Floyd Patterson vs. Henry Cooper
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Floyd Patterson 193 lbs beat Henry Cooper 192 lbs by KO at 2:10 in round 4 of 10
- Date: 1966-09-20
- Location: Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
- Referee: Wally Thom
"Floyd Patterson, the former world heavyweight champion, floored British champion Henry Cooper twice before knocking him out in 2:20 of the 4th round of a scheduled 10 rounder Tuesday night. Patterson won the first two rounds and then dropped Cooper for the first time in the 3rd round for a count of three. In the 4th, a left and right to the head floored the Briton for a count of nine. Cooper staggered to his feet and Patterson went right after him. He smashed a left and right to the head and the 32 year old Briton went down for the full count." -Associated Press
Post fight comment
- "Quite frankly I never want to fight Cooper again. I have watched a number of Cooper fights on television, and he cuts like I have never seen anybody cut before. He didn't cut much tonight. But I kept on looking at his face. I usually look at the other man's chest. In this fight I kept looking up and wondering when the bleeding would start." -Floyd Patterson