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Henry Cooper Signed
Boxing Photo
A classic 16x20 Boxing photograph signed
by Britain's Henry Cooper. A Signed Photograph of Henry
Cooper fighting Muhammad Ali dripping in blood. Signed in
Blue Sharpie, this items comes with a photo of Cooper at
the signing.
Henry Cooper
£45.00
Henry Cooper: Known as "Our 'Enery."
The most beloved heavyweight in British history, Cooper
held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight
crowns. However, Cooper was best known for his two bouts
with Muhammad Ali.
The first came in 1963 at Wembley Stadium
and Cooper managed to floor the future champ with a left
hook in Round 4. The bout would end a round later with Cooper
bleeding profusely from above the left eye. The fight has
taken on a mythical status because it was revealed later
that Ali's cornerman Angelo Dundee bought his charge more
time between rounds after the knockdown by splitting the
American's glove. Three years later, Cooper challenged Ali
with the heavyweight title on the line and was again stopped
on cuts, this time in Round 6.
Henry Cooper was born in 1934 and was Britain's
most famous Heavyweight, winning the British, European and
Commonwealth titles outright.
When he fought for the World Championship,
he was the first boxer to knock down the World champion,
Muhammad Ali.
Since retiring from boxing, Henry has proved
to be a successful businessman and is a very keen golfer,
devoting most of his time playing in Pro-Am and Celebrity
Tournaments for a number of charities to raise funds for
the provision of Sunshine Coaches for under-privileged and
handicapped children.
Henry was awarded the OBE by HM The Queen
and the KSG by his Holiness the Pope for his great contribution
to sport and children's charities. Henry is named throughout
Europe as "Britain's Most Popular Sporting Personality".
