Newsboy Brown
(David Montrose)
BORN 1904; in Russia
DIED 1977
HEIGHT 5-1
WEIGHT 111-121 lbs
MANAGERS Leo Flynn, Pop Nealis, Joe Levy, Tom Kennedy, Emmett Ledwith
RECORD 57-13-5 (11 KO, 14 ND)
Brown was a scrappy, accomplished competitor who came to fight; He tangled with the best of his time; During his career, he won a version of the Flyweight Championship of the World

The "Newsboy" defeated such men as Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi, "Panama" Al Brown, Albert "Chalky" Wright, Frankie Genaro, Midget Wolgast, Johnny McCoy, "Corporal" Izzy Schwartz, Ernie Hood, Archie Bell, Tommy Gardner, Young Nationalista, Eugene Huat, Speedy Dado, Young Tommy, Happy Atherton, Howard Mayberry, Ramon Montoya, Pablo Dano, Wilbur Cohen, Tommy Hughes, Johnny Vacca and Frankie Grandetta
1922
Feb 27 Connie Curry                Sioux City, Ia                 ND  6
Aug 21 Jim Josephs                 Sioux City, Ia                 ND  6

1923
May 21 Harold Jelsma               Lincoln, Ne                     W  6
Jun 13 Connie Curry                Sioux City, Ia                 ND 10
Jun 23 Connie Curry                Sioux City, Ia                 ND 10
Jul  4 Harold Jelsma               Newcastle, Ne                   W   
Aug  6 Harold Jelsma               Sioux City, Ia                 TK  3
Sep    Connie Curry                Sioux City, Ia                 ND 10
Oct  8 Connie Curry                Omaha, Ne                       W 10
Oct 19 Earl Puryear                Sioux City, Ia                 ND 10
Oct 24 Jack McFee                  Cedar Rapids, Ia               ND  8

1924
Feb  8 Fred Dunn                   Sioux City, Ia                 ND  6
Feb 26 Kid Pancho                  San Antonio, Tx                ND 12
Mar  4 Kid Pancho                  San Antonio, Tx                ND 12
          -Some sources report 3/05/24
Apr 21 John Walker                 East Chicago, In               KO  3
May    Connie Curry                Omaha, Ne                       W 10
Jun 14 Kid Pancho                  Sioux City, Ia                 ND 10
Aug 30 Wilbur Cohen                New York, NY                    W 10
Sep    Willie Woods                Boston, Ma                      W 10
Sep 26 Frankie Murray              Boston, Ma                      W 10
Oct 21 Johnny Royce                Reading, Pa                    KO  4
Oct 27 Kid Fredericks              Trenton, NJ                    ND 10
Nov 10 Marty Gold                  Trenton, NJ                    ND 10
Nov 18 Henry "Kid" Wolfe           Reading, Pa                     D 10

1925
Apr 17 Fidel LaBarba               Hollywood, Ca                   D 10
May  l Georgie Rivers              Hollywood, Ca                   L 10
Jun  5 Young Nationalista          Hollywood, Ca                   D 10
Aug  5 Frankie Grandetta           Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
          -Some sources report "W 6"
Aug 19 "Sailor" Alkie Akol         Los Angeles, Ca                 W  8
Oct 14 Frankie Genaro              Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Nov 27 "Corporal" Izzy Schwartz    Hollywood, Ca                   W 10

1926
Feb 19 Young Nationalista          Hollywood, Ca                  KO  6
Mar  2 Frankie Novey               Fresno, Ca                      W  8
May 13 Johnny Godinez              Pasadena, Ca                    W 10
          -Some sources report 5/14/26
Jun 25 Teddy Silva                 Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Oct  5 Fidel LaBarba               Vernon, Ca                      D 10
          -Some sources report 10/06/26
Dec 21 Young Nationalista          Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10

1927
Jan 21 Frankie Genaro              New York, NY                    W 10
Feb  5 Melvin "Happy" Atherton     New York, NY                    W 10
Feb    Artie Shiere                Sioux City, Ia                 ND 10
Mar  7 Artie Shiere                Sioux City, Ia                 TK  4
Mar 14 "Wee" Willie Davies         Pittsburgh, Pa                  L 10
Mar 26 Ernie Peters                Chicago, Il                     W  8
Apr 18 Alex Burlie                 Toronto, Ont, Can               W 10
May  9 Harry Goldstein             Boston, Ma                      W 10
Jun 14 Johnny Vacca                Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Aug    Johnny Stack                Culver City, Ca                KO  7
Sep 15 Frankie Novey               Culver City, Ca                 W 10
Oct 28 Albert "Frenchy" Belanger   Toronto, Ont, Can               L 10
Dec 16 "Corporal" Izzy Schwartz    New York, NY                    L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World;
           (as recognized by New York state)

1928
Jan  3 Johnny McCoy                Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
          -Flyweight Championship of the World;
           (as recognized by California state)
Mar 23 Howard Mayberry             Minneapolis, Mn                KO  9
Apr 24 Speedy Dado                 Los Angeles, Ca                KO  6
Aug 29 Johnny Hill                 London, Eng                     L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World;
           (as recognized by Britain and California state)

1929
Jan 22 Ernie Peters                Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Feb  1 Delos "Kid" Williams        Hollywood, Ca                   D 10
Apr  5 Ramon Montoya               San Diego, Ca                   W 10
Jun  7 Blas Rodriguez              Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Jun 15 Alfredo "Freddie" Imperial  Pismo Beach, Ca                 W 10
Jun 27 Ernie Hood                  Pasadena, Ca                   TK  7
Sep 13 Tommy Hughes                Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Sep 27 Ernie Peters                Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Oct  4 Pablo Dano                  San Francisco, Ca               L 10
Nov 22 Tommy Hughes                San Diego, Ca                   W 10

1930
May 20 Pablo Dano                  Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Jun 13 Tommy Gardner               Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Aug 19 Midget Wolgast              Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Sep  9 Chato Laredo                Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Oct 14 Claude Varner               Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Nov  4 Claude Varner               Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10

1931
Feb 10 Speedy Dado                 Los Angeles, Ca                 L 10
Mar  3 Speedy Dado                 Los Angeles, Ca                KO  3
Apr 10 Billy Cain                  San Francisco, Ca              KO  2
Apr 17 Ramon Montoya               Hollywood, Ca                   W 10
Aug  6 Cris Pineda                 North Adams, Ma                 W 10
Aug 18 Archie Bell                 Long Island City, NY            W  8
Sep  9 Eugene Huat                 Montreal, Que, Can              W 12
Oct  7 Eugene Huat                 Montreal, Que, Can              L 12
          -Some sources report 10/10/31
Nov 24 Young Tommy                 Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Dec 15 "Panama" Al Brown           Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10

1932
Jan 28 Young Tommy                 Sacramento,Ca                   L 10
Mar 19 Cris Pineda                 Manila, Phil                    W 12
Apr  2 Lou Pacion                  Manila, Phil                    W 12
Jun  7 Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi    Los Angeles, Ca                 L 10
Jun 28 Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi    Los Angeles, Ca                 W 10
Aug 17 Emile "Spider" Pladner      Montreal, Que, Can              L 12
Oct 18 Alberto "Baby" Arizmendi    Los Angeles, Ca                 L 10

1933
       Albert "Chalky" Wright                                      W 10
Apr  2 Rodolfo "Baby" Casanova     Mexico City, Mex               LK  3


*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1921
Apr    Melvin "Happy" Atherton     Toronto, Ont, Can               W 10


Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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