Lightweight · United States
Joe Brown 122-47-14, 2 NC 56 KO · 1941–1970
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Joe Brown was a lightweight boxer from United States, born May 18, 1926. Record 122-47-14, 2 NC with 56 knockouts over 1941–1970. World titles: WBA lightweight (1956–1962). Joe Brown last fought Dave Oropeza on Aug 24, 1970 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: Джо Браун · جو براون · जो ब्राउन +4 more জো ব্রাউন · જોઈ બ્રાઉન · ジョー・ブラウン · 조 브라운
Born May 18, 1926
Died Dec 4, 1997
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 171 cm
Reach 172.5 cm
Nickname Old Bones
Debut Sep 12, 1941
Career 1941–1970
Rounds boxed 1471
KO share 46%
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Titles WBA lightweight · 1956–1962
Boxerbook rating 1297 ± 288 · inactive since Aug 1970Why here › Confirmed bouts 16 of 185
Career record Record
122-47-14, 2 NC, 56 KOs · 1941–1970
Last result L
Dave Oropeza
UD 10/10 · Riverside Ballroom Arena, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
The record 185 bouts, 1941–1970, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 104-44-13
L
Dave Oropeza
UD 10/10 · Riverside Ballroom Arena, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Brown 122-46-14 · Oropeza —
W
Ramon Flores
UD 10/10 · Sports Center, Tucson, 🇺🇸
Brown 121-46-14 · Flores —
D
Steve Freeman
PTS 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Brown 121-46-13 · Freeman —
L
Chucho Garcia
TKO 9/10 · Sam's Sports Palace, Beaumont, 🇺🇸
Brown 121-45-13 · Garcia —
L
Ricardo Medrano
UD 10/10 · Sam's Sports Palace, Beaumont, 🇺🇸
Brown 121-44-13 · Medrano —
L
TKO 4/10 · Arena México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Brown 121-43-13 · Carmona 26-5-1
W
Vic Graffio
TKO 8/10 · Sam's Sports Palace, Beaumont, 🇺🇸
Brown 120-43-13 · Graffio —
W
Nat Jackson
TKO 6/10 · National Guard Armory, Pensacola, 🇺🇸
Brown 119-43-13 · Jackson —
W
Benito Juarez
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 118-43-13 · Juarez —
L
Percy Pugh
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 118-42-13 · Pugh —
W
Joe Barrientes
MD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 117-42-13 · Barrientes —
W
Blackie Zamora
TKO 8/10 · Teamsters Hall, Baton Rouge, 🇺🇸
Brown 116-42-13 · Zamora —
W
Rodwell LeKay
PTS 10/10 · Praça de Touros Monumental, Maputo, 🇲🇿
Brown 115-42-13 · LeKay —
L
Joe N'Gidi
PTS 10/10 · Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Brown 115-41-13 · N'Gidi —
L
PTS 10/10 · Curries Fountain, Durban
Brown 115-40-13 · Ngidi —
W
Enoch Nhlapo
PTS 10/10 · Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Brown 114-40-13 · Nhlapo —
W
Josiah Nakedi
KO 9/10 · Bochabela Arena, Bloemfontein
Brown 113-40-13 · Nakedi —
D
MD 10/10 · Helsinki, 🇫🇮
Brown 113-40-12 · Berglöf —
L
PTS 10/10 · Roma, Lazio, 🇮🇹
Brown 113-39-12 · Arcari 8-1-0
L
UD 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Brown 113-38-12 · Narvaez —
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Mario Rossito
PTS 10/10 · Coliseo Humberto Perea, Barranquilla, 🇨🇴
Brown 113-37-12 · Rossito —
L
Antonio Herrera
UD 10/10 · Cali, 🇨🇴
Brown 113-36-12 · Herrera —
W
Blackie Zamora
UD 10/10 · Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, 🇺🇸
Brown 112-36-12 · Zamora —
L
Joey Olguin
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Brown 112-35-12 · Olguin —
L
TKO 5/10 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Brown 112-34-12 · Andreetti —
L
Joe N'Gidi
PTS 10/10 · Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg
Brown 112-33-12 · N'Gidi —
W
Levi Madi
PTS 10/10 · Green Point Track, Cape Town
Brown 111-33-12 · Madi —
W
Joas Kangaroo Maoto
KO 6/10 · Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Brown 110-33-12 · Maoto —
W
Levi Madi
PTS 10/10 · Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
Brown 109-33-12 · Madi —
L
PTS 10/10 · National Stadium, Kingston, 🇯🇲
Brown 109-32-12 · Hayles —
W
Hector Diaz
KO 8/10 · City Auditorium, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Brown 108-32-12 · Diaz —
L
Ricardo Medrano
DQ 10/10 · City Coliseum, Austin, 🇺🇸
Brown 108-31-12 · Medrano —
W
Esteban Santamaria
SD 10/10 · Arena de Colon, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Brown 107-31-12 · Santamaria —
L
Paul Armstead
UD 10/10 · Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Brown 107-30-12 · Armstead —
W
Tony Perez
PTS 10/10 · San Jose, California, 🇺🇸
Brown 106-30-12 · Perez —
L
Paul Armstead
SD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Brown 106-29-12 · Armstead —
L
Manuel Gonzalez
UD 10/10 · Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, 🇺🇸
Brown 106-28-12 · Gonzalez —
L
KO 3/10 · Maracaibo, 🇻🇪
Brown 106-27-12 · Hernández 33-3-3
W
TKO 5/10 · Auditório da TV-Excelsior, Río de Janeiro, 🇧🇷
Brown 105-27-12 · Galasso —
L
UD 10/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Brown 105-26-12 · Locche 40-1-7
L
Alfredo Urbina
UD 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Monterrey, 🇲🇽
Brown 105-25-12 · Urbina —
W
Joey Lopes
RTD 7/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Brown 104-25-12 · Lopes —
W
Manuel Alvarez
KO 8/10 · Monterrey, Nuevo León, 🇲🇽
Brown 103-25-12 · Alvarez —
L
KO 6/10 · King's Hall, Belle Vue, 🇬🇧
Brown 103-24-12 · Charnley —
W
Tony Noriega
KO 6/10 · City Auditorium, Houston, 🇺🇸
Brown 102-24-12 · Noriega —
L
UD 10/10 · Municipal Stadium, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Brown 102-23-12 · Molina —
L
Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Convention Center, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Brown 102-22-12 · Ortíz 35-4-0
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, 🇵🇭
Brown 101-22-12 · Somodio —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles PTS 15/15 · Earls Court Arena, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Brown 100-22-12 · Charnley —
W
Joey Parks
UD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Brown 99-22-12 · Parks —
L
PTS 10/10 · Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, 🇮🇹
Brown 99-21-12 · Campari —
W
Cisco Andrade
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 98-21-12 · Andrade —
W
KO 4/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Brown 97-21-12 · Torres —
W
Harlow Irwin
TKO 5/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Brown 96-21-12 · Irwin —
L
Ray Portilla
TKO 6/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Brown 96-20-12 · Portilla —
W
Joey Parks
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 95-20-12 · Parks —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 6/15 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Brown 94-20-12 · Charnley —
D
Joey Parks
PTS 10/10 · State Fair Coliseum, Albuquerque, 🇺🇸
Brown 94-20-11 · Parks —
W
Gale Kerwin
TKO 4/10 · Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Brown 93-20-11 · Kerwin —
W
Santiago Ramirez
KO 8/10 · Memorial Stadium, Baton Rouge, 🇺🇸
Brown 92-20-11 · Ramirez —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 9/15 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Brown 91-20-11 · Rosi —
W
Johnny Busso
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Brown 90-20-11 · Busso —
L
Johnny Busso
UD 10/10 · Exhibition Hall, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Brown 90-19-11 · Busso —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Brown 89-19-11 · Lane 53-5-0
W
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 8/15 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Brown 88-19-11 · Dupas 70-8-6
W
Orlando Echevarria
KO 1/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Brown 87-19-11 · Echevarria —
W
Ernie Williams
TKO 5/10 · Capitol Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Brown 86-19-11 · Williams —
W
Joey Lopes
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 11/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Brown 85-19-11 · Lopes —
W
Kid Centella
UD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Brown 84-19-11 · Centella —
D
Joey Lopes
MD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Brown 84-19-10 · Lopes —
W
Gilberto Holguin
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Brown 83-19-10 · Holguin —
W
Orlando Zulueta
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 15/15 · Coliseum, Denver, 🇺🇸
Brown 82-19-10 · Zulueta —
W
SD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Brown 81-19-10 · Savoie —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 11/15 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Brown 80-19-10 · Smith 31-17-7
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles SD 15/15 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 79-19-10 · Smith 31-16-7
W
Eddie Brant
TKO 3/10 · Sportatorium, Beaumont, 🇺🇸
Brown 78-19-10 · Brant —
W
UD 10/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Brown 77-19-10 · Smith 31-15-7
W
Arthur Persley
KO 9/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 76-19-10 · Persley —
W
Ray Portilla
TKO 5 · Auditorium, Houston, 🇺🇸
Brown 75-19-10 · Portilla —
W
Ray Riojas
RTD 7/10 · City Auditorium, Houston, 🇺🇸
Brown 74-19-10 · Riojas —
W
Jimmy Hackney
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 73-19-10 · Hackney —
L
Arthur Persley
UD 12/12 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 73-18-10 · Persley —
W
Junius West
KO 3/10 · Arena de Colon, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Brown 72-18-10 · West —
W
Tony Armenteros
PTS 10/10 · Arena de Colon, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Brown 71-18-10 · Armenteros —
W
Bobby Rosado
UD 10/10 · Arena de Colon, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Brown 70-18-10 · Rosado —
W
Tito Despaigne
KO 4/10 · Arena de Colon, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Brown 69-18-10 · Despaigne —
W
Tony Armenteros
TKO 8/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 68-18-10 · Armenteros —
L
Tony Armenteros
PTS 6/6 · Dinner Key Auditorium, Coconut Grove, 🇺🇸
Brown 68-17-10 · Armenteros —
L
Carl Coates
SD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 68-16-10 · Coates —
W
Nat Jackson
KO 4/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 67-16-10 · Jackson —
W
Wilfrdo Brown
KO 4/10 · Arena de Colon, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Brown 66-16-10 · Brown —
W
TKO 9/10 · Arena de Colon, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Brown 65-16-10 · Plummer —
W
Elvis Matthews
TKO 7/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Brown 64-16-10 · Matthews —
W
Little David
TKO 9/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Brown 63-16-10 · David —
W
Jimmy Louis
UD 6/6 · Front Street Arena, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Brown 62-16-10 · Louis —
W
Isaac Logart
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Brown 61-16-10 · Logart —
L
DQ 6/10 · Arcadia Ballroom, Providence, 🇺🇸
Brown 61-15-10 · Gordon —
W
Cliff Dyes
TKO 9/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Brown 60-15-10 · Dyes —
W
Ernie Hall
TKO 3/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Brown 59-15-10 · Hall —
D
Luther Rawlings
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Brown 59-15-9 · Rawlings —
D
Orlando Zulueta
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Brown 59-15-8 · Zulueta —
W
Joey Greenwood
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Brown 58-15-8 · Greenwood —
W
Don Bowman
KO 1/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Brown 57-15-8 · Bowman —
L
KO 7/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Brown 57-14-8 · Araujo —
W
Jimmy Taylor
SD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 56-14-8 · Taylor —
W
Marshall Clayton
RTD 8/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 55-14-8 · Clayton —
W
Melvin Bartholomew
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 54-14-8 · Bartholomew —
W
Jerry Turner
TKO 5/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Brown 53-14-8 · Turner —
W
Calvin Smith
TKO 7/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 52-14-8 · Smith —
W
Walter Haines
SD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 51-14-8 · Haines —
D
Walter Haines
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 51-14-7 · Haines —
D
Walter Haines
PTS 6/6 · Miami Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Brown 51-14-6 · Haines —
L
UD 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Brown 51-13-6 · Akins 18-7-0
W
Stonewall Jackson
TKO 5/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 50-13-6 · Jackson —
W
Tommy Campbell
KO 1/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 49-13-6 · Campbell —
W
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 48-13-6 · Akins 16-6-0
W
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 47-13-6 · Akins 15-5-0
W
Honeychile Johnson
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 46-13-6 · Johnson —
W
Lester Felton
SD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 45-13-6 · Felton —
W
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 44-13-6 · Davis —
W
Baby Neff Ortiz
KO 2/10 · Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, 🇺🇸
Brown 43-13-6 · Ortiz —
L
Tommy Campbell
MD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Brown 43-12-6 · Campbell —
W
Bernie Hall
KO 11/12 · Broken Hill, New South Wales, 🇦🇺
Brown 42-12-6 · Hall —
NC
Irvin Steen
10/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Brown 42-12-6 · Steen —
W
KO 1/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Brown 41-12-6 · Williams —
W
KO 8/12 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Brown 40-12-6 · Hassen —
L
John L. Davis
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Brown 40-11-6 · Davis —
W
Dave Marsh
PTS 4/4 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Brown 39-11-6 · Marsh —
W
Danny Womber
UD 8/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Brown 38-11-6 · Womber —
W
Milton Scott
TKO 2/4 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Brown 37-11-6 · Scott —
W
Isaac Jenkins
PTS 6/6 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Brown 36-11-6 · Jenkins —
W
Charley Milan
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 35-11-6 · Milan —
W
Willie Russell
UD 10/10 · Parkway Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Brown 34-11-6 · Russell —
W
Leroy Willis
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 33-11-6 · Willis —
D
John L.aBroi
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Brown 33-11-5 · L.aBroi —
W
Hugh Sublett
UD 8/8 · Palais Royale, South Bend, 🇺🇸
Brown 32-11-5 · Sublett —
W
Joe Sgro
PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Brown 31-11-5 · Sgro —
W
Luther Rawlings
PTS 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Brown 30-11-5 · Rawlings —
W
Booker T Ellis
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Brown 29-11-5 · Ellis —
W
Loisel Isadore
KO 2/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 28-11-5 · Isadore —
L
KO 4/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 28-10-5 · Bratton 30-12-2
W
Arthur Persley
PTS 8/8 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 27-10-5 · Persley —
W
Frankie Cockrell
KO 5/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Brown 26-10-5 · Cockrell —
L
Freddie Dawson
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 26-9-5 · Dawson —
D
Luther Burgess
PTS 10/10 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 26-9-4 · Burgess —
L
Bobby McQuillar
PTS 10/10 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 26-8-4 · McQuillar —
D
Bobby McQuillar
PTS 10/10 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 26-8-3 · McQuillar —
W
Joey Bagnato
KO 1/8 · Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Brown 25-8-3 · Bagnato —
L
SD 8/8 · Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Brown 25-7-3 · King —
W
UD 8/8 · Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Brown 24-7-3 · King —
W
Ernie Butler
KO 5/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Brown 23-7-3 · Butler —
W
Danny Robinson
PTS 10/10 · Jersey City Gardens, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Brown 22-7-3 · Robinson —
W
Danny Webb
PTS 10/10 · Exchange Stadium, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Brown 21-7-3 · Webb —
W
Freddie Latson
PTS 6/6 · Crystal Arena, Norwalk, 🇺🇸
Brown 20-7-3 · Latson —
W
Walter Stevens
PTS 6/6 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Brown 19-7-3 · Stevens —
W
Melvin Bartholomew
UD 10/10 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 18-7-3 · Bartholomew —
W
Leonard Caesar
DQ 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 17-7-3 · Caesar —
L
RTD 2/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 17-6-3 · Saddler 63-4-1
W
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 16-6-3 · Carter 24-3-1
L
Melvin Bartholomew
UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 16-5-3 · Bartholomew —
D
Buster Tyler
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 16-5-2 · Tyler —
W
Janius West
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 15-5-2 · West —
W
Bob Weatherly
PTS 8/8 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 14-5-2 · Weatherly —
L
Buster Tyler
PTS 10/10 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 14-4-2 · Tyler —
W
Midget Jones
PTS 8/8 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 13-4-2 · Jones —
W
Arthur Ross
KO 2/6 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 12-4-2 · Ross —
W
Francis Adams
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 11-4-2 · Adams —
W
Leonard Caesar
PTS 8/8 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 10-4-2 · Caesar —
D
Leonard Caesar
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 10-4-1 · Caesar —
W
Johnny Monroe
PTS 6/6 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 9-4-1 · Monroe —
L
Leonard Caesar
PTS 5/5 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 9-3-1 · Caesar —
L
Melvin Bartholomew
KO 3/6 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 9-2-1 · Bartholomew —
W
Leonard Caesar
PTS 4/4 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 8-2-1 · Caesar —
W
Leonard Caesar
PTS 4/4 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 7-2-1 · Caesar —
W
Charles Wright
KO 3/4 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 6-2-1 · Wright —
W
Richard Germaine
TKO 4/4 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 5-2-1 · Germaine —
L
Midget Jones
PTS 6/6 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 5-1-1 · Jones —
W
Kenneth Hurst
PTS 6/6 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 4-1-1 · Hurst —
W
Richard Germaine
KO 3/4 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 3-1-1 · Germaine —
W
Ringer Thompson
PTS 4/4 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 2-1-1 · Thompson —
W
Ringer Thompson
PTS 6/6 · Victory Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 1-1-1 · Thompson —
W
Kid Alphonse
KO 3/6 · Legion Field, Baton Rouge, 🇺🇸
Brown 0-1-1 · Alphonse —
L
John L. Robertson
KO 1/4 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Brown 0-0-1 · Robertson —
D
George Bradford
PTS 4/4 · Athletic Club, Baton Rouge, 🇺🇸
Brown 0-0-0 · Bradford —
NC
Ringer Thompson
Catholic High School Gym, Baton Rouge, 🇺🇸
Brown 0-0-0 · Thompson —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Joe Brown's record? Joe Brown's professional record is 122-47-14, 2 NC with 56 knockouts.
Who did Joe Brown fight last? Joe Brown last fought Dave Oropeza on Aug 24, 1970 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Joe Brown held? Joe Brown has held 1 world title reign: WBA lightweight (1956–1962). Sources Boxerbook ID 10757 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10757 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
