FLYWEIGHT division

JACKIE BROWN

Retired

Born JOHN BROWN

Born COLLYHURST, LANCASHIRE· Died 1971-03-15· GBR

Residence: COLLYHURST, LANCASHIRE· Stance: orthodox

Debut: 1925-05-18· Career: 1925–1939 (15 years)

Wins

107

Losses

24

Draws

9

NC

0

Rated Fights

140

Belts heldIBUCURRENT

FAMILY LIFE

In October 1931, Brown married Mary Chapman.

LEGAL ISSUES

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.

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.

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.

Head-to-Head Comparison

Compare JACKIE BROWN's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.

Title Reigns — 1

world

IBU

flyweight

1932-10-31 → present · 93y 10m · 2 defences

Still reigning

Complete Record — 140 Bouts

DateResultOpponentRdsDiv.Rate
🔒 24 JUL 1939DECBENNY JONES10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 20 JUL 1939LOSSRICHIE KID TANNER10BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 08 MAY 1939DECTEDDY O'NEILL10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 24 APR 1939LOSSTUCKER SMITH10BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 20 MAR 1939DECBATTLING JIM HAYES15BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 06 FEB 1939DECSYD PARKER10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 06 DEC 1938DRAWBENNY JONES10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 28 NOV 1938TKOGINGER MURPHY4FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 31 OCT 1938DECPIERCE ELLIS10BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 05 OCT 1938TKODAVE KELLAR3FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 25 JUL 1938DECBATTLING JIM HAYES10BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 29 JUN 1938LOSSJOE CONNOLLY8FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 17 APR 1938TKOJOE SKELLY10BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 07 APR 1938LOSSJIM BRADY8FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 14 MAR 1938DECFREDDIE TENNANT10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 03 MAR 1938DECPAT PALMER8FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 15 FEB 1938DECJOE SKELLY10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 10 JAN 1938LOSSBATTLING JIM HAYES12BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 24 NOV 1937LOSSLEN HAMPSTON13BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 11 OCT 1937TKOPAT PALMER6FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 07 SEP 1937DECBENNY JONES10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 31 MAY 1937LOSSJOHNNY KING13BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 21 MAR 1937TKOJUAN HERNANDEZ8FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 15 MAR 1937KOVAN MEENSAL10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 08 MAR 1937DECBOBBY HINDS12FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 NOV 1936DECLEN BEYNON15BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 16 NOV 1936DECRAFAEL VALDEZ10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 NOV 1936KOJIM MCINALLY15BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 05 OCT 1936DECLEN HAMPSTON15BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 13 JUL 1936DECJOHNNY CUSICK15BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 18 MAY 1936LOSSJOHNNY CUSICK15BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 23 APR 1936KOTED GREEN1FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 27 MAR 1936KOTUCKER WINCH8FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 06 MAR 1936KOFRED NIPPER MORRIS8BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 28 FEB 1936KOJACKY RYAN4FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 07 FEB 1936KONICOLAS PETIT BIQUET6BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 22 DEC 1935KOELLIS ASHURST2FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 22 NOV 1935LOSSJOHNNY KING6BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 04 NOV 1935KOTOMMY PARDOE4BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 14 OCT 1935TKOBERT KIRBY12BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 09 SEP 1935LOSSBENNY LYNCH2FLYWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 15 AUG 1935KOERIC JONES3FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 29 JUL 1935TKOSYD ROSE3BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 29 JUL 1935TKOJACKIE QUINN2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 24 JUN 1935DECERNST WEISS10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 30 MAY 1935KOGEORGE MARSDEN6BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 25 MAR 1935DECMAURICE FILHOL12FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 11 MAR 1935DRAWKID FRANCIS12FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 04 MAR 1935DRAWBENNY LYNCH12FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 22 FEB 1935DECHENRI BARRAS12FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 11 FEB 1935KOORLANDO MAGLIOZZI4FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 18 JUN 1934DRAWVALENTIN ANGELMANN15FLYWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 16 APR 1934DECAUREL TOMA12BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 11 DEC 1933DECGINGER FORAN15FLYWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 30 OCT 1933LOSSMIDGET WOLGAST12FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 26 SEP 1933DECJIMMY YOUNG KNOWLES12FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 11 SEP 1933DECVALENTIN ANGELMANN15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 24 JUL 1933LOSSMICKEY MCGUIRE7FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 03 JUL 1933DECYOUNG PEREZ12FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 12 JUN 1933DECVALENTIN ANGELMANN15FLYWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 07 MAY 1933TKOBILLY BRYON14FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAY 1933LOSSDAVE CROWLEY10BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 15 FEB 1933LOSSETIENNE MURA10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 DEC 1932SDEMILE DEGAND10BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 31 OCT 1932TKOYOUNG PEREZ13FLYWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 19 SEP 1932DQJIM MAHARG8FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 13 AUG 1932LOSSTUCKER WINCH8FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 AUG 1932TKOBOB FIELDING6FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 06 JUL 1932TKOJOHNNY REGAN9FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 09 JUN 1932TKOGEORGE MARSDEN6FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 18 APR 1932DECLEN BEYNON15BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 07 MAR 1932DECEMILE DEGAND15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 22 FEB 1932LOSSMICKEY MCGUIRE15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 15 FEB 1932DECBENNY THACKRAY15BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 01 FEB 1932TKOJEAN CUART11FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 DEC 1931TKOPERCY (YOUNG) DEXTER9FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 13 NOV 1931DECGEORGE AZIZ12FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 08 NOV 1931DECBENNY THACKRAY15BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 12 OCT 1931TKOOTTAVIO GORI8FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 24 AUG 1931DQJIM MAHARG8FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 20 JUL 1931DECDESIRE COLLIGNON15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 06 JUL 1931DECVINCENZO SAVO15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 15 JUN 1931DECEMILE DEGAND15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 04 MAY 1931DECLUCIAN POPESCU15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 FEB 1931DECBERT KIRBY15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 22 SEP 1930TKOBILLY KID HUGHES11FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 20 JUL 1930LOSSBILLY JAMES15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 23 JUN 1930DECRENE CHALANGE15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 18 MAY 1930KOPERCY (YOUNG) DEXTER9FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 21 APR 1930DECEMILE DEGAND15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 03 MAR 1930LOSSBERT KIRBY3FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 22 DEC 1929TKOHARRY HILL11FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 13 NOV 1929DECPHINEAS JOHN15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 13 OCT 1929KOBERT KIRBY3FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 18 JUN 1929TKOJIM CAMPBELL9FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 22 APR 1929DECPHINEAS JOHN12FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 19 MAR 1929TKOTONY ROBERTI4FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 05 MAR 1929TKOWALTER LEMMON13FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 12 FEB 1929DECGEORGE GREAVES15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 06 JAN 1929KOARTHUR BOY EDGE3FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 26 DEC 1928DRAWCUTHBERT TAYLOR15LIGHTWEIGHT—
🔒 15 DEC 1928DECBILLY KID HUGHES15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 09 DEC 1928DECDICKIE INKLES15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 04 DEC 1928DECTOMMY BROWN15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 24 NOV 1928LOSSPHINEAS JOHN15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 03 NOV 1928DECJERRY O'NEIL15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 20 OCT 1928LOSSDICKIE INKLES15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 13 OCT 1928DRAWFREDDY MORGAN15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 21 SEP 1928DECHARRY YATES10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 11 AUG 1928LOSSDICKIE INKLES10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 AUG 1928DECJIM CRAWFORD10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 09 JUL 1928DECJEAN LOCATELLI10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 05 JUL 1928DECERNIE BARKER6FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 03 JUL 1928TKOSIKI COULTON3FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 27 JUN 1928DECARTHUR YOUNG EVITT10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 14 JUN 1928DRAWJACK GLOVER10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 26 MAY 1928DECJOE FLEMING10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 23 MAY 1928DECFREDDY WEBB6FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 20 MAY 1928DECFREDDY WEBB10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 30 APR 1928DECMARTIN GALLAGHER12FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 21 APR 1928DECFREDDY MORGAN15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 APR 1928DECJIM CRAWFORD10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 16 MAR 1928DECERNIE BARKER10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 14 FEB 1928DECYOUNG FITZ6FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 13 JAN 1928DRAWJACK GLOVER10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 29 DEC 1927TKOJIM CRAWFORD5FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 11 DEC 1927LOSSJACK GLOVER15FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 24 NOV 1927DECYOUNG SIKI10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 18 NOV 1927DECJACK CANTWELL10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 04 NOV 1927DECFREDDY WEBB10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 07 OCT 1927DECHARRY YATES10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 27 SEP 1927DECJOE FLEMING6FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 26 JUL 1927TKOBEN DOYLE4FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 07 JUL 1927DQYOUNG FARGILL1BANTAMWEIGHT—
🔒 15 MAY 1927DRAWERNIE HENDRICKS10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 15 MAR 1927LOSSFREDDY WEBB3FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 08 MAR 1927KOBILLY CAHILL6FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 06 MAR 1927LOSSTOMMY BROWN10FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 23 MAR 1926DECDICK MANNING6FLYWEIGHT—
🔒 18 MAY 1925DECHARRY GAINEY6FLYWEIGHT—

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