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Henry Cooper Boxing
Trunks Autograph
A Boxing autograph from Britain's Henry Cooper.
A Signed pair of Henry Cooper blue boxing trunks like the
ones he used to wear in the ring. Signed in Silver Sharpie.
Henry Cooper
£75.00
Henry Cooper fought Muhammad Ali twice, firstly in a non-title
fight in 1963 at Wembley Stadium, when Cooper knocked Ali
(then Cassius Clay) down in the fourth round with his trademark
left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer". The bell rang before
Cooper could complete a knockout, and Ali was so dazed that
his trainer, Angelo Dundee, cut his glove. Another had to
be fetched, giving the future champion time to recover.
After this fight a spare pair of gloves was
always required ringside. Ali was obviously impressed by
the knockdown and on the 40th anniversary telephoned Cooper
to reminisce. Ali later said, on British television, that
Cooper "had hit him so hard that his ancestors in Africa
felt it". In 1966 they met a second time to contest
the world title. Cooper succumbed again to his weakness,
a tendency to cut, and Ali went on to be "The Greatest".
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".
