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.
Joe Brown (122-47-14) and Melvin Bartholomew (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 2 common opponents.
Joe Brown vs Melvin Bartholomew — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 2–2- Joe Brown wonBrown vs BartholomewJul 11, 1952 · PTS
- Joe Brown wonBrown vs BartholomewJul 4, 1947 · UD
- Melvin Bartholomew wonBrown vs BartholomewMar 28, 1947 · UD
- Melvin Bartholomew wonBrown vs BartholomewJul 9, 1945 · KO · R3
The Numbers
- 122-47-14 (edge)
- Record
- 2-5
- 70.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 28.6%
- 56 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 45.9%
- KO rate
- —
- 46%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 50% (edge)
- 11
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1
- 185
- Bouts tracked
- 7
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (171 cm)
- Height
- —
- 100
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Lightweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJoe Brown · 122 wins
KO/TKO
56
Decision
65
Other
1
Melvin Bartholomew · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (185 and 7 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Joe Brown
LWDLL
L1 streak · last fought Aug 24, 1970
Melvin Bartholomew
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Jul 11, 1952
Common Questions
- Have Joe Brown and Melvin Bartholomew ever fought each other?
- Yes. Joe Brown and Melvin Bartholomew have met 4 times and the series is level at 2-2.
- Who has the better record, Joe Brown or Melvin Bartholomew?
- Joe Brown is 122-47-14 and Melvin Bartholomew is 2-5 across the 7 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, Joe Brown or Melvin Bartholomew?
- Joe Brown has 56 knockout wins and Melvin Bartholomew has 1. Joe Brown has more.
- Do Joe Brown and Melvin Bartholomew have any common opponents?
- Joe Brown and Melvin Bartholomew share 2 common opponents: Johnny Bratton and Sandy Saddler. Joe Brown fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joe Brown and Melvin Bartholomew?
- This comparison is drawn from 185 bouts tracked for Joe Brown and 7 bouts tracked for Melvin Bartholomew. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.