Cassius Clay vs Henry Cooper 18.6.1963
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- The infamous fight between Henry Cooper and Cassius Clay from 1963. Cassius Clay would be knocked down for only the second time in his career and mystery still surrounds exactly how long did he get to recover in between rounds... More info below
Clay would enter with a record of 18-0, Henry Cooper 27-8-1. Henry Cooper had wanted to face current World Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, but his manager, fearing for his fighters safety against a monster like Liston, would not pursue it. Instead, they accepted the challenge of a young arrogant boxer named Cassius Clay. This was to be Clay's first fight as a pro outside of the United States and his last fight before beating Sonny Liston, becoming World Heavyweight Champion and changing his name to Muhammad Ali. Cassius Clay held little respect for Henry Cooper going into the fight. He claimed Henry a bum, and if he could not beat him in 5 rounds, he would not return to the USA for 30 days. Henry was only a warm up to the brash Cassius Clay. Henry Cooper's record although not great was respectable and he was the reigning Commonwealth and British Heavyweight Champion with 19 of his 27 wins coming by way of KO and most by way of his devastating left hook known as "Enry's ammer". Late in the forth round the young Cassius Clay was floored by the aforementioned punch and saved by the bell ending the round. Although Cassius was able to get to his feet, he was noticeably wobbled and the break between rounds was desperately needed. For Cooper however, it was too little too late. His face a crimson mask, cut wide open from Clay's repeated jabs with a torn glove, the referee had no choice but to end the fight in the following round when Clay turned up the heat. Clay's prediction of a 5th round KO had come to fruition but also a new level of respect for the veteran British boxer, 1 of only 3 men to ever drop Clay/Muhammad in his 61 fight career.
Interesting side note, 3 of the 4 knockdowns Muhammad Ali suffered during his career came by way of a left hook to the jaw... Sonny Banks, Henry Cooper and Joe Frazier. And 3 of those 4 fights in which Ali got knocked down, he went on to win... Chuck Wepner, Sonny Banks and Henry Cooper.
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!
I totally believe that. Henry Cooper scared Ali big time!!
My father met Henry he was indeed a gentleman and could take a joke at his expense without being offended.
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 😰
@@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!
1:51 it looks not like a gentlemen behaviour.
These two greats stayed friends for the rest of their lives. I love that.
so do dogs
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MAGAs ARE dogs.@@onlythewise1
@@onlythewise1 Not if they've fought previously.
@@everettscott4745 really
What a fight! Cooper was a very tough man. He gave Ali a great fight.
Oh he does he dances like a ballerina
Great fight
Bruno was same v mike tyson
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"
Clay
American fan here this fight put UK heck all of Europe on the boxing map Cooper must be given credit forever
Ali had total respect for Cooper. Watching this you realize what a tough fighter Copper was.
Cooper was pretty sly with that left hand he tried king hittin practices on Ali but Ali was too solid
@@Walter-ri1li
Ali lost without cheating
He had no respect for anyone,not even his wife
@@niteblaster1 ...Another Anti-Ali!
Cooper earned it!
@@niteblaster1 another rascist jewish guy
I love how this footage is so clear compared with the hazy images of Ali's other black and white fights.
BBC quality
Somebody posted a version with color adaptation, but it flickers like heck.
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
Me, too!!!
I'm 75 and my Grandfather showed me WRESTLING...FAKE...BOXING...REAL...BEEN A FAN EVER SINCE EARLY 50'S...GOD BLESS YOU SIR!!!
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.
He did but Dundee cut his glove.. he has admitted it..
Cur his glove? How did he manage that?
5 extra seconds is nothing, i used to think it was like 3 minute lol. @@kennethhampton9130
That fight should have been called for Cooper. Dundee later admitted that he cut Ali's gloves to give him more time to recuperate.
Thats so cool
thanks for adding this... watched a few time. wonderful slice of history
What a left Cooper had! Even his left jab rocked Ali, rip to both fighters
And RIP to Harry Carpenter
@Sprite Bonn no one puts Cooper in Ali’s league but all said an done Henry floored him.
Amen to that!
if Cooper wants getting cut all the time he would be up there with the best of that time@@torvilasulvstle362
Henry Cooper was one of the most genuinely loved sportsmen in UK history.
@@basilmarasco1975 This has all gone far beyond Henry Cooper being a nice chap.
@@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.
Terence jay absolutely gentleman
@Sprite Bonn Nothing to be ashamed of. Ali said that no-one had hit him as hard as Cooper.
@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.
Thanks for sharing this gem of a fight.
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
@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. 👍
@@jedus007 Joshua isn't much good at dancing I think that Fury will bewilder AJ when they hopefully meet !
@@TheHumbuckerboy I like AJ but he doesn't have the skills or arsenal to beat Fury.
@@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.
@@jedus007 ^^^^^^^^^
I came to watch this because I seen it on One Night in Miami. That was a well timed left.
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.
he was a dirty fighter - look at those rabbit punches.
@@stephenlyon1358 Yes, I remember noticing how Cooper was very dirty against Joe Erskine .
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
@@stephenlyon1358 Fighting is a dirty sport. Which is not the same as cheating,
@@stephenlyon1358
Ali was a pedophile
which is worse?
I was gutted that night Henry was my hero I was 9 years old & had to watch Henry retire, RIP champ
he was a dirty fighter
That night Henry was robbed.
@@noabraga3773 Cassius Clay during the Foreman fight was like, *Laying on the ropes to catch my breath*
yes i was nine also. Can't imagine nine year olds watching now. Good with terrestrial tv . shared experience for millions.
Henry Cooper was a real sportsman.
‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.' ~ Ali
The bell saved him !
Largest Classifieds Or in his case, a freakin vegetable.
Or with Parkinson’s
@@nicholasdavies6264he wake up at 4 ! How is that saved him?
One of the most incredible fights i have seen. High drama all the way. Thanks for uploading this gem..
Cooper didn't have the skills never had never will
NJ NJ
@@jamesbecker136 you stand alone with your ridiculous summary of a Boxer acclaimed as a fine stylist and hard puncher.
Chroume internet
@@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.
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.
Like your benevolent commentary
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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.
Mike Tyson would have wip cooper to
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I grew up knowing who BOTH Cooper and Clay were… but was too young to even appreciate their talent!
I’m here now… ❤
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.
@Senior Billy Bull Rather sweeping in places, while playing with semantics.
@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.
@Senior Billy Bull aye ok mate!!!! Ali was and always will be the goat!!!
@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
@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??
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.
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.
@@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
@@dariangregory6182 Pretty good company for Cooper
@@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
absolutely 💯
Splash it all over henery....one of the most underrated boxers of our time r.i.p.henry
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.
Ali had a legendary chin.
@Ezzard Charles yes , we got to use what we have and not what we think we have 👍🇦🇺❤️
@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.
That tells you something. Against all odds - Racism, death threats, uneven playing field, zero margin for error, Lion Heart, greatnes, we always overcome!
@@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 👍❤️🇦🇺
Our Henry done us proud that night, always a Gentleman. R.I.P Both fighters, great fight. 🏴🇬🇧👍
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.
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Up John show
Lenny McCain the TV show up John show with ruby wax
On any given night, any heavyweight can knock down another if he catches him with the right punch. Ask Mike Tyson or Evander Holyfield…….
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I hadn’t remembered how good Cooper was in this fight. He really had Ali rattled.
Вот и весь касиус, чудо охуевший в 21 год напялил корону совсем ОХУЕЛ, что ли. Не, точно охуевший тип этот клей касторский.
Many years later, Ali said of the Cooper knock down punch : "He hit me so hard that my African ancestors felt it".
Wrong sir, he said Earnie Shavers
Wrong sir, he said Earnie Shavers
And his European ancestors. Clay was mixed race
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?
@@Robert.Levi.Miller are you for real? Lol
This is an underrated fight for sure
Clay is the most over rated boxer in history,hung on all the time and often hit with the inside of his glove.
@@michaelconley7958And he is the one who made the world interested in boxing.
@@seeya101oliASWHDFIL Cooper's left would drop anyone. The shame was that he cut so easily, that cost him in a lot of fights.
@@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.
One of THE best fights of all time. Both utter quality, aggression and excellent footwork. They eclipse the boxers of today.
There's been a torrent of hate speech on this video since Ali died. Leave your stupid opinions to yourself. These videos are here for boxing enthusiasts not poor pathetic faceless nobodies who want to be tough by talking shit about a dead person... I'm actively deleting any comments which are deemed negative towards either Ali or Cooper. If you you don't like what you see, shut the fuck up and move on
Well said
No point beating around the bush
I ain't mad at that! Tell them to get lost.
Well said I'm here for the boxing not politics!
thanks for those words. I wished more posters of videos like this would make a point like that!
Cooper is the first to send Ali to the canvas. He deserves a salute.
Otb tl he was actually the second. First on camera however
Sonny Banks 1962
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!
just by luck, he was hit with this with 2 seconds left in round...he would have been knocked out by Cooper
By grabbing his arm and rabbit punching
Two mobile, skilled aggressive warriors showing mutual respect and maturity. That’s boxing.
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.
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.
@@jednatkin9959 That was second fight. First fight he weighed 185 1/2 lb according to boxrec
You're so right, I couldn't have put your comment any better.
I'd give him a good chance against. MARCIANO
And he actually won. You think Cooper coulda done that to prime Tyson ? No way!
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.
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.
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.
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
@@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...
@@dspreis The mob owned Liston. They had big money on Clay.and told him to take the dive. They also assassinated him later
Just watched with my 12y old son. Cooper was a great fighter indeed, old school, hard man. Boxing was classic back then.
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!!! 💪
'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.
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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.👏👏
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.
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
@@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.
@@youtoo2233 ..."Almost" doesn't cut it! PERIOD!!!
@@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
Ali was just 21 Years old here and won against a BEAST in Cooper. Crazy
1966..Ali was born in 1942
@@motorcycleartist 1963
Cooper was a journeyman fighter
Ali cheated that day or his corner did splitting his glove to give him time to recover
@@andrewgosling9838his glove was torned by something in the middle of the 4th round there is no cheating!
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!
Clearly the highlight of Cooper’s boxing career.
@@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.
I met Henry. In 1988 .opening a tool shop in my area what a gentleman .also a terrific sportsman
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!!
Yeah. Lucky for Clay that Cooper's eye just became a bloody, swollen mess for no reason whatsoever. Otherwise Cooper would've won easily.
@@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
@@MuhammadAli-kg7ij Yes ! i was 13 back then
@@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!!!
@@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.
I never realized what a fantastic boxer Henry was.. REEESPECT.
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John Clark He was damn good!
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.
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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
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.
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.
Lennox Lewis was the complete heavyweight.
@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.
Marciano would have crushed Ali.
@Dillon Mcconnell 😂
In spite of bleeding, Cooper did not want to leave the ring. How courageous he was.
He was always known for being a heavy bleeder. Was the bane of his career.
Had they not stopped the fight, Cooper most likely would have knocked Clay out
@@Smartguy561 I met Clay around 32 years ago back home in Rasht my hometown, He was accompanied to a boxing club then they took him to a local mosque to pray
@@Smartguy561Non direi: Ali', aveva tenuto un ritmo non altissimo forse sottovalutando un pochino le doti di Cooper. Pero' dopo che e' stato buttato giu' ha iniziato il successivo round con una concentrazione ed una ferocia fuori dalla norma che lo hanno portato a colpire Cooper piu' volte fino a procurargli un' emorragia.
Ora, alcune emorragie si possono tamponare ma non tutte e non si puo' combattere con il sangue che cola sul volto e sul ring quindi l' incontro era stato giustamente sospeso a favore di Ali'.
In pratica in una ripresa (l' ultima), Ali' ha devastato Cooper dimostrando che al suo prime era un pugile anche potente e lo stanno a dimostrare i numerosi Ko che ha messo a segno prima del carcere.
Cooper in quel round, aveva preso degli scossoni: non credo che sarebbe durato a lungo con un' emorragia in atto e con un Ali' totalmente inferocito dopo esser stato messo giu' nel penultimo round.
Va' dato atto a Cooper d' esser stato nel momento del Prime Ali', l' avversario piu' veloce (praticamente quanto Ali' con le braccia), e comunque potente ma anche Ali' lo era in quel periodo.
E lo ha dimostrato nell' ultima ripresa dove ha stracciato Cooper (non un pugile qualsiasi).
Ali' in carriera (anche nel suo momento di declino), non ha mai perso per Ko: nell' incontro contro Holmes (tra l' altro gran pugile!), non c' era Ali' sul ring ma un uomo malato che non e' stato colpevolmente fermato poiche' non era piu' in grado di combattere.
I primi segni del Parkinson erano evidenti ma Ali' faceva mangiare in molti e lo hanno dato in pasto ad Holmes che conoscendo Ali' per esser stato il suo sparring partner dopo la prima ripresa si era subito accorto che qualcosa non andava nel suo avversario e si e' regolato.
Ma Ali' aveva ancora un grande cuore ragion per cui non voleva smettere.
Non si manda mai un uomo malato su un ring: mi meraviglio che quell' incontro sia ancora oggi considerato come un incontro regolare.
Ali' finche' non si e' ammalato non ha mai perso per Ko: questa e' la verita' (nemmeno nella sua fase di declino e nemmeno non essendo piu' al suo apice dopo il ritorno dal carcere).
Avrebbe potuto chiudere la carriera di 18 anni pugilistici con solamente 2 sconfitte ai punti contro Joe Frazier e Ken Norton se solo l' avessero fermato prima e se non l' avessero fatto combattere da malato di Parkinson.
Un record secondo, solamente a quello di Rocky Marciano (imbattutto).
Purtroppo lo hanno spremuto fino all' osso: e cio' gli e' valsa l' etichetta di pugile poco potente.
Non avere un pugno singolo da Ko non significa non essere potenti: Ali' aveva combinazioni da Ko.
Il primo Ali' ha vinto quasi tutti gli incontri per Ko: il secondo, era un Ali' depotenziato e meno potente con una grande astuzia, intelligenza tattica, meno mobilita', meno velocita' e quindi meno potenza ma con grande resistenza e un grande mento piu' il suo talento innato.
Cio' gli e' bastato per dominare anche negli anni 70'.
Senza il carcere, avrebbe ottenuto piu' Ko a suo favore (che comunque non sono stati pochi in carriera).
Tuttavia, anche se si fosse ritirato quando doveva farlo (in quanto non doveva dimostrare piu' niente a nessuno!), Ali' non avrebbe potuto evitare il Parkinson: forse, (sottolineo, forse), la malattia sarebbe andata meno spedita ma la malattia non e' dipesa certo dalla Boxe come tanti che non fanno sport da contatto e che sviluppano lo stesso il Parkinson.
Per me dopo Ali' il piu' grande pugile e' stato certamente Mike Tyson nel suo prime ma per la durata della carriera dico Lennon Lewis (per me, superiore a Tyson o, almeno al suo pari nel periodo del primo Tyson).
Precedentemente, oltre a Marciano inserirei J.Lewis e Liston.
Foreman, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton e L.Holmes tra i piu' grandi ma non sui livelli talentuosi dei sopra citati: idem per Holyfield.
Almeno fino ad una certa epoca: oggi, parliamo di un' epoca completamente diversa con piu' tecnologia, maggiori integratori, alimentazione ancora piu' curata, stazze diverse, ecc.
Ogni epoca, ha avuto i suoi grandi pugili.
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.
Counted on his devastating one punch power. Sounds like a certain ex-champion
@@David-Once yeah, heard of Frazier. And right, hadn't heard of
This is probably one of the best fights in boxing history.
One of the best boxing matches ever.
I met Ali ..he was giving autographs on the corner of 45th and Lexington Manhattan NYC summer of 1983. 😊
Henry Cooper fought so well against Ali ( 'Clay'), better than most any other fighters ever did at that point in his career..
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
When will this boxing standard ever return? Quality!
Never. Boxing back then will never come back to us. I lived in the era and there was nothing like it.
Who’s here 61 years later on the exact date
For me two absolute legends in and out of the ring Henry was beloved and over time so was Ali very much missed
yu 8
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
Pfft, Ali was racist af and believed in segregation.
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.
@@docducttape9270 another conspiracy theorist. Betu support Mr orange head too. 😂😂
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.
Now tell us what happened next after he put him down. Cheers Tippo. UK .GB..
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
@@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.
@@jimmyburke6940
@@jessejordache1869 no
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.
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.
Daryush Arash = "Ali must have been sixteen" (?).. "Ali was the turning point in boxing" (?).. Do you watch boxing??..
@@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?
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.
@@ericparker163 You know nothing.
@@paulweir5031 school me. Post the fighting version of Ali that would beat Mike in his prime. This aint it.
Henry Cooper , a great boxer , a great sportsman , and a gentleman !
And Clay's Bitch!
Cooper was tough no doubt. War is war, He couldn't give em' but he sures can take em'
The pleasure of meeting Henry Cooper in later years. A lovely man, and as you say, a true gent.
hander bars almighty
unde.
Ali was young, still learning. But Cooper was one tough customer.
But,Ali is the greatest
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 !
@syed fayaz...but in this case he was the luckiest.
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
Doug Helms Young and still learning... and in his very next fight became World Heavyweight Champion...😊
To add to his Olympic Gold Medal...😊
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.
But, Cooper could not go any further. Muhammad 'Ali WON that's all that matters!
@@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!
Cooper had a mean left, and Ali couldnt defend left hooks either pre or post retirement.
@@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.
If Cooper had kept his left up as a shield 🛡️, and just zap solid lefts in, he'd of won 🎉
I've never seen that before, that is a wild fight.
Damn, Cooper was a tough dude and great fighter. I didn't really know that.
First time I've seen the whole fight - the knock down was deserved.
Me too...
He suffered badly with cuts but his boxing skills were up there
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.
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
Wow our Enry did himself proud
It took all these years and you white people still can't get over it. Let's face that white dude did not have a chance.
@@haroldwilson6015 you are a racist sir
I came to watch Ali and gained equal respect for cooper. Great fight by two legends.
Actually?
Slow white boy knocked prime Ali unconscious.
Ali was extremely lucky to be saved by the bell here.
Cooper was a tough guy but hardly a legend...
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.
@@lordburlap4514
Low IQ boy.
The bell saved his ass. Norton broke Ali's fuckin jaw.
You low IQ pussy
@@bradhuskers imagine being so insecure you have to call someone low IQ LMAOOO 😂 😂 😂
The commentary had it wrong, Ali wasn't really trying to tease Cooper. He didn't want to keep hitting Cooper because the cut was so bad. It was actually a gesture of good sportsmanship if anything.
Muhammad Ali the Greatest! Henry Cooper was an amazing boxer, gentle gent and respectful. That punch of his will never be forgotten
Luta fantástica. Dois grandes boxeadores. Is beautifull
Love the sound of that old london crowd
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.
@Senior Billy Bull somethings telling me you dont rate Ali 😴
Bunch of bloodthirsty jackals!!
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This just popped up on my feed, forgot how fantastic a 5 rounds this is….
Mine too .
Saved by the bell ...then lost on a cut.
The first man ever to floor the king.
Full respect. 👍
Marciano is the king.
@@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.
@@bongeyedbill9355 Mike Tyson was overrated. He lost to every fighter that wasn't scared of him.
@@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!!!
@@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.
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!
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 !
@Seelan Dorasamy his entire career
@Seelan Dorasamy that’s the one!
Wonder what he had to say about Earnie Shavers! Haha
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.
That left hook from cooper throughout the fight was dangerous. Respect to both guys, not least Ali for coming back after getting flattened.
WOW. Cooper was good.
respect to Ali's corner man for cheating allowing him to win🙄
Respect to both fighters.
@@niteblaster1 ...No one was complaining about it.
Yeah ! The illegal smelling salts sure helped Clay !
It's great they turned out the best of friends!!
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.
Could HAVE not could of.
@@brianvector I could have changed it but i didn't.
Cooper did really well, in my opinion! Really good fighter!
I can remember watching this with my dad he was one hell of a fighter to
This was before my time. The first time I've in seen it. Pretty amazing you know
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".
@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".
@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.
Why is everything from that era so classy, the accents, the outfits, the hair everything.
Less effects of globalism, multiculturalism.
@@wes4192 how does multiculturalism affect classy clothes and hair? lmao
@@wes4192 Agreed. I don't have children and was astonished when learning children do not have to wear dress up clothes for school. They wear clothes as if they are going outside to play!!. That's where it all starts in a child's education.
@@Tunz909 lol, bs.
Had the best wars too.
Cooper had such a beautiful powerful jab. What a great fight to watch
Cooper's left hook was scary, a strong punch and he knew it.
Enry's 'ammer.
what a match! Cooper is a great boxer too
Legends of their time. RIP
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 .
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
@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?
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.
Ali thought this gonna be easy fight. It was not. Cooper was hard as a coffin nail.
Vesseli and a dirty fuckin boxer with dirty tricks
@@kyle3694 wasn't ali dirty with mind tricks?
Oly1y that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.. That has nothing to do with boxing rules..
Ali was gon win anyways so it really didn’t matter
@@kyle3694 dumbest thing you've ever heard? Mustn't have heard much because It's fucking dirty you dunce
Wow Ali was pretty dazed from that punch Cooper hit him with.
The Frazier left hook knockdown in round 15 was more devastating than the Cooper knockdown for sure. Stunned badly and exhausted after all those rounds of punishment, Ali got up off the canvas and had to take more vicious shots from Frazier until the final bell. Incredible.
@@larryjohnson2306 Yes, it was more devastating, to be honest, but what I think made this Cooper knockdown more extraordinary in another way was that this was Cassius Clay/Muhamad Ali at his fastest. Back then, he was considered so fast that nobody could catch him with a really good solid blow but he could sure catch them, this was where 'float like a butterfly sting like a bee' came from, he was definitely the fastest heavyweight of all time, I question whether he was really the greatest of all time, because I think Jack Johnson was more deserving of having that said about him but Ali was unquestionably faster moving in his prime. By the mid-70s, he wasn't quite as fast as that though, he was only 22 in this Cooper fight, by 1974 he was in his 30s, the spring was still there but it was waining, he was heavier, getting older in boxing terms, etc and sadly we saw much worse decline by the end of the 70s, he should never have been allowed to go on for so long.
Must not of seen many Ali fights then.. first comment explains this
@@Jimmison007 you're just an arrogant prick
Really? He just got up and walked back to his corner !
Truely a great boxer Henry Cooper admire this man for ever Harry
Henry's problem was that he had paper thin skin
That left jab...consistent followed by a hard right on the head, hit same place again and again. Very surprising that Ali used the same strategy with few variations in all his fights but was never predictable and he won most of his fights this way.
Talk about a biased opinion,... the last thing said was, "The knockdown made Cooper world famous and he never looked back!!",...
I had NEVER heard of him until this video,...
Ali was my hero ,but cooper matched him punch for punch and it's a good job the bell saved Ali ,cooper was well known for his cut eyes and if you've never heard of him ,it's obvious you have only a limited knowledge of boxing ,cooper was European champion ,when there was only one European and world champion ,not all these Micky mouse versions of championships ,the British loved Ali and so did the commentator he was not being biased ,everyone knew Cooper's eyes would cut very easily ,Henry was our champion and was loved by the British for being a good ambassador for boxing and good man , Ali the greatest ever sports man ever in my opinion but they wasn't being biased ,our Henry was held in deep reguard by the British public not only as a boxer but like I said as a man
Advocate for A TYT YOUR JUST LIKE ME YOU TALK TO SUIT YOURSELF ONLY I REALISE I DO
I BET YOUR SELFISH TOO LIKE ME,JUST BECAUSE YOU GIVE TO CDHARITY AND BUY A FEW PINTS FOR YOUR MATES DOESNT MEAN TO SAY YOUR NOT A SELFISH PERSON
STAND IN FRONT OF A MIRROR AND HAVE A GOOD UNBIASED OPEN TRUTHFULL TALK WITH YOUR SELF
@@MARKETMAN6789 Here Here! Cooper was an excellent boxer. Plus a normal guy who used to run a fruit and veg shop. A family member used to shop there and he was an utter gentleman. The fact he had a regular job to get by and boxed so formidabley well says it all!
That’s because you are a Total Casual! I’ve heard of Henry Cooper at least for 30 years or more. Henry Cooper wasn’t Great but had pretty Quick Hands and a Quick Hard Left Hook!!!
I thought the same thing and I was a huge Ali fan and follower. The fact is Ali was world champ, doesn't matter who the European champ was. I'm sure Cooper was a great fighter he stood in the ring with Ali, but he never beat him, Ali won and never looked back!
That crowd was ELECTRIC!!
That crowd was bums
The crowd was bias as well as the commentary
@@cerealkiller992 This was because the match took place at Cooper's own country, England at Wembley Stadium.
Cooper came to fight. Those fights were exciting to watch.
Back then boxing wasn't just about the money fighters had mutual respect for each other their didn't bad mouth reach others families just to drum up more interest in the fight
Cooper was a legend
Rest in peace both 🤟🤟🤟❤️❤️❤️
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.
***** He was Ali by 1965, and his absolute physical best was between 1966 and 1967 before his exile.Deal with it.
***** The ring master of the 70s wouldn't be able to catch the 25 year old Ali. Ali said this in an interview.
wm young , agreed!
Didn't have the ability to take a punch in this fight.Fell down on his sorry arse
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That left hook of Henry's Hammer was Phenomenal. 😉
He was quick,aggressive and had powerful landings.
But the heart and chin, speed and power of Ali had magical powers
>>Ali held a lot in his fights which is a foul. He held cooper 5 times in first round. When cooper hit him on the break Ali complained to the ref. We reap what we sow.
Until it wasn't, good enough to beat the greatest.
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.
"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.
@@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.
@@henrysevern The thing that I don't understand is the notion that boxing has regressed over the past century.
@@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.
We listen to poetries. But Ali's fights were like watching poetry.
One of the best left jabs in his day,respect to our Henry.
I totally agree fighters back then. Compare AJ dylian wyte would they last a round with cooper
@Mark M Thanx! So many idiots cannot tell a jab from a hook!
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.
I like to call him " 'ENERY" like they do in Britain.
Dude was trash
The one weakness Ali had early in his career was to a left hook. The three knockdowns he suffered in his prime were all from left hooks. Sonny Banks, Henry Cooper and Joe Frazier.
that's why Tyson beats him
@@lakernation4725 No, He beat Liston, He beat Foreman, and Tyson? which is smaller than those mentioned? 😂
@@MuhammadAli-ef1pq 1988 Tyson eats all of them
@@lakernation4725 That's why why he bit and ate Holyfield's ear? 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 lol Lol lol
@@MuhammadAli-ef1pq that was after his prime and a new mgr.
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!"
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.
@@symbiote3220 Henry Cooper was a coward. He refused to defend his Commonwealth championship against the Canadoan, George Chuvalo.
@@Mister_Pedantic why are you replying to me??
@@symbiote3220 You made a comment in a public forum.
@@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?
Que luta incrivel , estou assistindo sete meses depois , e devo confessar que Henry Cooper foi gigante nessa luta, e se nao fosse o ferimento sem duvida ele teria mais chances de vitoria, uma das lutas mais incriveis e dramaticas de todos os tempos
Cooper had him in trouble with that left hook, but again cut eyes put paid to his challenge. Rumor had it that corner man Dundee cut Alís glove to give Ali time to recover. Great fight with the legendary Harry Carpenter commentating
RIP Henry and Ali
You know nothing about boxing history. The damn video above shows the glove was torn BEFORE the knockdown and Angelo admitted to pulling some stuffing out. It bought Ali 5 seconds. He was up at 4 seconds. One of the best chins in boxing history. Henry would NEVER stoop to all the lying and conspiracy crap so many of you are trying to push.
Hell of a chin on Ali. The way he just gets up from that and walks to his corner without even stumbling or looking groggy... Beyond impressive.
i think that was a bit of luck lol. they hit him with the smelling salts when he sat down and he definitely looked lost . interesting fight for sure.
I think he looked very groggy, he didn't know where he was. They were stuffing those smelling salts up his nose for the full 65 seconds to wake him up.
Are you blind mate? He was fucked. And he looked it as well. Didn't know where he was. Smelling salts and his corner working furiously to wake him up. Ali did have a great chin. But this isn't the best example toward lyrical about. Beyond impressive is just a ridiculous thing to say. I think people just say what they want to see nowadays. If anything, this was the fight that made everyone think Liston would kill him and probably the he fight hat made Liston think it would be an easy fight for him. I can't believe 7 people liked your comment.
Alays I hope you are being sarcastic? Ali was very groggy and completely messed up. He was hit with massive amounts of smelling salt. Ali didn't even know where he was. Ali was also given a ridiculous amount of time before the next bell. If that fight was in these days a ref would of called it off and not even let Ali go into the next round.
@@georgegreig8054 Agreed George.