Johnny Brown (English boxer)

Johnny Brown
Statistics
Real name	Philip Hickman
Weight(s)	bantam/feather/lightweight
Nationality	English
Born	18 July 1902 Spitalfields, London, England
Died	1 July 1976 (aged 73)
Boxing record
Total fights	81
Wins	52 (KO 29)
Losses	25 (KO 9)
Draws	4

Philip Hickman (18 July 1902 — 1 July 1976 (aged 73)), who fought under the name Johnny Brown, was an English Jewish professional bantam/feather/lightweight boxer of the 1910s and 1920s . Born in Spitalfields, London he won the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British bantamweight title, British Empire bantamweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) bantamweight title. His professional fighting weight varied from 116 lb (53 kg; 8 st 4 lb), i.e. flyweight to 128 lb (58 kg; 9 st 2 lb), i.e. featherweight.

Johnny Brown was the older brother of the boxer, Young Johnny Brown [1].