Real name Philip Hickman Name Johnny Brown Total fights 81 Losses 25 (KO 9) Martial art Boxing | Wins 52 (KO 29) Died July 1, 1976 Nationality English Role Professional Boxer Draws 4 | |
Rated at bantam/feather/lightweight Division Featherweight, Lightweight, Bantamweight | ||
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Philip Hickman (18 July 1902 — 1 July 1976 (aged 73)), who fought under the name Johnny Brown, was an English Jewish professional bantam/feather/lightweight boxer of the 1910s and 1920s . Born in Spitalfields, London he won the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British bantamweight title, British Empire bantamweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) bantamweight title. His professional fighting weight varied from 116 lb (53 kg; 8 st 4 lb), i.e. flyweight to 128 lb (58 kg; 9 st 2 lb), i.e. featherweight.
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Genealogical information
Johnny Brown was the older brother of the boxer, Young Johnny Brown[1].
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