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Henry Cooper (Bellingham) Active: 1954-1971
Weight classes fought in:
Recorded fights: 55 contests (won: 40 lost: 14 drew: 1)
Fight Record 1954 Sep 14 Harry Painter (Andover)
WKO1(6)
Arena, Harringay
Source: Boxing News 17/09/1954 pages 4 and 5 Painter 13st 13lbs Oct 19 Dinny Powell (Walworth)
WRSF4(6)
Arena, Harringay
Source: Boxing News 22/10/1954 pages 3, 04 and 5 Cooper 13st 7lbs Powell 13st 4lbs 8ozs Nov 23 Eddie Keith (Manchester)
WRSF2
Manor Place Baths, Walworth
Source: Boxing News 26/11/1954 page 11 Cooper 13st 9lbs Keith 13st 6lbs 8ozs Promoter: Stan Baker Dec 7
Denny Ball (Bedford)
WKO3(6)
Arena, Harringay
Source: Boxing News 10/12/1954 pages 8, 09 and 10 Cooper 13st 7lbs Ball 14st 11lbs
1955 Jan
27 Colin Strauch (South Africa)
WRSF1
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
Source: Boxing News 04/02/1955 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 7lbs Strauch 12st 13lbs 8ozs Feb 8
Cliff Purnell (Bath)
WPTS(6)
Arena, Harringay
Source: Boxing News 11/02/1955 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 9lbs 12ozs Purnell 14st 0lbs 8ozs Mar 8
Hugh Ferns (Greenock)
WDSQ2
Empress Stadium, Earls' Court
Source: Boxing News 11/03/1955 pages 8, 09 and 10 Cooper 13st 9lbs Ferns 15st 3lbs 8ozs Mar 29 Joe Crickmar (Stepney)
WRSF5
Empress Stadium, Earls' Court
Source: Boxing News 01/04/1955 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 10lbs 4ozs Crickmar 13st 3lbs 8ozs cut eye Apr 18 Joe Bygraves (Birkenhead)
WPTS(8)
Manor Place Baths, Walworth
Source: Boxing News 22/04/1955 page 8 Cooper 13st 10lbs Bygraves 14st 6lbs 4ozs Promoter: Jack Solomons Apr 26 Uber Bacilieri (Italy)
LRSF2
Arena, Harringay
Source: Boxing News 29/04/1955 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 7lbs 4ozs Bacilieri 14st 3lbs Referee: Pat Floyd cut eye Jun
6
Ron Harman (Brighton)
WRSF7(8)
Ice Stadium, Nottingham
Source: Boxing News 10/06/1955 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 3lbs 8ozs Harman 14st 8lbs Attendance: 6000 Sep 13 Uber Bacilieri (Italy)
WKO7(10)
Stadium, White City
Source: Boxing News 16/09/1955 pages 4, 05, 08 and 9 Cooper 13st 4lbs 8ozs Bacilieri 14st 1lbs Nov 15 Joe Erskine (Cardiff)
LPTS(10)
Arena, Harringay
Source: Boxing News 18/11/1955 pages 4 and 5 (British Heavyweight Title Eliminator) Erskine was British Heavyweight Champion 1956-58 and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1957-58. Cooper 13st 6lbs 8ozs Erskine 14st 1lbs Referee: Frank Wilson
1956 Feb 28 Maurice Mols (France)
WRSF4(10)
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
Source: Boxing News 09/03/1956 pages 13 and 14 Cooper 13st 13lbs 12ozs Mols 14st 4lbs 8ozs
May 1
Brian London (Blackpool)
WRSF1(10)
Empress Stadium, Earls' Court
Source: Boxing News 04/05/1956 pages 8 and 9 London was British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1958-59. Cooper 13st 9lbs 8ozs London 13st 13lbs Referee: Tommy Little Jun
26 Giannino Luise (Italy)
WRSF7(10)
Empire Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 29/06/1956 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 10lbs 12ozs Luise 15st 0lbs Sep 7
Peter Bates (Shirebrook)
LRTD5(10)
Belle Vue, Manchester
Source: Boxing News 14/09/1956 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 9lbs Bates 14st 11lbs cut eye
1957 Feb 19 Joe Bygraves (Birkenhead)
LKO9(15)
Empress Stadium, Earls' Court
Source: Boxing News 22/02/1957 pages 8 and 9 (British Empire Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 13lbs 8ozs Bygraves 14st 6lbs May 19 Ingemar Johansson (Sweden)
LKO5(10)
Stockholm Sweden
Source: Boxing News 24/05/1957 page 11 Sep 17 Joe Erskine (Cardiff)
LPTS(15)
Arena, Harringay
Source: Boxing News 20/09/1957 pages 4 and 5 (British Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 7lbs 8ozs Erskine 14st 2lbs Nov 16 Hans Kalbfell (Germany)
WPTS(10)
Dortmund Germany
Source: Boxing News 22/11/1957 page 4
1958 Jan
11 Heinz Neuhaus (Germany)
DRAW(10)
Dortmund Germany
Source: Boxing News 17/01/1958 page 10 Apr 19 Eric Schoeppner (Germany)
LDSQ6(10)
Frankfurt Germany
Source: Boxing News 25/04/1958 page 8 Sep 3
Dick Richardson (Newport)
WKO5(10)
Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl
Source: Boxing News 12/09/1958 page 7 Richardson was European Heavyweight Champion 1960-62. Cooper 13st 6lbs Richardson 14st 9lbs Referee: Ike Powell Promoter: Mr Joseph and Jack Solomons Attendance: 12000 Oct 14 Zora Folley (USA)
WPTS(10)
Empire Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 17/10/1958 pages 8 and 9 Referee: Tommy Little
1959 Jan
12 Brian London (Blackpool)
WPTS(15)
Empress Stadium, Earls' Court
Source: Boxing News 16/01/1959 pages 4 and 5 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 10lbs 8ozs London 14st 13lbs 8ozs Aug 26 Gawie De Klerk (South Africa)
WRSF5(10)
Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl
Source: Boxing News 04/09/1959 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 3lbs 8ozs de Klerk 13st 11lbs 4ozs Referee: Eugene Henderson Attendance: 10000 Nov 17 Joe Erskine (Cardiff)
WRSF12(15)
Exhibition Hall, Earls' Court
Source: Boxing News 20/11/1959 pages 8 and 9 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 6lbs Erskine 13st 10lbs 2ozs Referee: Eugene Henderson Attendance: 18000
1960 Sep 13 Roy Harris (USA)
WPTS(10)
Empire Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 16/09/1960 pages 4 and 5 Cooper 13st 3lbs 8ozs Harris 13st 8lbs 4ozs Referee: Jack Hart Promoter: Jack Solomons Dec 6
Alex Miteff (USA)
WPTS(10)
Empire Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 09/12/1960 page 5 Cooper 13st 7lbs 8ozs Miteff 15st 1lbs 8ozs Referee: Andrew Smythe Promoter: Jack Solomons
1961 Mar 21 Joe Erskine (Cardiff)
WRTD5(15)
Empire Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 24/03/1961 pages 8 and 9 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 6lbs Erskine 13st 8lbs Referee: Andrew Smythe Promoter: Jack Solomons Dec 5
Zora Folley (USA)
LKO2(10)
Empire Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 08/12/1961 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 7lbs Folley 13st 12lbs Referee: Billy Jones (Wales) Promoter: Jack Solomons
1962 Jan
23 Tony Hughes (USA)
WRTD5(15)
Olympia, Kensington
Source: Boxing News 26/01/1962 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 8lbs 8ozs Hughes 14st 0lbs Referee: Jack Hart Promoter: Harry Levene
Feb 26 Wayne Bethea (USA)
WPTS(10)
Belle Vue, Manchester
Source: Boxing News 02/03/1963 page 16 Cooper 13st 7lbs Bethea 15st 7lbs 8ozs Promoter: Harry Levene Apr 2
Joe Erskine (Cardiff)
WRSF9(15)
Ice Rink, Nottingham
Source: Boxing News 06/04/1962 page 3 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 9lbs 8ozs Erskine 14st 4lbs 7ozs Referee: Frank Wilson (Glasgow) Promoter: Reg King
1963 Mar 26 Dick Richardson (Newport)
WKO5(15)
Empire Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 29/03/1963 pages 8 and 9 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 6lbs Richardson 14st 11lbs Promoter: Harry Levene Jun
18 Muhammed Ali (USA)
LRSF5(10)
Stadium, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 21/06/1963 pages 8 and 9 Cooper 13st 3lbs 8ozs Clay 14st 11lbs Referee: Tommy Little Promoter: Jack Solomons
1964 Feb 24 Brian London (Blackpool)
WPTS(15)
Belle Vue, Manchester
Source: Boxing News 28/02/1964 pages 6 and 11 (European British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 6lbs 13ozs London 14st 13lbs 9ozs Promoter: Harry Levene Nov 16 Roger Rischer (USA)
LPTS(10)
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
Source: Boxing News 20/11/1964 pages 8 and 9 Promoter: Mike Barrett
1965 Jan
12 Dick Wipperman (USA)
WRSF5(10)
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
Source: Boxing News 15/01/1965 pages 8, 09 and 16 Cooper 13st 7lbs 8ozs Wipperman 14st 9lbs 8ozs Referee: Jack Hart Promoter: Mike Barrett Apr 20 Chip Johnson (USA)
WKO1(10)
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Source: Boxing News 30/04/1965 page 15 Cooper 13st 11lbs Johnson 13st 6lbs 8ozs
Jun
15 Johnny Prescott (Birmingham)
WRTD10(15)
City Football Ground, Birmingham
Source: Boxing News 25/06/1965 pages 8 and 9 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Prescott boxed for the British Heavyweight Title 1965 and was Midlands Area Heavyweight Champion 1962. Cooper 13st 4lbs 8ozs Prescott 13st 8lbs 4ozs Referee: Frank Wilson Promoter: Jack Solomons and Alex Griffiths Attendance: 18000 Oct 19 Amos Johnson (USA)
LPTS(10)
Empire Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 22/10/1965 pages 8, 09 and 16 Cooper 13st 8lbs Johnson 14st 0lbs Referee: Harry Gibbs Promoter: Harry Levene
1966 Jan
25 Hubert Hilton (USA)
WRSF2(10)
Olympia, Kensington
Source: Boxing News 28/01/1966 pages 8, 09 and 12 Cooper 13st 10lbs 4ozs Hilton 13st 12lbs 8ozs Referee: Bill Williams Promoter: Harry Levene Feb 16 Jefferson Davis (USA)
WKO1(10)
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Source: Boxing News 25/02/1966 pages 5 and 12 Cooper 13st 9lbs 4ozs Davis 14st 5lbs Referee: George Smith (Edinburgh) Promoter: Alex Griffiths May 21 Muhammed Ali (USA)
LRSF6(15)
Football Ground, Highbury
Source: Boxing News 27/05/1966 pages 8, 09, 12 and 13 (World Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 6lbs Ali 14st 5lbs 8ozs Referee: George Smith Promoter: Harry Levene Attendance: 46000 Sep 20 Floyd Patterson (USA)
LKO4(10)
Empire Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 23/09/1966 pages 8, 09 and 12 Cooper 13st 9lbs 12ozs Patterson 13st 11lbs Referee: Wally Thom Promoter: Harry Levene
1967 Apr 17 Boston Jacobs (USA)
WPTS(10)
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Source: Boxing News 21/04/1967 page 2 Cooper 13st 12lbs Jacobs 13st 10lbs 4ozs Promoter: Alex Griffiths Jun
13 Jack Bodell (Swadlincote)
WRSF2
Wolverhampton
Source: Boxing News (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Bodell was British Heavyweight Champion 1969-70 and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion 1971-72 and European Heavyweight Champion 1971.
Nov 7
Billy Walker (West Ham)
WRSF6(15)
Empire Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 10/11/1967 pages 8, 09 and 16 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Walker boxed for the European Heavyweight Title 1967 and boxed for the British Heavyweight Title in 1967. Cooper 13st 5lbs 12ozs Walker 13st 10lbs Referee: George Smith
1968 Sep 18 Karl Mildenberger (Germany)
WDSQ8
Wembley
Source: Boxing News (European Heavyweight Title)
1969 Mar 13 Piero Tomasini (Italy)
WKO5(15)
Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Italy
Source: Boxing News 13/04/1969 pages 8 and 9 (European Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 6lbs Tomasoni 13st 7lbs 4ozs Referee: Ben Brill
1970 Mar 24 Jack Bodell (Swadlincote)
WPTS(15)
Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News (British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Title) Nov 10 Jose Urtain (Spain)
WRSF9(15)
Pool, Wembley
Source: Boxing News 13/11/1970 pages 12, 13 and 14 (European Heavyweight Title) Cooper 13st 7lbs 8ozs Urtain 13st 13lbs Referee: Bernard Mascot (France)
1971 Mar 16 Joe Bugner (St Ives)
LPTS(15)
Wembley
Source: Boxing News (European and British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Title) Bugner was British and Commonwealth and European Heavyweight Champion between 1971 and 1977. Cooper 13st 7lbs Bugner 15st 2lbs 4ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs
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