Henry Cooper (boxer)
Henry Cooper 
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| Birth Name | Henry Cooper |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| nationality |
 United Kingdom
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| birthday | May 3, 1934 |
| place of birth | London |
| Date of death | May 1, 2011 |
| Place of death | Oxted , Surrey |
| style | Left delivery |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 55 |
| Victories | 40 |
| Knockout victories | 27 |
| Defeats | 14th |
| draw | 1 |
Sir Henry Cooper OBE (born May 3, 1934 in London , † May 1, 2011 in Oxted , Surrey ) was a British heavyweight boxer .
career
Henry Cooper, who weighed only about 86 kg throughout his career, was an attacking boxer who tried to get a knockout against the opponents that were not much larger at the time with his parade blow, the left hook. However, he had little ability to take, bled easily from his eyebrows and had no impressive defensive behavior.
He played his first professional fights in 1955, initially boxing exclusively in London. On May 19, 1957, he fought against Sweden's Ingemar Johansson for the European title and lost by knockout in the fifth round. In 1957 and 1958 he boxed three times in Germany: against Hans Kalbfell he won on points, against Heinz Neuhaus he boxed in a draw and against Erich Schöppner he lost through disqualification. Also in 1958 he defeated Zora Folley , but in the second encounter in 1961 he was knocked out in the second round.
On June 18, 1963, he went to Wembley Stadium against the eventual world champion Cassius Clay . In the fourth round he managed to knock down, but in the fifth round he was taken out of the fight due to lacerations. Since Clay had already been on the ground against Sonny Banks, who was also not much taller (also after a single left hook), his chin initially had a bad reputation.
In his next fight he secured the vacant European Championship on February 24, 1964 with a points win against Brian London .
On May 21, 1966 there was a rematch against Clay, who had since been renamed Muhammad Ali and won the world title. Cooper lost again due to a laceration. In the next fight he lost by knockout in round four to Floyd Patterson . Nonetheless, in 1967 he was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year , Sportsman of the Year in Great Britain. He received the award a second time in 1970.
In the following years Cooper defended the European Championship several times, including by disqualification against Karl Mildenberger , until he lost this title to Joe Bugner on March 16, 1971 and then ended his career.
In 2000, Cooper was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II .
Web links
- Henry Cooper in the BoxRec database
- Henry Cooper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Cooper, Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cooper, Sir Henry (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British heavyweight boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 2011 |
| Place of death | Oxted |