopedia 1959 (Nat Fleischer, The Ring Book Shop Inc., 1959), pages 5, 301 & 896. (ii) The Cyber Boxing Zone β». (iii) The Boxing Records Archive β». Unusually, this source lists Brown's exhibitions dated October 17, 1952, and April 7, 1958, as being official bouts, while crediting him with a victory on October 10, 1952, that is: recorded elsewhere as a seventh round defeat.
- ^ "Joe Brown ("Old Bones"), p. 352" (pdf). The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book. International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Biographical Information from: (i) Henry Cooper's 100 Greatest Boxers (Henry Cooper, Queen Anne Press, 1990). See page 32 for the 'Old Bones' anecdote and page 33 for Cooper's reflections on the twilight of Brown's career. (ii) The Ring Record Book & Boxing Encyclopedia 1959 (Nat Fleischer, The Ring Book Shop Inc., 1959). A cameo of Brown's life and career, including brief details of his military service may be found on page 5. (iii) The International Boxing Hall of Fame's online exhibit β» provides a very sketchy account indeed of Brown's career, but was used to confirm the date of Brown's induction into that body.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Joe Brown from BoxRec (registration required)
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1956
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1957
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1958
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1959
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1960
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1961
- https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/National_Boxing_Association%27s_Quarterly_Ratings:_1962
- https://www.wbaboxing.com/wba-history/world-boxing-association-history
- https://titlehistories.com/boxing/na/usa/ny/nysac-l.html
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Preceded by | NYSAC lightweight champion August 24, 1956 β April 21, 1962 |
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NBA lightweight champion August 24, 1956 β April 21, 1962 | ||||
The Ring lightweight champion August 24, 1956 β April 21, 1962 | ||||
Undisputed lightweight champion August 24, 1956 β April 21, 1962 |
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