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Johnny Bratton
("Honey Boy")

BORN   September 9 1927; Little Rock, Arkansas
DIED August 15 1993; Chicago, Illinois
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 132 1/2 - 157 1/2 lbs
MANAGERS Howard Frazier, Hymie Wallman

Bratton was a talented ringsman who had a fine career; He always gave a good account of himself and was very popular; During his career, he won the NBA Welterweight Championship of the World and

Johnny defeated such men as Bobby Dykes, Charley Fusari, Gene Hairston, Freddie Dawson, Del Flanagan, Vic Cardell, Lester Felton, Willie Joyce, Pierre Langlois, Laurent Dauthuille, Danny Womber, Livio Minelli, Morris Reif, Danny Kapilow, Joe Miceli, Johnny Cesario, Cleo Shans, Ralph Zanelli, Don Williams, Phil Palmer, Herb "Biff" Jones, Roman Alvarez, Chester Rico and Gabby Ferland

Herb Goldman ranked Bratton as the #18 All-Time Welterweight

1944
Jun 12 Doyle Hirt                  Chicago, Il                      W  4
Jun 26 Larry Wright                Chicago, Il                     KO  3
Jul  7 Al Jordon                   Chicago, Il                     KO  4
Jul 24 Walter Halba                Chicago, Il                     KO  3
Aug  7 Ted Christie                Chicago, Il                      W  8
Sep 25 Gene Spencer                Chicago, Il                      L  8
Oct  9 Gene Spencer                Chicago, Il                      W  8
Nov 24 Gene Spencer                Chicago, Il                      W  8
Dec  4 Ace Miller                  Chicago, Il                      L  8
Dec 18 Ted Christie                Chicago, Il                     KO  2

1945
Jan 19 Robert Earl                 Chicago, Il                     KO  3
Feb 14 Jimmy Anest                 Chicago, Il                      W  6
Mar 26 Patsy Spataro               Chicago, Il                      W  8
May 14 Melvin Bartholomew          Chicago, Il                     KO  4
Jul 20 Melvin Johnson              Chicago, Il                      W  8
Jul 30 Joey Barnum                 Chicago, Il                      L  8
Aug 10 Dave Castilloux             Milwaukee, Wi                    L 10
Nov  2 Cleo Shans                  New Orleans, La                  D 10
Nov 11 Cleo Shans                  New Orleans, La                  W 10
Dec 14 Albert "Chalky" Wright      New Orleans, La                  L 10

1946
Jan 20 Ike Williams                New Orleans, La                  L 10
Apr 12 Freddie Dawson              Chicago, Il                      W 10
May  3 Pedro Firpo                 New Orleans, La                 KO  1
Aug  1 Bill Eddy                   Chicago, Il                      W 10
Aug 13 Roy Cadle                   Chicago,Il                      KO  5
Sep 23 Eddie Lander                Chicago, Il                      W 10
Oct 18 Richard Polite              New Orleans, La                 KO  3
Oct 31 Willie Joyce                Chicago, Il                      W 10
Dec 20 Willie Joyce                Chicago, Il                      W 10

1947
Jan 24 Morris Reig                 Chicago, Il                      W 10
Feb 18 Danny Kapilow               Chicago, Il                      W 10
May 16 Sammy Angott                Chicago, Il                      L 10
Jun  6 Gene Burton                 Chicago, Il                      L 10
Aug  4 Biff Jones                  Washington, D.C.                KO  8
Oct  6 Gene Burton                 Chicago, Il                      L 10
Nov 12 Phil Palmer                 Chicago, Il                     KO 10

1948
Jan  5 Livio Minelli               Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Jan 23 Beau Jack                   Chicago, Il                     LK  8
Jul  6 Jack Solomons               Chicago, Il                     KO  1
Jul 19 Frankie Abrams              Chicago, Il                      W  8
Sep 15 Luigi Valentini             Chicago, Il                     KO  7
Oct 29 Bernard Docusen             Chicago, Il                      L 10
Nov 29 Bobby Lee                   Philadelphia, Pa                 D 10
Dec  3 Joe Brown                   New Orleans, La                 KO  4

1949
Jan  7 Melvin Bartholomew          New Orleans, La                  W 10
Jan 17 Ike Williams                Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Feb 25 Chester Rico                Chicago, Il                     KO  5
Mar 29 Frankie Vigeant             Seattle, Wa                     KO  4
Apr  8 Roman Alvarez               Chicago, Il                     KO  5
Sep 15 Chuck Taylor                Chicago, Il                     KO  2
Nov 18 Gaby Ferland                Chicago, Il                     KO  2

1950
Jan  4 Gene Hairston               New York, NY                    KO  2
Jan 20 Ike Williams                Chicago, Il                     LK  8
Nov  6 Holly Mims                  Baltimore, Md                    L 10
Nov 22 Johnny Cesario              New York, NY                    KO  3
Nov 27 Holly Mims                  Baltimore, Md                    L 10
Dec 13 Lester Felton               Chicago, Il                     KO  3

1951
Jan  9 Sammy Mastrean              Chicago, Il                     KO  3
Jan 24 Bobby Dykes                 Chicago, Il                     KO  1
Mar 14 Charlie Fusari              Chicago, Il                      W 15
          -NBA Welterweight Championship of the World
Apr 18 Don Williams                Detroit, Mi                     KO  4
May 18 Kid Gavilian                New York, NY                     L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
Oct 15 Wilbur Wilson               Holyoke, Ma                      W  8
Nov 28 Kid Gavilian                Chicago, Il                      D 10
Dec 27 Livio Minelli               Milwaukee, Wi                    W 10

1952
Jan 28 Bobby Rosado                Providence, RI                  KO  8
Feb 20 Vic Cardell                 Chicago, Il                      W 10
Mar 28 Attilio "Rocky" Castellani  New York, NY                     L 10
May  1 Pierre Langlois             Montreal, Que, Can              KO  4
May 23 Del Flanagan                New York, NY                     W 10
Jun 18 Attilio "Rocky" Castellani  Chicago, Il                      L 10
Jul 28 Laurent Dauthuille          Montreal, Que, Can              KO  3
Aug 25 Irwin Steen                 Brooklyn, NY                    KO  3
Sep 10 Ralph Zannelli              Detroit, Mi                      W 10
Oct 31 Joe Miceli                  New York, NY                    KO  8
Dec  5 Ralph "Tiger" Jones         New York, NY                     L 10

1953
Feb 23 Tuzo Portuguez              Brooklyn, NY                    KO  5
Mar 20 Bobby Jones                 New York, NY                    KO  5
Apr 14 Al Wilson                   Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
May  6 Livio Minelli               Cleveland, Oh                    W 10
Jun  9 Danny Womber                Montreal, Que, Can               W 10
Sep 30 Al Wilson                   Baltimore, Md                    W 10
Nov 13 Kid Gavilian                Chicago, Il                      L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World

1954
Feb 24 Johnny Saxton               Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Oct 25 Chico Varona                New York, NY                     L 10
 
1955
Mar 17 Del Flanagan                St. Paul, Mn                    LK  9


*** Assistance Provided By
Seth Callis ***

 

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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