Record details

Henry COOPER

"Sir Henry"

Heavyweight

Male

Great Britain, Bellingham, London, England
Born: 3 May 1934, London, England, Great Britain
Died: 1 May 2011, Oxted, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Height: 6ft 1 1/2in, mt 1,84
Weight: 191-189 lbs

Twin brother of Jim Cooper

Some amateur fights provided by Bob Yalen

Notes:
1. began boxing in either 1947 or 1949
2. overall career record is listed as 73-11

Amateur Results


1951
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Oct. 6	Trevor Watkins	England, England	WPTS
+ Oct. 22	Trevor Watkins	England, England	WPTS
+ Oct. 29	W. Norris	England, England	WTKO 2
+ Nov. 3	R. Trevor	England, England	WPTS
+ Nov. 9	T. Hone	Portsmouth, England	WPTS
+ Nov. 22	J. Cornelius	England, England	WPTS
+ Dec. 10	M. Kavanagh	England, England	WTKO 2

1952
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 14	John Trevillion	England, England	WPTS
+ Jan. 17	A. Walker	England, England	WTKO 3
+ Jan. 26	C. Marsh	England, England	WTKO 1
+ Jan. 26	Trevor Watkins	England, England	WPTS
+ Feb. 5	L. Cheeseman	England, England	WPTS
Eltham, England, S.E. London Divisional winner, 81 kg
+ Mar. 12	C. Double	Eltham, England	WDQ 2
+ Mar. 12	G. Rayment	Eltham, England	WDQ 2
+ Mar. 24	Trevor Watkins	England, England	WPTS
London, England, London Championships winner, 81 kg
+ Apr. 1	M. O'Shea	London, England	WPTS
+ Apr. 1	Basil Kew	London, England	WPTS
London, England, British ABA National Championships gold medal, 81 kg
+ Apr. 23	Joe Erskine	London, England	WPTS
+ Apr. 25	John McLean	London, England	WPTS
Cardiff, Wales, Dual Match Wales vs England, 81 kg
- May 12	Glyn Jones	Cardiff, Wales	LDQ 3
+ May 24	Basil Kew	Catford, England	WPTS
+ June 7	Peter Toch	England, England	WTKO 3
Frankfurt, West Germany, Dual Match Frankfurt vs London, 81 kg
+ June 20	Toni Gruber	Frankfurt, West Germany	WPTS
Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Games preliminaries, 81 kg
- July 29	Anatoliy Perov	Helsinki, Finland	LPTS 2:1
Tidworth, England, Royal Army Trials winner, 81 kg
+ Oct. 8	Joe Erskine	Tidworth, England	WPTS
+ Oct. 23	Eddie Woollard	London, England	WPTS
Aldershot, England, Dual Match Royal Army vs Wales, 81 kg
- Oct. 31	Joe Erskine	Aldershot, England	LPTS
- Nov. 11	Hans Nielsen	Aldershot, England	LPTS
London, England, Dual Match Great Britain vs Spain, 81 kg
+ Nov. 19	Vicente Romeu	London, England	WTKO 3

1953
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 15	Arthur Berry	Shepherd's Bush, England	WPTS
Glasgow, Scotland, Dual Match Scotland vs England, 81 kg
+ Jan. 22	Jim McMillan	Glasgow, Scotland	WTKO 2
London, England, Royal Army Championships winner, 81 kg
+ Mar. 27	Tony Smith	London, England	WPTS
London, England, British ABA National Championships gold medal, 81 kg
+ Apr. 22	T. W. George	London, England	WTKO 3
+ Apr. 24	Anthony Madigan (AUS)	London, England	WPTS
Warsaw, Poland, European Championships quarter-finald, 81 kg
- May 21	Yuriy Egorov	Warsaw, Poland	LTKO 1
Madrid, Spain, Dual Match Spain vs England, 81 kg
+ June 28	Modesto Lizarraga	Madrid, Spain	WTKO 2
Frankfurt and Fulda, West Germany, Dual Match West Germany vs England, 81 kg
- Sept. 26	Emil Willer	Frankfurt, West Germany	LPTS
+ Sept. 28	Heinz Bettendorf	Fulda, West Germany	WAB 2
+ Oct. 14	Tony Smith	Tidworth, England	WPTS
London, England, Dual Match Great Britain vs France, 81 kg
+ Oct. 28	Pierre Nadirian	London, England	WPTS
Aldershot, England, Dual Match Royal Army vs Wales, 81 kg
+ Oct. 30	Don Sainsbury	Aldershot, England	WPTS
+ Nov. 12	Noel Bennett	Portsmouth, England	WPTS
- Nov. 23	Basil Kew	Battersea, England	LTKO 2

Professional record


1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 14	Harry Painter	Harringay, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Oct. 19	Dinny Powell	Harringay, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Nov. 23	Eddie Keith	Walworth, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ Dec. 7	Denny Ball	Harringay, Great Britain	KO 3

1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 27	Colin Strauch	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ Feb. 8	Cliff Purnell	Harringay, Great Britain	W 6
+ Mar. 8	Hugh Ferns	Kensington, Great Britain	WDQ 2
+ Mar. 29	Joe Crickmar	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ Apr. 18	Joe Bygraves	Walworth, Great Britain	W 8
- Apr. 26	Uber Bacilieri	Harringay, Great Britain	cTKO by 5
+ June 6	Ron Harman	Nottingham, Great Britain	TKO 7
+ Sept. 13	Uber Bacilieri	White City, Great Britain	KO 7
- Nov. 15	Joe Erskine	Harringay, Great Britain	L 10
(For British Heavyweight Title Eliminator)

1956
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 28	Maurice Mols	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ May 1	Brian London	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ June 26	Giannino Luise	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO 7
- Sept. 7	Peter Bates	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO by 5

1957
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 19	Joe Bygraves	Kensington, Great Britain	KO by 9
(For Commonwealth Heavyweight Title)
- May 19	Ingemar Johansson	Stockholm, Sweden	KO by 5
(For European Heavyweight Title)
- Sept. 17	Joe Erskine	Harringay, Great Britain	L 15
(For British and vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 16	Hans Kalbfell	Dortmund, Germany	W 10

1958
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Jan. 11	Heinz Neuhaus	Dortmund, Germany	Draw 10
- Apr. 19	Erich Schoppner	Frankfurt, Germany	LDQ 6
+ Sept. 3	Dick Richardson	Porthcawl, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ Oct. 14	Zora Folley	Wembley, Great Britain	W 10

1959
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 12	Brian London	Kensington, Great Britain	W 15
(Won British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Aug. 26	Gawie de Klerk	Porthcawl, Great Britain	TKO 5
(Retained Commonwealth Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 17	Joe Erskine	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 12
(Retained British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)

1960
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 13	Roy Harris	Wembley, Great Britain	W 10
+ Dec. 6	Alex Miteff	Wembley, Great Britain	W 10

1961
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 21	Joe Erskine	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO 5
(Retained British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
- Dec. 5	Zora Folley	Wembley, Great Britain	KO by 2

1962
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 23	Tony Hughes	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ Feb. 26	Wayne Bethea	Manchester, Great Britain	W 10
+ Apr. 2	Joe Erskine	Nottingham, Great Britain	TKO 9
(Retained British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)

1963
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 26	Dick Richardson	Wembley, Great Britain	KO 5
(Retained British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
- June 18	Cassius Clay	Wembley, Great Britain	cTKO by 5

1964
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 24	Brian London	Manchester, Great Britain	W 15
(Won vacant European and retained British & Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
- Nov. 16	Roger Rischer	Kensington, Great Britain	L 10

1965
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 12	Dick Wipperman	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ Apr. 20	Chip Johnson	Wolverhampton, Great Britain	KO 1
+ June 15	Johnny Prescott	Birmingham, Great Britain	TKO 10
(Retained British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
- Oct. 19	Amos Johnson	Wembley, Great Britain	L 10

1966
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 25	Hubert Hilton	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ Feb. 16	Jefferson Davis	Wolverhampton, Great Britain	KO 1
- May 21	Muhammad Ali	Highbury, Great Britain	cTKO by 6
(For World Heavyweight Title)
- Sept. 20	Floyd Patterson	Wembley, Great Britain	KO by 4

1967
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 17	Boston Jacobs	Leicester, Great Britain	W 10
+ June 13	Jack Bodell	Wolverhampton, Great Britain	TKO 2
(Retained British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 7	Billy Walker	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO 6
(Retained British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)

1968
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 18	Karl Mildenberger	Wembley, Great Britain	WDQ 8
(Regained European Heavyweight Title)

1969
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 13	Piero Tomasoni	Roma, Italy	KO 5
(Retained European Heavyweight Title)

1970
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 24	Jack Bodell	Wembley, Great Britain	W 15
(Regained British and retained Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 10	Jose Manuel Urtain	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO 9
(Regained European Heavyweight Title)

1971
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 16	Joe Bugner	Wembley, Great Britain	L 15
(Lost European, British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)

Summary