Sir Henry Cooper
(1934-2011)
heavyweight boxing champion of Britain, heavyweight boxing champion of Europe, heavyweight boxing champion of The Commonwealth, and Knight Bachelor (from 2000)
Died aged 76
Wikidata WikipediaSir Henry Cooper OBE KSG (3 May 1934 – 1 May 2011) was a British heavyweight boxer, best remembered internationally for a 1963 fight in which he knocked down a young Cassius Clay before the fight was stopped because of a cut eye from Clay's punches. Cooper was undefeated in British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship contests for twelve years, and held the European heavyweight title for three years. In 1966 he fought Clay again, by then world heavyweight champion, and again lost with an eye injury. Henry was twice voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year, and after retiring in 1971 following a controversial loss remained a popular public figure. He is the only boxer in the UK to have been awarded a knighthood.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG born 1934 British, European and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion trained in the gymnasium of the Thomas a Becket
Thomas a Becket / Nolias Gallery, Old Kent Road, (Corner of Albany Road), Walworth, London SE1, London, United Kingdom where they trained in the gymnasium
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG 1934-2011 Professional Boxer. British, Commonwealth & European Heavyweight Champion. Ran a greengrocers from here serving the local community 1965-1968
4 Ealing Road, Wembley, United Kingdom where they worked (1965-1968)
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG 1934-2011 Heavyweight boxer British European & Commonwealth champion lived here 1942-1960
120 Farmstead Road, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1942-1960)