Jack Bodell

was it you that i spoke to before about bodell (may nave been burton brewers), i used to live near his butchers he had in burton but i thought hit was newhall he lived not swad?

if you're from that patch commonwealth weightlifter tony ford had his gym nearby too

just to add i originally thought he was from swad but someone told me newhall

The helpful forumite Burton-Brewers has indeed provided us with a good deal of valuable information on this very matter in recent months.

Was Jack managed by George Biddles?

I think it was him.

Biddles often clashed with Simon Smith the sports correspondent on the telly over Jack.
All staged of course.
George said to Simon on one occasion after he'd been criticising his boxer.

''You don't like my boy do you Simon?''

''Oh George don't be silly of course I like him - it's just that.....''

And they'd go on and on like that. Great to watch.

Remember him getting knocked out by the human threshing machine that was Danny McAlinden in the early 70's

Roger - "he can't miss that lantern jaw".  Still good fun after all these years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLJhiaqkf_o

Roger - "he can't miss that lantern jaw".  Still good fun after all these years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLJhiaqkf_o

Looks like the Villians loved a pitch invasion in those days too

Just watched that tube vid. You forget how brutal the game could be back in those days, that one would've been stopped ten times over if taking place today. A hugely enjoyable five mins.

Desmond - you might enjoy this one too.  Don't blink.

I must've blinked bb

Absolutely unique.The only boxer to have sliced off his toes whilst mowing the lawn !