Henry Cooper - Revision history

Wouter at 18:22, 23 December 2025

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Ric: YouTube video linked

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YouTube video linked

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	'''Henry Cooper''' is best known for his two fights against [[Muhammad Ali]].		'''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 [[Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper (1st meeting)\|June 18, 1963]]. Cooper dropped Ali with a left hook in the final seconds of the fourth round. The start of the next round was delayed after it was discovered that Ali's right glove had been torn. When the fight resumed, Ali opened a bad cut over Cooper's left eye. Referee [[Tommy Little]] stopped the fight at 2:15 of the fifth round and awarded Ali a TKO victory.		Cooper and Ali—then known as Cassius Clay—first fought at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on [[Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper (1st meeting)\|June 18, 1963]]. Cooper dropped Ali with a left hook in the final seconds of the fourth round. The start of the next round was delayed after it was discovered that Ali's right glove had been torn. When the fight resumed, Ali opened a bad cut over Cooper's left eye. Referee [[Tommy Little]] stopped the fight at 2:15 of the fifth round and awarded Ali a TKO victory.

	Cooper and Ali fought again at Arsenal Football Stadium in London, England, on [[Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper (2nd meeting)\|May 21, 1966]]. Ali, who entered the fight as the [[World Heavyweight Champion]], successfully defended the title for the fourth time by stopping Cooper on a cut at 1:38 of the sixth round.		Cooper and Ali fought again at Arsenal Football Stadium in London, England, on [[Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper (2nd meeting)\|May 21, 1966]]. Ali, who entered the fight as the [[World Heavyweight Champion]], successfully defended the title for the fourth time by stopping Cooper on a cut at 1:38 of the sixth round.

			*2023 YouTube documentary: [https://youtu.be/vK8AkPt9LEs?si=iv2rU9MEMD4Ch4Yl]

	==Amateur Achievements==		==Amateur Achievements==

Dawudboxer: /* Pro Titles */

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Pro Titles

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	*[[British Boxing Board of Control]] Heavyweight Champion (1959-1971)		*[[British Boxing Board of Control]] Heavyweight Champion (1959-1971)
	*[[Commonwealth Boxing Council\|Commonwealth (British Empire)]] [[Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion\|Heavyweight Championship]] (1959-1971)		*[[Commonwealth Boxing Council\|Commonwealth (British Empire)]] [[Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion\|Heavyweight Championship]] (1959-1971)
	*[[European Boxing Union]] Heavyweight Champion (1964, 1968-1969)		*[[European Boxing Union]] Heavyweight Champion (1964, 1968-1969, 1970-1971)

	== Awards and Honors ==		== Awards and Honors ==

Arvind1: /* Awards and Honors */

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Awards and Honors

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	[[Category:2011 Deaths]]		[[Category:2011 Deaths]]

Boxsoup at 01:46, 20 February 2016

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			[[File:F22877B.jpeg\|right\|thumb\|275px\|Cooper drops Muhammad Ali during their 1963 bout.]]
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	'''[[:Category:Henry Cooper Gallery\|Henry Cooper Gallery]]'''~~<BR>~~		'''[[:Category:Henry Cooper Gallery\|Henry Cooper Gallery]]'''
	~~[[:File:Sir Henry Cooper Pics.pdf\|Collection]] of images~~
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	~~'''Henry Cooper''' was the 1952 and 1953 [[ABA]] Light heavyweight champion.~~

	~~== Olympic Games results ==~~		----
	'''~~1952~~''' (as a Light heavyweight)		'''Henry Cooper''' is best known for his two fights against [[Muhammad Ali]].
	*1st round bye
	*Lost to [[Anatoly Perov]] (Soviet Union) 1-2		Cooper and Ali—then Cassius Clay—first fought at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on [[Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper (1st meeting)\|June 18, 1963]]. Cooper dropped Ali with a left hook in the final seconds of the fourth round. The start of the next round was delayed after it was discovered that Ali's right glove had been torn. When the fight resumed, Ali opened a bad cut over Cooper's left eye. Referee [[Tommy Little]] stopped the fight at 2:15 of the fifth round and awarded Ali a TKO victory.

			Cooper and Ali fought again at Arsenal Football Stadium in London, England, on [[Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper (2nd meeting)\|May 21, 1966]]. Ali, who entered the fight as the [[World Heavyweight Champion]], successfully defended the title for the fourth time by stopping Cooper on a cut at 1:38 of the sixth round.

			==Amateur Achievements==
			*1952 [[ABA]] Light Heavyweight Champion. Results:
			**Defeated [[Joe Erskine]] (Wales) on points.
			**Defeated John McLean (Scotland) on points.
			*1952 Great Britain light heavyweight representative at the [[Olympic Games]] in Helsinki, Finland. Results:
			**1st round bye
			**Lost to [[Anatoly Perov]] (Soviet Union) on points 1-2.
			*1953 ABA Light Heavyweight Champion. Results:
			**Defeated T.W. George (Wales) TKO 3.
			**Defeated Anthony Madigan (Australia) on points.

			==Pro Titles==
			*Outright winner of three [[Lonsdale Belt\|Lonsdale Belts]] (1961, 1965, 1970)
			*[[British Boxing Board of Control]] Heavyweight Champion (1959-1971)
			*[[Commonwealth Boxing Council\|Commonwealth (British Empire)]] [[Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion\|Heavyweight Championship]] (1959-1971)
			*[[European Boxing Union]] Heavyweight Champion (1964, 1968-1969)

	== Awards and Honors ==		== Awards and Honors ==
	* 1967: BBC Sports Personality of the Year		*1967: BBC Sports Personality of the Year
	* ~~1967~~: Order of the British Empire ~~- Officer~~ (OBE)		*1969: [[Wikipedia: Order of the British Empire\|The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire]] (OBE)
	* 1970: BBC Sports Personality of the Year		*1970: BBC Sports Personality of the Year
	* ~~2000~~: ~~Knight Bachelor~~ of the Order of the ~~British Empire in the Queen's~~ 2000 ~~Millennium Honours List for his services to Boxing.~~		*1978: [[Wikipedia: Order of St. Gregory the Great\|The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great]] (KSG)
			*2000: [[Wikipedia: Knight Bachelor\|Knight Bachelor]] (KB)

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Ric at 17:14, 16 May 2011

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	'''[[:Category:Henry Cooper Gallery\|Henry Cooper Gallery]]'''<BR>		'''[[:Category:Henry Cooper Gallery\|Henry Cooper Gallery]]'''<BR>
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	~~<br clear=all>~~		'''Henry Cooper''' was the 1952 and 1953 [[ABA]] Light heavyweight champion.
	1952 and 1953 [[ABA]] Light heavyweight champion.

	== Olympic ~~games~~ results ==		== Olympic Games results ==
	'''1952''' (as a Light heavyweight)		'''1952''' (as a Light heavyweight)
	*1st round bye		*1st round bye

Exjourneyman: Pictures to gallery

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Pictures to gallery

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	1952 and 1953 [[ABA]] Light heavyweight champion.		1952 and 1953 [[ABA]] Light heavyweight champion.

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	== Awards and Honors ==		== Awards and Honors ==
	*1967 BBC Sports Personality of the Year		* 1967: BBC Sports Personality of the Year
	*1970 BBC Sports Personality of the Year		* 1967: Order of the British Empire - Officer (OBE)
	*Order of the British Empire ~~- Officer (OBE)~~		* 1970: BBC Sports Personality of the Year
			* 2000: Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's 2000 Millennium Honours List for his services to Boxing.


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Matt at 23:22, 19 January 2010

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	1952 and 1953 [[ABA]] Light heavyweight champion.		1952 and 1953 [[ABA]] Light heavyweight champion.

			== Olympic games results ==
			'''1952''' (as a Light heavyweight)
			*1st round bye
			*Lost to [[Anatoly Perov]] (Soviet Union) 1-2

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Reenthelawman: Adding Commonwealth champions category

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Adding Commonwealth champions category

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