Heavyweight · United Kingdom
Henry Cooper 40-15-1 27 KO · 1954–1975
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Henry Cooper was a heavyweight boxer from United Kingdom, born May 3, 1934. Record 40-15-1 with 27 knockouts over 1954–1975. Henry Cooper last fought Alan Minter on Jan 20, 1975 and lost by KO in round 1 of 8.
Also: Генри Купер · Хенри Купър · הנרי קופר +12 more هنرى كوبر · هنري كوبر · هنری کوپر · হেনরি কুপার · ヘンリー・クーパー · 亨利·库珀 · Cooper · Henri Kuper · Henry William Cooper · Sir Henry Cooper · Syr Henry Cooper · Купер, Генри
Born May 3, 1934
Died May 1, 2011
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Height 188 cm
Reach 190.5 cm
Nickname Our 'Enry
Debut Sep 14, 1954
Career 1954–1975
Rounds boxed 375
KO share 68%
Born in Lambeth, London, England
Titles European heavyweight title 1970
Boxerbook rating 1801 ± 287 · inactive since Jan 1975Why here › Confirmed bouts 9 of 56
Career record Record
40-15-1, 27 KOs · 1954–1975
Last result L
KO 1/8 · Hilton on Park Lane, London, 🇬🇧
The record 56 bouts, 1954–1975, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 56, Wikipedia (ja) · 2, Wikipedia (es) · 1
L
KO 1/8 · Hilton on Park Lane, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 40-14-1 · Minter 15-4-0
L
Lost British, Commonwealth, and European heavyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 40-13-1 · Bugner 31-1-1
W
Won European heavyweight title TKO 9/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 39-13-1 · Urtain 31-1-0
W
Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 38-13-1 · Bodell 53-9-0
W
Retained European heavyweight title KO 5/15 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, 🇮🇹
Cooper 37-13-1 · Tomasoni —
W
Won European heavyweight title DQ 8/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 36-13-1 · Mildenberger 52-5-3
W
Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles TKO 6/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 35-13-1 · Walker —
W
Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles TKO 2/15 · Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, 🇬🇧
Cooper 34-13-1 · Bodell 41-8-0
W
Boston Jacobs
PTS 10/10 · De Montfort Hall, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Cooper 33-13-1 · Jacobs —
L
KO 4/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 33-12-1 · Patterson 43-5-0
L
For WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 6/15 · Arsenal Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 33-11-1 · Ali 23-0-0
W
Jefferson Davis
KO 1/10 · Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, 🇬🇧
Cooper 32-11-1 · Davis —
W
Hubert Hilton
TKO 2/10 · London Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 31-11-1 · Hilton —
L
Amos Johnson
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 31-10-1 · Johnson —
W
Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles RTD 10/15 · St Andrew's, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Cooper 30-10-1 · Prescott —
W
Matthew Johnson
KO 1/10 · Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, 🇬🇧
Cooper 29-10-1 · Johnson —
W
Dick Wipperman
TKO 5/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 28-10-1 · Wipperman —
L
Roger Rischer
PTS 10/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 28-9-1 · Rischer —
W
Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles PTS 15/15 · King's Hall, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Cooper 27-9-1 · London —
L
TKO 5/10 · Wembley Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 27-8-1 · Ali 18-0-0
Show all 56 bouts W
Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles KO 5/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 26-8-1 · Richardson —
W
Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles TKO 9/15 · Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Cooper 25-8-1 · Erskine —
W
Wayne Bethea
PTS 10/10 · King's Hall, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Cooper 24-8-1 · Bethea —
W
Tony Hughes
RTD 5/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 23-8-1 · Hughes —
L
KO 2/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 23-7-1 · Folley —
W
Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles TKO 5/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 22-7-1 · Erskine —
W
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 21-7-1 · Miteff —
W
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 20-7-1 · Harris —
W
Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles TKO 12/15 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 19-7-1 · Erskine —
W
Gawie de Klerk
Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title TKO 5/15 · Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Bridgend, 🇬🇧
Cooper 18-7-1 · Klerk —
W
Won British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 17-7-1 · London —
W
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 16-7-1 · Folley —
W
TKO 5/10 · Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Bridgend, 🇬🇧
Cooper 15-7-1 · Richardson —
L
DQ 6/10 · Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 🇩🇪
Cooper 15-6-1 · Schöppner —
D
PTS 10/10 · Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, 🇩🇪
Cooper 15-6-0 · Neuhaus —
W
PTS 10/10 · Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, 🇩🇪
Cooper 14-6-0 · Kalbfell —
L
For British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 14-5-0 · Erskine —
L
For European heavyweight title KO 5/15 · Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, 🇸🇪
Cooper 14-4-0 · Johansson 16-0-0
L
For Commonwealth heavyweight title KO 9/15 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 14-3-0 · Bygraves —
L
Peter Bates
TKO 5/10 · Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Cooper 14-2-0 · Bates —
W
Giannino Orlando Luise
TKO 7/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 13-2-0 · Luise —
W
TKO 1/10 · Empress Hall, Earl's Court, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 12-2-0 · London —
W
Maurice Mols
TKO 4/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 11-2-0 · Mols —
L
PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 11-1-0 · Erskine —
W
KO 7/10 · White City Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 10-1-0 · Bacilieri —
W
Ron Harman
TKO 7/8 · Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Cooper 9-1-0 · Harman —
L
TKO 5/8 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 9-0-0 · Bacilieri —
W
PTS 8/8 · Manor Place Baths, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 8-0-0 · Bygraves —
W
Joe Crickmar
TKO 5/8 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 7-0-0 · Crickmar —
W
Hugh Ferns
DQ 2/6 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 6-0-0 · Ferns —
W
Cliff Purnell
PTS 6/6 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 5-0-0 · Purnell —
W
Colin Strauch
TKO 1/6 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 4-0-0 · Strauch —
W
Denny Ball
KO 3/6 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 3-0-0 · Ball —
W
Eddie Keith
TKO 1/6 · Manor Place Baths, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 2-0-0 · Keith —
W
TKO 4/6 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 1-0-0 · Powell —
W
Harry Painter
KO 1/6 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cooper 0-0-0 · Painter —
Amateur career 1 amateur bout at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Henry Cooper's record? Henry Cooper's professional record is 40-15-1 with 27 knockouts.
Who did Henry Cooper fight last? Henry Cooper last fought Alan Minter on Jan 20, 1975 and lost by KO in round 1 of 8. Sources Boxerbook ID 11291 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11291 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
