Bobby J. Brown

Bobby J. Brown was born in Washington D.C. He grew up on Pennsylvania Avenue on the border of Southeast, Washington D.C. and PG County where he took to boxing at a local gym. It is at this gym where Sugar Ray Leonard catapulted to super stardom to win the 1976 Olympics. During Bobby's boxing career, he compiled an amateur record of 73-13, winning five Golden Glove Championships. Three times, Bobby fought Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker in the amateurs. Whitaker became one of the greatest Lightweight Champions in boxing history. During his time boxing, Bobby and his wife became parents to a daughter who was born with a degenerative eye disease. Over three and a half years, their daughter had 42 operations. Even though all efforts were taken to save their daughter's sight, she eventually went completely blind. Bobby signed with legendary boxing trainer Carmen Graziano and moved to Brigantine, New Jersey to fight as a professional boxer. While fighting in the casinos at Atlantic City, New Je