HEAVYWEIGHT division

DON COCKELL

Retired

Born 1928-09-22, BALHAM, LONDON (died aged 54)· Died 1983-07-18, TOOTING, LONDON· GBR

Residence: BATTERSEA, LONDON· Stance: orthodox· Height: 180 cm (5'11")

Debut: 1946-01-27· Career: 1946–1956 (11 years)

DON COCKELL

Peak

2390

Current

2120

Wins

24

Losses

5

Draws

0

NC

0

Rated Fights

28

Rating by Division
HEAVYWEIGHT
Peak2390
Current2120
19-3-0 · 22 rated
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Peak2364
Current2364
4-2-0 · 6 rated
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Peak
Current2299
1-0-0 · 0 rated

Rating Over Time — First 3 Years (Preview)

194619471947194819481949194916701765186019552049

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Compare DON COCKELL's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.

Complete Record — 85 Bouts

DateResultOpponentRdsDiv.Rate
🔒 24 APR 1956LOSSKITIONE LAVE2HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 13 SEP 1955LOSSNINO VALDES3HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 16 MAY 1955LOSSROCKY MARCIANO9HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
🔒 31 JUL 1954TKOHARRY MATTHEWS7HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 30 JUL 1954KOHARRY MATTHEWS8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 21 JUN 1954DECHARRY MATTHEWS10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 01 JUN 1954DECHARRY MATTHEWS10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 30 MAR 1954DECROLAND LA STARZA10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 30 JAN 1954DECJOHNNY ARTHUR15HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 05 OCT 1953DECUBER BACCILIERI10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 05 OCT 1953DECUBER BACILIERI10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 07 AUG 1953SDHARRY MATTHEWS10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 12 MAY 1953DECJOHNNY WILLIAMS15HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 09 MAR 1953KOTOMMY FARR7HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 04 NOV 1952TKOFRANK BELL8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 14 OCT 1952KOPADDY SLAVIN2HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 04 OCT 1952KOFRANK BELL8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 10 JUN 1952LOSSRANDOLPH TURPIN11HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 10 JUN 1952LOSSRANDY TURPIN11LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
🔒 20 MAY 1952DECRENATO TONTINI10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 04 DEC 1951LOSSJIMMY SLADE4HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 16 OCT 1951KOALBERT FINCH7MIDDLEWEIGHT
🔒 05 JUN 1951KONICK BARONE6HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 24 APR 1951DECFREDDIE BESHORE10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 27 MAR 1951KOALBERT YVEL6HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 27 FEB 1951KOLLOYD MARSHALL1HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 14 NOV 1950WFLLOYD MARSHALL7HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 17 OCT 1950KOMARK HART14HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 04 APR 1950TKOJIMMY CARROLL7LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 14 MAR 1950DECLLOYD BARNETT8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 28 FEB 1950LOSSAARON WILSON8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 13 FEB 1950DECGEORGES ROGIERS8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 24 JAN 1950LOSSAARON WILSON6HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 17 JAN 1950TKOANDRÉ LEFRANC5HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 20 DEC 1949TKOCHARLIE COLLET1HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 31 OCT 1949DECDON MOGARD8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 11 OCT 1949KOGABRIEL BIGOTTE1HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 13 JUN 1949DECBERT GILROY8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 11 APR 1949LOSSJIMMY CARROLL5HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 29 MAR 1949DECPADDY SLAVIN8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 07 FEB 1949DECMARK HART8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 31 JAN 1949DECLLOYD BARNETT8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 07 DEC 1948KODOUG RICHARDS5HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 29 NOV 1948DECJOHNNY BARTON8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 25 OCT 1948DECGENE FOWLER8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 11 OCT 1948LOSSJOHNNY BARTON8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 07 OCT 1948KOJIMMY SALES2HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 13 SEP 1948KOHENRY PALMER5HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 06 SEP 1948DECGENE FOWLER6HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 27 JUL 1948LOSSJOHNNY WILLIAMS2HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 19 JUL 1948KOTREVOR BURT1HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 05 JUL 1948TKODAVE GOODWIN2HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 14 JUN 1948TKOBATTLING JOE IGO4HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 18 MAY 1948DECJOHNNY WILLIAMS8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 10 MAY 1948TKOKOFFI KITEMAN5HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 12 APR 1948TKOPADDY ROCHE3HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 08 MAR 1948TKOGENE FOWLER3HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 23 FEB 1948KOGEORGE BARRATT1HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 17 FEB 1948KOJIMMY CARROLL4HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 04 FEB 1948LOSSREG SPRING8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 12 JAN 1948DRAWJIMMY CARROLL8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 18 NOV 1947TKOREG SPRING5LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 11 AUG 1947LOSSDAVE GOODWIN7HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 04 AUG 1947DECREG SPRING10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 28 JUL 1947TKOTREVOR BURT10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 21 JUL 1947DECPADDY ROCHE8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 07 JUL 1947DECARTHUR GINGER SADD6HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 23 JUN 1947KOMATT HARDY7HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 09 JUN 1947KORONNIE CROAD3HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 03 MAY 1947KOHAROLD ANTHONY4HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 20 JAN 1947KOJIMMY CARROLL5HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 06 JAN 1947LOSSJOCK TAYLOR6HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 16 DEC 1946TKOBATTLING JOE IGO4HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 02 DEC 1946DECJIMMY CARROLL6HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 25 NOV 1946DECREG SPRING10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 23 NOV 1946DECPADDY ROCHE10HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 04 NOV 1946KOFRANK JOHNSON2HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 14 OCT 1946DECHARRY O'GRADY6HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 10 OCT 1946LOSSJOCK TAYLOR8HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 23 SEP 1946KOTREVOR LOWDER3HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 09 SEP 1946TKOHARRY LAWRENCE2HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 31 JUL 1946TKOFRANK BALDWIN2HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 18 JUL 1946TKOSID WATTS1HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 26 JUN 1946KOTREVOR LOWDER5HEAVYWEIGHT
🔒 27 JAN 1946DECHAROLD ANTHONY10HEAVYWEIGHT

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Final Resting Place

Randalls Park Cemetery and Crematorium

Randalls Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Leatherhead, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England

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