Henry Cooper

Career, Record, Stats

Henry Cooper (Our 'Enry) was an English professional boxer. In a career spanning 16 years, 6 months, and 2 days, Cooper amassed a record of 40-14-1, which includes 27 wins via KO.

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LEGEND

Henry Cooper's Boxing Career

Henry Cooper was born in Lambeth, London, England on May 3, 1934. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on September 14, 1954 against Harry Painter. Cooper defeated Painter via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Cooper got his first world-title fight at the age of 32 after 45 professional fights. On May 21, 1966 Cooper challenged Muhammad Ali's WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles but lost via 6th round TKO. Cooper never got a world-title shot again.

Cooper's last fight was a points decision loss to Joe Bugner at age 36, on March 16, 1971.

Some of Henry Cooper's best fights were against Zora Folley. For a complete list of Cooper's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Henry Cooper".

Cooper has 14 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Henry Cooper Losses".

Henry Cooper's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
55	Mar 16, 1971	36	Joe Bugner 21 31-2-1	loss	PTS 15
54	Nov 10, 1970	36	Jose Manuel Urtain	win	TKO 9
53	Mar 24, 1970	35	Jack Bodell	win	PTS 15
52	Mar 13, 1969	34	Piero Tomasoni	win	KO 5
51	Sep 18, 1968	34	Karl Mildenberger	win	DQ 8
50	Nov 07, 1967	33	Billy Walker	win	KO 6
49	Jun 13, 1967	33	Jack Bodell	win	TKO 2
48	Apr 17, 1967	32	Boston Jacobs	win	PTS 10
47	Sep 20, 1966	32	Floyd Patterson 31 43-5	loss	KO 4
46	May 21, 1966	32	Muhammad Ali 24 23-0	loss	TKO 6
45	Feb 16, 1966	31	Jefferson Davis	win	KO 1
44	Jan 25, 1966	31	Hubert Hilton	win	TKO 2
43	Oct 19, 1965	31	Amos Johnson	loss	PTS 10
42	Jun 15, 1965	31	Johnny Prescott	win	RTD 10
41	Apr 20, 1965	30	Matthew Johnson	win	KO 1
40	Jan 12, 1965	30	Dick Wipperman	win	TKO 5
39	Nov 16, 1964	30	Roger Rischer	loss	PTS 10
38	Feb 24, 1964	29	Brian London	win	PTS 15
37	Jun 18, 1963	29	Muhammad Ali 21 18-0	loss	TKO 5
36	Mar 26, 1963	28	Dick Richardson	win	KO 5
35	Apr 02, 1962	27	Joe Erskine	win	TKO 9
34	Feb 26, 1962	27	Wayne Bethea	win	PTS 10
33	Jan 23, 1962	27	Tony Hughes	win	RTD 5
32	Dec 05, 1961	27	Zora Folley 30 55-5-2	loss	KO 2
31	Mar 21, 1961	26	Joe Erskine	win	TKO 5
30	Dec 06, 1960	26	Alex Miteff	win	PTS 10
29	Sep 13, 1960	26	Roy Harris	win	PTS 10
28	Nov 17, 1959	25	Joe Erskine	win	TKO 12
27	Aug 26, 1959	25	Gawie de Klerk	win	TKO 5
26	Jan 12, 1959	24	Brian London	win	PTS 15
25	Oct 14, 1958	24	Zora Folley 27 41-2-2	win	PTS 10
24	Sep 03, 1958	24	Dick Richardson	win	TKO 5
23	Apr 19, 1958	23	Erich Schoppner	loss	DQ 6
22	Jan 11, 1958	23	Heinz Neuhaus	draw	PTS 10
21	Nov 16, 1957	23	Hans Kalbfell	win	PTS 10
20	Sep 17, 1957	23	Joe Erskine	loss	PTS 15
19	May 19, 1957	23	Ingemar Johansson 24 16-0	loss	KO 5
18	Feb 19, 1957	22	Joe Bygraves	loss	KO 9
17	Sep 07, 1956	22	Peter Bates	loss	TKO 5
16	Jun 26, 1956	22	Giannino Orlando Luise	win	TKO 7
15	May 01, 1956	21	Brian London	win	TKO 1
14	Feb 28, 1956	21	Maurice Mols	win	TKO 4
13	Nov 15, 1955	21	Joe Erskine	loss	PTS 10
12	Sep 13, 1955	21	Uber Bacilieri	win	KO 7
11	Jun 06, 1955	21	Ron Harman	win	TKO 7
10	Apr 26, 1955	20	Uber Bacilieri	loss	TKO 5
9	Apr 18, 1955	20	Joe Bygraves	win	PTS 8
8	Mar 29, 1955	20	Joe Crickmar	win	TKO 5
7	Mar 08, 1955	20	Hugh Ferns	win	DQ 2
6	Feb 08, 1955	20	Cliff Purnell	win	PTS 6
5	Jan 27, 1955	20	Colin Strauch	win	TKO 1
4	Dec 07, 1954	20	Denny Ball	win	KO 3
3	Nov 23, 1954	20	Eddie Keith	win	TKO 1
2	Oct 19, 1954	20	Dinny Powell	win	TKO 4
1	Sep 14, 1954	20	Harry Painter	win	KO 1

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