Sir Henry Cooper dead.

[olaftab]

Sad to hear of Henry's death today at the age of 76.  Great boxer and a fantastic human being. Now days  heavy weight  sector is laughable Henry was around in the great era of boxing and  still to me  the greatest British boxer ever.

[dave.woodhall]

However good he may have been as a boxer and whatever he was like as a man (I don't know about the latter so I can't comment), he probably did more than anyone to make boxing popular in Britain. 

[bertlambshank]

However good he may have been as a boxer and whatever he was like as a man (I don't know about the latter so I can't comment), he probably did more than anyone to make boxing popular in Britain. 

Robbed twice as well.Against Clay the cheating sod,and the British title fight against Bugner.

[dave.woodhall]

However good he may have been as a boxer and whatever he was like as a man (I don't know about the latter so I can't comment), he probably did more than anyone to make boxing popular in Britain. 

Robbed twice as well.Against Clay the cheating sod,and the British title fight against Bugner.

First one he wasn't robbed at all, second was a disputed decision but a long way off the robbery he claimed.

[bertlambshank]

However good he may have been as a boxer and whatever he was like as a man (I don't know about the latter so I can't comment), he probably did more than anyone to make boxing popular in Britain. 

Robbed twice as well.Against Clay the cheating sod,and the British title fight against Bugner.

First one he wasn't robbed at all, second was a disputed decision but a long way off the robbery he claimed.

However good he may have been as a boxer and whatever he was like as a man (I don't know about the latter so I can't comment), he probably did more than anyone to make boxing popular in Britain. 

Robbed twice as well.Against Clay the cheating sod,and the British title fight against Bugner.

First one he wasn't robbed at all, second was a disputed decision but a long way off the robbery he claimed.

The glove split by itself.

[VillaZogmariner]

A true legend in every sense of the world.

RIP

[dave.woodhall]

The glove split by itself.

It did - Harry Carpenter did a programme about it some years ago which showed that the glove was spilt during the round and the interval was something like 64 seconds.

[RodtheVillan]

Some years ago, when asked who had hit him the hardest, Ali replied almost immediately  'Henry Cooper'.

One of our greatest ever sportsmen.

RIP

[VillaZogmariner]

Here's a fact for you - his death means Margaret Thatcher is now the only living person from the Norwegian football rant.

[Bald Eagle]

The glove split by itself.

It did - Harry Carpenter did a programme about it some years ago which showed that the glove was spilt during the round and the interval was something like 64 seconds.

I have recently read Reg Gutteridges book and he also stated that he noticed Alis glove was split in the previous round. "Our Enry" is a sad loss to those of us who can remember when the British Heaveyweight title was worth winning.

[PaulWinch again]

RIP Sir Henry.

[Karlos96]

RIP Sir Henry a British boxing legend. With regards to the split glove I have just finished reading a book Muhammad Ali his life and times. In the book Angelo Dundee says that Ali split his glove in the first round near the thumb he spotted it and told him to keep his hand closed. Dundee then goes on to say after the fourth round while they were working on him in the corner he helped the split a little and made the ref aware of the torn glove. Dundee says he didn't know how much time it got them maybe a minute but it was enough, if they hadn't gotten the extra time he wasn't sure what would of happened.

[Dave Cooper please]

Here's a fact for you - his death means Margaret Thatcher is now the only living person from the Norwegian football rant.

That is a fantastic fact, one I am stealing immediately.

[Bald Eagle]

Here's a fact for you - his death means Margaret Thatcher is now the only living person from the Norwegian football rant.

That is a fantastic fact, one I am stealing immediately.

Lets hope that that fact doesent last too long.

[Chipsticks]

RIP, a great boxer and from what I've been told, a top notch lad too.