Sir Henry Cooper

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Sir Henry Cooper was a renowned British heavyweight boxer best known for his powerful left hook and his famous bouts with Muhammad Ali.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heavyweight boxer
human
professional boxer
awardReceived BBC Sports Personality of the Year
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
Knight Bachelor
Member of the Order of the British Empire
burialPlace Gravesend, Kent, England
competitionClass light heavyweight (amateur)
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1934-05-03
dateOfDeath 2011-05-01
ethnicGroup English
fought Muhammad Ali
givenName Henry
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor knocking down Muhammad Ali in 1963
languageSpoken English
memberOfSportsTeam Team GB
surface form: Great Britain Olympic boxing team
militaryService British Army
nickname Our ’Enry
notableWork appearances in Brut aftershave commercials
bouts with Muhammad Ali
left hook "Enry’s ’Ammer"
occupation advertising spokesperson
television personality
opponent Muhammad Ali
participantIn 1952 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Lambeth, London, England
placeOfDeath Oxted
surface form: Oxted, Surrey, England
positionPlayed southpaw
recordDraws 1
recordLosses 14
recordWins 40
residence South London
serviceBranch Royal Army Ordnance Corps
sexOrGender male
sibling Bernard Cooper
George Cooper
sport boxing
spouse Albina Genepri
titleHeld British heavyweight title
Commonwealth heavyweight title
European heavyweight title
totalFights 55
turnedProfessional 1954
weightClass heavyweight

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year notableWinner Sir Henry Cooper
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Zora Folley notableOpponent Sir Henry Cooper
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SPOTY hasNotableWinner Sir Henry Cooper
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