Henry Cooper (40-14-1, 27) was born in Lambeth, London, England on May 3, 1934. At the age of 20 years on September 14, 1954, he made his professional boxing debut against Harry Painter, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Cooper's last fight was a 15-round points decision loss to Joe Bugner at age 36 on March 16, 1971. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Henry Cooper's best fights have been against Brian London and Jack Bodell.
Cooper has 14 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55  | Mar 16, 1971 36 years, 10 months 40-14-1 (27) | 21 years 31-2-1 (20) | HW | 15 | PTS | LOSS |
54 | Nov 10, 1970 36 years, 6 months 40-13-1 (27) | Jose Manuel Urtain | HW | 9 | TKO | WIN |
53 | Mar 24, 1970 35 years, 10 months 39-13-1 (26) | Jack Bodell | HW | 15 | PTS | WIN |
52 | Mar 13, 1969 34 years, 10 months 38-13-1 (26) | Piero Tomasoni | HW | 5 | KO | WIN |
51  | Sep 18, 1968 34 years, 4 months 37-13-1 (25) | 30 years, 9 months 53-5-3 (19) | HW | 8 | DQ | WIN |
50 | Nov 7, 1967 33 years, 6 months 36-13-1 (25) | Billy Walker | HW | 6 | KO | WIN |
49 | Jun 13, 1967 33 years, 1 months 35-13-1 (24) | Jack Bodell | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
48 | Apr 17, 1967 32 years, 11 months 34-13-1 (23) | Boston Jacobs | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
47  | Sep 20, 1966 32 years, 4 months 33-13-1 (23) | 31 years, 8 months 43-5 (32) | 4 | KO | LOSS | |
46  | May 21, 1966 32 years 33-12-1 (23) | 24 years, 4 months 23-0 (18) | HW | 6 | TKO | LOSS For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
45 | Feb 16, 1966 31 years, 9 months 33-11-1 (23) | Jefferson Davis | 1 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Jan 25, 1966 31 years, 8 months 32-11-1 (22) | Hubert Hilton | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Oct 19, 1965 31 years, 5 months 31-11-1 (21) | Amos Johnson | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
42 | Jun 15, 1965 31 years, 1 months 31-10-1 (21) | Johnny Prescott | HW | 10 | RTD | WIN |
41 | Apr 20, 1965 30 years, 11 months 30-10-1 (20) | Matthew Johnson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
40 | Jan 12, 1965 30 years, 8 months 29-10-1 (19) | Dick Wipperman | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Nov 16, 1964 30 years, 6 months 28-10-1 (18) | Roger Rischer | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
38  | Feb 24, 1964 29 years, 9 months 28-9-1 (18) | 29 years, 8 months 30-10 (23) | HW | 15 | PTS | WIN |
37 | Jun 18, 1963 29 years, 1 months 27-9-1 (18) | 21 years, 5 months 18-0 (14) | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
36 | Mar 26, 1963 28 years, 10 months 27-8-1 (18) | Dick Richardson | HW | 5 | KO | WIN |
35 | Apr 2, 1962 27 years, 10 months 26-8-1 (17) | Joe Erskine | HW | 9 | TKO | WIN |
34 | Feb 26, 1962 27 years, 9 months 25-8-1 (16) | Wayne Bethea | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
33 | Jan 23, 1962 27 years, 8 months 24-8-1 (16) | Tony Hughes | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
32  | Dec 5, 1961 27 years, 7 months 23-8-1 (15) | 30 years, 6 months 55-5-2 (31) | 2 | KO | LOSS | |
31 | Mar 21, 1961 26 years, 10 months 23-7-1 (15) | Joe Erskine | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
30 | Dec 6, 1960 26 years, 7 months 22-7-1 (14) | Alex Miteff | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
29 | Sep 13, 1960 26 years, 4 months 21-7-1 (14) | Roy Harris | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
28 | Nov 17, 1959 25 years, 6 months 20-7-1 (14) | Joe Erskine | HW | 12 | TKO | WIN |
27 | Aug 26, 1959 25 years, 3 months 19-7-1 (13) | Gawie de Klerk | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
26 | Jan 12, 1959 24 years, 8 months 18-7-1 (12) | 24 years, 6 months 22-3 (19) | HW | 15 | PTS | WIN |
25 | Oct 14, 1958 24 years, 5 months 17-7-1 (12) | 27 years, 4 months 41-2-2 (26) | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
24 | Sep 3, 1958 24 years, 4 months 16-7-1 (12) | Dick Richardson | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Apr 19, 1958 23 years, 11 months 15-7-1 (11) | Erich Schoppner | 6 | DQ | LOSS | |
22 | Jan 11, 1958 23 years, 8 months 15-6-1 (11) | Heinz Neuhaus | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
21 | Nov 16, 1957 23 years, 6 months 15-6 (11) | Hans Kalbfell | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
20 | Sep 17, 1957 23 years, 4 months 14-6 (11) | Joe Erskine | HW | 15 | PTS | LOSS |
19  | May 19, 1957 23 years 14-5 (11) | 24 years, 7 months 16-0 (9) | HW | 5 | KO | LOSS |
18 | Feb 19, 1957 22 years, 9 months 14-4 (11) | Joe Bygraves | HW | 9 | KO | LOSS |
17 | Sep 7, 1956 22 years, 4 months 14-3 (11) | Peter Bates | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
16 | Jun 26, 1956 22 years, 1 months 14-2 (11) | Giannino Orlando Luise | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | May 1, 1956 21 years, 11 months 13-2 (10) | 21 years, 10 months 12-0 (11) | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Feb 28, 1956 21 years, 9 months 12-2 (9) | Maurice Mols | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Nov 15, 1955 21 years, 6 months 11-2 (8) | Joe Erskine | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
12 | Sep 13, 1955 21 years, 4 months 11-1 (8) | Uber Bacilieri | 7 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 6, 1955 21 years, 1 months 10-1 (7) | Ron Harman | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Apr 26, 1955 20 years, 11 months 9-1 (6) | Uber Bacilieri | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
9 | Apr 18, 1955 20 years, 11 months 9-0 (6) | Joe Bygraves | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Mar 29, 1955 20 years, 10 months 8-0 (6) | Joe Crickmar | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 8, 1955 20 years, 10 months 7-0 (5) | Hugh Ferns | 2 | DQ | WIN | |
6 | Feb 8, 1955 20 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | Cliff Purnell | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Jan 27, 1955 20 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Colin Strauch | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Dec 7, 1954 20 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Denny Ball | 3 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Nov 23, 1954 20 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Eddie Keith | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Oct 19, 1954 20 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Dinny Powell | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Sep 14, 1954 20 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Harry Painter | 1 | KO | WIN |
