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Its an interesting one.
He won 40 (27 by KO), 14 loses and 1 draw.
He was European and British Empire Heavyweight Champion.
He was in the period of the great fighters (losing to Muhammed Ali, Joe Bugner, Floyd Patterson, Ingemar Johansson)
But could he be a winning champion in todays Heavyweights?
Gimmie your two cents!
To small, he'd be a big light heavy or a solid cruiser now days. Doesn't have the frame to put on the weight needed to make the minimuim weight and box at his best.
he could maybe win title but only problem is he cuts too easy that would be big problem
No, in my humble opinion.
He would be much too small against today's giants (someone like Valuev or Klitschko would just be too big), and he cut way too easily.
Sorry!
Arguably what stopped him taking a step up, he cut more than an emo kid.
yea totally agree
Shame! He had a good left hock!
He still would have, he just wouldn't be a heavy weight by today's standards. ;) The weights have changed.
I believe he could of done it.
The era of his boxing was excellent.
But not so now!
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no but hed be a fantastic contender for the Lt.heavy or cruiser wt. title
LOL, that is myth that Sir 'enry has been spinning for years. Coopers main problem was he kept getting outpointed and knocked out...Quote:
Originally Posted by AdamGB
Post 1956 Cooper lost 11 fights:
4 times he was knocked out
Once he was Dq'd*
4 times he lost on points
It was only the Ali/Clay fights that finished with him losing on cuts. ;)
*To be fair to Sir 'enry, he was Dq'd for the crime of pounding the crap out of the local prospect in Frankfurt (West) Germany ;D
...that being said I see him getting the shit beat out of him by most average heavyweights
He only got stopped on cuts 3 times, Ali twice and Peter Bates.
And the Italian Bacilieri ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap
An over-the-hill small Floyd Patterson knocked him sparko !!
too small...too prone to cuts...that = no.....Quote:
Originally Posted by hardrock
A cut does more than just make the ref step in and stop it so the cut doesn't get worse... effects your vision and shit.
Look at the first vargas Mosley fight... ;)
Granted that was swelling but it's the same type of thing :)
Sir Henry could be good today, I still believe that!
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he could be the man at cruiser or light heavy, pretty skilled... balanced and always had a good attitude to fighting and training.
He's just too small... ;) Look at Chris Byrd, most of the heavys have but a fraction of the skill he does but he gives to much away in strength power and reach... he should of been at cruiser... he's had the cin the hang with the heavys and not get blown out by all of them.
Funny as it seems he always did good with the bigger guys
Hmmmm
Interesting points....
Anymore thoughts I wonder?
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Quote:
I’m the boldest, the prettiest, the most superior, most scientific, most skilfullest fighter in the ring today” - Ali speaking after his first fight against Britain’s Henry Cooper in 1963