Muhammad Ali vs Henry Cooper II
On May 21, 1966, Muhammad Ali (23-0, 18 KOs), the heavyweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against English challenger, Henry Cooper (33-11-1, 23 KOs).
Ali vs Cooper II Stats
Muhammad Ali is coming in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over George Chuvalo, 1 month and 22 days ago. Henry Cooper is on a 2-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Jefferson Davis, 3 months and 5 days ago.
Ali vs Cooper II Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Muhammad Ali at 99-1 winning odds. Henry Cooper really doesn't have much to present against Ali.
Ali vs Cooper II Result
In the rematch, Muhammad Ali stopped Henry Cooper via TKO in the 6th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles. Ali improves his record to 24-0 (19 KOs), while Cooper adds a loss to his record at 33-12-1.