What is Johnny Bratton's record?

Johnny Bratton's professional record is 60-24-3 with 34 knockouts.

Which world titles has Johnny Bratton held?

Johnny Bratton has held 1 world title reign: WBA welterweight (1951).

Welterweight · United States

Johnny Bratton

60-24-3 34 KO · 1944–1955

Johnny Bratton was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Sep 9, 1927. Record 60-24-3 with 34 knockouts over 1944–1955. World titles: WBA welterweight (1951). Johnny Bratton last fought Del Flanagan on Mar 17, 1955 and lost by TKO in round 9 of 10.

Also: جوني براتون · ジョニー・ブラットン

BornSep 9, 1927

DiedAug 15, 1993

Country🇺🇸 United States

StanceOrthodox

NicknameHoney Boy Bratton

DebutJun 12, 1944

Career1944–1955

Rounds boxed651

KO share57%

Born inLittle Rock, Arkansas, U.S.

TitlesWBA welterweight · 1951

Boxerbook rating1573 ± 318 · inactive since Mar 1955Why here ›

Confirmed bouts16 of 87

Career record

Record

60-24-3, 34 KOs · 1944–1955

Last result

Del Flanagan 🇺🇸

TKO 9/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸

1955-03-17 ›
✓ one source

The record

87 bouts, 1944–1955, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Del Flanagan 🇺🇸

TKO 9/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸

Bratton 60-23-3 · Flanagan —

1955-03-17 ›
✓ one source

Chico Varona

UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸

Bratton 60-22-3 · Varona —

1954-10-25 ›
✓ one source

Johnny Saxton 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸

Bratton 60-21-3 · Saxton 43-2-1

1954-02-24 ›
✓✓ two sources

Kid Gavilán 🇨🇺

For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles

UD 15/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 60-20-3 · Gavilán 95-13-4

1953-11-13 ›
✓✓ two sources

Al Wilson

SD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸

Bratton 59-20-3 · Wilson —

1953-10-07 ›
✓ one source

Danny Womber

UD 10/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦

Bratton 58-20-3 · Womber —

1953-06-09 ›
✓ one source

Livio Minelli 🇮🇹

UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸

Bratton 57-20-3 · Minelli —

1953-05-07 ›
✓ one source

Al Wilson

UD 10/10 · Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸

Bratton 56-20-3 · Wilson —

1953-04-14 ›
✓ one source

Bobby Jones

KO 5/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸

Bratton 55-20-3 · Jones —

1953-03-20 ›
✓ one source

Jesús Portuguez 🇨🇷

KO 5/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸

Bratton 54-20-3 · Portuguez —

1953-02-23 ›
✓ one source

Tiger Jones 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸

Bratton 54-19-3 · Jones 23-5-2

1952-12-05 ›
✓✓ two sources

Joe Miceli

TKO 8/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸

Bratton 53-19-3 · Miceli —

1952-10-31 ›
✓ one source

Ralph Zannelli

UD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸

Bratton 52-19-3 · Zannelli —

1952-09-10 ›
✓ one source

Irvin Steen

TKO 3/10 · Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸

Bratton 51-19-3 · Steen —

1952-08-25 ›
✓ one source

Laurent Dauthuille 🇫🇷

TKO 3/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦

Bratton 50-19-3 · Dauthuille —

1952-07-28 ›
✓ one source

Rocky Castellani 🇺🇸

SD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 50-18-3 · Castellani 45-6-6

1952-06-18 ›
✓✓ two sources

Del Flanagan 🇺🇸

SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸

Bratton 49-18-3 · Flanagan —

1952-05-23 ›
✓ one source

Pierre Langlois 🇫🇷

TKO 4/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦

Bratton 48-18-3 · Langlois —

1952-05-01 ›
✓ one source

Rocky Castellani 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸

Bratton 48-17-3 · Castellani 44-6-5

1952-03-28 ›
✓✓ two sources

Vic Cardell

SD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 47-17-3 · Cardell —

1952-02-20 ›
✓ one source

Show all 87 bouts

Bobby Rosado

KO 8/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸

Bratton 46-17-3 · Rosado —

1952-01-28 ›
✓ one source

Livio Minelli 🇮🇹

SD 10/10 · Arena, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸

Bratton 45-17-3 · Minelli —

1951-12-27 ›
✓ one source

Kid Gavilán 🇨🇺

PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 45-17-2 · Gavilán 77-12-3

1951-11-28 ›
✓✓ two sources

Wilbur Wilson

KO 8/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸

Bratton 44-17-2 · Wilson —

1951-10-15 ›
✓ one source

Kid Gavilán 🇨🇺

Lost NBA welterweight title

UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸

Bratton 44-16-2 · Gavilán 72-12-3

1951-05-18 ›
✓✓ two sources

Don Williams

TKO 4/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸

Bratton 43-16-2 · Williams —

1951-04-18 ›
✓ one source

Charley Fusari 🇺🇸

Won vacant NBA welterweight title

SD 15/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 42-16-2 · Fusari —

1951-03-14 ›
✓ one source

Bobby Dykes

TKO 1/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 41-16-2 · Dykes —

1951-01-24 ›
✓ one source

Sammy Mastrean

KO 3/10 · Rainbo Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 40-16-2 · Mastrean —

1951-01-09 ›
✓ one source

Lester Felton

TKO 3/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 39-16-2 · Felton —

1950-12-13 ›
✓ one source

Holley Mims 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸

Bratton 39-15-2 · Mims —

1950-11-27 ›
✓ one source

Johnny Cesario

TKO 3/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸

Bratton 38-15-2 · Cesario —

1950-11-22 ›
✓ one source

Holley Mims 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸

Bratton 38-14-2 · Mims —

1950-11-06 ›
✓ one source

Ike Williams 🇺🇸

TKO 8/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 38-13-2 · Williams 107-12-4

1950-01-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Gene Hairston 🇺🇸

TKO 2/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸

Bratton 37-13-2 · Hairston —

1950-01-04 ›
✓ one source

Gaby Ferland

TKO 2/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 36-13-2 · Ferland —

1949-11-18 ›
✓ one source

Chuck Taylor

TKO 2/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 35-13-2 · Taylor —

1949-09-15 ›
✓ one source

Ramón Álvarez

TKO 5/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 34-13-2 · Álvarez —

1949-04-08 ›
✓ one source

Frankie Vigeant

TKO 4/10 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸

Bratton 33-13-2 · Vigeant —

1949-03-29 ›
✓ one source

Chester Rico

TKO 6/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 32-13-2 · Rico —

1949-02-25 ›
✓ one source

Ike Williams 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸

Bratton 32-12-2 · Williams 97-10-4

1949-01-17 ›
✓✓ two sources

Melvin Bartholomew

PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Bratton 31-12-2 · Bartholomew —

1949-01-07 ›
✓ one source

Joe Brown 🇺🇸

KO 4/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Bratton 30-12-2 · Brown 28-10-5

1948-12-03 ›
✓✓ two sources

Bobby Lee

PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸

Bratton 30-12-1 · Lee —

1948-11-29 ›
✓ one source

Bernard Docusen

UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 30-11-1 · Docusen —

1948-10-29 ›
✓ one source

Luigi Valentini

TKO 7/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 29-11-1 · Valentini —

1948-09-15 ›
✓ one source

Frankie Abrams

UD 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 28-11-1 · Abrams —

1948-07-19 ›
✓ one source

Jackie Solomon

KO 1/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 27-11-1 · Solomon —

1948-07-06 ›
✓ one source

Beau Jack 🇺🇸

TKO 8/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 27-10-1 · Jack 70-12-4

1948-01-23 ›
✓✓ two sources

Livio Minelli 🇮🇹

SD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸

Bratton 27-9-1 · Minelli —

1948-01-05 ›
✓ one source

Phil Palmer

TKO 7/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 26-9-1 · Palmer —

1947-11-12 ›
✓ one source

Gene Burton

UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 26-8-1 · Burton —

1947-10-06 ›
✓ one source

Herbie Jones

KO 8/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸

Bratton 25-8-1 · Jones —

1947-08-04 ›
✓ one source

Gene Burton

UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 25-7-1 · Burton —

1947-06-06 ›
✓ one source

Sammy Angott 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 25-6-1 · Angott 84-24-7

1947-05-16 ›
✓✓ two sources

Danny Kapilow

SD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 24-6-1 · Kapilow —

1947-02-18 ›
✓ one source

Morris Reif

UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 23-6-1 · Reif —

1947-01-24 ›
✓ one source

Willie Joyce 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 22-6-1 · Joyce 71-19-9

1946-12-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Willie Joyce 🇺🇸

SD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 21-6-1 · Joyce 70-18-9

1946-10-31 ›
✓✓ two sources

Richard Polite

TKO 3/10 · Pelican Stadium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Bratton 20-6-1 · Polite —

1946-10-18 ›
✓ one source

Eddie Lander

UD 10/10 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 19-6-1 · Lander —

1946-09-23 ›
✓ one source

Roy Cadle

TKO 5/12 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 18-6-1 · Cadle —

1946-08-14 ›
✓ one source

Bill Eddy

MD 10/10 · Rainbo Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 17-6-1 · Eddy —

1946-08-01 ›
✓ one source

Pedro Firpo

KO 1/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Bratton 16-6-1 · Firpo —

1946-05-03 ›
✓ one source

Freddie Dawson

UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 15-6-1 · Dawson —

1946-04-12 ›
✓ one source

Ike Williams 🇺🇸

PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Bratton 15-5-1 · Williams 69-9-3

1946-01-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Chalky Wright 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Bratton 15-4-1 · Wright 168-38-18

1945-12-14 ›
✓✓ two sources

Cleo Shans

PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Bratton 14-4-1 · Shans —

1945-11-11 ›
✓ one source

Cleo Shans

PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Bratton 14-4-0 · Shans —

1945-11-02 ›
✓ one source

Candy McDaniels

TKO 6/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸

Bratton 13-4-0 · McDaniels —

1945-10-26 ›
✓ one source

Dave Castilloux 🇨🇦

PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸

Bratton 13-3-0 · Castilloux —

1945-08-10 ›
✓ one source

Joey Barnum

UD 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 13-2-0 · Barnum —

1945-07-30 ›
✓ one source

Melvin Johnson

PTS 8/8 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 12-2-0 · Johnson —

1945-07-20 ›
✓ one source

Melvin Bartholomew

KO 4/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 11-2-0 · Bartholomew —

1945-05-14 ›
✓ one source

Patsy Spataro

PTS 8/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 10-2-0 · Spataro —

1945-03-26 ›
✓ one source

Jimmy Anest

PTS 6/6 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 9-2-0 · Anest —

1945-02-14 ›
✓ one source

Robert Earl

TKO 3/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 8-2-0 · Earl —

1945-01-19 ›
✓ one source

Ted Christie

TKO 2/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 7-2-0 · Christie —

1944-12-18 ›
✓ one source

Ace Miller

PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 7-1-0 · Miller —

1944-12-04 ›
✓ one source

Gene Spencer

PTS 8/8 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 6-1-0 · Spencer —

1944-11-24 ›
✓ one source

Gene Spencer

SD 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 5-1-0 · Spencer —

1944-10-09 ›
✓ one source

Gene Spencer

UD 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 5-0-0 · Spencer —

1944-09-25 ›
✓ one source

Ted Christie

PTS 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 4-0-0 · Christie —

1944-08-07 ›
✓ one source

Walter Holba

TKO 2/5 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 3-0-0 · Holba —

1944-07-24 ›
✓ one source

Alvin Jordan

KO 4/4 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 2-0-0 · Jordan —

1944-07-07 ›
✓ one source

Larry Wright

TKO 3/4 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 1-0-0 · Wright —

1944-06-26 ›
✓ one source

Doyle Hirt

PTS 4/4 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸

Bratton 0-0-0 · Hirt —

1944-06-12 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBAWelterweight

1951-03-13 – 1951-05-18

Facts

What is Johnny Bratton's record?: Johnny Bratton's professional record is 60-24-3 with 34 knockouts.
Who did Johnny Bratton fight last?: Johnny Bratton last fought Del Flanagan on Mar 17, 1955 and lost by TKO in round 9 of 10.
Which world titles has Johnny Bratton held?: Johnny Bratton has held 1 world title reign: WBA welterweight (1951).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 10538 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10538. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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