Career
Johnny stood 5’ 6½" and weighed between 133 and 140 pounds. The bout lasted 47 rounds and 79 minutes. In 1848 Broome accepted an offer to compete in the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree.
On board an unconsidered outsider named Eagle, he got as far as Becher"s Brook on the second circuit before falling.
Towards the end, Broome"s reputation was tainted with scandal, as he was associated to some dubious transactions and a card fixing fraud. On 31 May 1855 he walked into the kitchens of the Wrekin Tavern, at Bow Street, took a carving knife and cut his own throat.
He bled to death and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.