Henry Cooper OBE KSG (1934-2011), 76, UK Professional boxer
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- Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG (3rd May 1934 - 1st May 2011), 76, was an English heavyweight boxer. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth, and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966. Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality; he was the first (and is today one of four people) to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and is thus far the only boxer to be awarded a knighthood.
I spent a day as a golf caddie at Kingswood GC with Henry, we swapped jokes all afternoon, what a lovely lovely man, I cried when he passed away, so proud I met him, thanks Henry for a special day in my life I will never forget, R.I.P Henry
I absolutely love this history of my favorite sport...thank you.
Wonderful stuff. What a man Henry was. British legend.
Both teeth😂😂
What a wonderful decent human being. I'm an American but I admire Henry Cooper so much.R.IP. champ. 💕💕💕🙏🏽
A complete man, a champion a gentleman a friend to all who knew him.🙏
The greatest ambassador for British boxing ever.🥊🤘
A true Gent and an example of a real Englishmen that English people can admire and be proud of.
I spent a day on the golf course with Henry, loviest person I've ever met
@David Mahady David. Perhaps not, but he made a great effort and troubled Clay considerably.
I have great admiration for Henry and Muhammad.
Ali and Henry became good friends.
Ali visited Britain a lot, and like Henry, was well liked and popular here.
British Sportsman and as a Scotsman proud to have Cooper as the best Heavy Weight Boxer....
I'm not even English but even I can't help but admire him.
After looking at the documentary on Henry cooper ,and growing up as a boy when he was at his best .I now realise how great a man he was ,What a pity he cut ,and gave so much of his time ,for nothing .It's a pity but true ,if you give freely ,people will exploit you .And yes they did to Henry cooper .2 men who knew him ,and both described him ,as a proper gentleman .He obviously was and had the courage of 2men .God rest his soul 🙏
Beautiful, rest in peace sir Henry! ❤
What I liked about him was his courage, he was a small Heavyweight and he didn't back down from any one it didn't matter how big or your Hight , he would Duke it up anyway 😉👍 R.I.P left Hook master
@Gerald Mclellan
A lot of commenters have pointed if the Cruiserweight division had existed in his day he would have owned it
I have admired Henry ever since I listened (and watched the next day) to his fight with Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, in 1963. I was just 10 years old and took a huge interest in boxing immediately.
I followed Henry's (and Ali's) career ever since .
Two great performances against Ali, with the first being so close to a victory.
I used to record all of his fights that were broadcast on radio.
It is my recording of the 1963 fight, 4th interval, that forever disproves those rumours of it being extra long !
Both Henry and Cassius were winners that night !
Always nice to see Henry as a guest, on TV shows and in the TV adverts.
I followed all of his fights by radio and reports in the Daily Telegraph. (I hadn't yet discovered Boxing News ) !
The Telegraph did good, in depth reports of boxing. Certainly in the 1960s.
I enjoyed all of his fights. He wasn't just a 'one famous fight' boxer.
He continued to defend his British and Empire heavyweight titles and gained 3 Lonsdales belts. A great achievment!
He defeated Karl Mildenburger for the European title and defended it a couple of times against , from memory, a couple of un-savory characters (apologies incase I am mistaken).
Certainly Henry suffered heavy foul punches, below the belt, in one of his European defences against Pierro Thomasini , but delivered his 'Hammer' to get the victory.
I am proud to have some Henry Cooper signed photo's from the 1950s , plus a large signed picture of Henry against Ali in their 1966 re-match !
Henry Cooper is my favourite boxer ever and
Muhammad Ali is a close second.
Great respect to Henry for all he achieved, and the enjoyment his career brought to me as I grew up.
Finally, I don't think he lost that match with Joe Bugner !
My very best wishes to Henry's son's who are
also very charming and a credit to Henry Cooper and their mum.
Henry will always be remembered with affection .
David.
I was born in 1970, shortly before Henry retired after being denied his rightful victory over Bugner by a very poor decision. Junior school boys in the late 70's knew all about Henry Cooper, we knew he was the only man to knock The Great Muhammed Ali down in his physical peak. We all loved Ali, but Henry even more so. I vividly recall watching him on, 'This Is Your Life,' and recall Ali appearing as a surprise guest right at the end of the show. Ali spoke extremely highly of Henry, and more or less admitted that he was saved by the bell that night in 1963. Henry Cooper was a great sportsman, a superb boxer, highly courageous, and a thoroughly decent, very likeable man- an absolute gentleman. He's one of the greatest and most likeable sportsman Britain has ever produced- and greatly missed. RESPECT.
May you rest in peace Henry you true boxing legend but most importantly may the champion out of the Ring with the Golden heart r.i.p
Great guy and simply the best heavy weight from britain.
True Gentlemen and human being,coming from a Scotsman.
Lovely guy, presented me with a trophy at an amateur show. True tough gentlemen.
A lovely lovely man. Todays boxers ..?? He will be British champion forever in my eyes.
Loved the man!
A great man
A gentle man
HENRY A GENTLE MAN AND A GREAT BOXER ! R I P FROM IRELAND
One of the great heavyweight boxers, ever! A humble man and so likeable, he opened the doors for the likes of Lennox, Lewis, Anthony Joshua and, Tyson Fury!!
Thank You George!! Brilliant 😍
Henry Cooper. He was such a gentleman Henry Cooper rest in peace always loves all over the world
Wow what legend ..rip to you and the missus
This country as lost the best man that had a heart in London look up by 100000; god bless
Loved Henry Cooper. I was absolutely gutted when Bugner supposedly beat him. He had a problem with being cut around the eyes. Without that who knows what he could have achieved.
My friend ,when he was at school. One of his teachers who was a Boxer but mostly in the fairground boxing booths,said we have a special person,to meet you, and in walked Henry Cooper. He said that he will always remember that day. What a Guy.
A gentleman a true sportsman
He was a tremendous fighter& a Gentleman!
Really enjoyed watching that ! They don't make men like Henry no more, More the pity .
this modern crop could learn a lot from our henry,back in the days when fights was 15 rounds brutal,but a gentleman out the ring,he was known in the UK as "OUR HENRY" by everyone, back then he was a white hope,there was racism much more than now, not vicious malisious just everyday with the old guys desperate to have a white champ both sides of the alantic, our henry just done his thing,,fek im old?? lucky its just on the outside ay,,,xx thanks for the trip down memory lane again,,good job,,,,obviously i wrote this before watching it ,,xxxx
Never seen nothing like him a lovely man perfect fella and great boxer well respected by all ol Henry x
nice to see our frank back on his feet again head back in the game,the people loved/love frank too,keep on keeping on franky.we still love you,(if you ever see this)
R.I.P 2 great warriors
Ive met a lot of people like Henry growing up in london. Makes me feel so proud . GOD. BLESS YA MATE we sure miss you
A Great Man! RIP
I remember reading Ring magazine off the rack in Deer Lodge, Mt before I even started Jr. High. I surely was aware of Him then in the 1960s. It is great to see this coverage of Mr. Cooper nowadays.
A very enjoyable video! Thanks!
RIP Mr Cooper🥊❤
Ali was saved by the bell. But that’s boxing all part of the game. You do what you got to do to win.
and w/ Dundee pulling his usual split glove shit in the corner Clay got extra recuperating time.
RIP Champ... i watched your first bout with Clay on ABC's Wide World of Sports
Best boxer to live
Henry is my hero.
The Man!!!!!
That simple
I didn’t realize that he was as tough as he was. Wow what a left hook he had.
HC one of the best our Henry was.... Rip... Tony cuenca
Top man👍
Wonderful gentleman
A real "Gentleman" a term often bandied around, too freely. RIP En'ry Brilliant in "Royal Flash"
L E G E N D!! TRUE CLASS ACT,
UNTOUCHABLE ❤😍😇😇
A great man. Nailed Clay.
Henry was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
Yes a national treasure to be sure.
Awesome!
We all need someone to pray for us
Wonder what would've happened if Ali's glove wasn't split and 'enry knocked him down just 7 seconds earlier hehe, even attended Ali's This Is Your Life, a true gent with a dangerous left hook which could put out anyone's lights ❤
Both Henry Cooper And Joe Frazier Were Known For Their Vicious Left Hooks. But With Big Differences:
Frazier's Hook Was A Looping Punch, That Could Knock You Out! But Cooper's Hook Was A Snapping Punch, That Could Knock Your Head Off! 🥊
Toughest boxer at 1 point in time. He got out there and fought, offense, and straight forward 100%. fight fight fight!, never about distracting his opodent or clowning around, laying on the ropes....
I liked him even though he knocked my childhood hero down.
I loved Henry what a gentleman, ah a proper fella from south london Bellingham South London we’re on the corner from Catford and Box does an amateur at Eltham amateur boxing club a true great RIP OUR ENRY
The story is like Rocky!
Tough tough fighter. Both fights against Ali were a real war. Henry was still strong , but the cut on his eyes stopped both fights.
Ali was landing some pretty good punches to Sir Henry's head hence the deep lacerations above and below 'Enry's eye. If the Dr didn't recommend stoppage of the fight SHC would've passed out from loss of blood.
13 st 6 ! Imagine what weight he'd be in these days? R.I.P. Enry.
WONDEFUL!!!!
He got lucky knocking Ali down..period
Ar Enry legend
Cooper said he didn't want to see Liston walking down the street let alone in a ring!
a grea guy and ambaador for the UK.
Indeed.
I have to say that Cassius clay by that time was lucky enough Henry Cooper was really 👌 !
Cooper was a plasterer by trade and carrying the tray built up his left arm and shoulder in a natural way. That's what gave his hook the power. And if you look at the weigh-in shots he was not a big man but quite fit- all muscle. Good boxing skills and all heart. Too bad he had fragile English skin.
Honored Cooper
Ez. Didn't get close to knocking out Ali. True gentleman, he was a dirty fighter
The battle scar is still visible above his left eye.
Don’t understand why Bugner was so vilified.
It was Henry who retired.
What’s great about this I’m related to him! And I just found that out! RIP
I like how one guy said very British lol
1:06
❤️
Why did he not get to fight in the US, or was he so protected from fighting in the US
Henry was ours and the British public loved him - Tyson Fury will never achieve that status.
I love them both but ali is the GOAT in or out of the ring
NITHING BUT LOVE X
13:55.............Stop. Henry didn't put Ali Down.................Henry Won.
Cooper n Frazier both Left hooks that 1 put Clay down that was Cooper the other Left hook Frazier put Ali down I think the one two left hooks to drop the greatest but he got up both times maybe the most under rated chins of all time.
its a shame who ever bought his lonsdale belts did not donate them back to his family or all his so called friends who speake so dearly of him on this clip of his life did not chip in to buy them & give them back to his family
and now we have ....aj...........
A real true legend as a person aswell as in boxing 🥊
It would be nice if sportsmen today behaved more like Henry Cooper rather than Muhamed Ali. Just an opinion.
sliperysid variety the spice of life if we're all the same how boring and dull would be that
Different strokes for different folks for Christ sack
2:18
The first fight with Cooper Ali (clay) was a kid yet Clay next time was a man and was ALI and it was different fight.
watched the fight,felt henry lost,fair result as i saw it,
HENRY COOPER hätte Weltmeister werden können mit ein bisschen Glück mit einem Ko Sieg gegen Mohammed Ali ,als er ihn zu Boden schlug. Schade ,hätte er verdient gehabt.
I heard Mohammad Ali had to apologise to the queen for that gimmick you have a queen know I am the king? I dont know how true that was?
Everyone knows he was cheated out of his victory over Clay. Frank Bruno is a real gent 💕💕
As great as Sir 'Enry was Clay cut Cooper up pretty good.
@@aarondigby5054 Yeah, after they cut Clays gloves, to give him time to come round after Cooper battered him
@@raven_ous2585 Dundee stuck his finger/thumb in the seam where there was a little tear and slightly extended the tear, but you've got to admit the cornermen did a helluva job reviving Clay, the broadcaster says, "they're working furiously on Clay," as the cornerman was massaging Clay's back.
@@aarondigby5054 Slightly extended the tear ? 😂😂
Yes cooper hit Ali hard but Ali made him bleed he is more famous because of the fight with Ali.
Ali was a fucking cheat.
@@davemillwall5420 cheating is one of the strategies of war.
Dundee cheated
So dumb, clay lost that fight .
Ali was not saved by the bell, he was up on his feet at 3; no boxer, let alone Cooper could have kept Ali on the deck. I'll always remember him as a bitter man who couldn't accept that the better man beat him in his last fight, and then tried to ruin Bugner with his moaning.
He ' beat ' Folley with a hometown decision, then couldn't last 2 rounds in the return, apart from that who of any substance did he beat? Chuvalo, Quarry, Spencer, McNeeley, Lincoln, Terrell, Daniels, Martin, are among those he didn't meet; of course he was supposed to fight Ellis but the Board wouldn't sanction it, just as well.
One final name, Sonny Liston; Wicks turned him down in '58, I wonder why ?
Maybe not saved by the bell but saved by the hole in the gloves trick & illegal salts. Cooper would of finished Ali if the fight carried on immediately as the video proves. He fought the best (Ali) & could of beat the best (again as the video proved.) Also he wasn't bitter, just saying his point. The public ruined Bugner not Cooper.
Henry Cooper ? A bitter Man.? Believe me you know nothing about Henry Cooper. Obviously you’re American. And as far as Bugner was concerned,there is no way he beat Henry Cooper ! Henry was not wanted any more by the higherachy. They wanted Bugner. Absolute travesty of justice.
Cooper won that fight hands down. Cooper had a great retirement, Bugner was a lousy fighter and had a crap career!
He lived off that punch for the rest of his life what did he do other than do the chat shows a bit of charity work being knighted that era of our boxers was Shit
Steve Bryant bit harsh
@Steve tang0 thank you for your reply I'm retired now but just a decorator when I was working well we got that out of the way so let's go back to good old Henry in that era everybody loved a hero after his boxing he had nothing to tell other than one punch he milked that until he died so you see he got o b e and a knighthood for that punch has the same with pisshead George best lived off the back of a couple of years football all his life
@@chrisbennett606 I don't think it's harsh Chris only saying it how it is went around the circuit's telling everybody what he done and for the rest of his life he milked it got lucky on the day and was well rewarded after
@Bodgie1960 Henry was lucky to live in those times he was best of the bad bunch there was plenty of Shite around then in this country then Ali beat him to a pulp after he weighed fifthteen stone then could you think what they would have done to him in this era has the real deal don't make me laugh will you hope to hear from you
Who wouldn't? If that era of boxers was 'shit' they wouldn't of done 15 rounds like they used to, been as well known as today & you wouldn't be watching the video. Also compared to the equipment of today times & standards they done very well.