Have Joe Brown and Johnny Busso ever fought each other?

Yes. Joe Brown and Johnny Busso have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Brown or Busso?

Joe Brown is 122-47-14 and Johnny Busso is 2-4 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Brown has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Brown or Busso?

Joe Brown has 56 knockout wins and Johnny Busso has 0. Joe Brown has more.

Do Brown and Busso have any common opponents?

Joe Brown and Johnny Busso share 3 common opponents: Carlos Ortíz, Kenny Lane and Ralph Dupas. Joe Brown fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Brown and Busso?

This comparison is drawn from 184 bouts tracked for Joe Brown and 6 bouts tracked for Johnny Busso. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Joe Brown vs Johnny Busso — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Joe Brown

Johnny Busso

Joe Brown (122-47-14) and Johnny Busso (2-4 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Brown

122

Wins56 KO · 46%

Losses

Draws184 tracked bouts

Busso

Tracked record

2–4

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Joe Brown and Johnny Busso have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1958Nov 5	1959Feb 11	Series
Joe BrownFighter A	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Johnny BussoFighter B	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Result	UDBrown vs Busso	UDBrown vs Busso	2Meetings

The Numbers

Brown 6 · Busso 1 of 7 measurable rows

BrownEdge = longer wingBusso

Record^†: 122-47-14 (edge)2-4
Win %0–100%: 70.5% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 56: 56 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 45.9%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 46% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 11: 11
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 6.4: 6.4 (edge)
3.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 184: 184
6

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Joe Brown: 5′7″; Johnny Busso: No height on file
Agenot held: Joe Brown: Died aged 71; Johnny Busso: No date of birth
Stance: Joe Brown: Orthodox; Johnny Busso: Not recorded

Joe Brown left, Johnny Busso right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Joe Brown122 wins · from 184 tracked bouts

56 by KO/TKO 46%65 on the cards 53%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Johnny Busso2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Brown 184, Johnny Busso 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Brown better on 2 · Busso better on 13 shared · Joe Brown better on 2 · Johnny Busso better on 1

BrownJoe Brown

Opponent

BussoJohnny Busso

Joe Brown
Loss, UD
1962Apr 1962
OrtízCarlos OrtízPuerto Rico 61–7–1Busso betterJohnny Busso better — 1–1 to 0–1
Johnny Busso
1–1 against
Loss, UD
1958Sep 1958
Win, SD
1958Jun 1958
Joe Brown
Win, UD
1958Jul 1958
LaneKenny LaneUnited States 82–16–2Brown betterJoe Brown better — 1–0 to 0–1
Johnny Busso
Loss, TKO 6
1959Apr 1959
Joe Brown
Win, TKO 8
1958May 1958
DupasRalph DupasUnited States 106–23–6Brown betterJoe Brown better — 1–0 to 0–1
Johnny Busso
Loss, UD
1957Aug 1957

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Joe Brown had won one in a row before losing a decision to Dave Oropeza. Brown last boxed on Aug 24, 1970.LLDWL

Medrano Sep 1968Garcia Nov 1968Freeman Aug 1969Flores Apr 1970Oropeza Aug 19706.4 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Busso last boxed on Apr 17, 1959 — 24,656 days ago. Busso had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Ortíz Jun 1958Ortíz Sep 1958Brown Nov 1958Brown Feb 1959Lane Apr 19593.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Joe Brown and Johnny Busso ever fought each other?: Yes. Joe Brown and Johnny Busso have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Brown or Busso?: Joe Brown is 122-47-14 and Johnny Busso is 2-4 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Brown has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Brown or Busso?: Joe Brown has 56 knockout wins and Johnny Busso has 0. Joe Brown has more.
Do Brown and Busso have any common opponents?: Joe Brown and Johnny Busso share 3 common opponents: Carlos Ortíz, Kenny Lane and Ralph Dupas. Joe Brown fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Brown and Busso?: This comparison is drawn from 184 bouts tracked for Joe Brown and 6 bouts tracked for Johnny Busso. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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