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Johnny Bratton

60–24 · 78 recorded bouts · 1944–1955

Boxing record

60–24–3

Johnny Bratton finished 57% of 60 wins inside the distance — the 54th percentile for welterweight boxing, where the median is 54%. No reach is on record, so this page compares record rather than measurements.

19401950UNFILEDwin v Ted Christie, 1944, koloss v Ace Miller, 1944, decisionwin v Gene Spencer, 1944, decisionwin v Walter Holba, 1944, kowin v Alvin Jordan, 1944, kowin v Larry Wright, 1944, kowin v Doyle Hirt, 1944, decisionloss v Chalky Wright, 1945, decisionwin v Cleo Shans, 1945, decisionwin v Candy McDaniels, 1945, koloss v Dave Castilloux, 1945, decisionloss v Joey Barnum, 1945, decisionwin v Melvin Johnson, 1945, decisionwin v Melvin Bartholomew, 1945, kowin v Patsy Spataro, 1945, decisionwin v Jimmy Anest, 1945, decisionwin v Robert Earl, 1945, kowin v Willie Joyce, 1946, decisionwin v Richard Polite, 1946, kowin v Eddie Lander, 1946, decisionwin v Roy Cadle, 1946, kowin v Bill Eddy, 1946, decisionwin v Pedro Firpo, 1946, kowin v Freddie Dawson, 1946, decisionloss v Ike Williams, 1946, decisionwin v Phil Palmer, 1947, koloss v Gene Burton, 1947, decisionwin v Herbie Jones, 1947, koloss v Sammy Angott, 1947, decisionwin v Danny Kapilow, 1947, decisionwin v Morris Reif, 1947, decisionwin v Joe Brown, 1948, kodraw v Bobby Lee, 1948, decisionloss v Bernard Docusen, 1948, decisionwin v Luigi Valentini, 1948, kowin v Frankie Abrams, 1948, decisionwin v Jackie Solomon, 1948, koloss v Beau Jack, 1948, koloss v Livio Minelli, 1948, decisionwin v Gaby Ferland, 1949, kowin v Chuck Taylor, 1949, kowin v Ramón Álvarez, 1949, kowin v Frankie Vigeant, 1949, kowin v Chester Rico, 1949, koloss v Ike Williams, 1949, decisionwin v Melvin Bartholomew, 1949, decisionwin v Lester Felton, 1950, koloss v Holley Mims, 1950, decisionwin v Johnny Cesario, 1950, koloss v Ike Williams, 1950, kowin v Gene Hairston, 1950, kowin v Livio Minelli, 1951, decisiondraw v Kid Gavilán, 1951, decisionwin v Wilbur Wilson, 1951, kowin v Don Williams, 1951, kowin v Charley Fusari, 1951, decisionwin v Bobby Dykes, 1951, kowin v Sammy Mastrean, 1951, koloss v Ralph Jones, 1952, decisionwin v Joe Miceli, 1952, kowin v Ralph Zannelli, 1952, decisionwin v Irvin Steen, 1952, kowin v Laurent Dauthuille, 1952, koloss v Rocky Castellani, 1952, decisionwin v Del Flanagan, 1952, decisionwin v Pierre Langlois, 1952, kowin v Vic Cardell, 1952, decisionwin v Bobby Rosado, 1952, koloss v Kid Gavilán, 1953, decisionwin v Al Wilson, 1953, decisionwin v Danny Womber, 1953, decisionwin v Livio Minelli, 1953, decisionwin v Bobby Jones, 1953, kowin v Jesús Portuguéz, 1953, koloss v Chico Varona, 1954, decisionloss v Johnny Saxton, 1954, decisionloss v Del Flanagan, 1955, koresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1944–1955 · 1 UNDATED

SOURCE·Johnny Bratton — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·derived figures computed here·REVIEWED 2026-07-08

How this record is compiled

  1. Measurements come from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the bout list is parsed from the results table on the same article, read on 2026-07-08. Boxing tables are read by header name and MMA records by the fixed column order of the MMA record template — two different parsers, because reading MMA rows as a boxing table returns a fighter's boxing record in place of their real one.
  2. A bout enters the ledger with whatever fields the source states: result, opponent, method, round, year. Any field the source leaves empty stays empty here. A date that cannot be established is left blank rather than inferred, and the bout is still counted.
  3. A no contest is counted and printed as a no contest. It is never folded into the wins, the losses or the draws, and it never disappears to make a total balance.
  4. Where the article's infobox total disagrees with its own results table, both figures are published and each is labelled with where it came from. Nothing is averaged and nothing is reconciled against a second database.
  5. Percentiles rank this fighter among the 292 welterweight boxing fighters in the dataset — the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Bout record

Every bout the article's own results table lists, in order. A dash is a field the source leaves empty — it is not a zero and it is not a guess.

Bout-by-bout recordAUG 2026
YearResultOpponentMethodRd
1955 L Del Flanagan KO/TKO9
1954 L Chico Varona Decision10
1954 L Johnny Saxton Decision10
1953 L Kid Gavilán Decision15
1953 W Al Wilson Decision10
1953 W Danny Womber Decision10
1953 W Livio Minelli Decision10
1953 W Bobby Jones KO/TKO5
1953 W Jesús Portuguéz KO/TKO5
1952 L Ralph Jones Decision10
1952 W Joe Miceli KO/TKO8
1952 W Ralph Zannelli Decision10
1952 W Irvin Steen KO/TKO3
1952 W Laurent Dauthuille KO/TKO3
1952 L Rocky Castellani Decision10
1952 W Del Flanagan Decision10
1952 W Pierre Langlois KO/TKO4
1952 W Vic Cardell Decision10
1952 W Bobby Rosado KO/TKO8
1951 W Livio Minelli Decision10
1951 D Kid Gavilán Decision10
1951 W Wilbur Wilson KO/TKO8
1951 W Don Williams KO/TKO4
1951 W Charley Fusari Decision15
1951 W Bobby Dykes KO/TKO1
1951 W Sammy Mastrean KO/TKO3
1950 W Lester Felton KO/TKO3
1950 L Holley Mims Decision10
1950 W Johnny Cesario KO/TKO3
1950 L Ike Williams KO/TKO8
1950 W Gene Hairston KO/TKO2
1949 W Gaby Ferland KO/TKO2
1949 W Chuck Taylor KO/TKO2
1949 W Ramón Álvarez KO/TKO5
1949 W Frankie Vigeant KO/TKO4
1949 W Chester Rico KO/TKO6
1949 L Ike Williams Decision10
1949 W Melvin Bartholomew Decision10
1948 W Joe Brown KO/TKO4
1948 D Bobby Lee Decision10
1948 L Bernard Docusen Decision10
1948 W Luigi Valentini KO/TKO7
1948 W Frankie Abrams Decision8
1948 W Jackie Solomon KO/TKO1
1948 L Beau Jack KO/TKO8
1948 L Livio Minelli Decision10
1947 W Phil Palmer KO/TKO7
1947 L Gene Burton Decision10
1947 W Herbie Jones KO/TKO8
1947 L Sammy Angott Decision10
1947 W Danny Kapilow Decision10
1947 W Morris Reif Decision10
1946 W Willie Joyce Decision10
1946 W Richard Polite KO/TKO3
1946 W Eddie Lander Decision10
1946 W Roy Cadle KO/TKO5
1946 W Bill Eddy Decision10
1946 W Pedro Firpo KO/TKO1
1946 W Freddie Dawson Decision10
1946 L Ike Williams Decision10

Showing 60 of 78 recorded bouts, most recent first.

14 of these opponents have their own page here.

SOURCE·Johnny Bratton — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·derived figures computed here·REVIEWED 2026-07-08

What is on record

Measurements
Reachnot recorded
Heightnot recorded
StanceOrthodox
DivisionWelterweight Boxing
Most active decade1940s — 46 of 77 dated bouts
CountryUnited States

Wikipedia carries no reach figure for Johnny Bratton, so the reach-advantage comparison this site is built on cannot be computed. Everything below comes from the record instead.

1950 win vs Ted Christie (1944)loss vs Ace Miller (1944)win vs Gene Spencer (1944)win vs Walter Holba (1944)win vs Alvin Jordan (1944)win vs Larry Wright (1944)win vs Doyle Hirt (1944)loss vs Chalky Wright (1945)win vs Cleo Shans (1945)win vs Candy McDaniels (1945)loss vs Dave Castilloux (1945)loss vs Joey Barnum (1945)win vs Melvin Johnson (1945)win vs Melvin Bartholomew (1945)win vs Patsy Spataro (1945)win vs Jimmy Anest (1945)win vs Robert Earl (1945)win vs Willie Joyce (1946)win vs Richard Polite (1946)win vs Eddie Lander (1946)win vs Roy Cadle (1946)win vs Bill Eddy (1946)win vs Pedro Firpo (1946)win vs Freddie Dawson (1946)loss vs Ike Williams (1946)win vs Phil Palmer (1947)loss vs Gene Burton (1947)win vs Herbie Jones (1947)loss vs Sammy Angott (1947)win vs Danny Kapilow (1947)win vs Morris Reif (1947)win vs Joe Brown (1948)draw vs Bobby Lee (1948)loss vs Bernard Docusen (1948)win vs Luigi Valentini (1948)win vs Frankie Abrams (1948)win vs Jackie Solomon (1948)loss vs Beau Jack (1948)loss vs Livio Minelli (1948)win vs Gaby Ferland (1949)win vs Chuck Taylor (1949)win vs Ramón Álvarez (1949)win vs Frankie Vigeant (1949)win vs Chester Rico (1949)loss vs Ike Williams (1949)win vs Melvin Bartholomew (1949)win vs Lester Felton (1950)loss vs Holley Mims (1950)win vs Johnny Cesario (1950)loss vs Ike Williams (1950)win vs Gene Hairston (1950)win vs Livio Minelli (1951)draw vs Kid Gavilán (1951)win vs Wilbur Wilson (1951)win vs Don Williams (1951)win vs Charley Fusari (1951)win vs Bobby Dykes (1951)win vs Sammy Mastrean (1951)loss vs Ralph Jones (1952)win vs Joe Miceli (1952)win vs Ralph Zannelli (1952)win vs Irvin Steen (1952)win vs Laurent Dauthuille (1952)loss vs Rocky Castellani (1952)win vs Del Flanagan (1952)win vs Pierre Langlois (1952)win vs Vic Cardell (1952)win vs Bobby Rosado (1952)loss vs Kid Gavilán (1953)win vs Al Wilson (1953)win vs Danny Womber (1953)win vs Livio Minelli (1953)win vs Bobby Jones (1953)win vs Jesús Portuguéz (1953)loss vs Chico Varona (1954)loss vs Johnny Saxton (1954)loss vs Del Flanagan (1955)
winlossdraw / NC1944–1955

Record

Boxing record

60–24

87 bouts on record

Finish rate

57%

of wins ended inside the distance — welterweight boxing median 54%, 54th percentile

By knockout: 34 (57%)By decision: 26 (43%)
  • By knockout 57%
  • By decision 43%

The career, bout by bout

78 recorded bouts from 1944 to 1955. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.

Career span

12y

1944–1955

Longest unbeaten run

12

without a loss — draws do not break it

Busiest year

1945

10 bouts

Recorded bouts

78

77 with a date

Standing questions

What this record does and does not say

What is Johnny Bratton's record?
60–24–3 in boxing. That is the aggregate stated in the English Wikipedia infobox; the results table on the same article lists 78 bouts individually.
How many of Johnny Bratton's bouts have no date?
1 of 78. The source lists them without a date this site can read, so they are printed with no year, sorted last, and drawn past the double rule in the record line rather than placed in the chronology. No year has been inferred for any of them.
Does a no contest change a record here?
No. A no contest is not a win, a loss or a draw, and it is never folded into one. It is counted and printed separately, so a 20–0 record with two no contests is shown as exactly that rather than as 22–0 or as 20–0 with the no contests dropped. The same applies to a bout overturned after the fact where the source records the change.
What happens when sources disagree about a fight?
This site publishes one source — the fighter's English Wikipedia article, read on the date printed under every table — and it does not silently reconcile that against anyone else's database. Where the article's own infobox total and its own results table disagree, both are shown and the page says which one each figure came from. Nothing is averaged, and no field is filled in from a second source to make a total balance.

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