RIP Jack Bodell

[Poyningsgull]

Died today just 76. An honest to goodness British heavyweight Champion boxer who lost his title to our Henry but won it back against Joe Bugner. Unfortunately suffered with Alzheimers in later life. I remember him well.

 

[Frutos]

Sad news.

RIP.

 

[Peter Grummit]

Bodell v Bugner was a massive fight back in the day. Remember it well.

RIP Jack.

 

[BensGrandad]

RIP. I remember him losing his title to Danny MacLinden at Villa Park always known as Jack Bodell from Swandlincote.

 

[wolfie]

Didn't he also fight Sir Kenneth Clarke at Wembley for the Oxford Chair of Fine Art in a Python sketch ?

 

[GT49er]

Died today just 76. An honest to goodness British heavyweight Champion boxer who lost his title to our Henry but won it back against Joe Bugner. Unfortunately suffered with Alzheimers in later life. I remember him well.

Remember him now. Classic case of a fighter who went on three fights too long - three crushing 1st./2nd, round KOs/stoppages in his last three fights - against hard hitting opponents (Quarry, Urtain and MacAllinden) - can't have been good for him.

Anyway, RIP Jack from Swadlincote.

 

[wolfie]

He once ran a fish and chip shop in Coventry and was visited there by Muhammad Ali (true)

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[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Died today just 76. An honest to goodness British heavyweight Champion boxer who lost his title to our Henry but won it back against Joe Bugner. Unfortunately suffered with Alzheimers in later life. I remember him well.

I remember some of his fights and had the impression that he was too brave for his own good.

 

[Wellesley]

He once ran a fish and chip shop in Coventry and was visited there by Muhammad Ali (true)

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Cod-piece, battered, left haddock. There's got to be a joke in there somewhere.

 

[whitelion]

Cod-piece, battered, left haddock. There's got to be a joke in there somewhere.

On an RIP thread? Very disrespectful.

RIP Jack Bodell - used to watch his fights with my dad.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Sad news. Yet another great name from my (much!) younger days passes on. RIP Jack.

 

[Wellesley]

On an RIP thread? Very disrespectful.

RIP Jack Bodell - used to watch his fights with my dad.

f@ck off. (sorry for your pain.)

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Sad days and Harry Carpenter.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLJhiaqkf_o

 

[wolfie]

On an RIP thread? Very disrespectful.

RIP Jack Bodell - used to watch his fights with my dad.

So he fought your Dad too ?

 

[jakarta]

Didn't he also fight Sir Kenneth Clarke at Wembley for the Oxford Chair of Fine Art in a Python sketch ?

And won it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPl-YHsYyN0