A sad story, '
The Legend' that was Henry Cooper died yesterday aged 76. He was '
a lovely fella' (as he used to say about others) .... and although he wasn't quite top draw, he was put down by Floyd Patterson as well as Ali, but for his weak eyebrow tissue, he could have been the '
Great White Hope' heavyweight champion, in an era when there were no other good white heavy weight boxers, and plenty of good black ones.
He famously put the '
Louisville Lip', on his hip, with a blow from '
Enry's 'Ammer' ..... his mighty Left Hook.
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Ali later said on British television that
Cooper "hit me so hard that my ancestors
in Africa felt it". |
Muhammad Ali said last night that he was "
at a loss for words" over the death of his friend. "
Henry always had a smile for me; a warm and embracing smile", he said
. "It was always a pleasure being in Henry's company. I will miss my old friend. He was a great fighter and a gentleman."
Can't follow that ... so I won't. So here's a bit of 'Left Hook' mayhem .....
