Jack Bodell

Jack Bodell (11 August 1940 – 9 November 2016) was an English professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division.

Boxing career

Born in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, Bodell started out as a light heavyweight, winning the 1961 ABA championships and a bronze medal at the European amateur championships the same year. Bodell turned professional in 1962 and won the British heavyweight championship in 1969, before losing it to Henry Cooper in his first defense. Bodell regained the title a year later by outpointing Joe Bugner. He lost the European title in 1971 after a defeat by Spaniard José Manuel Urtaín, and after losing both his British and Commonwealth titles to a second-round knockout by Danny McAlinden in June 1972, he retired from professional boxing.

Among his notable fights were a first-round knockout loss to Jerry Quarry after just 64 seconds, and a points win over future world title contender José Roman. Bodell's record was 58 wins (including 31 by knockout) and 13 losses. He died on 9 November 2016 at the age of 76.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
71	Loss	58–13	Template:Flagicon Danny McAlinden	KO	2 (15)	27 Jun 1972	Template:Flagicon Villa Park, Birmingham, West Midlands	For BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles
70	Loss	58–12	Template:Flagicon José Manuel Urtain	TKO	2 (15)	17 Dec 1971	Template:Flagicon Madrid	For EBU Heavyweight Title
69	Loss	58–11	Template:Flagicon Jerry Quarry	KO	1 (10)	16 Nov 1971	Template:Flagicon Empire Pool, Wembley, London
68	Win	58–10	Template:Flagicon Joe Bugner	PTS	15	27 Sep 1971	Template:Flagicon Empire Pool, Wembley, London	BBBofC/Commonwealth/EBU Heavyweight Titles
67	Win	57–10	Template:Flagicon Bill Drover	PTS	10	27 Apr 1971	Template:Flagicon Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
66	Win	56–10	Template:Flagicon Manuel Ramos	PTS	10	13 Apr 1971	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
65	Win	55–10	Template:Flagicon Jack O'Halloran	KO	4 (10)	24 Feb 1971	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
64	Win	54–10	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Richards	PTS	10	18 Jul 1970	Template:Flagicon Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng
63	Loss	53–10	Template:Flagicon Henry Cooper	PTS	15	24 Mar 1970	Template:Flagicon Empire Pool, Wembley, London	Lost BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles
62	Win	53–9	Template:Flagicon Carl Gizzi	PTS	15	13 Oct 1969	Template:Flagicon Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Won BBBofC Heavyweight Title
61	Win	52–9	Template:Flagicon José Roman	PTS	10	14 Jul 1969	Template:Flagicon Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
60	Win	51–9	Template:Flagicon John Jordan	KO	2 (10)	23 Jun 1969	Template:Flagicon London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel, Mayfair, London
59	Win	50–9	Template:Flagicon Billy Walker	TKO	8 (10)	25 Mar 1969	Template:Flagicon Empire Pool, Wembley, London
58	Win	49–9	Template:Flagicon Roosevelt Eddie	DQ	1 (10)	17 Feb 1969	Template:Flagicon Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Eddie disqualified at 1:15 for hitting Bodell while he was down.
57	Win	48–9	Template:Flagicon Carl Gizzi	TKO	2 (12)	27 Nov 1968	Template:Flagicon Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	BBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator
56	Win	47–9	Template:Flagicon Mel Turnbow	RTD	5 (10)	12 Aug 1968	Template:Flagicon Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire
55	Win	46–9	Template:Flagicon Brian London	TKO	9 (12)	10 Jun 1968	Template:Flagicon Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside	BBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator
54	Win	45–9	Template:Flagicon Lion Ven	TKO	2 (10)	6 Mar 1968	Template:Flagicon Solihull Civic Hall, Solihull, West Midlands
53	Win	44–9	Template:Flagicon Johnny Prescott	PTS	10	6 Feb 1968	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands	RetainedBBBofC Midlands Heavyweight Title
52	Win	43–9	Template:Flagicon Rocky Campbell	PTS	8	19 Oct 1967	Template:Flagicon Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon
51	Win	42–9	Template:Flagicon Rocky Campbell	PTS	8	6 Sep 1967	Template:Flagicon De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire
50	Loss	41–9	Template:Flagicon Henry Cooper	TKO	2 (15)	13 Jun 1967	Template:Flagicon Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands	For BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles
49	Win	41–8	Template:Flagicon Sonny Moore	PTS	10	17 Apr 1967	Template:Flagicon De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire
48	Win	40-8	Template:Flagicon Ray Patterson	PTS	10	24 Jan 1967	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
47	Win	39–8	Template:Flagicon Bob Stallings	TKO	7 (10)	13 Dec 1966	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
46	Win	38–8	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Masteghin	TKO	1 (10)	15 Nov 1966	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
45	Win	37–8	Template:Flagicon Santo Amonti	PTS	10	27 Oct 1966	Template:Flagicon Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
44	Win	36–8	Template:Flagicon Renato Moraes	PTS	10	21 Sep 1966	Template:Flagicon Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands
43	Loss	35–8	Template:Flagicon Piero Tomasoni	TKO	3 (10)	28 Jun 1966	Template:Flagicon Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
42	Loss	35–7	Template:Flagicon Thad Spencer	RTD	2 (10)	18 Apr 1966	Template:Flagicon Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester
41	Win	35–6	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Migliari	PTS	10	22 Mar 1966	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
40	Win	34–6	Template:Flagicon Ski Goldstein	TKO	3 (10)	17 Feb 1966	Template:Flagicon Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London
39	Win	33–6	Template:Flagicon Bill Nielsen	TKO	8 (10)	31 Jan 1966	Template:Flagicon Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon
38	Win	32–6	Template:Flagicon Joseph Juvillier	PTS	10	19 Jan 1966	Template:Flagicon Solihull Civic Hall, Solihull, West Midlands
37	Win	31–6	Template:Flagicon Billy Daniels	PTS	10	14 Dec 1965	Template:Flagicon Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
36	Win	30–6	Template:Flagicon Benito Canal	KO	2 (10)	9 Dec 1965	Template:Flagicon King's Hall, Derby, Derbyshire
35	Win	29–6	Template:Flagicon Jose Mariano Moracia Ibanes	TKO	5 (8)	8 Nov 1965	Template:Flagicon Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
34	Win	28–6	Template:Flagicon Ivan Prebeg	TKO	2 (8)	19 Oct 1965	Template:Flagicon Empire Pool, Wembley, London
33	Win	27–6	Template:Flagicon Al Roye	TKO	3 (8)	4 Oct 1965	Template:Flagicon Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon
32	Win	26–6	Template:Flagicon Levi Forte	TKO	2 (10)	20 Sep 1965	Template:Flagicon Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
31	Win	25–6	Template:Flagicon Freddie Mack	PTS	8	7 Sep 1965	Template:Flagicon Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London
30	Win	24–6	Template:Flagicon Dave Ould	DQ	4 (8)	15 Jun 1965	Template:Flagicon St Andrew's, Birmingham, West Midlands
29	Loss	23–6	Template:Flagicon Hubert Hilton	TKO	6 (10)	24 May 1965	Template:Flagicon London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel, Mayfair, London
28	Win	23–5	Template:Flagicon Johnny Halafihi	RTD	7 (8)	26 Apr 1965	Template:Flagicon Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
27	Win	22–5	Template:Flagicon Buddy Turman	TKO	4 (8)	20 Apr 1965	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
26	Win	21–5	Template:Flagicon Ray Shiel	TKO	5 (8)	12 Apr 1965	Template:Flagicon Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon
25	Win	20–5	Template:Flagicon Rudolph Vaughan	KO	2 (8)	30 Mar 1965	Template:Flagicon Empire Pool, Wembley, London
24	Win	19–5	Template:Flagicon Eric Fearon	TKO	4 (8)	22 Mar 1965	Template:Flagicon Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
23	Win	18–5	Template:Flagicon Al Roye	TKO	4 (8)	1 Mar 1965	Template:Flagicon St James's Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne
22	Win	17–5	Template:Flagicon Ron Gray	PTS	10	20 Jan 1965	Template:Flagicon Solihull Civic Hall, Solihull, West Midlands	Won BBBofC Midlands Heavyweight Title
21	Loss	16–5	Template:Flagicon Freddie Mack	TKO	5 (10)	29 Sep 1964	Template:Flagicon Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands
20	Win	16–4	Template:Flagicon Ron Redrup	PTS	8	21 Apr 1964	Template:Flagicon Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands
19	Loss	15–4	Template:Flagicon Joe Erskine	PTS	10	3 Mar 1964	Template:Flagicon Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire
18	Loss	15–3	Template:Flagicon Renato Moraes	TKO	6 (10)	5 Dec 1963	Template:Flagicon Milan, Lombardy
17	Loss	15–2	Template:Flagicon Stoffel Willemse	TKO	2 (10)	7 Sep 1963	Template:Flagicon Olympia Ice Rink, Johannesburg, Gauteng
16	Win	15–1	Template:Flagicon Ron Gray	DQ	5 (8)	7 May 1963	Template:Flagicon Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands
15	Win	14–1	Template:Flagicon Dave Ould	PTS	8	11 Mar 1963	Template:Flagicon Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
14	Win	13–1	Template:Flagicon Rupert Bentley	KO	3 (8)	6 Mar 1963	Template:Flagicon Solihull Civic Hall, Solihull, West Midlands
13	Win	12–1	Template:Flagicon Jack Whittaker	TKO	8 (8)	13 Feb 1963	Template:Flagicon Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire
12	Win	11–1	Template:Flagicon Roy Seward	TKO	3 (12)	10 Dec 1962	Template:Flagicon Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Retained BBBofC Midlands Light Heavyweight Title
11	Win	10–1	Template:Flagicon Johnny Hendrickson	TKO	4 (8)	7 Nov 1962	Template:Flagicon Seymour Hall, Marylebone, London, England
10	Win	9–1	Template:Flagicon Rupert Bentley	KO	1 (8)	31 Oct 1962	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
9	Win	8–1	Template:Flagicon Brian Lacey Stannard	TKO	7 (8)	8 Oct 1962	Template:Flagicon Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
8	Win	7–1	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Blanche	PTS	8	18 Sep 1962	Template:Flagicon Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands
7	Loss	6–1	Template:Flagicon Joe Louis	RTD	1 (8)	3 Jul 1962	Template:Flagicon Highbury Speedway Stadium, Fleetwood, Lancashire
6	Win	6–0	Template:Flagicon Roy Seward	TKO	5 (12)	7 Jun 1962	Template:Flagicon Swadlincote, Derbyshire	Won BBBofC Midlands Light Heavyweight Title
5	Win	5–0	Template:Flagicon Jack Whittaker	PTS	8	17 Apr 1962	Template:Flagicon Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire
4	Win	4–0	Template:Flagicon Joe Louis	PTS	6	2 Apr 1962	Template:Flagicon Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
3	Win	3–0	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Leach	TKO	2 (6)	20 Mar 1962	Template:Flagicon Wolverhampton, West Midlands
2	Win	2–0	Template:Flagicon Ossie Nelson	TKO	1 (6)	22 Feb 1962	Template:Flagicon Coventry, West Midlands
1	Win	1–0	Template:Flagicon Mick Cowan	PTS	6	13 Feb 1962	Template:Flagicon West Bromwich, West Midlands

In popular culture

Jack Bodell is mentioned in the "Boxing Tonight" sketch in episode 37 of Monty Python's Flying Circus, in which he (played by Nosher Powell) fights Sir Kenneth Clark (played by Graham Chapman).

External links

• Template:Boxrec

See also

• List of left-handed boxers