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Jack Bodell vs Mel Turnbow — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jack Bodell

Mel Turnbow

Jack Bodell (58-13) and Mel Turnbow (0-7 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Bodell

58

Wins31 KO · 53%

13

Losses

0

Draws71 tracked bouts

Turnbow

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Bodell leads 1–0

Jack Bodell and Mel Turnbow have met 1 time; Bodell leads 1–0.

Jack Bodell and Mel Turnbow have met 1 time; Bodell leads 1–0.
Met1968Aug 12Series
Jack BodellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mel TurnbowFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTDR51Meeting

The Numbers

Bodell 4 · Turnbow 1 of 5 measurable rows
BodellTurnbow
Record†
58-13 (edge)0-7
Win %0–100%
81.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
53.45%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
53%—
Times stopped‡max 11
11
6 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 6.8
6.8 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 71
71
7

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Jack Bodell: 6′0″
Mel Turnbow: No height on file
Agenot held
Jack Bodell: Died aged 76
Mel Turnbow: No date of birth
Stance
Jack Bodell: Southpaw
Mel Turnbow: Not recorded

Jack Bodell left, Mel Turnbow 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%

Mel Turnbow0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Mel Turnbow: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Turnbow yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jack Bodell 71, Mel Turnbow 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

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

Mel Turnbow last boxed on May 10, 1972 — 19,885 days ago. Turnbow had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Chuvalo Aug 1966Mathis Apr 1968Bodell Aug 1968Foreman Dec 1970Lyle May 19721.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jack Bodell and Mel Turnbow ever fought each other?
Yes. Jack Bodell and Mel Turnbow met once on August 12, 1968, and Jack Bodell won by RTD in round 5.
The meeting

WAug 12, 1968 · Bodell · RTD R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bodell or Turnbow?
Jack Bodell is 58-13 and Mel Turnbow is 0-7 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jack Bodell has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Bodell58–1381.7%

Turnbow0–70%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bodell or Turnbow?
Jack Bodell has 31 knockout wins and Mel Turnbow has 0. Jack Bodell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bodell3153.5%

Turnbow0

The Numbers ↓
Do Bodell and Turnbow have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jack Bodell and Mel Turnbow have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bodell and Turnbow?
This comparison is drawn from 71 bouts tracked for Jack Bodell and 7 bouts tracked for Mel Turnbow. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bodell71bouts

Turnbow7bouts

How They Win ↓

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