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Johnny Bratton

American boxer (1927-1993)

Born
9 September 1927, Little Rock
Died
15 August 1993, Chicago
Citizenship
United States
Sport
boxing
Discipline
welterweight
Occupation
boxer

Johnny Bratton, also known as Honey Boy Bratton, (September 9, 1927 – August 15, 1993) was an American professional boxer and briefly reigned as the NBA welterweight champion in 1951. He fought many of the best fighters of his era in the division, earning nearly $400,000 in 83 fights, but ended up penniless and mentally impaired.

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.