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Jack Bodell vs Joe Louis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Bodell

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Joe Louis

Jack Bodell (58-13) and Joe Louis (66-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Bodell

58

Wins31 KO · 53%

13

Losses

0

Draws71 tracked bouts

Louis

66

Wins52 KO · 79%

3

Losses

0

Draws72 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Jack Bodell and Joe Louis have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Jack Bodell and Joe Louis have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1962Apr 21962Jul 3Series
Jack BodellFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Joe LouisFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultPTSRTDR12Meetings

The Numbers

Bodell 1 · Louis 7 of 8 measurable rows
BodellLouis
Record
58-1366-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.7%
95.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 52
31
52 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
53.45%
78.79% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
53%
79% (edge)
Times stopped†max 11
11
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 6.8
6.8 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
71
72

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+2″
Jack Bodell: 6′0″
Joe Louis: 6′2″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Jack Bodell: No reach on file
Joe Louis: 76″
Agenot comparable
Jack Bodell: Died aged 76
Joe Louis: Died aged 66
Stance
Jack Bodell: Southpaw
Joe Louis: Orthodox

Jack Bodell left, Joe Louis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jack Bodell58 wins · from 71 tracked bouts

Jack Bodell: 58 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (53%), 24 on the cards (41%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 71 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 53%24 on the cards 41%3 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Joe Louis67 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

Joe Louis: 67 tracked wins — 53 by KO/TKO (79%), 13 on the cards (19%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 72 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

53 by KO/TKO 79%13 on the cards 19%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Bodell 71, Joe Louis 72 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Bodell better on 1

Bodell

Opponent

Louis

  • Jack Bodell

    1–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1965

    Loss, TKO 5

    1964

    MackBodell better

    Joe Louis

    Loss, KO

    1963

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jack Bodell has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Bodell last boxed on Jun 27, 1972.WWLLL

Drover Apr 1971Bugner Sep 1971Quarry Nov 1971Urtain Dec 1971McAlinden Jun 19726.8 tracked bouts per year

Joe Louis had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Freddie Mack. Louis last boxed on Sep 25, 1963.WLLWL

Bivins Aug 1951Marciano Oct 1951Bodell Apr 1962Bodell Jul 1962Mack Sep 19632.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Bodell and Joe Louis ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Bodell and Joe Louis have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LJul 3, 1962 · Louis · RTD R1

WApr 2, 1962 · Bodell · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bodell or Louis?
Jack Bodell is 58-13 and Joe Louis is 66-3. Joe Louis has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bodell58–1381.7%

Louis66–395.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bodell or Louis?
Jack Bodell has 31 knockout wins and Joe Louis has 52. Joe Louis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bodell3153.5%

Louis5278.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bodell and Louis have any common opponents?
Jack Bodell and Joe Louis share 1 common opponent: Freddie Mack. Jack Bodell fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Freddie Mack1–1L

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Bodell or Louis?
Joe Louis is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Bodell184 cm

Louis187 cm193 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bodell and Louis?
This comparison is drawn from 71 bouts tracked for Jack Bodell and 72 bouts tracked for Joe Louis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bodell71bouts

Louis72bouts

How They Win ↓

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