# 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

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