Besides being the Heavyweight Champ in England, and the Heavyweight Champ of Europe, Henry was clean cut, good family man that loved his home life. Never ever was the alley-cat that many successful boxers are today. Sportsmanship was a strong point with Henry Cooper and this splendid behavior should be followed upon. Even though I'm an American, I always rooted for Henry to win, even against our guys with exception to one, that being fellow traveler and former Heavyweight Champ, Floyd Patterson My boyhood boxing hero during the 50's, 60's, and 70's, he was also a classy gentleman, like Henry. In those days fighters were generally well behaved people, quick to praise an opponent they are about to fight and continue same praise after the fight. That was common back-in-the-day, but NOT today! Henry Cooper was much for England to be proud of! He stood tall, while today, they stand small!
Henry Cooper, certainly the greatest heavyweight champion of Britain. Many defences plus defeat of Mildenberger for Euro title. His loss against Bugner was , to many of us, an absolute disgrace ! Coopers best win, was against Zora foley in 1958 aprox. You will have been pleased with the outcome of his 1966 fight with Floyd Patterson then !
@@DavidJsmith-dk5tf I've watched Henry's fight with Bugner, and in my opinion, Henry was robbed of the win that night. Bad decision by the judges. Henry was a class act and much loved. I was in junior school in the late 70's, and although Henry retired the year I was born, we all knew about him knocking Muhammed Ali down in his prime. Both Henry and Ali were hero's to the average late 70's British school boy- along with James Hunt, Barry Sheen and Nikki Lauda. *PROPER BLOKES!*
Yeah seems very sharp he didn’t lose much height to st his old age, which is an astounding thing as we lose height in our later years. Hugh Jackman used to be 188 cm now he’s 187 cm
@@roosters1711 Cooper hit Ali so hard that Ali's corner had to tear the glove more and use smelling salts . If you look at the fight you can see the corner man waving the salt stick under Ali's nose . Angelo Dundee admitted they cheated 30 years later . Henry Cooper had more manliness in his little finger than you have in your whole body !
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG (3 May 1934 - 1 May 2011)was an English heavyweight boxer known for the power of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966.
Good old 'Enry. So likeable I think because of his down-to-earthedness, his honesty. You just know that he was a thoroughly decent kind of bloke, good man to have a pint with.
I'll always remember when Ali came over the year before Sir Henry died and they had the horse-drawn carriage through The Mall and Horseguards together. Absolutely beautiful scene.
Love him and what an honest gentleman he was!never to a great boxer with excellent smile and cheerful person,you did your best,thanks a lot,will always be remembered,God bless your family.
The people adored Henry. He was a national boxing hero. I struggle to think of an English Boxer more popular than him in his day. He was around when the heavyweight division had some very big names approaching their best.
Ali was a consummate showman, he knew how to put folks in the seats who hadn't followed boxing in the past. No question he was good for the sport and helped increase the gates. Sir Henry Cooper recognizes that and appreciates it.
In my lifetime the greatest example of a a brit, a great boxer but very humble not a ounce a braggart and a true british gent, he will never be replaced, sadly the modern generation are a joke
Henry was a true gentleman and a great boxer, his problem was that he was easily cut above the eyes which was his downfall, his brother was also British champion and they refused to fight each other.
Henry tells a story in his book during a road rage incident a man chases his car when Henry stops at a red light the man pulls Henry's door open when he realised who it was he asked him for his autograph .I think he was a wise man 😀😁😁
henry was lethal with the left hook but was always too small, even in the sixties. its known that he put weights in his boots for the weigh-ins so his real weight was more like 180lbs. had there been a cruiserweight division back then cooper would have been world champ for years. nice guy and a credit to the sport
This was the era when boxers were perfect gentlemen.sir henry,foreman,ali,frazier,never heard these true legends swear or use filthy language,they did not have to prove they were men
@SUCKMEOFF ROPER Yeah. He had weak skin and would cut and bleed. Ali's bleeding went on internally, so referees allowed him to keep going. But even if Henry had not bled I don't think he'd have been considered the GOAT. He did not have Ali's skills, speed and versality.
@SUCKMEOFF ROPER Who knocked down Ali, with his signature left hook, one only three people to do so legally in Ali's career. No GOAT but a hard punching boxer.
@SUCKMEOFF ROPER >Even comparing Cooper to Ali is a fucking sacrilege. The comparison was made when they went toe to toe in the ring, twice. Cooper knocked Ali down with his signature punch, the one he always knocked people down with, it was no not just "one single punch". Indeed it was the third such punch in succession in the same round that made Ali fall to the canvas, at 12:29 12:38 12:43 in this video (which will start at 12:28) czcams.com/video/8hwn2mqNI1I/video.html Requiring Ali's corner to use smelling salts as can be seen clearly in the above video (which had already be banned in Britain where the fight took place) and to tear his glove to make the time out 20s longer, according to Angelo Dundee.
@@nihonbunka It was actually only 5 secs longer, not long enough to make any difference whatsoever. British commentator Harry Carpenter exagerated how badly Ali was hurt, as can be seen, he was up on his feet quickly and walked back to his corner fine ....
@@kevinmunday5782 I love Ali But he was in serious trouble. I've looked at the fight a couple times Ali was never hit so hard. A lot of people say he would have lost that fight. I don't think so. Ali always found a way to win. Never count Ali out
What s Gentleman.. So true,that punch rattled Ali. Afer the bell sounded Ali was in GaGa land. If 30 seconds were left. Who knows what could have happened. One Hellava fighter. Tough as nails. Glad they became friends. Sportsmanship.
If Angelo Dundee's corner man hadn't torn the glove further and used smelling salts Ali would have lost . Angelo Dundee admitted cheating many years ( 30 ) later . If you view the fight you can see the evidence for yourself . The rematch Cooper lost fairly .
During ww2 Henry and his brother were evacuated from London, from what I've heard they use to work in my great grandfathers butcher shop during that time. It's nice to hear these stories from my grandad now, quality person Henry was, true gent.
@Ltown AK I think for that era he was in and the shit what was in it you might be right but to live off that punch with Ali go the rest of his life he was one very lucky man and get knighted for it
It turned out Ali was right about subscription to the army in my opinion. A very brave thing to do. Braver than going to kill people who he had no gripe with.
Love Henry, saw him coming out of a shop in Tonbridge, would have loved to speak to him, as my granddad was a pro boxer in London, but was a bit shy, but regret speaking to him, he won every round with Ali and put him down, but those cuts were a pain....
Henry Cooper what a left hook. great fighter. if only he didn't cut so easy who knows what would have happened against Ali. Now that's a fight I pay to see. May they both Rip.
Ali clearly respected Cooper's punch. He was strangely subdued in the build up to this fight and must have been always wary psychologically that only Cooper had put him on the canvas at this point in his career.
Muhammad Ali was on a World Tour and throughout the years Henry Cooper and Muhammad Ali gotten even closer than they were at the end of their career's.
Sir Henry Cooper, was a boxer who reminded my late brother Normans father in law of me because he often said I was a dead ringer for Henry Cooper with my looks and being left handed during 1960.
There’s a funny scene between Ali and Cooper at the weigh in of their second fight in 1966. They’re standing close to one another and Ali reaches over and takes a pinch of skin and a bit of fat of Coopers midsection. Then Cooper reaches over and does the same. I thought it was a friendly gesture on Alis part and a sign of respect for Cooper, like joking around. No clowning or any words exchanged.
Ali was *very* smart to keep away from Vietnam and also highlight the hyprocrisy behind that needless war, driven by the American Military Industrial Complex to drive war profits just as Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan more recently.
Sir Henry Cooper a true british hero, a real old school no nonesense pro!! Ali was lucky in the 1st fight that the bell came so soon, and he complained to the ref about some blows, always a good sign for the opponent, it would have been very interesting to see the outcome if henry didnt cut some much and could have carried on!!-i have a signed photo of him, and whenever i think of a example of a honest, clean living professional fighter, its him, to me he was everything a boxer should be!!! and a great personality who deserved his fame and respect from the british public----who knows maybe there has been a 3rd meeting with his mate ali in heaven, hm bless em both.
Cooper had him beaten.... The money dictated .. that Ali must continue.Ali was very generous to Cooper , much more than almost anyone..in later years... There's your answer..!?🤔🤔🤔
@@TomokoMurakami Americans live in a world of there own and have never heard of Liverpool! Cooper was a heavyweight not a middleweight-and Ali got beat by some fighters (spinks) who he should have beaten- Ali didn’t take Cooper lightly! Cooper had a faster left hook- and without cuts Cooper always would have had a chance!-and who would have ever heard of Ali unless he opened his mouth- Liston to a fall for the money!
@@TomokoMurakami Clearly you have never boxed or have had any fights and don’t belong to any country - you’re a typical key board troll 😈- vio condias amigo- ps u don’t know you’re history Many Americans know where Liverpool is because their relatives came from there and Germany 🇩🇪!! By trying to be clever u show that U aint!
Many prople liked him and many disliked him? The whole world liked him and still like him, nobody even knew your name until u went in the ring with ali
we all like and respect Henry but he was always a little grudging in his remarks when speaking about Muhammad Ali....where as the reverse is true when Ali mentioned Henry Cooper. Muhammad Ali was a phenomenon in an outside of the ring....never equaled let alone surpassed.
I don’t know how someone can’t like Henry Cooper Rest In Peace champion.
Sounds good to me, from what he said here
Henry was a gentleman in every sense of the word......a great boxer.....he was a credit to our Country
Besides being the Heavyweight Champ in England, and the Heavyweight Champ of Europe, Henry was clean cut, good family man that loved his home life. Never ever was the alley-cat that many successful boxers are today. Sportsmanship was a strong point with Henry Cooper and this splendid behavior should be followed upon. Even though I'm an American, I always rooted for Henry to win, even against our guys with exception to one, that being fellow traveler and former Heavyweight Champ, Floyd Patterson My boyhood boxing hero during the 50's, 60's, and 70's, he was also a classy gentleman, like Henry. In those days fighters were generally well behaved people, quick to praise an opponent they are about to fight and continue same praise after the fight. That was common back-in-the-day, but NOT today! Henry Cooper was much for England to be proud of! He stood tall, while today, they stand small!
Henry Cooper, certainly the greatest heavyweight champion of Britain.
Many defences plus defeat of Mildenberger for Euro title.
His loss against Bugner was , to many of us, an absolute disgrace !
Coopers best win, was against Zora foley in 1958 aprox.
You will have been pleased with the outcome of his 1966 fight with Floyd Patterson then !
@@DavidJsmith-dk5tf I've watched Henry's fight with Bugner, and in my opinion, Henry was robbed of the win that night. Bad decision by the judges. Henry was a class act and much loved. I was in junior school in the late 70's, and although Henry retired the year I was born, we all knew about him knocking Muhammed Ali down in his prime. Both Henry and Ali were hero's to the average late 70's British school boy- along with James Hunt, Barry Sheen and Nikki Lauda. *PROPER BLOKES!*
Clean cut is maybe not the best phrase to use for Henry
It's amazing how Coopers speech wasn't affected and his brain still in tact in his old age
Yeah seems very sharp he didn’t lose much height to st his old age, which is an astounding thing as we lose height in our later years. Hugh Jackman used to be 188 cm now he’s 187 cm
The English are tough
What a nice gentleman. I can see why Ali liked him.
Disagree. He was an overrated fool. His record was rubbish.
Ali was nicer those days. He changed after he came back to boxing the second time.
@@roosters1711 Cooper hit Ali so hard that Ali's corner had to tear the glove more and use smelling salts . If you look at the fight you can see the corner man waving the salt stick under Ali's nose .
Angelo Dundee admitted they cheated 30 years later .
Henry Cooper had more manliness in his little finger than you have in your whole body !
@@johnniethepom2905 totally agree 100%. It was an absolute disgrace it was.
Cooper won that fight!
@@chrisbarton6760 sure, everybody can see faces of two fighters during and after the fight and realize who won the fight! No need to cry, or lie...
Many of today's fighters could learn a lot about character from these old fellas. The were good people and they had mutual respect.
Cooper in 2011 brains undimmed - just a great, honest guy, with great insights. This kind of bloke is the backbone of England, imho.
To a man "our Henry" was liked by everyone who ever had the pleasure to meet him .
Because of a guy like Henry Cooper i really like the british people.
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG (3 May 1934 - 1 May 2011)was an English heavyweight boxer known for the power of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966.
Well done Sir Henry. Great man. Wish you lived longer!
Henry Cooper was a great fighter....Ali respected him very much...case closed
Good old 'Enry. So likeable I think because of his down-to-earthedness, his honesty. You just know that he was a thoroughly decent kind of bloke, good man to have a pint with.
I'll always remember when Ali came over the year before Sir Henry died and they had the horse-drawn carriage through The Mall and Horseguards together.
Absolutely beautiful scene.
Henry a proper gentleman R.I.P Henry
Henry Cooper. Top man. Lovely to see him and Ali friends with each other
The British ALWAYS treated the young Ali better than the Americans. ALWAYS!!!
How did Americans treat him?
Badly...look up his history.
That's true.
Agreed. The WORLD treated Ali better than his own countrymen.
Clay was a draft dodger.
Love him and what an honest gentleman he was!never to a great boxer with excellent smile and cheerful person,you did your best,thanks a lot,will always be remembered,God bless your family.
see this man in southend for a night with henry cooper. what a gentleman and a legend, ill never forget that mans handshake! rip henry!
Cooper - great fighter, geat man.
Henry, your ears weren't failing you, I could barely him either. RIP
The people adored Henry. He was a national boxing hero. I struggle to think of an English Boxer more popular than him in his day. He was around when the heavyweight division had some very big names approaching their best.
Ali was a consummate showman, he knew how to put folks in the seats who hadn't followed boxing in the past. No question he was good for the sport and helped increase the gates. Sir Henry Cooper recognizes that and appreciates it.
Proud of you 'enry! A gentleman!
In my lifetime the greatest example of a a brit, a great boxer but very humble not a ounce a braggart and a true british gent, he will never be replaced, sadly the modern generation are a joke
Hats of to this man
Henry was a true gentleman and a great boxer, his problem was that he was easily cut above the eyes which was his downfall, his brother was also British champion and they refused to fight each other.
Well deserved the title as Sir...... Henry Cooper.
Henry tells a story in his book during a road rage incident a man chases his car when Henry stops at a red light the man pulls Henry's door open when he realised who it was he asked him for his autograph .I think he was a wise man 😀😁😁
"He put bums on seats" That is a great British way of putting things!
WHAT A WONDERFUL MAN ,A REAL CLASS ACT ......
NOBRE, PROFISSIONAL, TRUE SIR. RESPEITABILISSIMO.🙏
henry was lethal with the left hook but was always too small, even in the sixties. its known that he put weights in his boots for the weigh-ins so his real weight was more like 180lbs. had there been a cruiserweight division back then cooper would have been world champ for years. nice guy and a credit to the sport
big len I doubt it. He lost to Erskine twice. Floyd Patterson was too good for him and Cooper did lose a lot of fights.
Just a Great decent English man. God bless yer
Sir Henry Cooper a Legend.
This was the era when boxers were perfect gentlemen.sir henry,foreman,ali,frazier,never heard these true legends swear or use filthy language,they did not have to prove they were men
Great fighter. Well earned Sir Cooper.
Sir Henry did not seem suffer even slightly from dementia it seems.
@SUCKMEOFF ROPER Yeah. He had weak skin and would cut and bleed. Ali's bleeding went on internally, so referees allowed him to keep going. But even if Henry had not bled I don't think he'd have been considered the GOAT. He did not have Ali's skills, speed and versality.
@SUCKMEOFF ROPER Who knocked down Ali, with his signature left hook, one only three people to do so legally in Ali's career. No GOAT but a hard punching boxer.
@SUCKMEOFF ROPER >Even comparing Cooper to Ali is a fucking sacrilege.
The comparison was made when they went toe to toe in the ring, twice.
Cooper knocked Ali down with his signature punch, the one he always knocked people down with, it was no not just "one single punch".
Indeed it was the third such punch in succession in the same round that made Ali fall to the canvas, at 12:29 12:38 12:43 in this video (which will start at 12:28)
czcams.com/video/8hwn2mqNI1I/video.html
Requiring Ali's corner to use smelling salts as can be seen clearly in the above video (which had already be banned in Britain where the fight took place) and to tear his glove to make the time out 20s longer, according to Angelo Dundee.
@@nihonbunka It was actually only 5 secs longer, not long enough to make any difference whatsoever. British commentator Harry Carpenter exagerated how badly Ali was hurt, as can be seen, he was up on his feet quickly and walked back to his corner fine ....
@@kevinmunday5782 I love Ali
But he was in serious trouble.
I've looked at the fight a couple times Ali was never hit so hard.
A lot of people say he would have lost that fight.
I don't think so. Ali always found a way to win.
Never count Ali out
Muhammad Ali was completely right about the Vietnam war
Great Sir Henry Cooper !
Classic legend!..gentleman at that ‼🥊
Nothing but admiration for Henry cooper , unfortunately the mould was broken when this man come along.
What s Gentleman.. So true,that punch rattled Ali. Afer the bell sounded Ali was in GaGa land. If 30 seconds were left. Who knows what could have happened. One Hellava fighter. Tough as nails. Glad they became friends. Sportsmanship.
If Angelo Dundee's corner man hadn't torn the glove further and used smelling salts Ali would have lost .
Angelo Dundee admitted cheating many years ( 30 ) later . If you view the fight you can see the evidence for yourself . The rematch Cooper lost fairly
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Such a lovely bloke
Ali is classic lmao, ‘he shook my relations in Africa’. Overall, Cooper’s a lovely bloke, honestly.
Sir Henry Cooper was a top class fella and I had the privilege and pleasure of meeting him when I was a kid.
two beautiful human being ,and hard as nails both of them.
During ww2 Henry and his brother were evacuated from London, from what I've heard they use to work in my great grandfathers butcher shop during that time. It's nice to hear these stories from my grandad now, quality person Henry was, true gent.
My dad used to cut his hair, Ron Tieman, had a barbers upstairs in New Cross, and his brother, I miss you dad
Henry Cooper was a class act and so is Ahmed Malin for the respectful comment.
An amazing human being. Rest in peace Henry, you are sorely missed 😢
Rest in peace sir cooper
Henry is among the Greatest Boxers the world has ever seen..
Please tell me your joking
@Ltown AK I think for that era he was in and the shit what was in it you might be right but to live off that punch with Ali go the rest of his life he was one very lucky man and get knighted for it
I really Ali was still alive. He was very entertaining.
It turned out Ali was right about subscription to the army in my opinion. A very brave thing to do. Braver than going to kill people who he had no gripe with.
I loved this man from the first interview I saw of him, which was this... This is despite the fact that I am Yemeni, and not even European.
Henry Cooper very proud for Ali.
lovely bloke,
Love Henry, saw him coming out of a shop in Tonbridge, would have loved to speak to him, as my granddad was a pro boxer in London, but was a bit shy, but regret speaking to him, he won every round with Ali and put him down, but those cuts were a pain....
Loved the interview
Henry Cooper what a left hook. great fighter. if only he didn't cut so easy who knows what would have happened against Ali. Now that's a fight I pay to see. May they both Rip.
Ali clearly respected Cooper's punch. He was strangely subdued in the build up to this fight and must have been always wary psychologically that only Cooper had put him on the canvas at this point in his career.
Henry’s hammer, that left took Ali straight back to the stone age
He is so sweet at the end of the fight with Ali!!!!!!!!!! How he accepts he cant fight any longer….
Ali told both Cooper and Bugner, "you can be the best that ever lived, but if you can't put the bums in the seats you can't make a living"
Clay was a bum..fixed fights.
b.s. the greatest
Good old Enry...lovely guy.
They had to stop the interview due to a cut over the eye
😅😅😅
Great guy/fighter. God lovem. 🙂
Muhammad Ali was on a World Tour and throughout the years Henry Cooper and Muhammad Ali gotten even closer than they were at the end of their career's.
Sir Henry Cooper, was a boxer who reminded my late brother Normans father in law of me because he often said I was a dead ringer for Henry Cooper with my looks and being left handed during 1960.
There’s a funny scene between Ali and Cooper at the weigh in of their second fight in 1966. They’re standing close to one another and Ali reaches over and takes a pinch of skin and a bit of fat of Coopers midsection. Then Cooper reaches over and does the same. I thought it was a friendly gesture on Alis part and a sign of respect for Cooper, like joking around. No clowning or any words exchanged.
The bubble hasn’t changed in 50 years
Cooper loved Ali!!!
Ali was *very* smart to keep away from Vietnam and also highlight the hyprocrisy behind that needless war, driven by the American Military Industrial Complex to drive war profits just as Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan more recently.
Our ‘Enery. RIP Sir.
And to the great Muhammad Ali.
Good old Henry ! Proper genuine guy but hard as nails ! Henry lost the will to live after the death of his wife of 48 years. RIP Henry
Pleased to have met Henry and his twin brother George. Almost identical twins
George worked on the door, lovely man.
Sir Henry Cooper a true british hero, a real old school no nonesense pro!! Ali was lucky in the 1st fight that the bell came so soon, and he complained to the ref about some blows, always a good sign for the opponent, it would have been very interesting to see the outcome if henry didnt cut some much and could have carried on!!-i have a signed photo of him, and whenever i think of a example of a honest, clean living professional fighter, its him, to me he was everything a boxer should be!!! and a great personality who deserved his fame and respect from the british public----who knows maybe there has been a 3rd meeting with his mate ali in heaven, hm bless em both.
Cooper had him beaten.... The money dictated .. that Ali must continue.Ali was very generous to Cooper , much more than almost anyone..in later years... There's your answer..!?🤔🤔🤔
@@TomokoMurakami Cooper had Ali beat that night- the torn glove 🥊 saved him-with out cuts Cooper was well suited to give Ali a run for his money!
@@TomokoMurakami Americans live in a world of there own and have never heard of Liverpool! Cooper was a heavyweight not a middleweight-and Ali got beat by some fighters (spinks) who he should have beaten- Ali didn’t take Cooper lightly! Cooper had a faster left hook- and without cuts Cooper always would have had a chance!-and who would have ever heard of Ali unless he opened his mouth- Liston to a fall for the money!
@@TomokoMurakami Clearly you have never boxed or have had any fights and don’t belong to any country - you’re a typical key board troll 😈- vio condias amigo- ps u don’t know you’re history Many Americans know where Liverpool is because their relatives came from there and Germany 🇩🇪!! By trying to be clever u show that U aint!
SIR HENRY RIP - A GENTLEMAN !!
Good interview. Cooper was stopped due to cuts in both fights. He was a very sound boxer.
a real class act
What a respectable badass boxer. Humility ,and class. We have forgotten how to loose well, and win well in the states.
I think he was robbed in the Ali fight .
God bless Henry Cooper.
Down to earth man great guy
Henry Cooper is too dope
***** Lol classic troll here people watch out !!! internet warrior about ....
Dave Wallace what the fuck are you talking about?
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Alex Rrard you are a bloody clown.
Our Enry! 👍🇬🇧💯
Wow super sharp, no signs of brain damage at all.
Many prople liked him and many disliked him? The whole world liked him and still like him, nobody even knew your name until u went in the ring with ali
Respect from America.
What a gentleman. And what a left hook.
With all the beatings Cooper endured it's amazing how he stayed so lucid and articulate.
Britain best..
There will never be another like him.
And Now Their Boxing In Heaven #RIPMuhammadAli & #RIPSirHenryCooper
such a nice guy.
I wish Ali were as sharp as Cooper was in his later years.
Could hardly hear the interviewer’s questions
Tough cat. Much respect. Not many people can say they knocked The greatest down… but he can.
Our Henry.
*smiles in communism*
Never realised henry had a relationship with Ali, they could have been the new hinge and bracket
lol
we all like and respect Henry but he was always a little grudging in his remarks when speaking about Muhammad Ali....where as the reverse is true when Ali mentioned Henry Cooper. Muhammad Ali was a phenomenon in an outside of the ring....never equaled let alone surpassed.
He wasn't. Look up the This Is Your Life episode featuring Muhammed Ali. You'll see the opposite of what you've said is true.
Our Henry