Cassius Clay vs Henry Cooper 18.6.1963

[@davidpike9590]

My late father was Henry's painter and decorator in the 60's, up until Cooper passed away! Dad always said that Henry was a real Gentleman. Henry, Rest In Peace, Sir!

[@tomsauer3830]

I totally believe that. Henry Cooper scared Ali big time!!

[@MilanousMedia]

My father met Henry he was indeed a gentleman and could take a joke at his expense without being offended.

[@winniepeg2020]

Henry came to my school in Matlock Derbyshire, because I kept sending him letters, I came out of school and he was stood there 😱 he said,hello Billy 😀 I couldn't even breathe 🤣 none of the kids knew who he was lol I told the teachers he was my dad 🤣🤣🤣🤣 we walked down into the town centre and got pop and crisps, about 10 minutes later a car came and picked him up 😰

[@alfsmith4936]

@@winniepeg2020 I wrote to Jimmy Saville and he came round our mam's house in a big Rolls Royce and wanted to take me to see his hamsters but are mam and dad wouldn't let me, so my younger brother went instead. When he came home a week later he said 'uncle' Jimmy kept his hamsters in his pocket and he taught him how to walk like John Wayne, which he did for weeks afterwards, the show off he was back then.. Everyone at school was well jealous!

[@Qin_Xiao]

1:51 it looks not like a gentlemen behaviour.

[@stephenowens3687]

These two greats stayed friends for the rest of their lives. I love that.

[@onlythewise1]

so do dogs

[@jamestoddguitar1433]

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[@torvilasulvstle362]

MAGAs ARE dogs.@@onlythewise1

[@everettscott4745]

@@onlythewise1 Not if they've fought previously.

[@onlythewise1]

@@everettscott4745 really

[@terryshaw9471]

I was 9 years old and this was the first fight I watched on television and was in love with boxing ever since and I’m 70 now

[@dontjerkmychain]

Me, too!!!

[@bigsparky8888]

I'm 75 and my Grandfather showed me WRESTLING...FAKE...BOXING...REAL...BEEN A FAN EVER SINCE EARLY 50'S...GOD BLESS YOU SIR!!!

[@alexokonnor]

Analogical is 🎉🎉!

[@alexokonnor]

God bless you sir🎉🎉!I'm 62🎉!

[@Demonizer5134]

I love how this footage is so clear compared with the hazy images of Ali's other black and white fights.

[@TheKievKen]

BBC quality

[@steveryan9020]

Somebody posted a version with color adaptation, but it flickers like heck.

[@nickpritchard7130]

One of the most incredible fights i have seen. High drama all the way. Thanks for uploading this gem..

[@jamesbecker136]

Cooper didn't have the skills never had never will

[@jamesbecker136]

NJ NJ

[@jambarreturns9060]

@@jamesbecker136 you stand alone with your ridiculous summary of a Boxer acclaimed as a fine stylist and hard puncher.

[@lhajmoha9973]

Chroume internet

[@davidmilton5887]

​@@jambarreturns9060 I saw a guy that did a lot of "hitting while holding". Once he stopped holding Ali's arm,he became far less effective. Very cagey fighter,with a good punch. Made Ali pay for relaxing in the fourth.

[@nathanbosley76]

What a fight! Cooper was a very tough man. He gave Ali a great fight.

[@adolfomunoz7318]

Oh he does he dances like a ballerina

[@waaynetolbert]

Great fight

[@brianbale9511]

Bruno was same v mike tyson

[@daffyduk77]

Ali called him a haemophiliac ... such a shame really. Ali had the knack of the glancing blows with his gloves which tore the skin apart, as opposed to a direct punch at right-angles to the "recipient"

[@MarkJones-ji8fd]

Clay

[@tonywilliams2542]

Our Henry did us proud 👏, two brilliant fighters one on his way down the other to reach unparalleled heights. R.I.P sleep soundly both.

[@stanklein126]

Like your benevolent commentary

[@msibaosahar1372]

1q

[@TheBelegur]

Henry Cooper did what few would go onto to do knock Ali down and go toe to toe with this boxing legend. Henry Cooper certainly did Britain proud.

[@lamechcurry2545]

Mike Tyson would have wip cooper to

[@jeffkaramat]

Ghhjjo

[@dylanqioniwasa]

I grew up knowing who BOTH Cooper and Clay were… but was too young to even appreciate their talent! I’m here now… ❤

[@tonyprice5344]

Thanks for introducing me to Henry Cooper. A little research shows he was a class act, a great human, and a great boxer. I am very impressed by Henry Cooper. I think the sport of boxing lost something when be died.

[@stephenlyon1358]

he was a dirty fighter - look at those rabbit punches.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@stephenlyon1358 Yes, I remember noticing how Cooper was very dirty against Joe Erskine .

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

In his last years Cooper had given up on being involved with boxing because he hated the showbiz element that had started to influence the sport when shown on TV

[@johntechwriter]

@@stephenlyon1358 Fighting is a dirty sport. Which is not the same as cheating,

[@niteblaster1]

@@stephenlyon1358 Ali was a pedophile which is worse?

[@noodles8638]

Our Henry done us proud that night, always a Gentleman. R.I.P Both fighters, great fight. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍

[@jedus007]

Cooper was a fine boxer with a vicious hook, Clay was a giant but Cooper won the night, they both ended up being great friends. Rip Both of them

[@jedus007]

@David McFrost but if you watch Lewis, Joshua and most of those boxers you mentioned have learnt a lot from Ali. They all Stick and Move ( Jab and dance ) even though they could never perfect Ali's movements they still learnt a lot from him . Play Ali Liston first fight and watch Lewis fight they all learnt one thing from him STICK AND MOVE. Only after Ali did people adopt this Technique. Before that people fought toe to toe in a straight line. When I watch all these boxers , I see a lot of Alice movements in them. Ali like you said was not a heavy puncher , he was a scientific intelligent boxer . Thanks for your evaluation. 👍

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@jedus007 Joshua isn't much good at dancing I think that Fury will bewilder AJ when they hopefully meet !

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@TheHumbuckerboy I like AJ but he doesn't have the skills or arsenal to beat Fury.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

@@TonyEnglandUK But he has the money men behind him ; I hope that it doesn't go to points otherwise I can see them robbing Fury.

[@semidavui3040]

@@jedus007 ^^^^^^^^^

[@grahambooth-mr3eq]

I was gutted that night Henry was my hero I was 9 years old & had to watch Henry retire, RIP champ

[@noabraga3773]

he was a dirty fighter

[@Angel-Adramelech]

That night Henry was robbed.

[@user-wi9se5ll3j]

​@@noabraga3773 Cassius Clay during the Foreman fight was like, *Laying on the ropes to catch my breath*

[@tonyarnold9784]

yes i was nine also. Can't imagine nine year olds watching now. Good with terrestrial tv . shared experience for millions.

[@12dougreed]

Henry Cooper was a real sportsman.

[@terencejay8845]

Henry Cooper was one of the most genuinely loved sportsmen in UK history.

[@terencejay8845]

@@basilmarasco1975 This has all gone far beyond Henry Cooper being a nice chap.

[@lenarrowseller2419]

@@basilmarasco1975 Clinton was a draft dodger, Bush was in a flight school that only the cream of the crop get in due to political influence from his father, Obama never served. Actually, anyone who found a way out of the Viet war was better off. As history shows us, it was all a sham and a useless waste of life.

[@stuartsotruesear2777]

Terence jay absolutely gentleman

[@terencejay8845]

@Sprite Bonn Nothing to be ashamed of. Ali said that no-one had hit him as hard as Cooper.

[@basilmarasco1975]

@Sprite Bonn Anyone who faced Ali at this point in his career, when he was nearing the peak of his skills and was really fast, and could put him on the canvas, deserves respect and admiration, as well as recognition and a minor place, at least, in heavyweight history.

[@Lehmann108]

Ali had total respect for Cooper. Watching this you realize what a tough fighter Copper was.

[@Walter-ri1li]

Cooper was pretty sly with that left hand he tried king hittin practices on Ali but Ali was too solid

[@niteblaster1]

​​@@Walter-ri1li Ali lost without cheating He had no respect for anyone,not even his wife

[@brucescott4261]

​@@niteblaster1 ...Another Anti-Ali!

[@Maynard-il1yj]

Cooper earned it!

[@edwardelric2786]

@@niteblaster1 another rascist jewish guy

[@joesmoke9624]

Henry, a true gentleman with an awesome left. Ali, a pure genius in the ring. Henry missed out, but the friendship that followed between them was really what mattered. Enjoy forever together guys.

[@joesmoke9624]

@Senior Billy Bull Rather sweeping in places, while playing with semantics.

[@joesmoke9624]

@Senior Billy Bull You’ve done a lot of copying and pasting there 😉 However, I’m no boxing expert, all I was pointing out is your sweeping and play on semantics. Ali to me was an incredible sportsman and not only fast with his hands but with his mind too, at least until he got ill. I doubt if we will see the likes again.

[@johnkennedy51]

@Senior Billy Bull aye ok mate!!!! Ali was and always will be the goat!!!

[@johnkennedy51]

@Senior Billy Bull I was goin to get into some verbal sparring with you here as that is wholly inaccurate..... but I suspect I know who and what I’m dealing with here...... so carry on sir

[@joesmoke9624]

@Senior Billy Bull You’re still rambling on at length, so much so, if you haven’t done already done so you should write a book my friend. I see you despise Ali deep down because of Nam. Personally, I think Ali was right not to go to Nam. He had a damn good brain unlike numpty’s who think it’s right to wage war because puppets tell them. The same puppets who are dangled by the psychopaths who run the world, and people like you who feel so damn proud to fight such stupid wars for them, just to feel proud and a hero which, only glorifies war sad to say. And governments play on this hero shit more than ever today. Send them bastards instead. Ali knew his stuff in this respect. Personally, I think you are very jealous of Ali being far wiser than you. Strong intuition/wisdom, the highest form of intelligence which, Ali had. I once heard someone say that Ali didn’t go to Nam because he was a coward 😂 Think about that!! You also seem to have ‘ demigod ‘ on the brain! I wonder why? Are you religious??

[@paulmorton3259]

I was talking with my 86 year old neighbour the other day when he casually dropped into the conversation that he sat ring side at this very fight. When cooper knocked Ali down they all thought he’d had him.

[@kennethhampton9130]

He did but Dundee cut his glove.. he has admitted it..

[@rogerhayes2117]

Cur his glove? How did he manage that?

[@thialhoinj1971]

5 extra seconds is nothing, i used to think it was like 3 minute lol. ​@@kennethhampton9130

[@peterkarbowski9375]

That fight should have been called for Cooper. Dundee later admitted that he cut Ali's gloves to give him more time to recuperate.

[@fryhyh]

Thats so cool

[@TheBreezus]

I came to watch this because I seen it on One Night in Miami. That was a well timed left.

[@johnblake3302]

Henry Cooper gave a GREAT performance! Highly respected by the people and later by Clay who realized that Cooper was indeed a tremendous fighter. Clay on the deck! A fantastic night in boxing history!

[@yinkaoyesanya8159]

Clearly the highlight of Cooper’s boxing career.

[@S-O-T]

​@@yinkaoyesanya8159 Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG (3 May 1934 - 1 May 2011) was a British heavyweight boxer. He was undefeated in British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship contests for twelve years and held the European heavyweight title for three years.

[@sunnyinsanya2]

Just watched with my 12y old son. Cooper was a great fighter indeed, old school, hard man. Boxing was classic back then.

[@eliortegajr9710]

Thanks for sharing this gem of a fight.

[@rlstrad2059]

My mom (a Cockney Brit) and my dad (an Ohio Yank) nearly divorced over this fight. It remained a flashpoint for the life of their 51 years of marriage until they both passed away. Gotta love sport.

[@robertjanko6709]

Oh man, but the reconciliation mustve been as good as the fights... 😉

[@MCN168]

Ali always said he hurt me the worst of any man. I love their mutual respect over the years. Cooper was no joke, he was a tough bloke.

[@dariangregory6182]

Yeah and he also said Ernie Shavers is the hardest hitter he ever faced and he also said Joe Frazier hit like a truck and made him feel like he was dying and he also said Ken Norton gave him the toughest 24 rounds of his entire career. Ali was that kind of guy. He always spoke highly of other fighters including the night Foreman fought 5 men in one night. They were all average at best but Ali complimented each one of them as really good fighters.

[@johnhancock9535]

@@dariangregory6182 Well put.. Shavers probably gave him the most of a beating for a whole fight for hard punches accumulated..Frazier had the best endurance of the back and forth

[@Charon58]

@@dariangregory6182 Pretty good company for Cooper

[@miker5233]

@@dariangregory6182 when Ali for Ernie Joe Kenny that was in the mid-70s he was passed his prime all these Prime was in the 60s 67 is when he hit his prime and then the suspension

[@dalejones7781]

absolutely 💯

[@buckkiechel2341]

thanks for adding this... watched a few time. wonderful slice of history

[@salvadorperez2450]

American fan here this fight put UK heck all of Europe on the boxing map Cooper must be given credit forever

[@bigpete111100]

What a left Cooper had! Even his left jab rocked Ali, rip to both fighters

[@TonyEnglandUK]

And RIP to Harry Carpenter

[@redflag8970]

@Sprite Bonn no one puts Cooper in Ali’s league but all said an done Henry floored him.

[@torvilasulvstle362]

Amen to that!

[@georgemeara2562]

if Cooper wants getting cut all the time he would be up there with the best of that time@@torvilasulvstle362

[@ahmedahmed-rr2wp]

فعلا ملاكم صعب جدا ​@@redflag8970

[@michaelturner5443]

Splash it all over henery....one of the most underrated boxers of our time r.i.p.henry

[@LargestClassifieds]

‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.' ~ Ali

[@nicholasdavies6264]

The bell saved him !

[@gregflores8959]

Largest Classifieds Or in his case, a freakin vegetable.

[@Insectoid_]

Or with Parkinson’s

[@hudaarifathul6950]

​@@nicholasdavies6264he wake up at 4 ! How is that saved him?

[@michaeleilkamerer2098]

Undoubtedly two of greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.What a fight!!! Michael Einkamerer.

[@thomasreed49]

Come on behave your self it was one lucky punch. Cassius Clay was playing with him most of the time. One punch doesn’t make you an all time great. The way Henry Cooper treated Joe Bugner postfight for the rest of his life was a disgrace

[@thewatchman6074]

What most people never appreciate was that Cooper wasn't really a heavyweight by today's standard. He only fought at around 13 stone or around 182 lbs, so he packed quite a wallop for his weight.

[@jednatkin9959]

I think he came in at 189 for this fight. He was a plasterer by trade and had an inordinate amount of natural strength in his left arm and shoulder. Ali said that no one hit him harder.

[@Jabbing_Jack]

@@jednatkin9959 That was second fight. First fight he weighed 185 1/2 lb according to boxrec

[@innovativeinnovation6629]

You're so right, I couldn't have put your comment any better.

[@rickymack9339]

I'd give him a good chance against. MARCIANO

[@danflory6340]

And he actually won. You think Cooper coulda done that to prime Tyson ? No way!

[@adespade119]

Never realised Cooper was so fast, and those punches VEry heavy.

[@humbertoramos2420]

el cabezazo pero la mayor parte los ramos

[@humbertoramos2420]

Ali perdido en esta pelea se puede mirar en todos los rounds

[@BillNew-q4q]

Ali gave him credit for his gamesmanship

[@robertlumsden5458]

You're right. He was quicker than Ali, way too quick, that left hook especially. Ali was short with most of his left leads because he was frightened of the hook. Very sensible of him. When he was nailed he was very, very groggy.

[@BillNew-q4q]

@@robertlumsden5458 Ali weakest aspect vulnerable to a left hook

[@dspreis]

It's amazing to me the improvement Clay made and also his physical development between this fight and the Liston fight. The guy who fought Cooper would not have beaten Liston. But he matured a lot in the 5 months between the two fights. Incredible.

[@lloyddyer1829]

Indeed. Looked very beatable in his 10 rounder against Doug Jones too in his previous fight. He had obviously trained out of his skin for Liston.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Not exactly. The transatlantic satellite picture (relatively new in 1963) distorted the physiques of both fighters. In the first four rounds, Clay chose to fight Cooper straight up and in close, not moving much at all to his left or right. Bad strategy. After the knockdown, Clay got serious, peppered Henry with the jab, keeping him at a distance and eventually ending the fight. This fight reminded me of the two Leonard-Duran fights. In their fist fight, Leonard chose to slug it out with Duran and lost. In the rematch, Leonard moved a lot better, using his speed and jab for more often and more effectively, frustrating Duran to the point where he said 'no mas.' Against Liston, Clay kept himself at a distance (Sonny had an 84" reach), moving superbly to his left and to his right, using the jab to great effect, against a fighter who could take him out with one or two punches. Clay split Liston's face open and that forced Sonny to quit. Clay didn't take Cooper seriously, however, he had a great deal of respect (understandably) for Liston.

[@ianr9898]

Let's be honest Liston took a dive in both fights.and Clay/Ali. Was not the greatest heavyweight. But he was the greatest entertainer outside the ring

[@dspreis]

@@ianr9898 I don't really buy that Liston bagged the first fight. I think he undertrained and believed all the hype of his invincibility. Clay basically kicked his ass and Sonny was humiliated and embarrassed--so he quit. Similar to 'No mas', in a way. The second fight was a different story. He definitely went 'in the tank'. I don't think we'll ever know the whole story...

[@ianr9898]

@@dspreis The mob owned Liston. They had big money on Clay.and told him to take the dive. They also assassinated him later

[@lauriedooker1031]

The late and greats . I learned more about boxing reading Henry’s book than any other . Henry said that punch that dropped Cassius was great , but he couldn’t understand how Cassius got back up of the canvas.

[@godisbollocks]

Ali had a legendary chin.

[@lauriedooker1031]

@Ezzard Charles yes , we got to use what we have and not what we think we have 👍🇦🇺❤️

[@lauriedooker1031]

@Ezzard Charles if you find Henry’s little book you may enjoy his take on the art of boxing like I did. It’s a very small thin book with everything a boxer needs.

[@Yawdie590]

That tells you something. Against all odds - Racism, death threats, uneven playing field, zero margin for error, Lion Heart, greatnes, we always overcome!

[@lauriedooker1031]

@@Yawdie590 and always at a cost we except 👍❤️🇦🇺and again we see it’s not the athlete that put up walls but they do tear them down 👍❤️🇦🇺

[@checka1963]

I love this fight as one of the best matches of all time. It was a chess match between two very skilled boxers of very different styles. The highlights for me was Alis incredible jab just relentlessly scoring and wearing down Cooper. And of course Coopers clean as a bolt of lighting punch which really floored Ali and left him wobbly and dazed like no-one else ever achieved when he was in his prime.

[@ernestgtipping3313]

Now tell us what happened next after he put him down. Cheers Tippo. UK .GB..

[@jimmyburke6940]

I was at their second fight in 1966 in Highbury Stadium. Henry did well until the fight was stopped in the 6th round in favour of Cassius Clay ( Mohammed Ali). Cooper again sustained a very bad cut over his left eye which required about 16 stitches to close. My mate Conor O Dwyer ( RIP) and I watched from the stand on our binoculars . The ring was situated in the middle of the pitch. Great days. Jimmy

[@jessejordache1869]

@@jimmyburke6940 Cooper said that between that fight and this one, Clay had learned how to fight inside, and that his clinch was like a vice -- that there was just no give to it. Of course, by the end of his career Ali was well known as an artist in the clinch, but Cooper picked up on it as it was happening.

[@warrenhill7296]

​@@jimmyburke6940

[@warrenhill7296]

​@@jessejordache1869 no

[@mohawk876]

Muhammad Ali the Greatest! Henry Cooper was an amazing boxer, gentle gent and respectful. That punch of his will never be forgotten

[@jbrowneco]

For me two absolute legends in and out of the ring Henry was beloved and over time so was Ali very much missed

[@123Game.9]

yu 8

[@bonifaciosilva3160]

Foi um dos maiores de tds os tempos só que brincava c os adversários por isso tu muitos socos desnessario talvez tenha lhe causa o mal de pakson jogar pra torcida nunca é bom foi o caso de Anderdon Silva foi brincar demais tou um cruzado desequilibrou o cara foi pra cima derrotou na revanche foi chutar na perna o cara armou e ele acertou o joelho do cara aí quebrou a perna e nunca mais ganhou o título acabou ali por causa de brincar com rival tem q ser igual a taison só porrada perdia qd não dava mesmo

[@docducttape9270]

Pfft, Ali was racist af and believed in segregation.

[@tomdickandharry7024]

Racism is something an opressing majority can perpetrate against an oppressed minority. Victims of racism are not racist if they hate the race that oppresses them! The only people that hate Ali & call him racist are white racist fascist Americans! You hate him for throwing off his slave name, you hate him for refusing to fight fascist corporate Amerikkka's illegal racist imperialist war of choice for profit in Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia which was continuously filled with US war crimes, atrocities & rapes! You hate him for NOT being racist against the Vietnamese & other Asians when he said "Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam after so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?” & "I ain't got no quarrel with themViet Cong" & "no Vietcong ever called me nigger.” Furthermore, the things he was saying for a time that prompt you to say that about him was just brainwashing from Elijah Muhammad but the reality was he had all sorts of white people in his corner, literally with Dundee, but also in the Louisville business group that originally backed and funded him. He had many friends of every race over time, including my one time boss and great man Faz Husain, an Indian from India who took Ali on a tour of India and named his first son Ali after Muhammed. Ali was a pitcher for Michigan baseball.

[@truthmaker700]

@@docducttape9270 another conspiracy theorist. Betu support Mr orange head too. 😂😂

[@CD-pq1yv]

Two mobile, skilled aggressive warriors showing mutual respect and maturity. That’s boxing.

[@MegaChange2012]

8:48 - 9:58 Ali didn't throw a single punch & was simply dancing against the bleeding Cooper for him to get the break time. Ali was all heart to the ferocious Cooper.👏👏

[@danroberts9050]

I don't know about that. Looks more like he's taunting him. Good boxers will let the other guy wear himself out swinging and missing. It's likely a precursor to the Rope a Dope. Make no mistake, both men are in that ring to win. There's no charity.

[@youtoo2233]

No Ali was stalling for time because he wanted to make good on his prediction to beat Cooper in the fifth round, playing around like that not a good idea because Ali got floored, in the third round when he was playing he should have been real serious and go ahead and get Cooper out of there

[@danroberts9050]

@@youtoo2233 I could believe that. He didn't want to end it too soon or his "prediction" would not be true. As you say, goofing off in the ring is never a good idea. I've see it backfire wayyyy too many times.

[@brucescott4261]

@@youtoo2233 ..."Almost" doesn't cut it! PERIOD!!!

[@youtoo2233]

@@danroberts9050 yeah Ali played around in a lot of fights in the 70's and lost sometimes because of it. It hurt him in the scoring

[@claudedavy122]

12:43 - What an explosive! Left Cooper has! A very good tough Fighter/ Brawler with precision. Its a shame the stopped the fight but really at that moment, Ali had a large advantage hitting him on his bleeding blind side and was not going to stop. The Ref made the wise decision to prolong Coopers fighting career. To bad Cooper skin cuts so easily, yet he should be entered into the boxers hall of fame.

[@Ronald-ni4rt]

If it hadn't been for his unfortunate ability to cut so easy Henry might have been a World Champion.

[@LissaBroyles]

The fact that a guy like Cooper was a 3rd tier Heavyweight in that mid 60s-mid 70s era shows just how incredible the sport was in those days.

[@barrymale3670]

1Pp Up John show

[@barrymale3670]

Lenny McCain the TV show up John show with ruby wax

[@cperkins172]

On any given night, any heavyweight can knock down another if he catches him with the right punch. Ask Mike Tyson or Evander Holyfield…….

[@gadgalleto5906]

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[@abrahamokoloegbo6834]

Nñn

[@torgenxblazterzoid]

Many years later, Ali said of the Cooper knock down punch : "He hit me so hard that my African ancestors felt it".

[@rodneyrodriguez3676]

Wrong sir, he said Earnie Shavers

[@rodneyrodriguez3676]

Wrong sir, he said Earnie Shavers

[@josephclift3662]

And his European ancestors. Clay was mixed race

[@Rowdy-r2d2-John.3.16]

Marciano opponents (not in exact order): *We see their entire "CAREER" record, not a partial record. Seeing a boxers complete resume gives a more accurate evaluation how good, or how bad they were. Professional boxers can easily be evaluated using grades A, B, C, D, and F which has been used in boxing for decades:* Lee Epperson - 0 wins 1 loss with 0% KOs *F-LEVEL* Jimmy Weeks - 0 wins 1 loss with 0% KOs *F-LEVEL* Gilbert Cardone - 0 wins 3 losses with 0% KOs *F-LEVEL* John Edwards - 1 win 2 loss with 33% KOs *F-LEVEL* Bill Hardeman - 1 win 6 losses with 0% KOs *F-LEVEL* Humphrey Jackson - 4 wins 2 losses with 28% KOs *F-LEVEL* Harry Haft - 12 wins 8 losses with 35% KOs *F-LEVEL* James Connolly - 12 wins 9 losses with 33% KOs *F-LEVEL* Harry Bilazarian - 15 wins 12 losses with 35% KOs *F-LEVEL* Bob Jefferson - 3 wins 10 losses with 0% KOs *F-LEVEL* Harold Mitchell 4 wins 17 losses with 4% KOs *F-LEVEL* Gilley Ferron - 4 wins 13 losses with 17% KOs *F-LEVEL* Artie Donato - 7 wins 13 losses with 10% KOs *F-LEVEL* Johnny Pretzie - 10 wins 13 losses with 33% KOs *F-LEVEL* Don Mogard - 20 wins 16 losses with 15% KOs *F-LEVEL* Pete Louthis - 32 wins 14 losses with 35% KOs *D-LEVEL* Tommy DiGiorgio - 9 wins 15 losses with 4% KOs *F-LEVEL* Kenne Simmons - 9 wins 22 losses with 12% KOs *F-LEVEL* Art Henri -18 wins 29 losses with 18% KOs *F-LEVEL* Jimmy Walls - 20 wins 41 losses with 7% KOs *F-LEVEL* Ted Lowry - 71 wins 68 losses with 30% KOs *F-LEVEL* Ted Lowry (twice) - 71 wins 68 losses with 30% KOs *F-LEVEL* Gino Buonvino - 24 wins 15 losses with 10% KOs *F-LEVEL* Gino Buonvino (twice) - 24 wins 15 losses with 10% KOs *F-LEVEL* Joe Dominic - 18 wins 12 losses with 33% KOs *F-LEVEL* Eldridge Eatman - 22 wins 21 losses with 22% KOs *F-LEVEL* Willis Applegate -12 wins 16 losses with 13% KOs *F-LEVEL* Lee Savold - 104 wins 45 losses with 50% KOs *D-LEVEL* Phil Muscato - 56 wins 23 losses with 25% KOs *D-LEVEL* Bill Wilson - 56 wins 27 losses with 51% KOs *D-LEVEL* Johnny Shkor - 31 wins 19 losses with 42% KOs *F-LEVEL* Fred Beshore - 35 wins 17 losses with 24% KOs *D-LEVEL* Jimmy Evans - 18 wins 8 losses with 50% KOs looks okay until you see *he fought 10 opponents with 10 fights or less.* Eddie Ross - 19 wins 5 losses with 72% KOs looks okay until you see *he fought 10 debuting amateurs and 7 other opponents with 10 fights or less.* Bob Quinn - 20 wins 4 losses with 58% KOs looks okay until you see *he fought 13 opponents with 10 fights or less.* Bernie Reynolds - 53 wins 13 losses with 49% KOs looks okay until you see *he fought 30 opponents with 15 fights or less.* Pat Richards - 24 wins 9 losses with 39% KOs looks okay until you see *he fought 20 opponents with 10 fights or less.* Carmine Vingo - 16 wins 2 losses with 38% KOs looks good until you see *ALL 16 wins came against F-LEVEL opponents.* Don Cockell - 66 wins 14 losses with 46% KOs looks okay until you see the majority of his career was at middleweight and light heavyweight. *By the time he faced Marciano he was suffering from severe glandular disorders that wreaked havoc with his physique. He was sallow-skinned, fat, and had a nasty boil on his neck.* Harry Matthews - 90 wins 7 losses with 58% KOs is a good B-LEVEL resume until you see *he was a career middleweight moonlighting at light heavyweight.* Matthews weighed 130 lbs vs. Joey Parks who also weighed 130. *Shouldn't one have to beat credible "Heavyweight" opponents to be respected as a legitimate "Heavyweight" champion?* *Even little Rocky's 5 best opponents: 3 light heavyweights and 2 cruiserweights -- Charles Moore LaStarza Layne Walcott -- LOST ((94)) times and were KO'D ((28)) times!!!* IT'S CLEAR AS DAY WHY HE WENT 49-0 *In the old days, ringers could boost their income by fighting repeatedly. Padding your record against weak opponents can yield good results- the real stumblebums are the guys who make a career of losing. In small-time fights, the less-talented fighter often gets the bulk of the cash; he is, after all, providing a valuable service by losing so reliably--The Ring Magazine* Name one, just one *"prime"* ATG fighter little Rocky beat? Failing to name even one proves my comment rings true. Show me any respected boxing publication or analyst that claims Charles Moore Walcott Louis were *"prime"* when they fought Marciano?

[@josephclift3662]

@@Rowdy-r2d2-John.3.16 are you for real? Lol

[@johnclark3697]

I never realized what a fantastic boxer Henry was.. REEESPECT.

[@teddywright1241]

J

[@gregflores8959]

John Clark He was damn good!

[@tacheovale]

I read that Henry Cooper weighed in at 187lbs for this fight, worth considering that's only a cruiserweight in today's weight limits (i.e.

[@kubanskiloewe]

@Jim Palmer kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKjQfpdvr7ygmJo

[@life107familyfitnessboxing8]

Cooper's left hook was like dynamite. A very tough fight for Ali. Cooper was very dangerous. Ali was messing around and did not take this fight as serious as he should have. Ali for me is the Greatest of all time and a great performance by Cooper

[@TheGloves13]

Ali was just 21 Years old here and won against a BEAST in Cooper. Crazy

[@motorcycleartist]

1966..Ali was born in 1942

[@user-gd5tj7tv8v]

@@motorcycleartist 1963

[@michaelares4240]

Cooper was a journeyman fighter

[@andrewgosling9838]

Ali cheated that day or his corner did splitting his glove to give him time to recover

[@hudaarifathul6950]

​@@andrewgosling9838his glove was torned by something in the middle of the 4th round there is no cheating!

[@redder158]

This is probably one of the best fights in boxing history.

[@StephenRoberts-zx8js]

Great fight, I can remember watching this with my dad he was a big boxing 🥊 fan . Good morning from SWANSEA in South Wales ..

[@Arthurdankarelli]

Wow... I wish I grew up in this era. Boxing isn't what it once was.

[@roughtoughcocopuff9313]

Bullshit

[@Piglatinsuperstar]

it was kind of dull until about the time Ali was long in the tooth. boxing's best times were ahead in 77-82/83 Count 'em: Victor Galindez Matthew Franklin Pipino Cuevas Roberto Duran Marvin Hagler Hector Camacho Alexis Arguello Aaron Pryor Larry Holmes Roy Jones Riddick Bowe Thomas Hearns

[@God-vb5dw]

They hit a lot harder these days

[@betomata4]

Me to.... Thank you Sir .... Wonderful Fight two men at the Top of Their Game

[@billtrotman9458]

Bill trotman calypso

[@johnpatterson6448]

As a boxer and a man, Mohammed did become ‘The Greatest’. But I’d forgotten how close Henry came and how tough he was. Magnificent.

[@a9u285]

Ali is the most overated boxer of all time

[@snoozeyoulose7542]

@Brian Mino no one cares about rocky

[@athelstan927]

Ali lost this fight..

[@stephenryan1690]

They rigged it so he could recover it's old American tricks overwise he would have slept in the next round.

[@ggusty1711]

@Sprite Bonn his coach gave him smelling salts and ripped his glove to buy more time after Ali got flattened by Cooper.

[@philipswain4122]

One of the best boxing matches ever.

[@daryusharash7790]

Impossible not to love this boy. He is all heart, tip to toe. How would anyone dare to expose himself to deadly punches of cooper, Liston and others that he faced. He must have been only sixteen or not much older in this match. His style is just beginning to take shape. Will anyone like him be born again in the Millenium? He is there in every one's life story. Ali was the turning point in boxing. With and after him boxing changed for ever. He invented and introduced the new style of dancing, moving and hitting rather than static monotone boxing. Great personality. Immortal. Eternal.

[@aloha2104]

Daryush Arash = "Ali must have been sixteen" (?).. "Ali was the turning point in boxing" (?).. Do you watch boxing??..

[@daryusharash7790]

@@aloha2104 hello there. Age!? I know I was wrong. He is 20 or in his early twenties. Turning point!? Yes I think classic boxing was revolutionised by Ali. You see the contrast right there: Ali-Cooper II, round 6.Cooper, cut in the eyebrow and tired retreats to the corner and!! he stays there. Referee stops the match. Otherwise he'd stopped there like a sack in front of Ali untill he'd been ko-ed. I do watch boxing, quite often. What do you think? What's your opinion?

[@ericparker163]

When I watch fights like this and people say Ali would beat Tyson. I just don't see it. As heavyweights go,I'll forever have Iron Mike #1. No doubt though Ali is legendary and truly transcended boxing.

[@paulweir5031]

@@ericparker163 You know nothing.

[@ericparker163]

@@paulweir5031 school me. Post the fighting version of Ali that would beat Mike in his prime. This aint it.

[@Corinthian44]

Henry Cooper , a great boxer , a great sportsman , and a gentleman !

[@dondixon4206]

And Clay's Bitch!

[@noelferguson2113]

Cooper was tough no doubt. War is war, He couldn't give em' but he sures can take em'

[@RussTube59]

The pleasure of meeting Henry Cooper in later years. A lovely man, and as you say, a true gent.

[@oliveroneill1388]

hander bars almighty

[@taroutmohamed596]

unde.

[@judgedredd3568]

As a huge Ali and boxing fan for over 50 yrs...1st time I really studied this fight....Cooper really was a solid boxer puncher...He really made Ali work.

[@abdullahmuhammad4749]

But, Cooper could not go any further. Muhammad 'Ali WON that's all that matters!

[@stevecrocker6904]

@@abdullahmuhammad4749 unfortunately winning is all that matters to many Americans. That's why a silver or bronze leaves them disappointed in world sports. What a miserable way to be!

[@mskidi]

Cooper had a mean left, and Ali couldnt defend left hooks either pre or post retirement.

[@seanwright8786]

@@abdullahmuhammad4749 ASA sir. Muhammad Ali indeed won and has been my favorite boxer since I was a little boy in the early 70's. The observation made is true though ahki. Cooper fought Alii a diligent manner....but he did lose.

[@kevinruddy448]

If Cooper had kept his left up as a shield 🛡️, and just zap solid lefts in, he'd of won 🎉

[@juliecrawford9428]

For twenty years Ali was an artist. He floated, danced and out boxed every opponent. No one has ever shown the finesse, the style that was Ali. No one ever will.

[@jackhughman9450]

He also ate so much leather that it ruined him for his last 20 years of life. The man was great but others have been on his level and will be in the future.

[@FLASHAHOLIC_TV]

Lennox Lewis was the complete heavyweight.

[@FLASHAHOLIC_TV]

@Dillon Mcconnell The unbeaten Michael Grant and Akinwande were both bigger than Lewis, Lewis effectively finished their careers. Lewis was old fat and ring rusty and still destroyed Klitschko's face, and many forget he won the last round and took the Ukraine's legs with the last uppercut.

[@MrJonathanmichelle]

Marciano would have crushed Ali.

[@FLASHAHOLIC_TV]

@Dillon Mcconnell 😂

[@christopherjames375]

I met Henry. In 1988 .opening a tool shop in my area what a gentleman .also a terrific sportsman

[@sportsmediaamerica]

I was a child when this happened. I remember it happening but had forgotten that Cooper knocked him down -- and a major league slug it was! Clay was lucky to walk away with the "W." Classic!!

[@crashburn3292]

Yeah. Lucky for Clay that Cooper's eye just became a bloody, swollen mess for no reason whatsoever. Otherwise Cooper would've won easily.

[@MuhammadAli-kg7ij]

@@crashburn3292 Winning easily vs argueably best heavyweight of all times? Ali opened his eyes with his jabs, there is no luck here, Cooper was also getting tired, he was so aggressive in early rounds, it's Ali's fight style, he didn't come aggressive looking for an early Ko like Tyson or Foreman

[@hookywookywithmalarkyman704]

@@MuhammadAli-kg7ij Yes ! i was 13 back then

[@kennethstover1741]

@@crashburn3292 he wouldn't have won easily. Clay came out like a bull in the 5th. He hit Cooper with a lot more punches in the 5th than he did in the first 4 rounds. Clay was boxing and toying with Cooper in the first 4 rounds. You can go back and look in the 3rd round he was teasing Cooper, and the announcer said he was ungentlemanly. He was gettin in his head. Cooper's lucky Clay hit em in the face so much and got his eye gushin. The ref stopped the fight to save Cooper gettin knocked out. You can say what you want, but there wasn't nothin easy about this fight. They both boxed well, and had a great fight, but Clay came on strong in the 5th. That knock down got em motivated in a major way, and you could see play time was over. I just went back and watched the 5th round again and counted the punches. Clay threw about 37 punches to Cooper's 6 punches. And Clay landed almost every one and Cooper didn't land any. It was about a minute and a half in the 5th round before the ref stopped the fight, and clay landed about 35 punches and Cooper didn't land one punch. I'm tellin you, the ref could see what was comin, and he stopped the fight to save Cooper from gettin knocked out!!!

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@crashburn3292 No reason whatsoever? When you get punched in the face from a 210 lb professional fighter, puffiness and bleeding may result, in some people than others, and Henry WAS a bleeder.

[@williampjohnston53]

I hadn’t remembered how good Cooper was in this fight. He really had Ali rattled.

[@КрикунКрикунович-ш6е]

Вот и весь касиус, чудо охуевший в 21 год напялил корону совсем ОХУЕЛ, что ли. Не, точно охуевший тип этот клей касторский.

[@218maryland]

Cooper had such a beautiful powerful jab. What a great fight to watch

[@way2real364]

WOW!!!. Clay was playing around those first 4 rounds - Cooper threw a devastating left hook 🤜knocking the Champ down.... Kudos to Cooper. However, Clay came back next round putting his Combo's 🤜🤛together and showed us why he is the GREATEST!!! 💪

[@Angel-Adramelech]

'Cooper threw a devastating left hook knocking the Champ down'.... His trademark punch was called Henry's Hammer and it would of won that fight for Henry if Ali's corner hadn't messed with his glove buying time for Ali to recover. edit; nearly forgot, and it's claimed they shot stuff up Ali's nose during the sponge down, I wonder what that could of been hmm.

[@opiumdocumentarylefebvre206]

@@Angel-Adramelech

[@alaza61]

People underestimated Ali when he fought Liston for the first time in 64. This was an impressive victory and he proved himself to be a legitimate match for Liston, but some were so fixated on Liston's power as a puncher that they failed to consider Ali's speed, footwork, and endurance. Not to mention reach, and the ability to take a punch.

[@alaza61]

***** He was Ali by 1965, and his absolute physical best was between 1966 and 1967 before his exile.Deal with it.

[@alaza61]

***** The ring master of the 70s wouldn't be able to catch the 25 year old Ali. Ali said this in an interview.

[@Icyhotboo]

wm young , agreed!

[@BenDover-wu7ed]

Didn't have the ability to take a punch in this fight.Fell down on his sorry arse

[@ahmedlong9164]

@@BenDover-wu7ed l

[@If6turnsouttobe9]

Never heard of this fight... and as an amateur boxer Ali was my " hero". Cooper had a devastating left, counted on it too much though. I got a see more Cooper ! He was a fighter! Ali Bumaye !! RIP.. to them.

[@emulus4000]

Counted on his devastating one punch power. Sounds like a certain ex-champion

[@If6turnsouttobe9]

@@David-Once yeah, heard of Frazier. And right, hadn't heard of

[@yaseenibn-noor9473]

Ali was the greatest strategic boxer of all time. The very reason he could outsmart the hardest hitter in the business. "The pen will always be mightier than the sword".

[@yaseenibn-noor9473]

@Senior Billy Bull Judging by your lenghthy rebuttal, if you like, and signing off as a military inductee, your bias in favour of serving in the armed forces, becomes apparent. I would agree to disagree with you that Ali was coerced in following a certain agenda to appease the media and the personilities you mentioned. I think Ali had the foresight and courage to state "I ain't got no problem with the Vietcong and there would be no justification on my part to fight them". Especially stating that boldly in the very prime years of his boxing success, makes him a person of great integrity. Anyway, those who were against the illegal war in Vietnam and against the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lybia, Syria and so on and so on, gains my utmost respect. Probably for that reason he earned my admirable respect and not for idolising him through the nefarious agenda of the media. I, personally approach the MSM with a jaundiced view, anyway. In fact the people who fell for "weapons of mass destruction" mantra were unwittingly and mindlessly brainwashed to believe that blatant lie spurned by the MSM. Perhaps I should end this conversation with an apt and pertinant book to read by Smedley Butler, viz, 'War is a racket' or a doccie called " All wars are banksters wars".

[@yaseenibn-noor9473]

@Senior Billy Bull I would concur with a lot you have said, but to reiterate my main point about the smartness about Ali's superior boxing skill is ultimate in his showdown with 'rope-dope' powerhouse George Foreman, who extinguished 'smoking' Joe's career for good. I say that respectably because both Joe Frazier and George Foreman I have the highest regard for not only for their boxing skills but for their humanity as well.

[@camrenwick]

Two boxing legends. RIP

[@ericm8917]

This is an underrated fight for sure

[@michaelconley7958]

Clay is the most over rated boxer in history,hung on all the time and often hit with the inside of his glove.

[@amact]

@@michaelconley7958And he is the one who made the world interested in boxing.

[@shaunkelly9860]

@@seeya101oliASWHDFIL Cooper's left would drop anyone. The shame was that he cut so easily, that cost him in a lot of fights.

[@MrMarco855]

@@seeya101oliASWHDFIL How could it have been a fluke when Cooper landed roughly 10 good left hooks in the fight. A single hook that landed okay, but he landed left hooks in all 4 rounds.

[@alamore5084]

One of THE best fights of all time. Both utter quality, aggression and excellent footwork. They eclipse the boxers of today.

[@sananto6896]

Damn, Cooper was a tough dude and great fighter. I didn't really know that.

[@smartiepancake]

First time I've seen the whole fight - the knock down was deserved.

[@zainalenal7003]

Me too...

[@redflag8970]

He suffered badly with cuts but his boxing skills were up there

[@bjornsundberg1947]

Had Cooper got a chance to challenge the champ Sonny Liston before Ali did the following year, he would have had a great chance to beat Liston, who was in decline at this time (1964). Internationally Cooper was/is very much underrated. Unfortunately he got cut so easily and therefore lost some important fights, he otherwise could have won, at least on points.

[@trevorlee59]

Coopers management team always said they would let Henry fight Ali every week, but they wouldn’t let him in the same town as Liston let alone the same ring Cooper himself wanted no part of Liston

[@Timeshavechange2013]

I came to watch Ali and gained equal respect for cooper. Great fight by two legends.

[@bradhuskers]

Actually? Slow white boy knocked prime Ali unconscious. Ali was extremely lucky to be saved by the bell here.

[@lordburlap4514]

Cooper was a tough guy but hardly a legend...

[@lordburlap4514]

Brad rawsner Your "slow white boy" was cut to pieces in this fight and was sliced up even more in the other fight he had with Ali....so much for your color preference, Bradley.

[@bradhuskers]

@@lordburlap4514 Low IQ boy. The bell saved his ass. Norton broke Ali's fuckin jaw. You low IQ pussy

[@AmmoRoach]

@@bradhuskers imagine being so insecure you have to call someone low IQ LMAOOO 😂 😂 😂

[@byzinski]

I met Ali ..he was giving autographs on the corner of 45th and Lexington Manhattan NYC summer of 1983. 😊

[@psoon04286]

Respect for Mr Cooper……a damn good boxer giving Ali a hard time in spite of that bad cut obscuring his vision👍👏👏

[@Igor-it6pf]

Ого

[@bongeyedbill9355]

Saved by the bell ...then lost on a cut. The first man ever to floor the king. Full respect. 👍

[@raymondturner1478]

Marciano is the king.

[@bongeyedbill9355]

@@raymondturner1478 never watched his fights bro...tyson is king to me , plus mc'wiggun , plus cassus, pluss Lenox, forman, sugar ray, plus holy field,, plus ..the list goes on bro...I could name so many fighters...Ben , eubank, ...etc etc...they all desurve there place on the wall of fame. There is only one daddy in his prime, that's the IRON man for me. Even Ali would have been in trouble. That's how good this bloke was.

[@raymondturner1478]

@@bongeyedbill9355 Mike Tyson was overrated. He lost to every fighter that wasn't scared of him.

[@bongeyedbill9355]

@@raymondturner1478 let's just say, after his personal problems, he didn't belong in the ring. Money was the reason, not the best dream to step back in the ring. Mike tyson was the best boxer of all time. Simples!!!

[@bongeyedbill9355]

@@raymondturner1478 over rated??? The bloke was an animal...how the fook can u say that??? From the amutures to the holding the title at the youngest age ever...he floored anyone that stood in front of him. Your stoned bro...that or you just don't like the bloke.

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

Henry Cooper- a CLASS act with a left hook which hit like a bolt of lightning and with the impact of a sledgehammer- Henry's Hammer. Ali- a legend, THE GREATEST, it's compulsory to love these two superb athletes. Ali had the greatest respect for Henry Cooper for the rest of his life. "Henry Cooper hit me so hard, my relatives in Africa felt it!"

[@symbiote3220]

Clay is nothing short of a callous provocateur. The only time one so full of himself would ever talk in respect was in victory. Check his outlook and demeanor when he lost. It was always and excuse “Father Time, was more me than my opponent”… hell, even when he bounced back from a Rematch it just shows him look down with some sort of asinine superiority complex. Not a righteous bone in his body.

[@Mister_Pedantic]

@@symbiote3220 Henry Cooper was a coward. He refused to defend his Commonwealth championship against the Canadoan, George Chuvalo.

[@symbiote3220]

@@Mister_Pedantic why are you replying to me??

[@Mister_Pedantic]

@@symbiote3220 You made a comment in a public forum.

[@symbiote3220]

@@Mister_Pedantic you replied in offense to cooper, which was being uplifted by OP. I simply unrelated called Cassus clay a POS….so once again, why feel the need to tag me in response?

[@foreveralive6949]

Henry actually exposed Ali's weakness to the left hook. Frazier exploited that weakness a lot during their fights together. Henry's right hand at 6:02 was beautiful.

[@donnylandon]

Cassius clay*

[@chipschannel9494]

Sonny Banks dropped him first .

[@hudaarifathul6950]

​@@donnylandonWho's Clay? Slave name? he didn't even has name Clay in end of his life😂

[@jamesart9]

Gotta give Henry Cooper all the credit in the world, he was really willing to take it to Ali, and damn near pulled it off. And although Cooper was only 29, he did have 8 years of exerience on the , still very young, Ali, and it showed. And it also greatly helped Ali become the legend he was to become. In a weird way it is similar to Lomochenko versus Salido, in that the older master taught the young aspiring master a trick or two. (Without the constant hammerring of the bollocks, thank goodness.)

[@darrenscotchbrook4666]

Still young Ali? Two words... Mike Tyson

[@rearl1869]

yea it showed he got his ass whooped

[@ognyankanev5211]

😂😂😂😂😂👎👎👎👎👎

[@IJones-yz6qm]

Darren Scotchbrook... WHERE’S MY MOUTHPIECE? 3 words from a Prime Mike Tyson when he fought Buster Douglas..

[@creamofthecrop5868]

Did lomachenko get like a shit ton of low blows from Salido, that counted?

[@paulbest2203]

Great fight ,Ali was lucky ,he got away with it . Lovely gent Cooper he deserves every respect from the all time greatest boxer . 57 years on I still love watching this fight .

[@goodboyringo9716]

There's no luck in Ali, that it cause him to get away with it. Ali was a very very skilled fighter to the end. If anyone was lucky it was Copper's left hook, without it he would have loss very early. Cooper punching on the brake helped him also. Looks like Copper's knock down only made Ali mad in the 5th

[@kakimuniafu450]

@Paul Best....Ali was lucky, really?? Cooper was a fine boxer, fighter and gentleman but it was just a matter of time before Ali figured him out...like he did so many other fighters whom he fought before and after Cooper. Anyway, any relation to George Best?

[@simonmorris4226]

Two of the finest men who ever stepped into the ring. Cassius or Ali always said that was the hardest he’d ever been punched in his career. And when you look at who he fought that is really saying something!

[@DavidJsmith-dk5tf]

Simon Morris . Nice to hear from someone thinking calmly. That was some punch wasn't it ! A great fight ! Afterwards, Henry continued to rule Britain for eight more years, whils't Ali went on to became the most famous of all the world champions. Great years for heavyweight boxing !

[@simonmorris4226]

@Seelan Dorasamy his entire career

[@simonmorris4226]

@Seelan Dorasamy that’s the one!

[@migonzz]

Wonder what he had to say about Earnie Shavers! Haha

[@Phil-ui4tm]

That was probably the hardest clean punch ever landed on Ali, but he took a worse beating in the Shavers fight, followed by Norton fight where his jaw was broken and Frazier 1 where he lost his first fight. I’m leaving out the well past his prime fights.

[@donaldcurley5812]

It's great they turned out the best of friends!!

[@lvanteale4679]

One of the best left jabs in his day,respect to our Henry.

[@abdulmumin6251]

I totally agree fighters back then. Compare AJ dylian wyte would they last a round with cooper

[@russhook6595]

@Mark M Thanx! So many idiots cannot tell a jab from a hook!

[@anthonybrogan390]

He could hook off the jab too which was amazing, and his ability to duck under Ali's jab. I have never seen a boxer do that before they usually slip the jab it is faster. Great Fighter and a gentle man.

[@djohn3dddd841]

I like to call him " 'ENERY" like they do in Britain.

[@Napalm2131]

Dude was trash

[@LargestClassifieds]

Many of Cooper's stronger punches narrowly missed his targets due to Ali's ability to steer away (floating like a butterfly). Having said this, Henry Cooper is still a very good fighter. Salute to him.

[@AaronRowland-y5w]

Left hook power punch should of ended ali for him to get back up is beyond amazing

[@georgetorrez8519]

Ali was carrying his ass

[@josephbolden2769]

Cooper himself said Ali wasn’t fighting very hard during the first four rounds to fulfill his prediction of a fifth round knockout. During Cooper’s comment, he was amused at what happened as a result.

[@Russ442100]

I was 3 days old when this fight took place. 61 now, time flies.

[@doughelms558]

Ali was young, still learning. But Cooper was one tough customer.

[@syedfayaz1428]

But,Ali is the greatest

[@blackbelttroll4008]

CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WE SEE A YOUNG ALI IN THIS FIGHT I AGREE TOTALY I WOULD SAY THIS WAS HIS TOUGHEST OPPONENT SO FAR , HENRY IMPRESSED THE GREATEST !

[@rainstormzee554]

@syed fayaz...but in this case he was the luckiest.

[@billsamuls7620]

IF THAT WAS TODAY AND THE REF HAD GONE TO THE OTHER BOXERS CORNER WHEN HE SHOULD BE COMING OUT OTHER THE BOXER WOULD BE JUMPING UP AND DOWN

[@andrewkennaugh1065]

Doug Helms Young and still learning... and in his very next fight became World Heavyweight Champion...😊 To add to his Olympic Gold Medal...😊

[@pimpompoom93726]

Cooper was a consummate professional and he had a great left hook, but a fighter like Ali only comes along once in a generation. You have to admire it and respect it. But, kudos to Cooper-for one glorious moment he had the greatest heavyweight of all time on the seat of his pants! Who else can say that, other than Joe Frazier?

[@roryjohnston9389]

Alan Smithee what business do you have even speaking about boxing? over rated? who is a better heavyweight than ali?

[@rgarrison1819]

Ali was nothing more Than a Yellow Cowardice Draft Dodger!,Who had to Become a Muslim,in order to Use That as an Excuse for Not Serving His Country!,Joe Louis,Sugar Ray Robinson Were way Better African American Fighters,Including Big George Foreman and Mighty Joe Frazier!,If This British Fighter had not Succumbed to His Cut Eye,He Would Have Probably Put Ali's Showboating Ass on the Ring Mat Again For Good!!!!

[@joandar1]

@@rgarrison1819 I can only thumbs up once so I say the person that changed his name was very lucky to have 2 seconds to go in the round as he WAS GONE!!! John, Australia. PS: Too late for a rematch!

[@TranquiloTrev]

@@rgarrison1819 If if if. You're a joke.

[@rastapete100]

@@rgarrison1819 Cowards don't get in the ring with joe Frazier or george foreman. The army would never allow him in combat or in any danger and Ali knew this but went to jail for his principles. That is courage. Going to Vietnam be a propaganda piece for the war is not courage.

[@henrysevern]

First time I watched this fight, I have heard so much about it over the years. I remember my mother saying the fight is on tonight, but it is after your bed time. Her, my father and grandfather both watched it and my father told me that Cooper had knocked Clay down and the fight was stopped due to Coper’s eye injury. My grandfather a boxer himself thought that Clay was not as good as the boxer’s of his era.

[@Mister_Pedantic]

"Clay was not as good as the boxer's [sic] of his era". "Rocky Marciano only fought over-the-hill fighters and pumped-up light heavyweights and retired when he saw Liston on the horizon". "Joe Louis had the famous 'bum-of-month club'". I call BS on those remarks. All those men did was beat everyone there was to beat. Every fan thinks their era was the best. Some think it's been all downhill since James Jeffries.

[@henrysevern]

@@Mister_Pedantic You are probably right, all competitions on the day can vary in whatever sport and boxing is no different. Some days you can go the gym and feel and perform great and on other days feel sluggish and under perform.

[@Mister_Pedantic]

@@henrysevern The thing that I don't understand is the notion that boxing has regressed over the past century.

[@Hellserch]

@@Mister_Pedantic well said Mr Shank. Marciano record is superlative but he fought all the greater boxers when they were well past their best. That is not the case with Ali.

[@ashokKumar-yi4vv]

We listen to poetries. But Ali's fights were like watching poetry.

[@taltalbot113]

I was a close friend of Henry's twin brother George. George had the autographed boxing gloves displayed on his wall of the first 1963 Cassius Clay vs Henry Cooper. boxing match. Both were great guys.

[@jrockofages5413]

Wow! Timing is everything. I never watched this fight before and history could've been a little different if that bomb came in earlier in the round. Amazing fight.

[@paulharris9268]

..and they didn't cheat by cutting Clays glove

[@stevemiller1203]

That's what I was thinking, man that punch connected!

[@Inglese001]

Yeah Cooper would have achieved more in his career, had he not gotten cut so easily. Good fight.

[@Coxy-b34]

@@paulharris9268 Glove was already cut.

[@atavachronwemberley1744]

@@Coxy-b34 Dundee admitted he sliced the glove open. Utter cheat!

[@sr4663]

Great fight. You can see the beginning of the legend Ali would become. A heavyweight that moves like a lightweight. Cooper was a really tough customer.

[@nosmoke247]

Only Christ is a legend. You worship men.

[@Chazaq]

@@nosmoke247 Christ is black.

[@nosmoke247]

@@Chazaq think again delusional one. Feet like burnt brass... Do you even know what that is? Hmmm

[@nosmoke247]

@@Chazaq also your reply has zero to do with my comment. Are you alright???🤦🤷💯🙏🏼

[@Chazaq]

@@nosmoke247 you don’t know your history punk. Read the next line. Burned in a furnace. Do you know your spirit is not right in your right? Do you know you’re going to be exterminated in the end, right? Read byotch

[@joecoonan3931]

Henry Cooper fought so well against Ali ( 'Clay'), better than most any other fighters ever did at that point in his career..

[@misteriamthepope9368]

Ali's movement & balance were off that fight. Was more arm punching than setting down on his shots using his hips where the torque & power base generate. Cooper's striking was the opposite..angry intentions w every punch. Ali's legs & hands weren't in synch to punch w any serious power behind them. He definitely got much better. He was still so green back then

[@Xulqvv]

Who’s here 61 years later on the exact date

[@lenders1164]

Two legends in the sport. RIP.

[@fcojaviercazaresgarcia3659]

si...dios los tenga en su glorioso regazo

[@guillermojuarez7514]

@@fcojaviercazaresgarcia3659 ❤🎉🎉😮

[@stevemiller1203]

Big surprise for me watching this, Cooper had Ali missing, way better fighter than I realized. Everybody knows how great Ali was but Cooper was a tough s.o.b. Big respect for both of them.

[@emgee3057]

Cooper was not playing..This was a PRIME Ali ...Cooper not only was winning the fight but could have stopped Ali if he knocked him down earlier in the round. Ali showed what heart and determination is...He came out in that 5th rd on fire..Ali had one of the BEST chins EVER .....

[@domibryant2257]

@Hippy(Bboomer) i dont like Ali either. He robbed norton in fight 3. He was too vunerable in his career to be the best

[@jml-rj5re]

This wasn't Ali in his prime. That was 1965-1967. Most of Ali's prime was stolen from him.

[@richardweiler3966]

He was officially down 4 times. But the Wepner knockdown was bogus.

[@richardweiler3966]

Ali was still very young. Just 21. He was not in his prime. Most feel that his prime was 1966-1967.

[@vlLEGTxSQUADX]

Ali didnt even know where he was and he had 3 minutes to recover

[@joelchristman181]

No one is perfect. You watch Clay vs. Cooper. Or Tyson vs. Halpin. And you see signs of vulnerability. Not at all like they are made out to be. These mythical monsters of destruction that could never lose. The line of greatness seems so evident yet requires such luck.

[@bretttempleman5373]

Love the sound of that old london crowd

[@Pulsonar]

I’m perhaps too young remember much of 60s England, but my mother always pined for those days. It’s a pity that racist attitudes were so disgusting and blatant then, but that aside I really like ‘that old’ London atmosphere. English people seemed like they had so much more gutsy character then and proud of it, marvellous.

[@bretttempleman5373]

@Senior Billy Bull somethings telling me you dont rate Ali 😴

[@antoniospanayiotou8619]

Bunch of bloodthirsty jackals!!

[@miguelvaldivieso628]

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[@zamaniabidin6426]

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[@robertromeo3765]

Cooper came in like it was a big street brawl, and gave Ali the fight of his young boxing career. Cooper came the closest of all Ali opponents ever, to knocking the champ out cold.

[@robertromeo3765]

@@seniordavidmanderson9232 Ali was a really good boxer. I read an article years back, that Ali starting taking pain killers before a fight especially the big ones. If so, that didn't help his cause. He may not have realized how hurt he was, and those injuries took a big toll.

[@jamessmythe1891]

Robert Romeo, Cooper was a more skilful boxer, Ali had effectively no defence, his hands were often down to his hips giving him no protection, he ran and danced to avoid getting hit, when he stopped dancing he was easy to hit, Cooper knew it and slammed him with a left.

[@jamessmythe1891]

@@robertromeo3765 He was advised by doctors multiple times to stop fighting, but he carried on fighting, he wanted more and more millions, didn’t care about his health !

[@shellydavis3587]

Let

[@paulrodgers5559]

As if Frazier didn't knock his ass flat and break his jaw. Ali was the clinchingest bitch there ever was.

[@scottm8579]

One of the reasons a lot of boxing fans don't like Ali is because he didn't win fights by knockout. This fight is the perfect example of how Ali would win by TKO. Just pummel you into losing.

[@ClassicBoxingMatches]

good point. I've never been a huge fan of Ali for that reason. respect him as a boxer and he was an incredible talent but id watch a Tyson, Marciano or Joe Louis fight over most of Ali's. I do like this fight tho

[@SUPERIRISHSTUD]

ROCKY would've KILLED Clay! Marciano was the greatest ever!

[@jgroub1]

I disagree. This was smart boxing by Ali. The object is to win. And winning by pummelling the face of your opponent so they start bleeding all over everyone and everything, causing the ref to stop the fight is a perfectly good way to win. I grant you that it may not quite have the visceral impact of watching, say, the Frazier Cooney 1969 fight where they are just standing there, slugging it out, beating the holy crap out of one another. I just watched that and couldn't believe what I was seeing. But Ali was smarter than so many of his opponents to be able to win the way he did and kept on doing throughout his career.

[@michaeltrumph121]

Nobody likes a dancing bufoon that wins at points. Sugar Ray Robinson, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Joe Louis - now those are proper fighters.

[@rockisland5424]

Michael Trumph shut up dumb ass...you probably fight like a girl...Ali would have beat you with his pinky finger bitch

[@ShadowedAgony]

Love this era of Ali/Clay. I’ve always thought this fight was a testament to his chin. How could someone so beautiful be so tough?

[@pvn2474]

Cooper did really well, in my opinion! Really good fighter!

[@otbtl9334]

Cooper is the first to send Ali to the canvas. He deserves a salute.

[@ClassicBoxingMatches]

Otb tl he was actually the second. First on camera however

[@xchindit]

Sonny Banks 1962

[@brianjackson2197]

Cooper, Wepner (who was the "Rocky Balboa") both got beat down before the fights were over. Joe Frazier was the only one who knock Ali down in the same match and won the bout!

[@jerryzeigler5785]

just by luck, he was hit with this with 2 seconds left in round...he would have been knocked out by Cooper

[@Rizi87]

By grabbing his arm and rabbit punching

[@thepianist7084]

Ali said "he shook my relations in Africa with that punch" -- much respect to Cooper who could hit very, very hard.

[@leonardcharles59]

I think that was one of the best punches Ali ever got hit by. It landed right on the chin and was Cooper's famed hook. It woke Ali up, hurt him badly and if it had come earlier in the round, don't know if Ali makes it to the next round.

[@ahmedbelbey6610]

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[@ahmedbelbey6610]

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[@nandamuriramesh]

The fact that clay allowed Henry to recover immediately after the later being hurt his left eye shows that clay was a big heart ❤️ player.

[@fazilm1]

He was a pure boxing sportsman

[@The_DC_Kid]

I would have had no idea what "heart" meant if not for your lame emoji.

[@williamhughes962]

how about the curled punch with sonny Liston give me a break you have just convinced me your on drugs to believe that clay won that fight go see a doctor about your brain if you have one HA HA HA HA

[@raycommisso6448]

More likely that he was still adjusting from the amateur to the professional ranks, and had yet to develop the killer instinct of a pro. Compare with his fights against Williams in '66 or Foley in '67, and you'll see a different kind of fighter who has learned the animal instinct to go in for the kill.

[@dennishumphries5610]

@@raycommisso6448 His killer instinct had gone AWOL the night Joe Frazier beat the living daylights out of him.also beaten 3 times by Ken Norton and several more boxers. Leon Spinks had only 7 pro fights before slapping him around like a rag doll.

[@christipaika]

When will this boxing standard ever return? Quality!

[@life107familyfitnessboxing8]

Never. Boxing back then will never come back to us. I lived in the era and there was nothing like it.

[@FinnMan1967]

Ali thought this gonna be easy fight. It was not. Cooper was hard as a coffin nail.

[@kyle3694]

Vesseli and a dirty fuckin boxer with dirty tricks

[@Oly1y]

@@kyle3694 wasn't ali dirty with mind tricks?

[@kyle3694]

Oly1y that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.. That has nothing to do with boxing rules..

[@jasonmccoy1474]

Ali was gon win anyways so it really didn’t matter

[@Oly1y]

@@kyle3694 dumbest thing you've ever heard? Mustn't have heard much because It's fucking dirty you dunce

[@johnnywires943]

Goodness me Henry really did have a hammer.Had that not been so close to the end of the round,Henry could of even won it.He kept catching Ali all through the rounds.I lovely man and a brilliant boxer.Deservedly Henry never looked back after that.That was Ali at his best with his fantastic jab also and combinations.May they both RIP.Tremendously missed the both of them.

[@brianvector]

Could HAVE not could of.

[@johnnywires943]

@@brianvector I could have changed it but i didn't.

[@michaelfred8848]

I was in the service at this time and this is the first time I’ve seen this fight and that knock down. Cooper was impressive and I’m sure I would have cheered for Clay because we were both the same age and from Louisville.