Boxing Pays Tribute As 'Our Enry' Dies at the Age of 76

Western MailMay 02, 2011

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THE world of boxing last night paid tribute to former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion Sir Henry Cooper, who died yesterday, aged 76.

Sir Henry, who was knighted in 2000, is best remembered for two famous clashes with Muhammad Ali in the 1960s.

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Boxing Pays Tribute As 'Our Enry' Dies at the Age of 76

He floored the American in the fourth round with 'Enry's Ammer - his trademark left hook - but Ali eventually won the 1963 non-title fight at Wembley.

Ali later said on British television that Cooper "had hit him so hard that his ancestors in Africa felt it".

Ali triumphed agai...

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