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Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG (3 May 1934 – 1 May 2011) was a British heavyweight boxer. He was undefeated in British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship contests for twelve years and held the European heavyweight title for three years.
May 2, 2011 · Heavyweight boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper has died at the age of 76 at his son's house in Oxted, Surrey. The former British, Commonwealth and European champion fought 55 times and is revered...
Cooper landed a left hook smack on London's jaw. Brian didn't go down, but was out on his feet, and never threw another punch. The referee stopped the fight with London's head bowed.
Muhammad Ali and Henry Cooper fought two boxing matches with each other in London. Their first match took place on 18 June 1963 (before Ali had changed his name from Cassius Clay) and the second on 21 May 1966. Ali won both matches.
The infamous fight between Henry Cooper and Cassius Clay from 1963. Cassius Clay would be knocked down for only the second time in his career and mystery still surrounds exactly how long did he...
Henry Cooper is best known for his two fights against Muhammad Ali. Cooper and Ali—then Cassius Clay—first fought at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on June 18, 1963 . Cooper dropped Ali with a left hook in the final seconds of the fourth round.
Mar 16, 2021 · Remembering Henry Cooper, a small giant with an icon’s legacy. 50 years ago today Cooper finally walked away from the fight game after a defeat over 15 torrid rounds to Joe Bugner, ending one...
Sir Henry Cooper, the English heavyweight boxer renowned for his killer left hook known as ’Enery’s ’ammer and who felled a young Cassius Clay — later Muhammad Ali — in a 1963 fight in London, has died.
May 3, 2011 · Henry Cooper, a popular British heavyweight with a murderous left hook that, in his most famous fight, knocked a brash, future world champion then known as Cassius Clay on his backside, died ...
May 3, 2011 · Henry Cooper, the British former heavyweight boxer who was the first fighter to floor Muhammad Ali, died on Sunday aged 76.
