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 Brian London, Zora Folley, and Karl Mildenberger. 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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | Mar 16, 1971 | 36 | ![]() | loss | PTS 15 |
54 | Nov 10, 1970 | 36 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
53 | Mar 24, 1970 | 35 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
52 | Mar 13, 1969 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
51 | Sep 18, 1968 | 34 | ![]() | win | DQ 8 |
50 | Nov 07, 1967 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
49 | Jun 13, 1967 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
48 | Apr 17, 1967 | 32 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
47 | Sep 20, 1966 | 32 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
46 | May 21, 1966 | 32 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
45 | Feb 16, 1966 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
44 | Jan 25, 1966 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
43 | Oct 19, 1965 | 31 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
42 | Jun 15, 1965 | 31 | ![]() | win | RTD 10 |
41 | Apr 20, 1965 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
40 | Jan 12, 1965 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
39 | Nov 16, 1964 | 30 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
38 | Feb 24, 1964 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
37 | Jun 18, 1963 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
36 | Mar 26, 1963 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
35 | Apr 02, 1962 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
34 | Feb 26, 1962 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
33 | Jan 23, 1962 | 27 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
32 | Dec 05, 1961 | 27 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
31 | Mar 21, 1961 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
30 | Dec 06, 1960 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
29 | Sep 13, 1960 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
28 | Nov 17, 1959 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 12 |
27 | Aug 26, 1959 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Jan 12, 1959 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
25 | Oct 14, 1958 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Sep 03, 1958 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Apr 19, 1958 | 23 | ![]() | loss | DQ 6 |
22 | Jan 11, 1958 | 23 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
21 | Nov 16, 1957 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Sep 17, 1957 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 15 |
19 | May 19, 1957 | 23 | ![]() | loss | KO 5 |
18 | Feb 19, 1957 | 22 | ![]() | loss | KO 9 |
17 | Sep 07, 1956 | 22 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
16 | Jun 26, 1956 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
15 | May 01, 1956 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Feb 28, 1956 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Nov 15, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
12 | Sep 13, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
11 | Jun 06, 1955 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
10 | Apr 26, 1955 | 20 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
9 | Apr 18, 1955 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Mar 29, 1955 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
7 | Mar 08, 1955 | 20 | ![]() | win | DQ 2 |
6 | Feb 08, 1955 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Jan 27, 1955 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Dec 07, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
3 | Nov 23, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Oct 19, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Sep 14, 1954 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |