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Total Fights | 55 |
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Wins | 40 |
Losses | 14 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 27 |
KO Losses | 8 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 16 years and six months, Henry Cooper fought 55 times with 40 wins, 14 losses, and 1 draw.
Cooper retired from professional boxing with a record of 40-14-1. He was a one-time heavyweight world title challenger. He had a 49.1% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 27 of his total 55 fights being knockout wins. Cooper suffered eight knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Muhammad Ali in a heavyweight title fight.
His last fight was a 15 round PTS defeat to Joe Bugner on March 16, 1971.
Some of Cooper's best fights and notable victories include wins over Joe Erskine, Dick Richardson, Brian London, Jose Manuel Urtain, Billy Walker, and Jack Bodell.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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55 | Mar 16, 1971 | 36 | Joe Bugner | Loss | PTS |
54 | Nov 10, 1970 | 36 | Jose Manuel Urtain | Win | TKO9 |
53 | Mar 24, 1970 | 35 | Jack Bodell | Win | PTS |
52 | Mar 13, 1969 | 34 | Piero Tomasoni | Win | KO5 |
51 | Sep 18, 1968 | 34 | Karl Mildenberger | Win | DQ |
50 | Nov 7, 1967 | 33 | Billy Walker | Win | KO6 |
49 | Jun 13, 1967 | 33 | Jack Bodell | Win | TKO2 |
48 | Apr 17, 1967 | 32 | Boston Jacobs | Win | PTS |
47 | Sep 20, 1966 | 32 | Floyd Patterson | Loss | KO4 |
46 | May 21, 1966 | 32 | Muhammad Ali | Loss * | TKO6 |
45 | Feb 16, 1966 | 31 | Jefferson Davis | Win | KO1 |
44 | Jan 25, 1966 | 31 | Hubert Hilton | Win | TKO2 |
43 | Oct 19, 1965 | 31 | Amos Johnson | Loss | PTS |
42 | Jun 15, 1965 | 31 | Johnny Prescott | Win | RTD10 |
41 | Apr 20, 1965 | 30 | Matthew Johnson | Win | KO1 |
40 | Jan 12, 1965 | 30 | Dick Wipperman | Win | TKO5 |
39 | Nov 16, 1964 | 30 | Roger Rischer | Loss | PTS |
38 | Feb 24, 1964 | 29 | Brian London | Win | PTS |
37 | Jun 18, 1963 | 29 | Muhammad Ali | Loss | TKO5 |
36 | Mar 26, 1963 | 28 | Dick Richardson | Win | KO5 |
35 | Apr 2, 1962 | 27 | Joe Erskine | Win | TKO9 |
34 | Feb 26, 1962 | 27 | Wayne Bethea | Win | PTS |
33 | Jan 23, 1962 | 27 | Tony Hughes | Win | RTD5 |
32 | Dec 5, 1961 | 27 | Zora Folley | Loss | KO2 |
31 | Mar 21, 1961 | 26 | Joe Erskine | Win | TKO5 |
30 | Dec 6, 1960 | 26 | Alex Miteff | Win | PTS |
29 | Sep 13, 1960 | 26 | Roy Harris | Win | PTS |
28 | Nov 17, 1959 | 25 | Joe Erskine | Win | TKO12 |
27 | Aug 26, 1959 | 25 | Gawie de Klerk | Win | TKO5 |
26 | Jan 12, 1959 | 24 | Brian London | Win | PTS |
25 | Oct 14, 1958 | 24 | Zora Folley | Win | PTS |
24 | Sep 3, 1958 | 24 | Dick Richardson | Win | TKO5 |
23 | Apr 19, 1958 | 23 | Erich Schoppner | Loss | DQ |
22 | Jan 11, 1958 | 23 | Heinz Neuhaus | Draw | PTS |
21 | Nov 16, 1957 | 23 | Hans Kalbfell | Win | PTS |
20 | Sep 17, 1957 | 23 | Joe Erskine | Loss | PTS |
19 | May 19, 1957 | 23 | Ingemar Johansson | Loss | KO5 |
18 | Feb 19, 1957 | 22 | Joe Bygraves | Loss | KO9 |
17 | Sep 7, 1956 | 22 | Peter Bates | Loss | TKO5 |
16 | Jun 26, 1956 | 22 | Giannino Orlando Luise | Win | TKO7 |
15 | May 1, 1956 | 21 | Brian London | Win | TKO1 |
14 | Feb 28, 1956 | 21 | Maurice Mols | Win | TKO4 |
13 | Nov 15, 1955 | 21 | Joe Erskine | Loss | PTS |
12 | Sep 13, 1955 | 21 | Uber Bacilieri | Win | KO7 |
11 | Jun 6, 1955 | 21 | Ron Harman | Win | TKO7 |
10 | Apr 26, 1955 | 20 | Uber Bacilieri | Loss | TKO5 |
9 | Apr 18, 1955 | 20 | Joe Bygraves | Win | PTS |
8 | Mar 29, 1955 | 20 | Joe Crickmar | Win | TKO5 |
7 | Mar 8, 1955 | 20 | Hugh Ferns | Win | DQ |
6 | Feb 8, 1955 | 20 | Cliff Purnell | Win | PTS |
5 | Jan 27, 1955 | 20 | Colin Strauch | Win | TKO1 |
4 | Dec 7, 1954 | 20 | Denny Ball | Win | KO3 |
3 | Nov 23, 1954 | 20 | Eddie Keith | Win | TKO1 |
2 | Oct 19, 1954 | 20 | Dinny Powell | Win | TKO4 |
1 | Sep 14, 1954 | 20 | Harry Painter | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
Henry Cooper (Our 'Enry) was an English professional boxer. He was born in Lambeth, London, England on May 3, 1934. Cooper died on May 1, 2011 at the age of 76 years. His professional boxing career spanned more than 16 years — from 1954 to 1971.
Cooper made his professional boxing debut against Harry Painter at the age of 20 on September 14, 1954, defeating Painter via 1st round KO. He went on to win 8 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 5 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 32 on May 21, 1966 after 45 professional fights, against Muhammad Ali for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring titles. He lost to Ali via 6th round TKO.
Cooper had a total of 14 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Hungarian boxer Joe Bugner at 36 years of age, on March 16, 1971. Cooper lost the fight via 15 round PTS.
Although Cooper had a total of 55 fights, this fight against Muhammad Ali is the sole highlight of his career.
May 21, 1966: In his first world-title fight, Henry Cooper loses to Muhammad Ali via 6th round TKO. He was fighting for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles.
Cooper knocked out 27 of his 55 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 49.1%. Of his total 40 wins, 27 of them were via KO (67.5%).