Jack Bodell


Jack Bodell was an English professional boxer, active during the 1960s and 1970s.
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. He won the British heavyweight championship in 1969, before losing it to Henry Cooper in his first defence. Bodell regained the title a year later by out-pointing 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 the following year, he retired from professional boxing.
Among his other 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 final record was 58 wins and 13 losses. He died on 9 November 2016 at the age of 76.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes-
71Loss58–13 Danny McAlindenKO2 27 Jun 1972 Villa Park, Birmingham, West MidlandsFor BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles-
70Loss58–12 José Manuel UrtainTKO2 17 Dec 1971 MadridFor EBU Heavyweight Title-
69Loss58–11 Jerry QuarryKO1 16 Nov 1971 Empire Pool, Wembley, London-
68Win58–10 Joe BugnerPTS1527 Sep 1971 Empire Pool, Wembley, LondonBBBofC/Commonwealth/EBU Heavyweight Titles-
67Win57–10 Bill DroverPTS1027 Apr 1971 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London-
66Win56–10 Manuel RamosPTS1013 Apr 1971 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands-
65Win55–10 Jack O'HalloranKO4 24 Feb 1971 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
64Win54–10 Jimmy RichardsPTS1018 Jul 1970 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng-
63Loss53–10 Henry CooperPTS1524 Mar 1970 Empire Pool, Wembley, LondonLost BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles-
62Win53–9 Carl GizziPTS1513 Oct 1969 Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, NottinghamshireWon BBBofC Heavyweight Title-
61Win52–9 José RomanPTS1014 Jul 1969 Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire-
60Win51–9 John JordanKO2 23 Jun 1969 London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel, Mayfair, London-
59Win50–9 Billy WalkerTKO8 25 Mar 1969 Empire Pool, Wembley, London-
58Win49–9 Roosevelt EddieDQ1 17 Feb 1969 Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, NottinghamshireEddie disqualified at 1:15 for hitting Bodell while he was down.-
57Win48–9 Carl GizziTKO2 27 Nov 1968 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff BBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator-
56Win47–9 Mel TurnbowRTD5 12 Aug 1968 Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire-
55Win46–9 Brian LondonTKO9 10 Jun 1968 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, MerseysideBBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator-
54Win45–9 Lion VenTKO2 6 Mar 1968 Solihull Civic Hall, Solihull, West Midlands-
53Win44–9 Johnny PrescottPTS106 Feb 1968 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands RetainedBBBofC Midlands Heavyweight Title-
52Win43–9 Rocky CampbellPTS819 Oct 1967 Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon-
51Win42–9 Rocky CampbellPTS86 Sep 1967 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire-
50Loss41–9 Henry CooperTKO2 13 Jun 1967 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West MidlandsFor BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles-
49Win41–8 Sonny MoorePTS1017 Apr 1967 De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire-
48Win40-8 Ray PattersonPTS1024 Jan 1967 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands-
47Win39–8 Bob StallingsTKO7 13 Dec 1966 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands-
46Win38–8 Giorgio MasteghinTKO1 15 Nov 1966 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands-
45Win37–8 Santo AmontiPTS1027 Oct 1966 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside-
44Win36–8 Renato MoraesPTS1021 Sep 1966 Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands-
43Loss35–8 Piero TomasoniTKO3 28 Jun 1966 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London-
42Loss35–7 Thad SpencerRTD2 18 Apr 1966 Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester-
41Win35–6 Giuseppe MigliariPTS1022 Mar 1966 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands-
40Win34–6 Ski GoldsteinTKO3 17 Feb 1966 Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London-
39Win33–6 Bill NielsenTKO8 31 Jan 1966 Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon-
38Win32–6 Joseph JuvillierPTS1019 Jan 1966 Solihull Civic Hall, Solihull, West Midlands-
37Win31–6 Billy DanielsPTS1014 Dec 1965 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside-
36Win30–6 Benito CanalKO2 9 Dec 1965 King's Hall, Derby, Derbyshire-
35Win29–6 Jose Mariano Moracia IbanesTKO5 8 Nov 1965 Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire-
34Win28–6 Ivan PrebegTKO2 19 Oct 1965 Empire Pool, Wembley, London-
33Win27–6 Al RoyeTKO3 4 Oct 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon-
32Win26–6 Levi ForteTKO2 20 Sep 1965 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside-
31Win25–6 Freddie MackPTS87 Sep 1965 Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London-
30Win24–6 Dave OuldDQ4 15 Jun 1965 St Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, West Midlands-
29Loss23–6 Hubert HiltonTKO6 24 May 1965 London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel, Mayfair, London-
28Win23–5 Johnny HalafihiRTD7 26 Apr 1965 Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London-
27Win22–5 Buddy TurmanTKO4 20 Apr 1965 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands-
26Win21–5 Ray ShielTKO5 12 Apr 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon-
25Win20–5 Rudolph VaughanKO2 30 Mar 1965 Empire Pool, Wembley, London-
24Win19–5 Eric FearonTKO4 22 Mar 1965 Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire-
23Win18–5 Al RoyeTKO4 1 Mar 1965 St James's Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne-
22Win17–5 Ron GrayPTS1020 Jan 1965 Solihull Civic Hall, Solihull, West MidlandsWon BBBofC Midlands Heavyweight Title-
21Loss16–5 Freddie MackTKO5 29 Sep 1964 Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands-
20Win16–4 Ron RedrupPTS821 Apr 1964 Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands-
19Loss15–4 Joe ErskinePTS103 Mar 1964 Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire-
18Loss15–3 Renato MoraesTKO6 5 Dec 1963 Milan, Lombardy-
17Loss15–2 Stoffel WillemseTKO2 7 Sep 1963 Olympia Ice Rink, Johannesburg, Gauteng-
16Win15–1 Ron GrayDQ5 7 May 1963 Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands-
15Win14–1 Dave OuldPTS811 Mar 1963 Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London-
14Win13–1 Rupert BentleyKO3 6 Mar 1963 Solihull Civic Hall, Solihull, West Midlands-
13Win12–1 Jack WhittakerTKO8 13 Feb 1963 Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire-
12Win11–1 Roy SewardTKO3 10 Dec 1962 Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Retained BBBofC Midlands Light Heavyweight Title-
11Win10–1 Johnny HendricksonTKO4 7 Nov 1962 Seymour Hall, Marylebone, London, England-
10Win9–1 Rupert BentleyKO1 31 Oct 1962 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands-
9Win8–1 Brian Lacey StannardTKO7 8 Oct 1962 Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire-
8Win7–1 Jimmy BlanchePTS818 Sep 1962 Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands-
7Loss6–1 Joe LouisRTD1 3 Jul 1962 Highbury Speedway Stadium, Fleetwood, Lancashire-
6Win6–0 Roy SewardTKO5 7 Jun 1962 Swadlincote, DerbyshireWon BBBofC Midlands Light Heavyweight Title-
5Win5–0 Jack WhittakerPTS817 Apr 1962 Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire-
4Win4–0 Joe LouisPTS62 Apr 1962 Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire-
3Win3–0 Jimmy LeachTKO2 20 Mar 1962 Wolverhampton, West Midlands-
2Win2–0 Ossie NelsonTKO1 22 Feb 1962 Coventry, West Midlands-
1Win1–0 Mick CowanPTS613 Feb 1962 West Bromwich, West Midlands-

Trivia

Jack Bodell is mentioned in the "Boxing Tonight" sketch in episode 37 of Monty Python's Flying Circus, in which he fights Sir Kenneth Clark.