Panama Al Brown

In 1930, he won both the NBA and IBU bantamweight titles, after defeating Johnny Erickson and Eugène Huat. After relocating to Paris, France, Brown became known within the gay nightlife of the time for his flamboyant lifestyle and his interest in the arts, performing in a cabaret. He held the IBU title until 1935, when he lost it to Baltasar Sangchili. • Illustration — Panama Al Brown (1927) In 1938, Brown fought for the IBU bantamweight title again in a rematch with Sangchili, winning on points. He continued to box until 1942, but failed to achieve the same level of success he had previously enjoyed. In 2002, Brown was named one of the 80 best fighters of the past 80 years by The Ring magazine. He currently ranks #5 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest bantamweight boxers in history. He has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

• Name — Panama Al Brown • Birth Name — Alfonso Teofilo Brown • Nickname — Panama Al Brown Kid Theophilo • Nationality — Panama Panamanian • Weight — * Flyweight • Bantamweight • Featherweight • Height — 5 ft 9 in • Reach — 72.5 in • Born — July 5, 1902 • Birthplace — Colón, Panama • Died — 11 April 1951 • Place of death — New York City, United States • Stance — Orthodox • Total — 163 • Wins — 131 • Ko — 59 • Losses — 20 • Draws — 12

Alfonso Teofilo Brown was born on July 5, 1902, to Afro-Caribbean immigrants in the City of Colón, Panama. His father, Horace Brown, died when Brown was 13, and his mother, Esther Lashley, worked as a cleaner. His first exposure to boxing came while working as a young adult clerk for the United States Shipping Board, at the Panama Canal Zone, witnessing American soldiers boxing.

Brown turned professional in 1922 under the guidance of manager Dave Lumiansky. His first fight took place on March 19, 1922, when he beat Jose Moreno by a decision in six at Colon. By his seventh fight, December 13 of that same year, he beat Sailor Patchett by a fifteen-round decision, to earn the Panamanian 'Isthmus' flyweight title. On September 22, 1923, he had his first fight abroad, drawing in four rounds with Johnny Breslin, in New York. He very quickly established a presence upon relocating to the city in 1923. His rise was rapid; a year after his move to New York, The Ring magazine rated him the third best flyweight in the world; two years later, the sixth best bantamweight. Brown began campaigning extensively across the United States before he suffered his first loss, at the hands of Jimmy Russo on December 6, 1924, by decision in twelve. He would later avenge that defeat, and he beat Davey Abad and Willie LaMorte before being disqualified in the first round against Frankie Murray on June 11, 1925. Despite that setback, he kept on campaigning successfully, fighting for the first time in his career at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 1926, against Teddy Silva. Brown won with a third-round knockout. On October 14, 1928, he was listed as the National Boxing Association (NBA) bantamweight champion. On November 10 of that year, he knocked out Antoine Merlo in his Paris debut, at the Salle Wagram. He enjoyed Paris so much that he decided to stay there for the rest of his life. In Paris he trained under Eugene Bullard who served as a fighter pilot in World War I. He became a hugely popular boxer in France, and fought on the European continent 40 times between 1929 and 1934. Over the next three years, he beat several fighters there, including former world champion Eugene Criqui. An interesting case happened when he fought Gustav Humery, on January 29, 1929. Brown and Humery had previously agreed that they would not salute by touching gloves before the fight, and when the bell rang, Brown struck quickly, breaking Humery's jaw with his first punch and sending him to the floor. With the referee's count of ten seconds, the fight lasted a total of fifteen seconds, one of the quickest knockouts in boxing history.

On June 18, 1929, Brown made history by becoming the world's first Latin American world champion. He beat Gregorio Vidal by a fifteen-round decision to win the vacant NYSAC and lineal bantamweight titles at the Queensboro Stadium, Long Island. He became a national idol in Panama, and an instant celebrity almost everywhere else in Latin America. Magazines such as Ring En Español were still talking about his achievement sixty years later. Soon after he lost a ten-round, non-title fight to Battling Battalino. He was then awarded the NBA bantamweight title on October 8, 1929. However, he was briefly stripped of his NBA title on February 3, 1930. On February 8, 1930, Brown beat Johnny Erickson by disqualification in the first defense of his NYSAC title. On October 4, 1930, he beat Eugène Huat by unanimous decision to claim the IBU bantamweight title, and was thus reinstated as NBA champion. On July 30, 1933, Brown defended his IBU title against British bantamweight champion Johnny King, at Kings Hall, Manchester. Brown knocked King down several times during the early rounds, though King fought on. During the seventh round King caught Brown with a right, almost knocking him out, but Brown managed to hold on for a points decision. On February 19, 1934, Brown defended his IBU title against Young Perez at the Palais des Sports, Paris, in what would be the first of three encounters between the two boxers. Brown had a significant height and reach advantage, and proved too much for the Tunisian, who lost on points. Shortly after the NBA stripped Brown of his title for failing to defend it against their leading contender Rodolfo Casanova. Brown retained his title nine times and had countless other fights before a rematch with Humery that ended in disaster: on May 17, 1934, Brown was disqualified in round six at Paris for using illegal tactics. A riot started and Brown suffered several broken bones and was sent into semi-unconsciousness by fans before the police could help him. Twenty minutes later, the locale where the rematch was held had almost been entirely destroyed. For his next title defense, on November 1 of the same year, he travelled to Tunis, for his second encounter with Young Perez. Perez was counted out in round ten while on the floor, claiming that Brown had hit him with an illegal blow. On June 1, 1935, Brown lost the title to Baltasar Sangchili by a fifteen-round decision, at the Plaza de Toros, in Valencia, Spain. After the loss he chose to retire from boxing, instead performing in a cabaret. Suffering from the prolonged effects of drug use, he was persuaded by Jean Cocteau to detox, receiving treatment at the Sainte-Anne Asylum, and begin training for a comeback to boxing. His first fight was against former French bantamweight champion Andre Regis, at the Salle Wagram, Paris, on September 21, 1937. Brown achieving a first-round knockout. He had a rematch with Sangchili on March 4, 1938, avenging his earlier loss with a fifteen-round decision to win the vacant IBU bantamweight title, but by this time the International Boxing Union was no longer recognized in the United States. His rematch win over Sangchili is believed to be his last great night, and, bowing to Cocteau's wishes, Brown vowed to retire after one more fight. That came in 1939 against Valentin Angelmann in Paris, Brown stopped him in eight rounds.

With the advent of the World War II, Brown moved to the United States, settled in Harlem and tried to find work of the cabaret sort he performed in Paris when not fighting. There was none and before long he was fighting again, but not well. Brown went on fighting until 1942, challenging unsuccessfully for the Panamanian Featherweight title on September 30, 1942, when he drew with Leocadio Torres, but retiring as a winner, defeating Kid Fortune by a decision in ten rounds on December 4 of the same year. Not long after, he was arrested for using cocaine and deported for a year. He went back to New York afterward and, in his late 40s, took a lot of beatings while serving as a sparring partner for up-and-comers at a gym in Harlem, making a dollar a round. Brown died penniless of tuberculosis in New York City in 1951. He had fainted on 42nd Street. The police thought he was drunk and took him to the station. Eventually he was transferred to Sea View Hospital. He died there on April 11, unaware that not long before, one of the newspapers in Paris had begun talks about organizing a fund drive to pay for his trip home. During five years of investigation, Spanish painter Eduardo Arroyo wrote a biography of Panama Al Brown, titled Panama Al Brown, 1902-1951, first published by Edition Jean-Claude Lattès, Paris, in 1982. Panama Al Brown's final record is believed to have been 123 wins, 18 defeats and 10 draws, with 55 knockouts, placing him in the exclusive list of boxers who have won 50 or more wins by knockout. He was the recognized bantamweight world champion for six years and over that time made 10 title defenses against 8 different contenders, the best bantamweights and featherweights of his era.

Brown quickly fell in love with Paris, and as a result spent much of his life there. He was noted for dressing elegantly, and enjoyed the night life of the city, frequenting bars and jazz clubs. Brown was gay and was involved in a long-term romantic relationship with Jean Cocteau. He owned a number of cars including a 1929 Packard 645 Sport, and several Bugattis. He joined Josephine Baker's La Revue nègre as a tap-dancer, and made his cabaret debut as a song-and-dance man at the Caprice Viennoise. During the early 1930s, Brown contracted syphilis, and suffered from sores on his back. He recovered well enough to continue his boxing career, though without antibiotics it remains unknown as to what extent he overcame the infection.

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All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column. • No. Number — Result — Record — Opponent — Type — Round — Date — Location — Notes • 163 — Win — 129–19–12 (3) — Kid Fortune — PTS — 10 — December 4, 1943 — Club Tropical, Colon City, Panama • 162 — Draw — 128–19–12 (3) — Leocadio Torres — PTS — 10 — August 30, 1942 — Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama — For vacant Panamanian featherweight title • 161 — Loss — 128–19–11 (3) — Eduardo Carrasco — PTS — 10 — March 8, 1942 — Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama • 160 — Loss — 128–18–11 (3) — Eduardo Carrasco — PTS — 10 — October 26, 1941 — Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama • 159 — Win — 128–17–11 (3) — Kid Fortune — KO — 2 (10) — September 7, 1941 — Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama • 158 — Win — 127–17–11 (3) — Battling Nelson — KO — 4 (10) — July 26, 1941 — Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama • 157 — Win — 126–17–11 (3) — Leocadio Torres — KO — 8 (10) — July 14, 1941 — Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama • 156 — Win — 125–17–11 (3) — Mariano Arilla — KO — 3 (8) — May 6, 1939 — Rockland Palace, New York City, New York, U.S. • 155 — Win — 124–17–11 (3) — Cristobal Jaramillo — TKO — 4 (10) — April 22, 1939 — Rockland Palace, New York City, New York, U.S. • 154 — Win — 123–17–11 (3) — Valentin Angelmann — KO — 8 (10) — April 13, 1938 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France • 153 — Win — 122–17–11 (3) — Baltasar Sangchili — SD — 15 — March 4, 1938 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France — Won vacant IBU bantamweight title • 152 — Win — 121–17–11 (3) — Victor Perez — KO — 5 (10) — December 22, 1937 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 151 — Win — 120–17–11 (3) — Joseph Decico — PTS — 10 — November 26, 1937 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 150 — Win — 119–17–11 (3) — Francis Augier — KO — 2 (10) — October 8, 1937 — Salle Communale de Plainpalais, Geneva, Switzerland • 149 — Win — 118–17–11 (3) — Maurice Huguenin — KO — 3 (10) — September 23, 1937 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 148 — Win — 117–17–11 (3) — Andre Regis — KO — 1 (15) — September 9, 1937 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 147 — Loss — 116–17–11 (3) — Pete Sanstol — UD — 10 — September 13, 1935 — Bislet Stadium, Oslo, Norway • 146 — Loss — 116–16–11 (3) — Baltasar Sangchili — PTS — 15 — June 1, 1935 — Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain — Lost The Ring bantamweight title • 145 — Win — 116–15–11 (3) — Javier Torres — TKO — 2 (10) — April 24, 1935 — Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain • 144 — Win — 115–15–11 (3) — Luigi Quadrini — PTS — 10 — April 12, 1935 — Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain • 143 — Loss — 114–15–11 (3) — Baltasar Sangchili — PTS — 10 — March 18, 1935 — Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain • 142 — Draw — 114–14–11 (3) — Gustavo Ansini — PTS — 10 — March 9, 1935 — Central Sporting Club, Paris, France • 141 — Win — 114–14–10 (3) — Henri Barras — PTS — 10 — March 2, 1935 — Central Sporting Club, Paris, France • 140 — Loss — 113–14–10 (3) — Freddie Miller — UD — 10 — December 24, 1934 — Palais des Sports, Lille, Nord, France • 139 — Win — 113–13–10 (3) — Frans Machtens — PTS — 10 — December 9, 1934 — Palais des Sports, Lille, Nord, France • 138 — Win — 112–13–10 (3) — Victor Perez — KO — 10 (15) — November 1, 1934 — Parc du Belvedere, Tunis, Tunisia — Retained IBU and The Ring bantamweight titles • 137 — Loss — 111–13–10 (3) — Johnny Edwards — UD — 10 — June 30, 1934 — Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland • 136 — Loss — 111–12–10 (3) — Gustave Humery — DQ — 6 (10) — May 17, 1934 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France — DQ'd after three warnings for using illegal tactics. The crowd rioted, destroying the ring and beat Brown half to death. • 135 — Win — 111–11–10 (3) — Kid Francis — PTS — 10 — April 16, 1934 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France • 134 — Win — 110–11–10 (3) — Maurice Dubois — TKO — 2 (10) — April 7, 1934 — Palais des Expositions, Geneva, Switzerland • 133 — Win — 109–11–10 (3) — Victor Perez — UD — 15 — February 19, 1934 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France — Retained NYSAC, NBA, IBU, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 132 — Win — 108–11–10 (3) — Luigi Quadrini — PTS — 10 — December 8, 1933 — Grand Casino, Oran, Algeria • 131 — Win — 107–11–10 (3) — Alfredo Magnolfi — PTS — 10 — November 12, 1933 — Casablanca, Morocco • 130 — Win — 106–11–10 (3) — Georges LePerson — PTS — 10 — September 30, 1933 — Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, Algeria • 129 — Win — 105–11–10 (3) — Johnny King — PTS — 15 — July 3, 1933 — King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England — Retained NYSAC, NBA, IBU, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 128 — Win — 104–11–10 (3) — Dave Crowley — PTS — 10 — June 12, 1933 — Olympia, Kensington, London, England • 127 — Win — 103–11–10 (3) — Dick Burke — TKO — 12 (12) — May 13, 1933 — Blundell Park (Grimsby Town FC), Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England • 126 — Win — 102–11–10 (3) — Arthur Boddington — RTD — 3 (12) — May 7, 1933 — Royton NSB, Royton, Lancashire, England • 125 — Win — 101–11–10 (3) — Tommy Hyams — KO — 9 (15) — April 30, 1933 — The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England • 124 — Win — 100–11–10 (3) — Domenico Bernasconi — UD — 12 — March 19, 1933 — Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy — Retained NYSAC, NBA, IBU, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 123 — Win — 99–11–10 (3) — Johnny Peters — PTS — 15 — March 5, 1933 — The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England • 122 — Win — 98–11–10 (3) — Henri Poutrain — PTS — 10 — February 9, 1933 — Palais de la Mutualité, Paris, France • 121 — Win — 97–11–10 (3) — Frans Machtens — PTS — 10 — December 8, 1932 — Palais de la Mutualité, Paris, France • 120 — Draw — 96–11–10 (3) — Henri Scillie — MD — 10 — December 3, 1932 — Palais d'Ete, Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium • 119 — Win — 96–11–9 (3) — Dick Burke — PTS — 12 — December 1, 1932 — Norfolk Road Drill Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England • 118 — Win — 95–11–9 (3) — Émile Pladner — KO — 2 (10) — November 14, 1932 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France • 117 — Win — 94–11–9 (3) — Nicolas Petit Biquet — UD — 10 — October 23, 1932 — Palais des Sports, Schaerbeek, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium • 116 — Win — 93–11–9 (3) — Frans Machtens — PTS — 10 — October 20, 1932 — Rubenspaleis, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium • 115 — Win — 92–11–9 (3) — Mose Butch — UD — 10 — September 26, 1932 — Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. • 114 — Win — 91–11–9 (3) — Émile Pladner — KO — 1 (15) — September 19, 1932 — Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 113 — Win — 90–11–9 (3) — Roland LeCuyer — TKO — 6 (10) — August 17, 1932 — Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 112 — Win — 89–11–9 (3) — Kid Francis — SD — 15 — July 10, 1932 — Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France — Retained NYSAC, NBA, IBU, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 111 — Loss — 88–11–9 (3) — Vittorio Tamagnini — UD — 10 — June 25, 1932 — Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy • 110 — Win — 88–10–9 (3) — Eugène Huat — PTS — 10 — June 18, 1932 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France • 109 — Draw — 87–10–9 (3) — Nel Tarleton — PTS — 15 — June 13, 1932 — Anfield Football Ground, Liverpool, Merseyside, England • 108 — Win — 87–10–8 (3) — Frans Machtens — PTS — 10 — May 31, 1932 — Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France • 107 — Win — 86–10–8 (3) — Luigi Quadrini — RTD — 6 (15) — May 28, 1932 — Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales • 106 — Win — 85–10–8 (3) — Dominique Di Cea — PTS — 10 — May 18, 1932 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France, U.S. • 105 — Win — 84–10–8 (3) — Golf Ball Bernard — PTS — 10 — March 14, 1932 — New Bedford A.A., New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. • 104 — Loss — 83–10–8 (3) — Speedy Dado — UD — 10 — January 4, 1932 — Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. • 103 — Loss — 83–9–8 (3) — Newsboy Brown — PTS — 10 — December 15, 1931 — Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. • 102 — Win — 83–8–8 (3) — Art Chapdelaine — KO — 7 (10) — November 18, 1931 — Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada • 101 — Win — 82–8–8 (3) — Eugène Huat — UD — 15 — October 27, 1931 — Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 100 — Win — 81–8–8 (3) — Ginger Jones — KO — 9 (10) — September 21, 1931 — Pavilion, Mountain Ash, Wales • 99 — Win — 80–8–8 (3) — Pete Sanstol — SD — 15 — August 25, 1931 — Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Retained NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles; Won vacant The Ring bantamweight title • 98 — Loss — 79–8–8 (3) — Johnny Cuthbert — DQ — 8 (15) — June 15, 1931 — Olympia, Kensington, London, England • 97 — Win — 79–7–8 (3) — Teddy Baldock — TKO — 12 (15) — May 21, 1931 — Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England • 96 — Win — 78–7–8 (3) — Julien Verbist — KO — 8 (10) — April 30, 1931 — Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France • 95 — Win — 77–7–8 (3) — Roger Simende — KO — 3 (10) — April 15, 1931 — Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France • 94 — Win — 76–7–8 (3) — Jack Garland — PTS — 15 — April 13, 1931 — King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England • 93 — Win — 75–7–8 (3) — Douglas Parker — TKO — 11 (15) — March 23, 1931 — New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England • 92 — Win — 74–7–8 (3) — Billy Farrell — TKO — 3 (15) — March 9, 1931 — King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England • 91 — Win — 73–7–8 (3) — Nic Bensa — PTS — 10 — February 11, 1931 — Salle Pleyel, Paris, France • 90 — Win — 72–7–8 (3) — Nic Bensa — PTS — 10 — November 8, 1930 — Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France • 89 — Draw — 71–7–8 (3) — Jose Girones — PTS — 10 — October 22, 1930 — Plaza de Toros Monumental, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain • 88 — Win — 71–7–7 (3) — Eugène Huat — UD — 15 — October 4, 1930 — Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France — Retained NYSAC and NBA; Won vacant IBU bantamweight titles • 87 — Win — 70–7–7 (3) — Johnny Vacca — TKO — 3 (10) — August 29, 1930 — Newfield Park, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. • 86 — Win — 69–7–7 (3) — Domenico Bernasconi — PTS — 10 — July 23, 1930 — Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. • 85 — Win — 68–7–7 (3) — Calvin Reed — KO — 4 (10) — July 4, 1930 — Maryland Ball Park, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. • 84 — Win — 67–7–7 (3) — Mickey Doyle — PTS — 10 — June 24, 1930 — Watres Armory, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. • 83 — Win — 66–7–7 (3) — Benny Brostoff — TKO — 2 (10) — June 18, 1930 — Bayonne Stadium, Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. • 82 — Win — 65–7–7 (3) — Johnny McCoy — TKO — 6 (10) — June 16, 1930 — Heywood Arena, West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. • 81 — Win — 64–7–7 (3) — Milton Cohen — KO — 1 (10) — June 5, 1930 — Lakewood Arena, Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. • 80 — Win — 63–7–7 (3) — Al Gillette — KO — 9 (?) — April 21, 1930 — New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. • 79 — Win — 62–7–7 (3) — Andrea Ettore Esposito — DQ — 7 (10) — April 15, 1930 — Convention Hall, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. • 78 — Draw — 61–7–7 (3) — Tommy Paul — PTS — 6 — March 14, 1930 — Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. • 77 — Win — 61–7–6 (3) — Johnny Canzoneri — PTS — 10 — February 18, 1930 — Manhattan Auditorium, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. • 76 — Win — 60–7–6 (3) — Johnny Erickson — DQ — 4 (15) — February 8, 1930 — Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. — Retained NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles • 75 — Win — 59–7–6 (3) — Pinky Silverberg — PTS — 10 — January 25, 1930 — Arena Polar, Havana, Cuba • 74 — Win — 58–7–6 (3) — Knud Larsen — PTS — 12 — August 28, 1929 — Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark • 73 — Loss — 57–7–6 (3) — Battling Battalino — PTS — 10 — July 26, 1929 — Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. • 72 — Win — 57–6–6 (3) — Vernon Cormier — KO — 4 (12) — July 16, 1929 — Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S. • 71 — Win — 56–6–6 (3) — Vic Burrone — PTS — 10 — July 3, 1929 — Newark, New Jersey, U.S. • 70 — Win — 55–6–6 (3) — Gregorio Vidal — UD — 15 — June 18, 1929 — Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. — Won vacant NYSAC bantamweight title • 69 — Win — 54–6–6 (3) — Joe Cadman — KO — 3 (10) — April 9, 1929 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 68 — Win — 53–6–6 (3) — Domenico Bernasconi — PTS — 10 — March 23, 1929 — Frontón Jai-Alai, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain • 67 — Win — 52–6–6 (3) — Gustave Humery — KO — 1 (12) — January 29, 1929 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 66 — Win — 51–6–6 (3) — Harry Corbett — PTS — 12 — December 18, 1928 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 65 — Draw — 50–6–6 (3) — Johnny Cuthbert — PTS — 12 — November 17, 1928 — Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France • 64 — Win — 50–6–5 (3) — Kid Francis — PTS — 12 — September 13, 1928 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 63 — Win — 49–6–5 (3) — Billy Shaw — KO — 1 (8) — June 21, 1928 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 62 — Win — 48–6–5 (3) — Eddie O'Dowd — NWS — 10 — April 27, 1928 — Armory, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. • 61 — Win — 48–6–5 (2) — Steve Nugent — DQ — 2 (10) — April 10, 1928 — Armory, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. — Low blow • 60 — Win — 47–6–5 (2) — Benny Schwartz — PTS — 10 — March 23, 1928 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 59 — Loss — 46–6–5 (2) — André Routis — PTS — 10 — December 10, 1927 — Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France • 58 — Loss — 46–5–5 (2) — Henri Scillie — PTS — 13 — November 22, 1927 — Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France • 57 — Win — 46–4–5 (2) — Albert Ryall — KO — 2 (?) — October 18, 1927 — Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France • 56 — Win — 45–4–5 (2) — Young Ciclone — PTS — 10 — May 10, 1927 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 55 — Win — 44–4–5 (2) — Eugène Criqui — UD — 10 — April 2, 1927 — Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France • 54 — Win — 43–4–5 (2) — George Joseph Stockings — KO — 5 (10) — March 8, 1927 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 53 — Win — 42–4–5 (2) — Edouard Mascart — TKO — 5 (?) — January 25, 1927 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 52 — Draw — 41–4–5 (2) — Henri Scillie — PTS — 12 — December 14, 1926 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 51 — Win — 41–4–4 (2) — Roger Fabregues — KO — 1 (10) — December 1, 1926 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 50 — Win — 40–4–4 (2) — Antoine Merlo — KO — 3 (10) — November 10, 1926 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 49 — Win — 39–4–4 (2) — Joe Ryder — DQ — 4 (10) — September 2, 1926 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 48 — Win — 38–4–4 (2) — Harry Forbes — PTS — 12 — August 5, 1926 — Albany, New York, U.S. — Not to be confused with Harry Forbes • 47 — Win — 37–4–4 (2) — Peter Zivic — PTS — 10 — July 8, 1926 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 46 — Win — 36–4–4 (2) — Billy Marlowe — KO — 4 (10) — June 26, 1926 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 45 — Win — 35–4–4 (2) — Jacques Pettibon — KO — 4 (10) — June 5, 1926 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 44 — Win — 34–4–4 (2) — Teddy Silva — KO — 3 (10) — May 21, 1926 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 43 — Loss — 33–4–4 (2) — Abe Goldstein — PTS — 6 — April 23, 1926 — Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 42 — Draw — 33–3–4 (2) — Willie O'Connell — PTS — 6 — April 10, 1926 — Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. • 41 — Win — 33–3–3 (2) — Eddie O'Dowd — PTS — 12 — March 20, 1926 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 40 — Loss — 32–3–3 (2) — Dominick Petrone — PTS — 10 — February 6, 1926 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 39 — Win — 32–2–3 (2) — Tommy Hughes — PTS — 10 — December 12, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 38 — Win — 31–2–3 (2) — Marty Gold — UD — 10 — November 14, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 37 — Win — 30–2–3 (2) — Johnny Breslin — PTS — 10 — October 16, 1925 — Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 36 — Win — 29–2–3 (2) — Bobby Green — PTS — 10 — October 3, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 35 — Win — 28–2–3 (2) — Joey Ross — NWS — 10 — September 21, 1925 — Oakland A.A., Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. • 34 — Win — 28–2–3 (1) — Davey Adelman — PTS — 10 — September 9, 1925 — Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. • 33 — Win — 27–2–3 (1) — Eddie Flank — PTS — 10 — August 22, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 32 — Win — 26–2–3 (1) — Dominick Petrone — PTS — 10 — June 27, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 31 — Loss — 25–2–3 (1) — Frankie Murray — DQ — 1 (10) — June 11, 1925 — Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. • 30 — Win — 25–1–3 (1) — Dominick Petrone — PTS — 6 — May 16, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 29 — Win — 24–1–3 (1) — Davey Abad — UD — 6 — February 19, 1925 — Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. • 28 — Win — 23–1–3 (1) — Terry Miller — PTS — 10 — February 7, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 27 — Win — 22–1–3 (1) — Jimmy Russo — PTS — 10 — January 3, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 26 — Loss — 21–1–3 (1) — Jimmy Russo — PTS — 10 — December 6, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 25 — Win — 21–0–3 (1) — Tommy Milton — PTS — 15 — November 11, 1924 — Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 24 — Win — 20–0–3 (1) — Frankie Ash — KO — 1 (12) — October 25, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 23 — Win — 19–0–3 (1) — Billy Marlowe — PTS — 10 — September 27, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 22 — Win — 18–0–3 (1) — Jimmy Moreno — KO — 1 (10) — September 13, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 21 — Win — 17–0–3 (1) — Joey Russell — PTS — 10 — August 30, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 20 — Win — 16–0–3 (1) — George McNally — TKO — 4 (10) — August 9, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 19 — Win — 15–0–3 (1) — Allie Kaufmann — KO — 1 (?) — June 28, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 18 — Win — 14–0–3 (1) — Willie LaMorte — KO — 2 (12) — June 7, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 17 — Win — 13–0–3 (1) — Joe Colletti — PTS — 12 — May 24, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 16 — Win — 12–0–3 (1) — Bobby Burns — KO — 7 (12) — May 3, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 15 — Win — 11–0–3 (1) — Willie Farley — KO — 1 (10) — April 12, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 14 — Loss — 10–0–3 (1) — Willie LaMorte — NWS — 8 — December 17, 1923 — Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. • 13 — Win — 10–0–3 — Willie Darcy — PTS — 12 — December 12, 1923 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 12 — Win — 9–0–3 — Bernie Hyams — KO — 3 (6) — October 13, 1923 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 11 — Draw — 8–0–3 — Bobby Risden — PTS — 6 — October 6, 1923 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 10 — Win — 8–0–2 — Tommy Martin — TKO — 1 (6) — September 22, 1923 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 9 — Draw — 7–0–2 — Johnny Breslin — PTS — 4 — August 22, 1923 — Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S. • 8 — Win — 7–0–1 — Pedro Troncoso — PTS — 6 — February 11, 1923 — Central American Stadium, Colon, Panama • 7 — Draw — 6–0–1 — Sailor Patchett — PTS — 15 — December 9, 1922 — Central American Stadium, Colon, Panama — For vacant Panamanian flyweight title • 6 — Win — 6–0 — Young Jeff Clark — TKO — 6 (10) — October 7, 1922 — Colon Stadium, Colon, Panama • 5 — Win — 5–0 — Kid Pelkey — TKO — 4 (8) — September 9, 1922 — Excelsior Theater, Panama City, Panama • 4 — Win — 4–0 — Ernie Rijfkogel — KO — 4 (10) — July 29, 1922 — American Theater, Colon, Panama • 3 — Win — 3–0 — Battling Miller — TKO — 5 (8) — May 21, 1922 — Colon City, Panama • 2 — Win — 2–0 — Montalbo Kid — KO — 2 (6) — April 22, 1922 — Colon City, Panama • 1 — Win — 1–0 — Jose Moreno — PTS — 6 — March 19, 1922 — Colon City, Panama

Record with the inclusion of Newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column. • No. Number — Result — Record — Opponent — Type — Round — Date — Location — Notes • 163 — Win — 131–20–12 — Kid Fortune — PTS — 10 — December 4, 1943 — Club Tropical, Colon City, Panama • 162 — Draw — 130–20–12 — Leocadio Torres — PTS — 10 — August 30, 1942 — Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama — For vacant Panamanian featherweight title • 161 — Loss — 130–20–11 — Eduardo Carrasco — PTS — 10 — March 8, 1942 — Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, Panama • 160 — Loss — 130–19–11 — Eduardo Carrasco — PTS — 10 — October 26, 1941 — Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama • 159 — Win — 130–18–11 — Kid Fortune — KO — 2 (10) — September 7, 1941 — Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama • 158 — Win — 129–18–11 — Battling Nelson — KO — 4 (10) — July 26, 1941 — Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama • 157 — Win — 128–18–11 — Leocadio Torres — KO — 8 (10) — July 14, 1941 — Gimnasio Nacional, Panama City, Panama • 156 — Win — 127–18–11 — Mariano Arilla — KO — 3 (8) — May 6, 1939 — Rockland Palace, New York City, New York, U.S. • 155 — Win — 126–18–11 — Cristobal Jaramillo — TKO — 4 (10) — April 22, 1939 — Rockland Palace, New York City, New York, U.S. • 154 — Win — 125–18–11 — Valentin Angelmann — KO — 8 (10) — April 13, 1938 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France • 153 — Win — 124–18–11 — Baltasar Sangchili — SD — 15 — March 4, 1938 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France — Won vacant IBU bantamweight title • 152 — Win — 123–18–11 — Victor Perez — KO — 5 (10) — December 22, 1937 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 151 — Win — 122–18–11 — Joseph Decico — PTS — 10 — November 26, 1937 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 150 — Win — 121–18–11 — Francis Augier — KO — 2 (10) — October 8, 1937 — Salle Communale de Plainpalais, Geneva, Switzerland • 149 — Win — 120–18–11 — Maurice Huguenin — KO — 3 (10) — September 23, 1937 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 148 — Win — 119–18–11 — Andre Regis — KO — 1 (15) — September 9, 1937 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 147 — Loss — 118–18–11 — Pete Sanstol — UD — 10 — September 13, 1935 — Bislet Stadium, Oslo, Norway • 146 — Loss — 118–17–11 — Baltasar Sangchili — PTS — 15 — June 1, 1935 — Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain — Lost The Ring bantamweight title • 145 — Win — 118–16–11 — Javier Torres — TKO — 2 (10) — April 24, 1935 — Teatro Circo Olympia, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain • 144 — Win — 117–16–11 — Luigi Quadrini — PTS — 10 — April 12, 1935 — Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain • 143 — Loss — 116–16–11 — Baltasar Sangchili — PTS — 10 — March 18, 1935 — Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain • 142 — Draw — 116–15–11 — Gustavo Ansini — PTS — 10 — March 9, 1935 — Central Sporting Club, Paris, France • 141 — Win — 116–15–10 — Henri Barras — PTS — 10 — March 2, 1935 — Central Sporting Club, Paris, France • 140 — Loss — 115–15–10 — Freddie Miller — UD — 10 — December 24, 1934 — Palais des Sports, Lille, Nord, France • 139 — Win — 115–14–10 — Frans Machtens — PTS — 10 — December 9, 1934 — Palais des Sports, Lille, Nord, France • 138 — Win — 114–14–10 — Victor Perez — KO — 10 (15) — November 1, 1934 — Parc du Belvedere, Tunis, Tunisia — Retained IBU and The Ring bantamweight titles • 137 — Loss — 113–14–10 — Johnny Edwards — UD — 10 — June 30, 1934 — Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland • 136 — Loss — 113–13–10 — Gustave Humery — DQ — 6 (10) — May 17, 1934 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France — DQ'd after three warnings for using illegal tactics. The crowd rioted, destroying the ring and nearly killing Brown • 135 — Win — 113–12–10 — Kid Francis — PTS — 10 — April 16, 1934 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France • 134 — Win — 112–12–10 — Maurice Dubois — TKO — 2 (10) — April 7, 1934 — Palais des Expositions, Geneva, Switzerland • 133 — Win — 111–12–10 — Victor Perez — UD — 15 — February 19, 1934 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France — Retained NYSAC, NBA, IBU, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 132 — Win — 110–12–10 — Luigi Quadrini — PTS — 10 — December 8, 1933 — Grand Casino, Oran, Algeria • 131 — Win — 109–12–10 — Alfredo Magnolfi — PTS — 10 — November 12, 1933 — Casablanca, Morocco • 130 — Win — 108–12–10 — Georges LePerson — PTS — 10 — September 30, 1933 — Stade Communal de Saint Eugène, Algiers, Algeria • 129 — Win — 107–12–10 — Johnny King — PTS — 15 — July 3, 1933 — King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England — Retained NYSAC, NBA, IBU, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 128 — Win — 106–12–10 — Dave Crowley — PTS — 10 — June 12, 1933 — Olympia, Kensington, London, England • 127 — Win — 105–12–10 — Dick Burke — TKO — 12 (12) — May 13, 1933 — Blundell Park (Grimsby Town FC), Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England • 126 — Win — 104–12–10 — Arthur Boddington — RTD — 3 (12) — May 7, 1933 — Royton NSB, Royton, Lancashire, England • 125 — Win — 103–12–10 — Tommy Hyams — KO — 9 (15) — April 30, 1933 — The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England • 124 — Win — 102–12–10 — Domenico Bernasconi — UD — 12 — March 19, 1933 — Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy — Retained NYSAC, NBA, IBU, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 123 — Win — 101–12–10 — Johnny Peters — PTS — 15 — March 5, 1933 — The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, London, England • 122 — Win — 100–12–10 — Henri Poutrain — PTS — 10 — February 9, 1933 — Palais de la Mutualité, Paris, France • 121 — Win — 99–12–10 — Frans Machtens — PTS — 10 — December 8, 1932 — Palais de la Mutualité, Paris, France • 120 — Draw — 98–12–10 — Henri Scillie — MD — 10 — December 3, 1932 — Palais d'Ete, Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium • 119 — Win — 98–12–9 — Dick Burke — PTS — 12 — December 1, 1932 — Norfolk Road Drill Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England • 118 — Win — 97–12–9 — Émile Pladner — KO — 2 (10) — November 14, 1932 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France • 117 — Win — 96–12–9 — Nicolas Petit Biquet — UD — 10 — October 23, 1932 — Palais des Sports, Schaerbeek, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium • 116 — Win — 95–12–9 — Frans Machtens — PTS — 10 — October 20, 1932 — Rubenspaleis, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium • 115 — Win — 94–12–9 — Mose Butch — UD — 10 — September 26, 1932 — Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. • 114 — Win — 93–12–9 — Émile Pladner — KO — 1 (15) — September 19, 1932 — Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 113 — Win — 92–12–9 — Roland LeCuyer — TKO — 6 (10) — August 17, 1932 — Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 112 — Win — 91–12–9 — Kid Francis — SD — 15 — July 10, 1932 — Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France — Retained NYSAC, NBA, IBU, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 111 — Loss — 90–12–9 — Vittorio Tamagnini — UD — 10 — June 25, 1932 — Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, Lombardia, Italy • 110 — Win — 90–11–9 — Eugène Huat — PTS — 10 — June 18, 1932 — Palais des Sports, Paris, France • 109 — Draw — 89–11–9 — Nel Tarleton — PTS — 15 — June 13, 1932 — Anfield Football Ground, Liverpool, Merseyside, England • 108 — Win — 89–11–8 — Frans Machtens — PTS — 10 — May 31, 1932 — Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France • 107 — Win — 88–11–8 — Luigi Quadrini — RTD — 6 (15) — May 28, 1932 — Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales • 106 — Win — 87–11–8 — Dominique Di Cea — PTS — 10 — May 18, 1932 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France, U.S. • 105 — Win — 86–11–8 — Golf Ball Bernard — PTS — 10 — March 14, 1932 — New Bedford A.A., New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. • 104 — Loss — 85–11–8 — Speedy Dado — UD — 10 — January 4, 1932 — Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. • 103 — Loss — 85–10–8 — Newsboy Brown — PTS — 10 — December 15, 1931 — Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. • 102 — Win — 85–9–8 — Art Chapdelaine — KO — 7 (10) — November 18, 1931 — Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada • 101 — Win — 84–9–8 — Eugène Huat — UD — 15 — October 27, 1931 — Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles • 100 — Win — 83–9–8 — Ginger Jones — KO — 9 (10) — September 21, 1931 — Pavilion, Mountain Ash, Wales • 99 — Win — 82–9–8 — Pete Sanstol — SD — 15 — August 25, 1931 — Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Retained NYSAC, NBA bantamweight titles; Won vacant The Ring bantamweight title • 98 — Loss — 81–9–8 — Johnny Cuthbert — DQ — 8 (15) — June 15, 1931 — Olympia, Kensington, London, England • 97 — Win — 81–8–8 — Teddy Baldock — TKO — 12 (15) — May 21, 1931 — Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England • 96 — Win — 80–8–8 — Julien Verbist — KO — 8 (10) — April 30, 1931 — Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France • 95 — Win — 79–8–8 — Roger Simende — KO — 3 (10) — April 15, 1931 — Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France • 94 — Win — 78–8–8 — Jack Garland — PTS — 15 — April 13, 1931 — King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England • 93 — Win — 77–8–8 — Douglas Parker — TKO — 11 (15) — March 23, 1931 — New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England • 92 — Win — 76–8–8 — Billy Farrell — TKO — 3 (15) — March 9, 1931 — King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England • 91 — Win — 75–8–8 — Nic Bensa — PTS — 10 — February 11, 1931 — Salle Pleyel, Paris, France • 90 — Win — 74–8–8 — Nic Bensa — PTS — 10 — November 8, 1930 — Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France • 89 — Draw — 73–8–8 — Jose Girones — PTS — 10 — October 22, 1930 — Plaza de Toros Monumental, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain • 88 — Win — 73–8–7 — Eugène Huat — UD — 15 — October 4, 1930 — Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France — Retained NYSAC bantamweight titles; Won vacant NBA and IBU bantamweight titles • 87 — Win — 72–8–7 — Johnny Vacca — TKO — 3 (10) — August 29, 1930 — Newfield Park, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S. • 86 — Win — 71–8–7 — Domenico Bernasconi — PTS — 10 — July 23, 1930 — Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. • 85 — Win — 70–8–7 — Calvin Reed — KO — 4 (10) — July 4, 1930 — Maryland Ball Park, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. • 84 — Win — 69–8–7 — Mickey Doyle — PTS — 10 — June 24, 1930 — Watres Armory, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. • 83 — Win — 68–8–7 — Benny Brostoff — TKO — 2 (10) — June 18, 1930 — Bayonne Stadium, Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. • 82 — Win — 67–8–7 — Johnny McCoy — TKO — 6 (10) — June 16, 1930 — Heywood Arena, West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. • 81 — Win — 66–8–7 — Milton Cohen — KO — 1 (10) — June 5, 1930 — Lakewood Arena, Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. • 80 — Win — 65–8–7 — Al Gillette — KO — 9 (?) — April 21, 1930 — New Bedford, Massachusetts, U.S. • 79 — Win — 64–8–7 — Andrea Ettore Esposito — DQ — 7 (10) — April 15, 1930 — Convention Hall, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. • 78 — Draw — 63–8–7 — Tommy Paul — PTS — 6 — March 14, 1930 — Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S. • 77 — Win — 63–8–6 — Johnny Canzoneri — PTS — 10 — February 18, 1930 — Manhattan Auditorium, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. • 76 — Win — 62–8–6 — Johnny Erickson — DQ — 4 (15) — February 8, 1930 — Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, New York, U.S. — Retained NYSAC bantamweight title • 75 — Win — 61–8–6 — Pinky Silverberg — PTS — 10 — January 25, 1930 — Arena Polar, Havana, Cuba • 74 — Win — 60–8–6 — Knud Larsen — PTS — 12 — August 28, 1929 — Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark • 73 — Loss — 59–8–6 — Battling Battalino — PTS — 10 — July 26, 1929 — Bulkeley Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. • 72 — Win — 59–7–6 — Vernon Cormier — KO — 4 (12) — July 16, 1929 — Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S. • 71 — Win — 58–7–6 — Vic Burrone — PTS — 10 — July 3, 1929 — Newark, New Jersey, U.S. • 70 — Win — 57–7–6 — Gregorio Vidal — UD — 15 — June 18, 1929 — Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. — Won vacant NYSAC bantamweight title • 69 — Win — 56–7–6 — Joe Cadman — KO — 3 (10) — April 9, 1929 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 68 — Win — 55–7–6 — Domenico Bernasconi — PTS — 10 — March 23, 1929 — Frontón Jai-Alai, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain • 67 — Win — 54–7–6 — Gustave Humery — KO — 1 (12) — January 29, 1929 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 66 — Win — 53–7–6 — Harry Corbett — PTS — 12 — December 18, 1928 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 65 — Draw — 52–7–6 — Johnny Cuthbert — PTS — 12 — November 17, 1928 — Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France • 64 — Win — 52–7–5 — Kid Francis — PTS — 12 — September 13, 1928 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 63 — Win — 51–7–5 — Billy Shaw — KO — 1 (8) — June 21, 1928 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 62 — Win — 50–7–5 — Eddie O'Dowd — NWS — 10 — April 27, 1928 — Armory, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. • 61 — Win — 49–7–5 — Steve Nugent — DQ — 2 (10) — April 10, 1928 — Armory, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. — Low blow • 60 — Win — 48–7–5 — Benny Schwartz — PTS — 10 — March 23, 1928 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 59 — Loss — 47–7–5 — André Routis — PTS — 10 — December 10, 1927 — Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France • 58 — Loss — 47–6–5 — Henri Scillie — PTS — 13 — November 22, 1927 — Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France • 57 — Win — 47–5–5 — Albert Ryall — KO — 2 (?) — October 18, 1927 — Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France • 56 — Win — 46–5–5 — Young Ciclone — PTS — 10 — May 10, 1927 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 55 — Win — 45–5–5 — Eugène Criqui — UD — 10 — April 2, 1927 — Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France • 54 — Win — 44–5–5 — George Joseph Stockings — KO — 5 (10) — March 8, 1927 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 53 — Win — 43–5–5 — Edouard Mascart — TKO — 5 (?) — January 25, 1927 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 52 — Draw — 42–5–5 — Henri Scillie — PTS — 12 — December 14, 1926 — Cirque de Paris, Paris, France • 51 — Win — 42–5–4 — Roger Fabregues — KO — 1 (10) — December 1, 1926 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 50 — Win — 41–5–4 — Antoine Merlo — KO — 3 (10) — November 10, 1926 — Salle Wagram, Paris, France • 49 — Win — 40–5–4 — Joe Ryder — DQ — 4 (10) — September 2, 1926 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 48 — Win — 39–5–4 — Harry Forbes — PTS — 12 — August 5, 1926 — Albany, New York, U.S. — Not to be confused with Harry Forbes • 47 — Win — 38–5–4 — Peter Zivic — PTS — 10 — July 8, 1926 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 46 — Win — 37–5–4 — Billy Marlowe — KO — 4 (10) — June 26, 1926 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 45 — Win — 36–5–4 — Jacques Pettibon — KO — 4 (10) — June 5, 1926 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 44 — Win — 35–5–4 — Teddy Silva — KO — 3 (10) — May 21, 1926 — Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. • 43 — Loss — 34–5–4 — Abe Goldstein — PTS — 6 — April 23, 1926 — Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 42 — Draw — 34–4–4 — Willie O'Connell — PTS — 6 — April 10, 1926 — Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. • 41 — Win — 34–4–3 — Eddie O'Dowd — PTS — 12 — March 20, 1926 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 40 — Loss — 33–4–3 — Dominick Petrone — PTS — 10 — February 6, 1926 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 39 — Win — 33–3–3 — Tommy Hughes — PTS — 10 — December 12, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 38 — Win — 32–3–3 — Marty Gold — UD — 10 — November 14, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 37 — Win — 31–3–3 — Johnny Breslin — PTS — 10 — October 16, 1925 — Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 36 — Win — 30–3–3 — Bobby Green — PTS — 10 — October 3, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 35 — Win — 29–3–3 — Joey Ross — NWS — 10 — September 21, 1925 — Oakland A.A., Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. • 34 — Win — 28–3–3 — Davey Adelman — PTS — 10 — September 9, 1925 — Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. • 33 — Win — 27–3–3 — Eddie Flank — PTS — 10 — August 22, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 32 — Win — 26–3–3 — Dominick Petrone — PTS — 10 — June 27, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 31 — Loss — 25–3–3 — Frankie Murray — DQ — 1 (10) — June 11, 1925 — Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. • 30 — Win — 25–2–3 — Dominick Petrone — PTS — 6 — May 16, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 29 — Win — 24–2–3 — Davey Abad — UD — 6 — February 19, 1925 — Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. • 28 — Win — 23–2–3 — Terry Miller — PTS — 10 — February 7, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 27 — Win — 22–2–3 — Jimmy Russo — PTS — 10 — January 3, 1925 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 26 — Loss — 21–2–3 — Jimmy Russo — PTS — 10 — December 6, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 25 — Win — 21–1–3 — Tommy Milton — PTS — 15 — November 11, 1924 — Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 24 — Win — 20–1–3 — Frankie Ash — KO — 1 (12) — October 25, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 23 — Win — 19–1–3 — Billy Marlowe — PTS — 10 — September 27, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 22 — Win — 18–1–3 — Jimmy Moreno — KO — 1 (10) — September 13, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 21 — Win — 17–1–3 — Joey Russell — PTS — 10 — August 30, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 20 — Win — 16–1–3 — George McNally — TKO — 4 (10) — August 9, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 19 — Win — 15–1–3 — Allie Kaufmann — KO — 1 (?) — June 28, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 18 — Win — 14–1–3 — Willie LaMorte — KO — 2 (12) — June 7, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 17 — Win — 13–1–3 — Joe Colletti — PTS — 12 — May 24, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 16 — Win — 12–1–3 — Bobby Burns — KO — 7 (12) — May 3, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 15 — Win — 11–1–3 — Willie Farley — KO — 1 (10) — April 12, 1924 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 14 — Loss — 10–1–3 — Willie LaMorte — NWS — 8 — December 17, 1923 — Arena, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. • 13 — Win — 10–0–3 — Willie Darcy — PTS — 12 — December 12, 1923 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 12 — Win — 9–0–3 — Bernie Hyams — KO — 3 (6) — October 13, 1923 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 11 — Draw — 8–0–3 — Bobby Risden — PTS — 6 — October 6, 1923 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 10 — Win — 8–0–2 — Tommy Martin — TKO — 1 (6) — September 22, 1923 — Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S. • 9 — Draw — 7–0–2 — Johnny Breslin — PTS — 4 — August 22, 1923 — Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S. • 8 — Win — 7–0–1 — Pedro Troncoso — PTS — 6 — February 11, 1923 — Central American Stadium, Colon, Panama • 7 — Draw — 6–0–1 — Sailor Patchett — PTS — 15 — December 9, 1922 — Central American Stadium, Colon, Panama — For vacant Panamanian flyweight title • 6 — Win — 6–0 — Young Jeff Clark — TKO — 6 (10) — October 7, 1922 — Colon Stadium, Colon, Panama • 5 — Win — 5–0 — Kid Pelkey — TKO — 4 (8) — September 9, 1922 — Excelsior Theater, Panama City, Panama • 4 — Win — 4–0 — Ernie Rijfkogel — KO — 4 (10) — July 29, 1922 — American Theater, Colon, Panama • 3 — Win — 3–0 — Battling Miller — TKO — 5 (8) — May 21, 1922 — Colon City, Panama • 2 — Win — 2–0 — Montalbo Kid — KO — 2 (6) — April 22, 1922 — Colon City, Panama • 1 — Win — 1–0 — Jose Moreno — PTS — 6 — March 19, 1922 — Colon City, Panama

• NYSAC bantamweight champion (118 lbs) • NBA (WBA) bantamweight champion (118 lbs) (2×)

• The Ring bantamweight champion (118 lbs)

• European bantamweight champion (118 lbs) (2×)

• Undisputed bantamweight champion (2×)

Panama Al Brown is recorded as having received world champion, International Boxing Hall of Fame and WBA World Bantamweight Champion. Recorded at birth as Alfonso Teofilo Brown.