Johnny Brown (English boxer)

Johnny Brown
Born	Philip Hickman 18 July 1902 Spitalfields, London, England
Died	1 July 1976 (aged 73)
Nationality	English
Statistics
Weight(s)	English bantamweight champion
Boxing record
Total fights	81
Wins	53 (KO 29)
Losses	25 (KO 9)
Draws	3

Philip Hickman (18 July 1902 – 1 July 1976), who fought under the name Johnny Brown, was an English Jewish bantamweight boxer of the 1920s, though he fought some as a feather and lightweight. 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.,^[1][2] though the majority of his important fights were fought as a bantam.