Cassius Clay vs. Henry Cooper

Cassius Clay vs. Henry Cooper
Date18 June 1963
VenueWembley Stadium, Brent, London, UK
Tale of the tape
Boxer Cassius Clay Henry Cooper
Nickname "The Louisville Lip" "Our 'Enry"
Hometown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Lambeth, London, UK
Pre-fight record 18–0 (14 KO) 27–8–1 (18 KO)
Age 21 years, 5 months 29 years, 1 month
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (187 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg) 185 lb (84 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA/WBC
No. 3 Ranked Heavyweight		 WBA/WBC
No. 6 Ranked Heavyweight
British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion
Result
Ali won via 5th round TKO

Cassius Clay vs. Henry Cooper was a professional boxing match contested on 18 June 1963.

The bout was stopped by the referee in the fifth round after Cooper started bleeding excessively from a cut to the left eye. The bout is remembered for being one of the four fights in which Ali was officially knocked down in the ring by his boxing opponent, as well as leading to the mandate that ringside handlers always have an extra pair of boxing gloves available.

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