Clay relentlessly attacked to force a stoppage on cuts when Cooper was ahead on the scorecards.Ĭlay, now known as Muhammad Ali, faced Cooper again in 1966 while defending his World Heavyweight Title. Dundee also forced a delay to repair a tear in Clay's glove, a tear some suspect Dundee created to stall for time.Ī rejuvenated Clay came out for the fifth round and opened up a cut on Cooper's eye. Angelo Dundee helped Clay to his stool and revived him with smelling salts, something that was a violation of rules at that time. Cooper landed a left hook that sent Clay sprawling through the ropes. The fight was a scrappy affair, and a key moment came at the end of the fourth round. Henry's twin George tragically died at the age of 11, a traumatic event that left a deep sadness in Henry.Ĭooper amassed a career record of 40-14-1 with 27 knockouts, many of which were scored using the left hook that was christened "Enry's 'Ammer." Cooper won the British, European and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles during his storied career, but he is best remembered for two fights he did not win against the greatest fighter of all-time.Ĭooper fought Cassius Clay in 1963 at Wembley Stadium. Cooper grew up during the Second World War and his first fights came in the school playground when he defended his twin brother George. Picture courtesy of Sir Henry Cooper was born in London, England and overcame adversity from a young age. Bruno's 38 KO's in 40 wins are one of the highest knockout percentages in Heavyweight Boxing history.
He won the WBC World Title from Oliver McCall with a points decision victory.īruno lost to Mike Tyson by a third-round KO in his first defense and went on to retire from the sport with a record of 40-5 (38 KO's). Just when he seemed to be consigned to history as a nearly man, Frank made his breakthrough. Bruno had his winning streak halted by James "Bonecrusher" Smith, but recovered to win the European Heavyweight title with a KO over Anders Eklund.īruno knocked out former world champion Gerrie Coetzee in the first round to earn a title shot, but was stopped by Tim Witherspoon despite leading on all scorecards.īruno racked up many wins but failed in two more world title shots when he was beaten by Mike Tyson (KO5) and Lennox Lewis (TKO7).
London-born Heavyweight Frank Bruno burst onto the professional scene in 1982 and went on to win his first 21 fights all by way of knockout.
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