Henry Cooper
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1934 – 2011
Who was Henry Cooper?
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG was an English heavyweight boxer known for the sheer power of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966.
Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality and was enormously popular in Britain: he was the first to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and is thus far the only boxer to be awarded a knighthood.
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- Born
- May 3, 1934
Lambeth - Also known as
- Sir Henry Cooper
- Our 'Enry
- 'Enry
- Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Albina Genepri
(1960 - 2008)
- Albina Genepri
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Catford
- Died
- May 1, 2011
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on July 23, 2013
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