All boxersDon Cockell
Boxing · Deceased66-14-1RECORD
38WINS BY KO / TKO
28WINS BY DECISION
81PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Donald John Cockell |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 22 Sep 1928 |
| Died | 18 Jul 1983 |
| Nationality | British |
| Birthplace | Balham, London, England |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Heavyweight, Light heavyweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 180 cm (5′11″) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1946–1956 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 26 Jun 1946 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Kitione Lave, 24 Apr 1956 |
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Titles and honours
- British light heavyweight champion (1950–1952)
- European light heavyweight champion (won 1951)
- British heavyweight champion (won 1953)
- Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight champion (1953–1956)
Background
English boxer from Balham, London, who won the British and European light heavyweight titles before moving up to heavyweight. He is best known for his 1955 world heavyweight title challenge against Rocky Marciano.
Fight history
81 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Kitione Lave | KO | 2 | 24 Apr 1956 | Earls Court Arena, London, England | ||
| Loss | Niño Valdés | TKO (corner retirement) | 3 | 13 Sep 1955 | White City Stadium, London, England | ||
| Loss | Rocky Marciano | TKO | 9 | 0:54 | 16 May 1955 | Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California, US | For NYSAC, NBA and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| Win | Harry Matthews | TKO (corner retirement) | 7 | 31 Jul 1954 | Sick's Stadium, Seattle, Washington, US | ||
| Win | Harry Matthews | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Jun 1954 | White City Stadium, London, England | ||
| Win | Roland La Starza | Decision (points) | 10 | 30 Mar 1954 | Earls Court Arena, London, England | ||
| Win | Johnny Arthur | Decision (points) | 15 | 30 Jan 1954 | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title | |
| Win | Uber Baccilieri | Decision (points) | 10 | 5 Oct 1953 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | ||
| Win | Harry Matthews | Decision (split) | 10 | 7 Aug 1953 | Sick's Stadium, Seattle, Washington, US | ||
| Win | Johnny Williams | Decision (points) | 15 | 12 May 1953 | Harringay Arena, London, England | Won British and Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight titles | |
| Win | Tommy Farr | TKO | 7 | 9 Mar 1953 | Ice Rink, Nottingham, England | ||
| Win | Frank Bell | TKO | 8 | 2:20 | 4 Nov 1952 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
| Win | Paddy Slavin | TKO | 2 | 1:29 | 14 Oct 1952 | Streatham Ice Rink, London, England | |
| Loss | Randy Turpin | TKO | 11 | 10 Jun 1952 | White City Stadium, London, England | Lost British light heavyweight title; for vacant Commonwealth light heavyweight title | |
| Win | Renato Tontini | Decision (points) | 10 | 20 May 1952 | Harringay Arena, London, England | ||
| Loss | Jimmy Slade | TKO | 4 | 2:39 | 4 Dec 1951 | Harringay Arena, London, England | |
| Win | Albert Finch | KO | 7 | 0:45 | 16 Oct 1951 | Harringay Arena, London, England | Retained British and European light heavyweight titles |
| Win | Nick Barone | KO | 6 | 5 Jun 1951 | White City Stadium, London, England | ||
| Win | Freddie Beshore | Decision (points) | 10 | 24 Apr 1951 | Harringay Arena, London, England | ||
| Win | Albert Yvel | TKO | 6 | 27 Mar 1951 | Earls Court Empress Hall, London, England | Won European light heavyweight title | |
| Win | Lloyd Marshall | KO | 1 | 0:35 | 27 Feb 1951 | Harringay Arena, London, England | |
| Win | Lloyd Marshall | Disqualification | 7 | 1:10 | 14 Nov 1950 | Earls Court Arena, London, England | Opponent disqualified for a low blow |
| Win | Mark Hart | KO | 14 | 2:50 | 17 Oct 1950 | Harringay Arena, London, England | Won vacant British light heavyweight title |
| Win | Jimmy Carroll | TKO (corner retirement) | 7 | 4 Apr 1950 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | ||
| Win | Lloyd Barnett | Decision (points) | 8 | 14 Mar 1950 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | ||
| Loss | Aaron Wilson | Decision (points) | 8 | 28 Feb 1950 | Harringay Arena, London, England | ||
| Win | Georges Rogiers | Decision (points) | 8 | 13 Feb 1950 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | ||
| Loss | Aaron Wilson | KO | 6 | 24 Jan 1950 | Earls Court Empress Hall, London, England | ||
| Win | André Lefranc | TKO | 5 | 17 Jan 1950 | Streatham Ice Rink, London, England | ||
| Win | Charlie Collet | TKO | 1 | 1:35 | 20 Dec 1949 | Corn Exchange, Reading, England | |
| Win | Don Mogard | Decision (points) | 8 | 31 Oct 1949 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | ||
| Win | Gabriel Bigotte | KO | 1 | 11 Oct 1949 | Harringay Arena, London, England | ||
| Win | Bert Gilroy | Decision (points) | 8 | 13 Jun 1949 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | ||
| Loss | Jimmy Carroll | Disqualification | 5 | 11 Apr 1949 | Ice Stadium, Nottingham, England | Disqualified for a low blow | |
| Win | Paddy Slavin | Decision (points) | 8 | 29 Mar 1949 | Earls Court Empress Hall, London, England | ||
| Win | Mark Hart | Decision (points) | 8 | 7 Feb 1949 | Harringay Arena, London, England | ||
| Win | Lloyd Barnett | Decision (points) | 8 | 31 Jan 1949 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | ||
| Win | Doug Richards | KO | 5 | 7 Dec 1948 | Corn Exchange, Reading, England | ||
| Win | Johnny Barton | Decision (points) | 8 | 29 Nov 1948 | Cossington Street Baths, Leicester, England | ||
| Win | Gene Fowler | Decision (points) | 8 | 25 Oct 1948 | Grand Pier Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, England | ||
| Loss | Johnny Barton | Decision (points) | 8 | 11 Oct 1948 | Granby Halls, Leicester, England | ||
| Win | Henry Palmer | KO | 5 | 13 Sep 1948 | Corn Exchange, Newbury, England | ||
| Win | Gene Fowler | Decision (points) | 6 | 6 Sep 1948 | Southampton, Hampshire, England | ||
| Loss | Johnny Williams | TKO | 2 | 3:00 | 27 Jul 1948 | Embassy Rink, Birmingham, England | |
| Win | Trevor Burt | KO | 1 | 1:47 | 19 Jul 1948 | Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
| Win | Dave Goodwin | TKO | 2 | 5 Jul 1948 | Ice Rink, Nottingham, England | ||
| Win | Battling Joe Igo | TKO (corner retirement) | 4 | 3:00 | 14 Jun 1948 | Winter Gardens, Weston-super-Mare, England | |
| Win | Johnny Williams | Decision (points) | 8 | 18 May 1948 | Highfield Road, Coventry, England | ||
| Win | Koffi Kiteman | TKO | 5 | 10 May 1948 | Ice Rink, Nottingham, England | ||
| Win | Paddy Roche | TKO | 3 | 12 Apr 1948 | Corn Exchange, Newbury, England | ||
| Win | Gene Fowler | TKO (corner retirement) | 3 | 3:00 | 8 Mar 1948 | Baths Hall, Swindon, England | |
| Win | George Barratt | KO | 1 | 23 Feb 1948 | Corn Exchange, Newbury, England | ||
| Win | Jimmy Carroll | KO | 4 | 17 Feb 1948 | Assembly Rooms, Tunbridge Wells, England | ||
| Loss | Reg Spring | Decision (points) | 8 | 4 Feb 1948 | Caledonian Road Baths, London, England | ||
| Draw | Jimmy Carroll | Decision (points) | 8 | 12 Jan 1948 | Town Hall, High Wycombe, England | ||
| Win | Reg Spring | TKO | 5 | 18 Nov 1947 | Town Hall, High Wycombe, England | ||
| Loss | Dave Goodwin | TKO (corner retirement) | 7 | 3:00 | 11 Aug 1947 | Drill Hall, Yeovil, England | |
| Win | Reg Spring | Decision (points) | 10 | 4 Aug 1947 | Kettering Cricket Ground, Kettering, England | ||
| Win | Trevor Burt | TKO | 10 | 28 Jul 1947 | Corn Exchange, Reading, England | ||
| Win | Paddy Roche | Decision (points) | 8 | 21 Jul 1947 | Grand Pier Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, England | ||
| Win | Arthur Sadd | Decision (points) | 6 | 7 Jul 1947 | Corn Exchange, Reading, England | ||
| Win | Matt Hardy | KO | 7 | 23 Jun 1947 | Grand Pier Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, England | ||
| Win | Ronnie Croad | KO | 3 | 9 Jun 1947 | Wembley Town Hall, London, England | ||
| Win | Harold Anthony | KO | 4 | 3 May 1947 | Corn Exchange, Newbury, England | ||
| Win | Harold Anthony | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Jan 1946 | Kettering Baths Hall, Kettering, England | Date uncertain (source date out of sequence) | |
| Win | Jimmy Carroll | KO | 5 | 20 Jan 1947 | Corn Hall, Cirencester, England | ||
| Loss | Jock Taylor | KO | 6 | 6 Jan 1947 | Town Hall, High Wycombe, England | ||
| Win | Battling Joe Igo | TKO | 4 | 16 Dec 1946 | Kettering, Northamptonshire, England | ||
| Win | Jimmy Carroll | Decision (points) | 6 | 2 Dec 1946 | Town Hall, High Wycombe, England | ||
| Win | Reg Spring | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 Nov 1946 | Corn Hall, Cirencester, England | ||
| Win | Paddy Roche | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Nov 1946 | Dening's Hangar, Chard, England | ||
| Win | Frank Johnson | KO | 2 | 4 Nov 1946 | Epsom Baths, Epsom, England | ||
| Win | Harry O'Grady | Decision (points) | 6 | 14 Oct 1946 | Municipal Baths, Epsom, England | ||
| Loss | Jock Taylor | Decision (points) | 8 | 10 Oct 1946 | Watford Town Hall, Watford, England | ||
| Win | Jimmy Sales | KO | 2 | 7 Oct 1948 | Town Hall, High Wycombe, England | Date uncertain (source date out of sequence) | |
| Win | Trevor Lowder | KO | 3 | 23 Sep 1946 | Rugby Co-operative Hall, Rugby, England | ||
| Win | Harry Lawrence | TKO | 2 | 9 Sep 1946 | Town Hall, High Wycombe, England | ||
| Win | Ron Baker | KO | 3 | 28 Aug 1946 | Watford Town Hall, Watford, England | ||
| Win | Frank Baldwin | TKO | 2 | 31 Jul 1946 | Town Hall, High Wycombe, England | ||
| Win | Sid Watts | TKO | 1 | 18 Jul 1946 | Watford Town Hall, Watford, England | ||
| Win | Trevor Lowder | KO | 5 | 26 Jun 1946 | Town Hall, High Wycombe, England | Pro debut |
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