Who did Henry Cooper fight in his last bout?
"abolished quarter of a point margin. An audience mainly composed of Cooper fans did not appreciate the innately cautious Bugner, and the decision was booed with commentator Harry Carpenter asking, ""And how, in the world, can you take away the man's three titles, like that?"" Cooper announced his retirement shortly afterwards. Cooper refused to speak to Gibbs for several years, but eventually agreed to shake his hand for charity six months before Gibbs died. In Cooper's later years, he retired from commentary on the sport as he became ""disillusioned with boxing"", wanting ""straight, hard and fast boxing that he was"
"was the subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in 1970 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at Thames Television's Euston Road Studios. Henry Cooper Sir Henry Cooper (3 May 19341 May 2011) was an English heavyweight boxer. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth, and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966. Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality; he was the first (and is today one of four people) to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports"
"Henry Cooper Sir Henry Cooper (3 May 19341 May 2011) was an English heavyweight boxer. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth, and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966. Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality; he was the first (and is today one of four people) 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. Cooper was born on 3 May"
"attempt at the British light-heavyweight title when he fought Ron Barton for the vacant title. The fight at Harringay Arena ended with Barton winning by a technical knockout in the eighth round. This was his last title fight. He continued fighting, with mixed success. One notable victory was a win by disqualification against Jim Cooper, Henry Cooper's twin brother, in Stockholm. He had his last fight in March 1958, losing by a knockout in the third round against Noel Trigg. After his retirement he worked at a meat market in Croydon and was active in assisting youthful boxers. He died"
"victim of a mis-match. When promoters were trying to match Cooper with Sonny Liston, Wicks said: ""I would not allow 'Enery into the same room as him, let alone the same ring."" Henry Cooper represented Great Britain as a light heavyweight boxer at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Here are his results from that event: Henry was at one time the British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion. His early title challenges were unsuccessful, losing to Joe Bygraves for the Commonwealth belt (KO 9), Ingemar Johansson for the European belt (KO 5), and Joe Erskine (PTS 15) for the British and Commonwealth."
"the April 30, 2005 ""K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas"" and Scott Lighty outpointed him at the ""K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas"" a year later. In what would be his last K-1 bout for six years, Cooper dropped a unanimous decision to Ruslan Karaev at the ""K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II"" on August 5, 2006. 2006 saw Cooper return to his career in professional boxing, in which he had notched up an undefeated record between 2001 and 2004. Despite tasting defeat in 2007 at the hands of Mike Alderete, who he"
"Harris at Wembley on points. In his first defence of the title in September he was beaten on points by Gary Stretch. Cooper's final fight came in March 1989, a win over future British champion and world title challenger Ensley Bingham. Gary Cooper (boxer) Gary Cooper (born 31 May 1957) is a British former boxer who was British light middleweight champion in 1988. Born in Hythe, Cooper was trained by Jack Bishop in Southampton, and turned professional in 1978. After winning five and drawing two of his first seven fights, he suffered his first defeat in October 1979 at the"
"he fought Cooper for the fifth and last time, this time at the Ice Rink, Nottingham. Cooper retained his titles by winning on a technical knockout in the ninth round. On 13 October 1963, he fought the famous German, southpaw, Karl Mildenberger, in Dortmund, Germany, and lost the ten-round bout on points. On 3 March 1964, Erskine fought Jack Bodell, a British champion of the future, and defeated him on points over ten rounds. His last fight was against Billy Walker on 27 October 1964 at the Empire Pool, Wembley. He lost the ten-round bout on points. In his 54"
"Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper Muhammad Ali and Henry Cooper fought two boxing matches with each other. Their first match took place on 18 June 1963 and the second on 21 May 1966. Ali won both matches.The first fight was stopped by the referee in the fifth round, and the second in the sixth round. Both fights were stopped after Cooper started bleeding excessively. The first Ali-Cooper bout is remembered for being one of the four fights in which Ali was officially knocked down in the ring by his boxing opponent. After a close victory over Doug Jones, Ali's management"
"Gary Cooper (boxer) Gary Cooper (born 31 May 1957) is a British former boxer who was British light middleweight champion in 1988. Born in Hythe, Cooper was trained by Jack Bishop in Southampton, and turned professional in 1978. After winning five and drawing two of his first seven fights, he suffered his first defeat in October 1979 at the hands of future British and Commonwealth welterweight champion Lloyd Hibbert. Between 1980 and 1982 he had six fights, losing to Jimmy Cable and twice to Cliff Gilpin. Copper was out of the ring for over two years, returning in December 1984"
"Bert Cooper Bertram Cooper (born January 10, 1966), nicknamed Smokin' Bert Cooper, is a retired heavyweight boxer. He fought Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Chris Byrd, Ray Mercer, and Corrie Sanders, among others. Cooper challenged three times for a world title, and was known for being in several wild brawls in the 1990s, specifically his two world title bouts with Holyfield and Moorer. Cooper came out of Philadelphia and was trained in his early years by ex-champ Joe Frazier, and rose in the rankings with a series of explosive knockouts in the Cruiserweight division. Unable to get"
"meantime Henry Cooper had defeated Brian London to take the British and Commonwealth titles from him. On 17 November 1959, Erskine fought Cooper for both titles, having beaten him on their two previous meetings. The bout was held at the Earls Court Arena, London. Cooper won the fight on a technical knockout. Cooper, who was renowned for the power of his left hook, floored Erskine twice with terrific left hooks and Erskine was hanging almost unconscious over the lower rope when the referee stopped the bout. On 21 March 1961, Erskine fought Cooper again for the two titles, this time"
"three of the Cooper brothers excelled in sport, with George and Henry exercising talents particularly in football and also cricket. George Cooper, Henry's twin, who boxed as Jim Cooper, died on 11 April 2010 at the age of 75. Henry Cooper served his National Service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as Private #22486464, where he was recruited for his boxing ability. Cooper died on 1 May 2011 at his son's house near the border of Limpsfield and Oxted, Surrey, after a long illness, 2 days before his 77th birthday. Although Cooper was left-handed, he used the ""orthodox"" stance, with"
"at ACB 43: Battle on Sura on 20 August 2016. He won by unanimous decision. Cooper beat second Chechen super star Aslanbek Saidov at ACB 50: Rasulov vs. Goltsov on December 18, 2016. He won the fight via TKO in the third round and became a new ACB welterweight Champion. Cooper faced Mukhamed Berkhamov at on August 19, 2017. He lost the fight via knockout in the second round and lost ACB welterweight title. Cooper faced Saraf Davlatmurodov at on December 9, 2017. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. Cooper is married and has a daughter."
"champion Bernard Hopkins (55-7-2, 32 KOs) announced he would be having a farewell fight at The Forum in Inglewood, California on December 17, 2016. He picked Smith as his final opponent. Hopkins would be coming out of a two-year layoff having last fought in 2014 in a decision loss to then unified light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev. Smith was said to be 'excited' to be fighting on HBO, a card promoted by Golden Boy. Both boxers weighed in at 174 pounds. On fight night, in front of a 6,513 crowd, Smith upset and defeated Hopkins via KO when he knocked"
"17-2 (12 KOs) with 1 no contest. Ross won his first 15 fights with 10 of those by KO. Ross' last fight was 2/26/1991 against Bert Cooper. Scheduled for 10 rounds, Cooper scored an 8th round TKO. Ross was hopitalized after the fight. Ross had to give up boxing because of a heart condition, Cooper went on to fight former Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield. In 20 fights, he boxed a total of 79 rounds and had a KO% of 60%. Loren Ross Loren ""The Boss"" Ross (September 18, 1964 – July 31, 2013) in Nashville, Tennessee) is a former professional"
"an astonishing first-round knockout. The bout was held in Dortmund. Mildenberger would fight Muhammad Ali for the world title several years later. Richardson’s fourth defence of his title was in June 1962, against the hard-punching Swede, Ingemar Johansson. Johansson had been world heavyweight champion after beating Floyd Patterson, but had subsequently lost the title to Patterson in June 1960. The bout was held in Gothenburg, Sweden in front of 50,000 spectators, and Richardson was knocked out in the eighth round. Richardson’s last fight was in March 1963, when Henry Cooper defended his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles against him at"
"replied with an impressive combination of blows, decking him, and chaos broke out. As a result of the incident, London was fined by the British Boxing Board of Control. In October 1961, London lost to the American, Eddie Machen by a technical knockout in the tenth, and in April 1963, he lost to the Swede, Ingemar Johansson on points over twelve rounds. He fought Henry Cooper for the third time in February 1964, when he challenged for his British and Commonwealth titles, as well as the vacant European title. The fight took place in Manchester, and Cooper won on points"
"Harry Gibbs (referee) Harry Gibbs OBE (1920–1999) was an English boxing referee and judge. In a career spanning four decades, Gibbs took charge of numerous world title fights, and officiated in bouts involving Muhammad Ali, Roberto Durán, Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Mike Tyson, Barry McGuigan and Joe Frazier. He was the referee and sole judge of the fight between Henry Cooper and Joe Bugner in 1971, awarding the fight to Bugner by a quarter of a point, which remains one of the most controversial decisions in British boxing history. His name was put forward to be"
"little boxing-related damage to his health apart from ""a bit of arthritis"", remaining, in the words of one journalist, ""the living manifestation of an age of tuxedos in ringside seats, Harry Carpenter commentaries, sponge buckets and 'seconds out'"". He lived in Hildenborough, Kent, and he was the president of Nizels Golf Club in the town until his death. Cooper was married to Albina Genepri, an Italian Catholic, from 1960 until her death from a heart attack aged 71 in 2008. He converted to her faith. He was survived by their sons, Henry Marco and John Pietro, and two grandchildren. He"
"Amanda Cooper Amanda Bobby Cooper (born October 22, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Cooper made her professional MMA debut with the King of the Cage promotion in February 2014. She defeated Brittany Dugas by armbar submission in the second round. Cooper next fought for Invicta FC in September 2015. She lost to Aspen Ladd at Invicta 14. In April 2016, it was announced that Cooper would be a contestant on . She defeated Mellony Geugjes in the opening qualifying round to gain entry into the"
"hometown is Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, United States. He is 5'11"" (180 cm) tall. Bert Cooper Bertram Cooper (born January 10, 1966), nicknamed Smokin' Bert Cooper, is a retired heavyweight boxer. He fought Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Chris Byrd, Ray Mercer, and Corrie Sanders, among others. Cooper challenged three times for a world title, and was known for being in several wild brawls in the 1990s, specifically his two world title bouts with Holyfield and Moorer. Cooper came out of Philadelphia and was trained in his early years by ex-champ Joe Frazier, and rose in the rankings"
"be matched in many high-profile fights over the years. In June 1992 he boxed undefeated Michael Moorer for the vacant WBO title, knocking Moorer down twice but also going down twice himself before being stopped in the 5th. Cooper's career went downhill from this point, being outpointed by veteran Mike Weaver for an obscure title in China then losing to prospects like Corrie Sanders, Chris Byrd, Fres Oquendo, and Joe Mesi. On June 18, 2010, Cooper, aged 44, made a successful comeback after eight years out of the ring, a sixth-round knockout of Corey Winfield in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His"
"last fight on 31 October 2008 where he scored a 4-round points decision victory over Matin Mohammed (0-1-1) in Birmingham. After the fight, Peter was awarded a small trophy and a special belt to mark his achievement. Peter had won a few regional titles, the vacant BBBofC Midlands area Super featherweight and Super Bantamweight titles when his record was at 16-9-4 (2KO) against Mark Bates(super featherweight) and 20-44-5 (5KO) respectively. Perhaps his career peak was at 17-10-4 (3KO) before losing to future CBC, and EBU champion and WBU challenger Johnny Armour. Currently, there is a film in development based on"
"Johnny Prescott Johnny ""Playboy"" Prescott (20 August 1938 — 11 November 2012 (aged 74)) born in Birmingham was an English professional cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Midlands Area heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British heavyweight title, and British Commonwealth heavyweight title against Henry Cooper, the outdoor bout at Birmingham City's St Andrew's stadium was postponed for a day because of bad weather, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. cruiserweight to , i.e. heavyweight, he died in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield. Johnny Prescott"
"fight on Britain's experimental Pay TV service, at a price of £4, grossing £ ($), equivalent to £ ($) with inflation. The fight was later aired on BBC, where it was watched by 21million viewers in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the fight was broadcast live to 20million viewers via satellite. Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper Muhammad Ali and Henry Cooper fought two boxing matches with each other. Their first match took place on 18 June 1963 and the second on 21 May 1966. Ali won both matches.The first fight was stopped by the referee in the fifth"
"would later defeat in a rematch, Cooper's boxing career culminated in a duo of fights with Arthur Williams for the WBC United States Cruiserweight (-90.7 kg/200 lb) Championship. In his first fight with Williams, which took place in Lemoore, California on October 23, 2008, the match was stopped in the fifth of a scheduled ten rounds due to an accidental headbutt which caused a large gash on Williams’ forehead and Williams was named the winner on a technical decision. In their rematch on February 6, 2009 in the same city, Williams again walked away with the victory, a unanimous decision"
"He then won on points over contender Zora Folley, and took the British and Commonwealth belts from new champion Brian London, in a 15-round decision in January 1959. The winner of the fight was pencilled in to fight for Floyd Patterson's heavyweight title, but Cooper turned down the chance; London fought instead and was knocked out by Patterson in May 1959. Cooper continued to defend his British and Commonwealth belts against all comers, including Dick Richardson (KO 5), Joe Erskine (TKO 5 and TKO 12), Johnny Prescott (TKO 10), and Brian London again (PTS 15), although he lost a rematch"
"Henry Cooper vs. Brian London British and Empire Heavyweight title fight, and Calderwood was quick becoming a serious contender for the Lightheavyweight British title with wins over both Mooney and Rowe, who had both defeated Sangoe. Sangoe lasted until the fifth. Sangoe followed the Calderwood match with a win over Ted Williams, but then he was lined up against ex-British Lightheavyweight champion Ron Barnett who took the eight round fight on points. On 22 August 1959, Sangoe faced Garnett Denny in a fight staged in front of 2,500 spectators at the Eisteddfod marquee at Colwyn Bay. Sangoe put Denny down"
"a judge in the Marvin Hagler vs Ray Leonard match. The Hagler camp objected and he was replaced by JoJo Guerra, who scored it 118-110 for Leonard. Harry Gibbs (referee) Harry Gibbs OBE (1920–1999) was an English boxing referee and judge. In a career spanning four decades, Gibbs took charge of numerous world title fights, and officiated in bouts involving Muhammad Ali, Roberto Durán, Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson, Thomas Hearns, Mike Tyson, Barry McGuigan and Joe Frazier. He was the referee and sole judge of the fight between Henry Cooper and Joe Bugner in 1971, awarding the fight"
"the first time in his K-1 career, Cooper was unable to defeat the younger Blake and lost via unanimous decision after three rounds. Cooper was initially set to fight Fred Sikking for the vacant WPMF World Heavyweight (-95.454 kg/210.4 lb) Championship at ""Muaythai Superfight"" in Pattaya, Thailand on May 13, 2013. The event was pushed back to June 14, 2013, however, and he lost by unanimous decision. Cooper fought to a draw in a clinch-heavy affair with Peter Aerts at GFC Series 1 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on May 29, 2014. Also a trainer, Cooper's students include Daniel Strauss,"
"a revenge win against Willie Pastrano, by a technical knockout in the fifth round. On 12 January 1959, London lost his titles in a fight against Henry Cooper, losing for the second time to the Londoner by a points decision after fifteen rounds. In May 1959 he was given the chance of a world title fight against current champion Floyd Patterson, but he lost the bout in Indianapolis by a knockout in the eleventh. He also lost to the Cuban Nino Valdez later that year, by a technical knockout in the seventh. However, in January 1960, London bounced back when"
"last time before turning babyface and embracing America, reflecting the end of the Cold War. The main event was a title-for-title match between WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan and Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion The Ultimate Warrior. It not only pitted the WWF's two biggest faces against each other, but was intended as the ""passing of the torch"" from Hogan, the star of the 1980s, to Warrior, who was immensely popular and considered to be Hogan's successor. Hogan's clean pin fall loss (another first) signaled the end of an era. However, Hogan lingered on in the WWF for the next three"