Green’s Dictionary of Slang

bodier n.

(prize-fighting) a blow to the body.

[UK]Pierce Egan’s Life in London 22 May 133/1: [He] attempted to plant a bodier, but Dick stopped it in fine style.
[US]Whip & Satirist of NY & Brooklyn (NY) 15 Jan. n.p.: Abbot planted a bodier, rather heavy.