Kill The Body

Joe Brown "Old Bones" is a American professional boxer with a 122-47-14 record in the Lightweight division. 56 of those wins came by knockout (46% KO rate).

🇺🇸AMERICAN · AGE 100 · LIGHTWEIGHTRetired
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Joe

Brown

Old Bones

122 – 47 – 14

56 KO · 45.9% RATE · 195 TRACKED BOUTS

Tale of the Tape

Height

5′0″ (152 cm)

Current Form

Last 5

LWDLL

Current Streak

L1

Layoff (Retired)

55.9 years

Last Bout

L to Dave Oropeza · UD
Aug 24, 1970

Title Reigns

2 reigns
Title History
  • Ring

    Lightweight

    Aug 1956 – Apr 1962

  • WBA

    Lightweight

    Aug 1956 – Apr 1962

Derived from Wikipedia bout notes — best-effort, may miss interim or vacated belts.

Complete Fight History

Showing 50 of 196

1970

AUG 24L toDave Oropeza· UDRiverside Ballroom Arena · Phoenix122–47–14 (2)

APR 24d.Ramon Flores· UDSports Center · Tucson122–46–14 (2)

1969

AUG 12drewSteve Freeman· PTSHouston · Texas121–46–14 (2)

1968

NOV 6L toChucho Garcia· TKO · R9Sam's Sports Palace · Beaumont121–46–13 (2)

SEP 10L toRicardo Medrano· UDSam's Sports Palace · Beaumont121–45–13 (2)

JUN 8L toChango Carmona· TKO · R4Arena Mexico · Mexico City121–44–13 (2)

APR 23d.Vic Graffio· TKO · R8Sam's Sports Palace · Beaumont121–43–13 (2)

1967

DEC 13d.Nat Jackson· TKO · R6National Guard Armory · Pensacola120–43–13 (2)

AUG 1L toPercy Pugh· UDMunicipal Auditorium · New Orleans118–43–13 (2)

JUN 16d.Blackie Zamora· TKO · R8Teamsters Hall · Baton Rouge117–42–13 (2)

1966

JUL 30L toJoe N'Gidi· PTSOrlando Stadium · Johannesburg115–42–13 (2)

JUN 25L toJoe Ngidi· PTSCurries Fountain · Durban115–41–13 (2)

JUN 4d.Enoch Nhlapo· PTSOrlando Stadium · Johannesburg115–40–13 (2)

MAY 14d.Josiah Nakedi· KO · R9Bochabela Arena · Bloemfontein114–40–13 (2)

APR 15drewJarmo Berglöf· MDHelsinki · Finland113–40–13 (2)

MAR 11L toBruno Arcari· PTSRoma · Lazio113–40–12 (2)

1965

NOV 13L toFrankie Narvaez· UDHiram Bithorn Stadium · San Juan113–39–12 (2)

AUG 26L toAntonio Herrera· UDCali · Colombia113–37–12 (2)

MAY 18L toJoey Olguin· UDMemorial Auditorium · Sacramento112–36–12 (2)

MAR 9L toVic Andreetti· TKO · R5Royal Albert Hall · Kensington112–35–12 (2)

FEB 27L toJoe N'Gidi· PTSWembley · Johannesburg112–34–12 (2)

FEB 9d.Levi Madi· PTSGreen Point Track · Cape Town112–33–12 (2)

1964

DEC 19d.Joas Kangaroo Maoto· KO · R6Orlando Stadium · Johannesburg111–33–12 (2)

NOV 21d.Levi Madi· PTSOrlando Stadium · Johannesburg110–33–12 (2)

OCT 3L toPercy Hayles· PTSNational Stadium · Kingston109–33–12 (2)

SEP 14d.Hector Diaz· KO · R8City Auditorium · Omaha109–32–12 (2)

AUG 25L toRicardo Medrano· DQCity Coliseum · Austin108–32–12 (2)

MAY 25L toPaul Armstead· UDKezar Pavilion · SF107–31–12 (2)

MAY 5d.Tony Perez· PTSSan Jose · California107–30–12 (2)

APR 28L toPaul Armstead· SDMemorial Auditorium · Sacramento106–30–12 (2)

APR 2L toManuel Gonzalez· UDEctor County Coliseum · Odessa106–29–12 (2)

1963

NOV 11L toCarlos Morocho Hernández· KO · R3Maracaibo · Venezuela106–28–12 (2)

AUG 10L toNicolino Locche· UDEstadio Luna Park · Buenos Aires105–27–12 (2)

JUN 22L toAlfredo Urbina· UDArena Coliseo · Monterrey105–26–12 (2)

MAY 21d.Joey Lopes· RTD · R7Memorial Auditorium · Sacramento105–25–12 (2)

APR 20d.Manuel Alvarez· KO · R8Monterrey · Nuevo León104–25–12 (2)

FEB 25L toDave Charnley· KO · R6King's Hall · Belle Vue103–25–12 (2)

JAN 22d.Tony Noriega· KO · R6City Auditorium · Houston103–24–12 (2)

1962

Common Questions

What is Joe Brown's professional boxing record?
Joe Brown's professional record is 122-47-14, with 56 knockouts.
When is Joe Brown's next fight?
Joe Brown does not have a scheduled fight on the books.
What weight class does Joe Brown fight at?
Joe Brown fights at Lightweight.
Is Joe Brown retired?
Joe Brown has not fought in over 55 years. We do not track retirement announcements directly; the long layoff suggests an inactive career.