| Jackie Brown | |
| Realname: | John Brown[1] |
| Weight: | Flyweight |
| Nationality: | British |
| Birth Date: | 1909 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Collyhurst, England |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 140 |
| Wins: | 107 |
| Losses: | 24 |
| Draws: | 9 |
| Ko: | 40 |
John Brown (29 November 1909 – 15 March 1971), better known as Jackie Brown, was a flyweight boxing world champion. He held the NBA, IBU and British flyweight titles. He would be stripped of both his NBA and IBU titles while still having not been beaten at flyweight since the beginning of his reigns. The NBA stripped him on July 6, 1934 when he was arrested and sentenced to four months in prison for assault.[2] [3] while he was stripped of his IBU title for not giving Valentin Angelmann another chance after a draw in a title bout against him. His British flyweight title would be the only title he lost in the ring when he was defeated on September 9, 1935 to Benny Lynch thus taking all claims he laid to being a flyweight champion.
Born John Brown in Collyhurst, England, he had his first professional fight on 18 May 1925, at the age of sixteen, defeating Harry Gainey on points over six rounds.
In October 1929, he won the vacant British flyweight title, knocking out Bert Kirby in three rounds. The BBBofC subsequently recognised Brown as the World Champion, succeeding the later Johnny Hill, and received confirmation from the New York State Athletic Commission that they were willing to allow him to defend the title in the US.[4] In March 1930, he defended the British title against Kirby, and was knocked out in the third round. In February 1931, he met Kirby for the third time, winning back the title with fifteen-round points decision.
In May 1931, he won the European flyweight title, beating Lucian Popescu, of Romania on points. In the next two months he defended this title twice, winning on points against Emile Degand, of Belgium and Vincenzo Savo, of Italy.[5]
In October 1931, Brown married Mary Chapman.[6]
In September 1932, he defended both his titles against Jim Maharg, winning on a disqualification in the eighth, for a low blow.
In October 1933, Jackie Brown ran over and killed Margaret Thornley with his car. He did not receive any punishment whatsoever for taking her life.[7] The very next year, Brown actually found himself in trouble with the law when he was convicted of assault by occasioning bodily harm for biting a piece out of the ear of Louis Tarchman in a Manchester street after Tarchman had called him a "cheese champion". Brown served four months of imprisonment with hard labour in August 1934.[8]
In September 1935, he was fined £10 and had his driving licence endorsed after being caught speeding; At the trial it emerged that he had over 20 previous convictions for driving offences, some of them serious.[9]
In October 1932, he fought Victor 'Young' Perez, of Tunisia for the World flyweight championship, beating him in thirteen rounds when Perez' corner threw in the towel.[10] Brown was recognized as world flyweight champion by the National Boxing Association of America.
In June and September 1933, he defended his World and European titles against Valentin Angelmann, of France, winning both defences on points.[11] [12]
In December 1933, he defended his British, European and World titles against Chris ‘Ginger’ Foran of Liverpool, winning on points.
In June 1934, he defended his World and European titles against Angelmann, for the third time, this time, after his previous two wins drawing on points.
In 1935, Brown was stripped of his European title for not giving Angelmann a return bout.
On 29 July 1935, Brown won two fights on the same night, stopping Jackie Quinn in the second round of twelve, and Sid Rose in the third of six.[13]
In September 1935, he defended his British and World flyweight titles against the talented Scottish fighter, Benny Lynch. He lost his titles when the referee stopped the contest in the second round.
Following the loss of his titles, Brown continued fighting as a bantamweight. Having won the Northern Area title in October 1936,[14] in May 1937 he fought holder Johnny King for the British bantamweight title,[15] losing by a knockout in the thirteenth round. This was his last challenge for a national or international title, but he continued fighting until July 1939. He then retired, but made a one-fight comeback in February 1948, when he scored a points victory over Billy Stevens over eight rounds.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | Win | 107–24–9 | Benny Jones | PTS | 10 | Jul 24, 1939 | ||
| 139 | Loss | 106–24–9 | Richie 'Kid' Tanner | PTS | 10 | Jul 20, 1939 | ||
| 138 | Win | 106–23–9 | Teddy O'Neill | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1939 | ||
| 137 | Loss | 105–23–9 | Tucker Smith | PTS | 10 | Apr 24, 1939 | ||
| 136 | Win | 105–22–9 | Battling Jim Hayes | PTS | 15 | Mar 20, 1939 | ||
| 135 | Win | 104–22–9 | Syd Parker | PTS | 10 | Feb 6, 1939 | ||
| 134 | Draw | 103–22–9 | Benny Jones | PTS | 10 | Dec 6, 1938 | ||
| 133 | Win | 103–22–8 | Ginger Murphy | TKO | 4 (10) | Nov 28, 1938 | ||
| 132 | Win | 102–22–8 | Pierce Ellis | PTS | 10 | Oct 31, 1938 | ||
| 131 | Win | 101–22–8 | Dave Kellar | TKO | 3 (10) | Oct 5, 1938 | ||
| 130 | Win | 100–22–8 | Battling Jim Hayes | PTS | 10 | Jul 25, 1938 | ||
| 129 | Loss | 99–22–8 | Joe Connolly | PTS | 8 | Jun 29, 1938 | ||
| 128 | Win | 99–21–8 | Joe Skelly | TKO | 10 (10) | Apr 17, 1938 | ||
| 127 | Loss | 98–21–8 | Jim Brady | PTS | 8 | Apr 7, 1938 | ||
| 126 | Win | 98–20–8 | Freddie Tennant | PTS | 10 | Mar 14, 1938 | ||
| 125 | Win | 97–20–8 | Pat Palmer | PTS | 8 | Mar 3, 1938 | ||
| 124 | Win | 96–20–8 | Joe Skelly | PTS | 10 | Feb 15, 1938 | ||
| 123 | Loss | 95–20–8 | Battling Jim Hayes | PTS | 12 | Jan 10, 1938 | ||
| 122 | Loss | 95–19–8 | Len Hampston | DQ | 13 (15) | Nov 24, 1937 | ||
| 121 | Win | 95–18–8 | Pat Palmer | RTD | 6 (10) | Oct 11, 1937 | ||
| 120 | Win | 94–18–8 | Benny Jones | PTS | 10 | Sep 7, 1937 | ||
| 119 | Loss | 93–18–8 | Johnny King | KO | 13 (15) | May 31, 1937 | ||
| 118 | Win | 93–17–8 | Juan Hernandez | TKO | 8 (12) | Mar 21, 1937 | ||
| 117 | Win | 92–17–8 | Van Meensal | KO | 10 (12) | Mar 15, 1937 | ||
| 116 | Win | 91–17–8 | Bobby Hinds | PTS | 12 | Mar 8, 1937 | ||
| 115 | Win | 90–17–8 | Len Beynon | PTS | 15 | Nov 30, 1936 | ||
| 114 | Win | 89–17–8 | Rafael Valdez | PTS | 10 | Nov 16, 1936 | ||
| 113 | Win | 88–17–8 | Jim McInally | KO | 15 (15) | Nov 2, 1936 | ||
| 112 | Win | 87–17–8 | Len Hampston | PTS | 15 | Oct 5, 1936 | ||
| 111 | Win | 86–17–8 | Johnny Cusick | PTS | 15 | Jul 13, 1936 | ||
| 110 | Loss | 85–17–8 | Johnny Cusick | PTS | 15 | May 18, 1936 | ||
| 109 | Win | 85–16–8 | Ted Green | KO | 1 (12) | Apr 23, 1936 | ||
| 108 | Win | 84–16–8 | Tucker Winch | KO | 8 (12) | Mar 27, 1936 | ||
| 107 | Win | 83–16–8 | Fred Nipper Morris | KO | 8 (12) | Mar 6, 1936 | ||
| 106 | Win | 82–16–8 | Jacky Ryan | KO | 4 (12) | Feb 28, 1936 | ||
| 105 | Win | 81–16–8 | Nicolas Petit-Biquet | KO | 6 (12) | Feb 7, 1936 | ||
| 104 | Win | 80–16–8 | Ellis Ashurst | KO | 2 (12) | Dec 22, 1935 | ||
| 103 | Loss | 79–16–8 | Johnny King | RTD | 6 (12) | Nov 22, 1935 | ||
| 102 | Win | 79–15–8 | Tommy Pardoe | KO | 4 (12) | Nov 4, 1935 | ||
| 101 | Win | 78–15–8 | Bert Kirby | TKO | 12 (12) | Oct 14, 1935 | ||
| 100 | Loss | 77–15–8 | Benny Lynch | TKO | 2 (15) | Sep 9, 1935 | ||
| 99 | Win | 77–14–8 | Eric Jones | KO | 3 (12) | Aug 15, 1935 | ||
| 98 | Win | 76–14–8 | Jackie Quinn | TKO | 2 (10) | Jul 29, 1935 | ||
| 97 | Win | 75–14–8 | Syd Rose | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 29, 1935 | ||
| 96 | Win | 74–14–8 | Ernst Weiss | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1935 | ||
| 95 | Win | 73–14–8 | George Marsden | KO | 6 (12) | May 30, 1935 | ||
| 94 | Win | 72–14–8 | Maurice Filhol | PTS | 12 | Mar 25, 1935 | ||
| 93 | Draw | 71–14–8 | Kid Francis | PTS | 12 | Mar 11, 1935 | ||
| 92 | Draw | 71–14–7 | Benny Lynch | PTS | 12 | Mar 4, 1935 | ||
| 91 | Win | 71–14–6 | Henri Barras | PTS | 12 | Feb 22, 1935 | ||
| 90 | Win | 70–14–6 | Orlando Magliozzi | KO | 4 (12) | Feb 11, 1935 | ||
| 89 | Draw | 69–14–6 | Valentin Angelmann | PTS | 15 | Jun 18, 1934 | ||
| 88 | Win | 69–14–5 | Aurel Toma | PTS | 12 | Apr 16, 1934 | ||
| 87 | Win | 68–14–5 | Ginger Foran | PTS | 15 | Dec 11, 1933 | ||
| 86 | Loss | 67–14–5 | Midget Wolgast | PTS | 12 | Oct 30, 1933 | ||
| 85 | Win | 67–13–5 | Jimmy Young Knowles | PTS | 12 | Sep 26, 1933 | ||
| 84 | Win | 66–13–5 | Valentin Angelmann | PTS | 15 | Sep 11, 1933 | ||
| 83 | Loss | 65–13–5 | Mickey McGuire | DQ | 7 (12) | Jul 24, 1933 | ||
| 82 | Win | 65–12–5 | Young Perez | PTS | 12 | Jul 3, 1933 | ||
| 81 | Win | 64–12–5 | Valentin Angelmann | PTS | 15 | Jun 12, 1933 | ||
| 80 | Win | 63–12–5 | Billy Bryon | TKO | 14 (15) | May 7, 1933 | ||
| 79 | Loss | 62–12–5 | Dave Crowley | DQ | 10 (15) | May 1, 1933 | ||
| 78 | Loss | 62–11–5 | Etienne Mura | PTS | 10 | Feb 15, 1933 | ||
| 77 | Win | 62–10–5 | Emile Degand | SD | 10 | Dec 2, 1932 | ||
| 76 | Win | 61–10–5 | Young Perez | RTD | 13 (15) | Oct 31, 1932 | ||
| 75 | Win | 60–10–5 | Jim Maharg | DQ | 8 (15) | Sep 19, 1932 | ||
| 74 | Loss | 59–10–5 | Tucker Winch | DQ | 8 (12) | Aug 13, 1932 | ||
| 73 | Win | 59–9–5 | Bob Fielding | RTD | 6 (15) | Aug 1, 1932 | ||
| 72 | Win | 58–9–5 | Johnny Regan | TKO | 9 (12) | Jul 6, 1932 | ||
| 71 | Win | 57–9–5 | George Marsden | TKO | 6 (15) | Jun 9, 1932 | ||
| 70 | Win | 56–9–5 | Len Beynon | PTS | 15 | Apr 18, 1932 | ||
| 69 | Win | 55–9–5 | Emile Degand | PTS | 15 | Mar 7, 1932 | ||
| 68 | Loss | 54–9–5 | Mickey McGuire | PTS | 15 | Feb 22, 1932 | ||
| 67 | Win | 54–8–5 | Benny Thackray | PTS | 15 | Feb 1, 1932 | ||
| 66 | Win | 53–8–5 | Jean Cuart | TKO | 11 (15) | Feb 1, 1932 | ||
| 65 | Win | 52–8–5 | Percy (Young) Dexter | TKO | 9 (12) | Dec 2, 1931 | ||
| 64 | Win | 51–8–5 | George Aziz | PTS | 12 | Nov 13, 1931 | ||
| 63 | Win | 50–8–5 | Benny Thackray | PTS | 15 | Nov 8, 1931 | ||
| 62 | Win | 49–8–5 | Ottavio Gori | RTD | 8 (15) | Oct 12, 1931 | ||
| 61 | Win | 48–8–5 | Jim Maharg | DQ | 8 (15) | Aug 24, 1931 | ||
| 60 | Win | 47–8–5 | Desire Collignon | PTS | 15 | Jul 20, 1931 | ||
| 59 | Win | 46–8–5 | Vincenzo Savo | PTS | 15 | Jul 6, 1931 | ||
| 58 | Win | 45–8–5 | Emile Degand | PTS | 15 | Jun 15, 1931 | ||
| 57 | Win | 44–8–5 | Lucian Popescu | PTS | 15 | May 4, 1931 | ||
| 56 | Win | 43–8–5 | Bert Kirby | PTS | 15 | Feb 2, 1931 | ||
| 55 | Win | 42–8–5 | Billy Kid Hughes | TKO | 11 (15) | Sep 22, 1930 | ||
| 54 | Loss | 41–8–5 | Billy James | PTS | 15 | Jul 20, 1930 | ||
| 53 | Win | 41–7–5 | Rene Chalange | PTS | 15 | Jun 23, 1930 | ||
| 52 | Win | 40–7–5 | Percy (Young) Dexter | KO | 9 (15) | May 18, 1930 | ||
| 51 | Win | 39–7–5 | Emile Degand | PTS | 15 | Apr 21, 1930 | ||
| 50 | Loss | 38–7–5 | Bert Kirby | KO | 3 (15) | Mar 3, 1930 | ||
| 49 | Win | 38–6–5 | Harry Hill | TKO | 11 (15) | Dec 22, 1929 | ||
| 48 | Win | 37–6–5 | Phineas John | PTS | 15 | Nov 13, 1929 | ||
| 47 | Win | 36–6–5 | Bert Kirby | KO | 3 (15) | Oct 13, 1929 | ||
| 46 | Win | 35–6–5 | Jim Campbell | TKO | 9 (12) | Jun 18, 1929 | ||
| 45 | Win | 34–6–5 | Phineas John | PTS | 12 | Apr 22, 1929 | ||
| 44 | Win | 33–6–5 | Tony Roberti | RTD | 4 (15) | Mar 19, 1929 | ||
| 43 | Win | 32–6–5 | Walter Lemmon | RTD | 13 (15) | Mar 5, 1929 | ||
| 42 | Win | 31–6–5 | George Greaves | PTS | 15 | Feb 12, 1929 | ||
| 41 | Win | 30–6–5 | Arthur Boy Edge | KO | 3 (12) | Jan 6, 1929 | ||
| 40 | Draw | 29–6–5 | Cuthbert Taylor | PTS | 15 | Dec 26, 1928 | ||
| 39 | Win | 29–6–4 | Billy Kid Hughes | PTS | 15 | Dec 15, 1928 | ||
| 38 | Win | 28–6–4 | Dickie Inkles | PTS | 15 | Dec 9, 1928 | ||
| 37 | Win | 27–6–4 | Tommy Brown | PTS | 15 | Dec 4, 1928 | ||
| 36 | Loss | 26–6–4 | Phineas John | PTS | 15 | Nov 24, 1928 | ||
| 35 | Win | 26–5–4 | Jerry O'Neil | PTS | 15 | Nov 3, 1928 | ||
| 34 | Loss | 25–5–4 | Dickie Inkles | PTS | 15 | Oct 20, 1928 | ||
| 33 | Draw | 25–4–4 | Freddy Morgan | PTS | 15 | Oct 13, 1928 | ||
| 32 | Win | 25–4–3 | Harry Yates | PTS | 10 | Sep 21, 1928 | ||
| 31 | Loss | 24–4–3 | Dickie Inkles | PTS | 10 | Aug 11, 1928 | ||
| 30 | Win | 24–3–3 | Jim Crawford | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1928 | ||
| 29 | Win | 23–3–3 | Jean Locatelli | PTS | 10 | Jul 9, 1928 | ||
| 28 | Win | 22–3–3 | Ernie Barker | PTS | 6 | Jul 5, 1928 | ||
| 27 | Win | 21–3–3 | Siki Coulton | RTD | 3 (10) | Jul 3, 1928 | ||
| 26 | Win | 20–3–3 | Arthur Young Evitt | PTS | 10 | Jun 27, 1928 | ||
| 25 | Draw | 19–3–3 | Jack Glover | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1928 | ||
| 24 | Win | 19–3–2 | Joe Fleming | PTS | 10 | May 26, 1928 | ||
| 23 | Win | 18–3–2 | Freddy Webb | PTS | 6 | May 23, 1928 | ||
| 22 | Win | 17–3–2 | Freddy Webb | PTS | 10 | May 20, 1928 | ||
| 21 | Win | 16–3–2 | Martin Gallagher | PTS | 12 | Apr 30, 1928 | ||
| 20 | Win | 15–3–2 | Freddy Morgan | PTS | 15 | Apr 21, 1928 | ||
| 19 | Win | 14–3–2 | Jim Crawford | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1928 | ||
| 18 | Win | 13–3–2 | Ernie Barker | PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1928 | ||
| 17 | Win | 12–3–2 | Young Fitz | PTS | 6 | Feb 14, 1928 | ||
| 16 | Draw | 11–3–2 | Jack Glover | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1928 | ||
| 15 | Win | 11–3–1 | Jim Crawford | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 29, 1927 | ||
| 14 | Loss | 10–3–1 | Jack Glover | PTS | 15 | Dec 11, 1927 | ||
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Young Siki | PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1927 | ||
| 12 | Win | 9–2–1 | Jack Cantwell | PTS | 10 | Nov 18, 1927 | ||
| 11 | Win | 8–2–1 | Freddy Webb | PTS | 10 | Nov 4, 1927 | ||
| 10 | Win | 7–2–1 | Harry Yates | PTS | 10 | Oct 7, 1927 | ||
| 9 | Win | 6–2–1 | Joe Fleming | PTS | 6 | Sep 27, 1927 | ||
| 8 | Win | 5–2–1 | Ben Doyle | TKO | 4 (10) | Jul 26, 1927 | ||
| 7 | Win | 4–2–1 | Young Fargill | DQ | 1 (6) | Jul 7, 1927 | ||
| 6 | Draw | 3–2–1 | Ernie Hendricks | PTS | 10 | May 15, 1927 | ||
| 5 | Loss | 3–2 | Freddy Webb | TKO | 3 (3) | Mar 15, 1927 | ||
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Billy Cahill | KO | 6 (10) | Mar 8, 1927 | ||
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | Tommy Brown | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1927 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Dick Manning | PTS | 6 | Mar 23, 1926 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Harry Gainey | PTS | 6 | May 18, 1925 | ||
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