Comments Thread For: Sir Henry Cooper Passes Away, 76-Years-Old

[SirTomJones]

RIP 'enry.

[Uncle Buck]

KING ****er. Today is a genuinely tragic day - a passing of a British legend. But his legacy lives on in Ali's jazz hands.

[The RealDeal]

RIP

A True Legend you were.

[edgarg]

Not a boxing legend. But a legend full stop. He beat Ali in his prime (let's accept this now) yes, but more importantly he was a character beyond reproach. A comedian, a gentleman, and a Lancashire bomber (just ask Ali's neurological consultant). RIP ENERY.

Pardon me Uncle...... Slow down a bit. Cooper did NOT beat Ali...Period. He was TKO'd twice, in about the 4-5th rds each time. Bad cuts, which had him lose many fights. He hardly ever completed a fight without his eyebrows streaming blood.

The "cut" that Dundee(I think) was supposed to have inflicted on Ali's glove, in a fight BEFORE he won the title, is PURE MYTH. There was a very tiny tear which was of no consequence, and, if you watch the video, you will find IF YOU WANT TO.. that is, that there was NO time delay.

Sorry!

[J.R]

Gonna watch some old fights when I get a chance.

[1believer]

R.I.P Sir Cooper

[Dehydrator]

RIP to a true legend, Sir Henry Copper.

[Tomasio]

R.I.P Sir Henry Cooper..A true warrior he was!! 1 could always ask, ¿What would have been of the LUCKY Cassius Clay(Muhammad Ali) if Clay's right glove wouldn't have mysteriously ripped in his corner at the end of the 4th round after being sent to the canvas from a devastating Cooper left hook to the jaw?......After Clay got up, the round ended & Clay had to be helped to get his stool!! He was in bad shape!! No doubt that extra time to get a new glove to SUPPOSEDLY replace the ripped one(some say it was never changed) was enough time for Clay to recuperate & stop Cooper the following round on cuts!! Cooper face was a bloody mess, but he still wanted to continue!!

[KingTito]

Damn shame. RIP champ.

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Boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper has passed away at the age of 76. The former English, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion fought 55 times and is revered for his knockdown of Muhammad Ali in 1963. London-born Cooper, who won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice, was knighted in 2000. Alongside figures such as Frank Bruno, Joe Bugner, Tommy Farr and Lennox Lewis, Cooper is regarded as one of the all-time best British heavyweights.
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RIP Sir Henry....