| Johnny Prescott | |
| Realname: | John M. Prescott |
| Nickname: | Playboy |
| Weight: | cruiser/heavyweight |
| Nationality: | English |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK |
| Death Date: | 11 November 2012 (aged 74) |
| Death Place: | Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, UK |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 49 |
| Wins: | 34 (KO 13) |
| Losses: | 11 (KO 6) |
| Draws: | 4 |
Johnny "Playboy" Prescott (20 August 1938[1] — 11 November 2012) born in Birmingham was an English professional cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Midlands Area heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British heavyweight title, and British Commonwealth heavyweight title against Henry Cooper, the outdoor bout at Birmingham City's St Andrew's stadium was postponed for a day because of bad weather, his professional fighting weight varied from 130NaN0, i.e. cruiserweight to 145NaN5, i.e. heavyweight,[2] he died in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield.[3] Johnny Prescott was an orphan, and was resident at Josiah Mason's Orphanage, Orphanage Road, Erdington, he later lived with his grandmother on William Henry Street, Nechells, he was a fan of Birmingham City, i.e. a Bluenose, as a boxer he was managed by George Biddles.[4]
