Boxer Profile

mel brown

"killer - the rondo street jinx"

57

Wins

18

Losses

3

Draws

35.9%

KO %
  • Stance: Orthodox
  • Age: 98
  • Date Of Birth: 8 May 1925
  • Height: 5.91 ft (1.80 m)
  • Reach: 72.05 inches (183 cm)
  • Country: United States
  • Universal ID : 59079
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Career Highlights

Age 20 boxer started his career on November 1945 building a record of 57-18-3 over 9 years, last fighting 0 ago in June 1955. Brown's longest KO streak is 5 fights long out of his 78 career fights.


November 1945 - September 1949

Early Career

In a great debut, Brown took on Nick Melnick in a 6 round fight, becoming the 2nd person to stop Melnick in his 5 fight career to date. Brown's rise in boxing continued with 40 fights against fighters such as Reuben Shank, Charley Padalino and Al Johnson. He had a mixed start to his career but mostly successful so far.


December 28th, 1945

Mel Brown Vs Joey Hartfield

On December 28th, 1945, Brown took on and was defeated by Joey Hartfield meaning his career tally went to 2-1-0. Brown's first defeat came over the full distance against Joey Hartfield on December 28th, 1945. The fight went to the judges in a PTS loss for Brown. Brown's win streak of 2 rose to 37 following 35 wins against boxers such as Charley Padalino, Curtis Moore, Joe Blackwood and 32 others.


April 18th, 1950

Mel Brown Vs Mark Hart

Furthering his career, Brown fought Mark Hart on April 18th, 1950 and continued his career to a record of 38-9-2. The win came via TKO. Hart proved to be no match for Brown, and Brown became the first person to stop Hart via TKO during round 4. Brown's win streak of 38 rose to 51 following 13 wins against boxers such as Allan Cooke, Jean Stock, Dennis Powell and 10 others.


October 21st, 1952

Mel Brown Vs Yolande Pompey

Brown went into his next fight against Yolande Pompey on October 21st, 1952 with a career record of 51-15-3. Brown was beaten by Yolande Pompey in the 5th round. The win came via TKO in the 5th round. This was Brown's first stoppage defeat. Fights against boxers including Otto Bastian, Isimeli Radrodro and Henry Bray followed where he won 6 fights taking his winning streak to 55 wins.


January 9th, 1954

Mel Brown Vs Winfried Henne

Brown went into his next career fight with a record of 55-17-3 and took this to 56 wins with a win against Winfried Henne on January 9th, 1954. The win against Henne came in the 6th round of a 8 round fight via TKO. Brown was the 6th person to stop Henne. Another win followed for Brown taking his win tally to 57 wins.


Latest Fight

The next defeat of Brown's career came against Ron Barton on June 9th, 1955. This took his career record to 57-18-3. This turned out to be Brown's last career fight, bringing Brown's 78 fight career to an end on November 22nd, 2018. Barton was too much for Brown and became the 2nd person to stop him.

mel brown opponents

TKO

Ron Barton (18-0-0)

Thu, 9 Jun - 1955
round 6 of 10 ...
Unknown
+5.0 lbs
PTS

Irwin Schulz (26-16-7)

Mon, 27 Dec - 1954
round 6 of 6 ...
Unknown
+2.5 lbs ring rust
TKO

Winfried Henne (28-15-18)

Sat, 9 Jan - 1954
round 6 of 8 ...
Unknown
KO

Otto Bastian (9-30-12)

Thu, 17 Dec - 1953
round 3 of 8 ...
Unknown
TKO

Prosper Beck (1-9-3)

Fri, 20 Nov - 1953
round 7 of 8 ...
Unknown
PTS

Charles Colin (19-2-0)

Sun, 5 Jul - 1953
round 10 of 10 ...
Unknown
PTS

Henry Bray (9-5-0)

Fri, 13 Mar - 1953
round 10 of 10 ...
Unknown
+15.0 lbs
PTS
Fri, 26 Dec - 1952
round 10 of 10 ...
Unknown
+15.0 lbs
PTS
Thu, 13 Nov - 1952
round 8 of 8 ...
Unknown
TKO

Yolande Pompey (18-0-3)

Tue, 21 Oct - 1952
round 5 of 10 ...
Unknown
+4.5 lbs

mel brown KNOCKOUTS AND POWER

35.9%
KNOCKOUT %
61%
EST. POWER
73%
EST. CHIN/BODY

mel brown results


PTS (52.6%)
TKO (19.2%)
KO (19.2%)
UD (6.4%)
DQ (1.3%)
MD (1.3%)

mel brown stats

5.92%

Round KO Percentage

473

Rounds boxed

2

Been Stopped

28

Opponents Stopped

2.56%

Been KO'd Percentage

0.42%

Been KO'd Round Percentage

5.2

Average Winning Round

8.4

Average Losing Round

Opponent Stats

2429

Total Fight Count

55.5%

est. Power Average

59.8%

est. Punch Resistance

Best Wins

Hardest Hitting Opponents

Toughest Opponents

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