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</p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:35em"><caption class="infobox-title">Cassius Clay vs. Henry Cooper</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper.webp" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3a/Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper.webp/375px-Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper.webp.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="284" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="266" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:10%">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">18 June 1963</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:10%">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/London_Borough_of_Brent" title="London Borough of Brent">Brent</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, UK</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#dddddd;">Tale of the tape</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Boxer</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> Cassius Clay</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Henry Cooper</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nickname</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> "The Louisville Lip"</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> "Our 'Enry"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Hometown</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S." class="mw-redirect" title="U.S.">U.S.</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> <a href="/wiki/Lambeth" title="Lambeth">Lambeth</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">UK</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pre-fight record</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> 18–0 (14 KO)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> 27–8–1 (18 KO)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Age</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> 21 years, 5 months</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> 29 years, 1 month</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>6 ft <span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> in (187 cm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> 207 lb (94 kg)</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> 185 lb (84 kg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Style</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> <a href="/wiki/Orthodox_stance" title="Orthodox stance">Orthodox</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> Orthodox</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recognition</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="width:45%"> <a href="/wiki/World_Boxing_Association" title="World Boxing Association">WBA</a>/<a href="/wiki/World_Boxing_Council" title="World Boxing Council">WBC</a><br />No. 3 Ranked Heavyweight</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="width:45%"> <a href="/wiki/World_Boxing_Association" title="World Boxing Association">WBA</a>/<a href="/wiki/World_Boxing_Council" title="World Boxing Council">WBC</a><br />No. 6 Ranked Heavyweight<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_heavyweight_boxing_champions" title="List of British heavyweight boxing champions">British</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Commonwealth_Boxing_Council_champions" title="List of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions">Commonwealth</a> heavyweight champion</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#dddddd;">Result</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Ali</b> won via 5th round <b><a href="/wiki/Knockout" title="Knockout">TKO</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay" class="mw-redirect" title="Cassius Clay">Cassius Clay</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cooper" title="Henry Cooper">Henry Cooper</a></b> was a professional boxing match contested on 18 June 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Boxing_gloves" class="mw-redirect" title="Boxing gloves">boxing gloves</a> available.<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McIlvanney_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McIlvanney-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pacheco_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pacheco-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hauser_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hauser-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Facing_Ali_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facing_Ali-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SI_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SI_2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI_2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SI_3_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI_3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After a close victory over <a href="/wiki/Doug_Jones_(boxer)" title="Doug Jones (boxer)">Doug Jones</a>, Ali's management decided to match him with Henry Cooper in London.<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_76_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_76-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to the fight, Ali called Cooper "a tramp, a bum, and a cripple not worth training for."<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_76_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_76-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mammoth_21_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mammoth_21-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Ali, the Cooper fight was only a hiatus before "I demolish that ugly bear <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Liston" title="Sonny Liston">Liston</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_76_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_76-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Responding to Ali, Cooper said in an interview: "Let him carry on. I'm on the gate, he's selling tickets and earning me good money."<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_80_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_80-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Fight">The Fight</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The Fight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>35,000 spectators witnessed the first Ali-Cooper fight in the first open-air fight at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a> in 28 years. Ali weighed 207 pounds at this time; Cooper was about 20 pounds lighter. Ali also had a <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">4<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span>-inch reach advantage over Cooper.<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_80_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_80-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_1">Round 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Round 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the first round, Cooper surprised Ali by utilizing offensive tactics, advancing on Ali and firing jabs and double jabs. Many of Cooper's stronger punch, the left hook, narrowly missed their mark due to Ali's ability to sway away from an incoming punch. Unexpectedly Ali retired to his corner at the end of the round with a slight trickle of blood flowing from his right nostril.<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_80_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_80-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_2">Round 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Round 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the second round, Cooper continued with his aggressive tactics, but Ali's left jab now started connecting regularly with Cooper's face and a slight cut opened above Cooper's eyes.<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_80_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_80-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_3">Round 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Round 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the third round, Ali connected with a left hook to Cooper's head, and followed this up with a right jab that opened a deep gash above Cooper's left eyebrow.<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_80_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_80-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_4">Round 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Round 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> In the fourth round, with blood tricking down his face, Cooper continued with his aggressive tactics and started pursuing Ali who now started "fooling around", moving and throwing only intermittent punches at Cooper. Near the end of the round, Cooper threw three successive jabs as Ali stood against the ropes. Ali retreated further against the ropes when Cooper unleashed a <a href="/wiki/Hook_(boxing)" title="Hook (boxing)">left hook</a> which struck Ali squarely on his jaw, lifting Ali on impact.<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_84_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_84-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two things happened simultaneously at this stage which saved Ali from a possible knockout. First, the round came to an end. Second, the ropes had cushioned Ali's fall. As Cooper later recalled: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The ropes let him down gentle. You went from the top, to the middle, to the bottom rope. Now, if that had been in the middle of the ring, and he'd gone down on his head, that would have shook him up. But unfortunately he was on the ropes. If that had just been off them bloody ropes.<sup id="cite_ref-Facing_Ali_37_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facing_Ali_37-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_4_-_Round_5_interval"><i>Round 4 - Round 5 interval</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Round 4 - Round 5 interval"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Angelo_Dundee" title="Angelo Dundee">Angelo Dundee</a> had to help Ali to his corner at the end of Round 4. Ali was clearly shaken up by the knockdown and was disoriented for a few seconds, attempting at one point to rise from his stool. Dundee appears to pop an ampule of smelling salts under Ali's nose (which would have been a disqualifying offense if he had been caught), although the film is inconclusive. Dundee then waved to referee Tommy Little and showed Little Ali's right glove which had apparently split down a seam revealing horsehair stuffing which could have injured Cooper's eyes. Officials were requested to obtain a new pair of gloves for Ali, and popular myth has it that the resulting confusion led to the interval between round 4 and round 5 to be extended by 20 seconds which gave Ali extra time to recover. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_5">Round 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Round 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the fifth round, Ali adopted aggressive tactics himself, throwing a flurry of quick punches at Cooper which resulted in photographers near the ring splashed with Cooper's blood. Two minutes and fifteen seconds into the fifth round, the fight was stopped and Ali declared the winner, as he predicted.<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_84_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_84-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Facing_Ali_39_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facing_Ali_39-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Muhammad_Ali_and_Henry_Cooper_following_their_fight_on_June_18,_1963.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Muhammad_Ali_and_Henry_Cooper_following_their_fight_on_June_18%2C_1963.jpg/220px-Muhammad_Ali_and_Henry_Cooper_following_their_fight_on_June_18%2C_1963.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Muhammad_Ali_and_Henry_Cooper_following_their_fight_on_June_18%2C_1963.jpg/330px-Muhammad_Ali_and_Henry_Cooper_following_their_fight_on_June_18%2C_1963.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Muhammad_Ali_and_Henry_Cooper_following_their_fight_on_June_18%2C_1963.jpg/440px-Muhammad_Ali_and_Henry_Cooper_following_their_fight_on_June_18%2C_1963.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="741" /></a><figcaption>Ali (right) and Cooper (left) following their fight</figcaption></figure> <p>Immediately after the fight, Ali retracted the abuses he had directed at Cooper before the fight and declared: "Cooper's not a bum any more. I underestimated him. He's the toughest fighter I ever met and the first to really drop me. He's a real fighter."<sup id="cite_ref-Glory_Years_84_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glory_Years_84-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> Cooper's left hook which had dropped Ali made him a celebrity after the fight. In <i><a href="/wiki/Facing_Ali_(book)" title="Facing Ali (book)">Facing Ali</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Brunt" title="Stephen Brunt">Stephen Brunt</a> writes:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>[W]hat lifted [Cooper] to a level of sports celebrity shared by only a handful of footballers was a single left hook delivered with perfect leverage and timing and aim to the jaw of [Ali] in June 1963. Not just one fight, but one punch, elevated Henry Cooper into a permanent state of grace. In the end, what he proved that day doesn't have anything to do with the joy of victory, which is why it was entirely beside the point that [Ali] got up and won, and won again the second time they fought. Instead it was a lesson about the nobility of having your finest moment--giving your best effort--when it absolutely matters most.<sup id="cite_ref-Facing_Ali_27_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facing_Ali_27-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p> According to Cooper: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>[Ali] always said that in the fifteenth round of the <a href="/wiki/Joe_Frazier" title="Joe Frazier">Frazier</a> fight, he went down more from exhaustion, but 'the punch Cooper hit me with, he didn't just shake me. He shook my relations back in Africa.'<sup id="cite_ref-Facing_Ali_36_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facing_Ali_36-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rematch">Rematch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Rematch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Henry_Cooper_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper II">Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper II</a></div> <p>The two would have a rematch in 1966 which has been described as being similar to the most one-sided moments of the first without the drama of Ali's knockdown. Ali would win again, this time by a 6th-round TKO.<sup id="cite_ref-Facing_Ali_41_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Facing_Ali_41-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Undercard">Undercard</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Undercard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Confirmed bouts:<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cassius_Clay_vs._Henry_Cooper&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th align="center">Country </th> <th align="center">Broadcaster </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading 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Warner">Clay vs. Warner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._George_Logan" title="Cassius Clay vs. George Logan">Clay vs. Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Billy_Daniels" title="Cassius Clay vs. Billy Daniels">Clay vs. Daniels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Alejandro_Lavorante" title="Cassius Clay vs. Alejandro Lavorante">Clay vs. Lavorante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Moore_vs._Cassius_Clay" title="Archie Moore vs. Cassius Clay">Moore vs. Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Charlie_Powell" title="Cassius Clay vs. Charlie Powell">Clay vs. Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Clay_vs._Doug_Jones" title="Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones">Clay vs. Jones</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Clay vs. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Liston_vs._Cassius_Clay" class="mw-redirect" title="Sonny Liston vs. Cassius Clay">Liston vs. Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Sonny_Liston" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston">Ali vs. Liston II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Floyd_Patterson" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson">Ali vs. Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._George_Chuvalo" title="Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo">Ali vs. Chuvalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Henry_Cooper_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper II">Ali vs. Cooper II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Brian_London" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Brian London">Ali vs. London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Karl_Mildenberger" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Karl Mildenberger">Ali vs. Mildenberger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Cleveland_Williams" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams">Ali vs. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ernie_Terrell" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell">Ali vs. Terrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Zora_Folley" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley">Ali vs. Folley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Jerry_Quarry" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry">Ali vs. Quarry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Oscar_Bonavena" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Oscar Bonavena">Ali vs. Bonavena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fight_of_the_Century" title="Fight of the Century">Fight of the Century (Frazier vs. Ali I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Jimmy_Ellis" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Ellis">Ali vs. Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Buster_Mathis" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Buster Mathis">Ali vs. Mathis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._J%C3%BCrgen_Blin" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jürgen Blin">Ali vs. Blin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Mac_Foster" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster">Ali vs. M. Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._George_Chuvalo_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo II">Ali vs. Chuvalo II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Jerry_Quarry_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry II">Ali vs. Quarry II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Al_Lewis" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Al Lewis">Ali vs. Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Floyd_Patterson_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson II">Ali vs. Patterson II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Bob_Foster" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Bob Foster">Ali vs. B. Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Joe_Bugner" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner">Ali vs. Bugner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ken_Norton" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton">Ali vs. Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Norton_vs._Muhammad_Ali_II" title="Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali II">Norton vs. Ali II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Rudie_Lubbers" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Rudie Lubbers">Ali vs. Lubbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Joe_Frazier_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier II">Ali vs. Frazier II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rumble_in_the_Jungle" title="The Rumble in the Jungle">The Rumble in the Jungle (Foreman vs. Ali)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Chuck_Wepner" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner">Ali vs. Wepner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ron_Lyle" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle">Ali vs. Lyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Joe_Bugner_II" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner II">Ali vs. Bugner II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrilla_in_Manila" title="Thrilla in Manila">Thrilla in Manila (Ali vs. Frazier III)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Jean-Pierre_Coopman" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jean-Pierre Coopman">Ali vs. Coopman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Jimmy_Young" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young">Ali vs. Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Richard_Dunn" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn">Ali vs. Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ken_Norton_III" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton III">Ali vs. Norton III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Alfredo_Evangelista" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista">Ali vs. Evangelista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Earnie_Shavers" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers">Ali vs. Shavers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Leon_Spinks" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks">Ali vs. Spinks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Spinks_vs._Muhammad_Ali_II" title="Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II">Spinks vs. Ali II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Holmes_vs._Muhammad_Ali" title="Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali">Holmes vs. Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Trevor_Berbick" title="Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick">Ali vs. Berbick</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_in_media_and_popular_culture" title="Muhammad Ali in media and popular culture">Media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Books</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest:_My_Own_Story" title="The Greatest: My Own Story">The Greatest: My Own Story</a></i> (1975 autobiography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fight_(book)" title="The Fight (book)">The Fight</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali:_His_Life_and_Times" title="Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times">Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times</a></i> (1991 biography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tao_of_Muhammad_Ali" title="The Tao of Muhammad Ali">The Tao of Muhammad Ali</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_World_(biography)" title="King of the World (biography)">King of the World</a></i> (1998 biography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Facing_Ali_(book)" title="Facing Ali (book)">Facing Ali</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali:_The_Glory_Years" title="Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years">Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years</a></i> (2002 biography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Soul_of_a_Butterfly" title="The Soul of a Butterfly">The Soul of a Butterfly</a></i> (2004 autobiography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Twelve_Rounds_to_Glory" title="Twelve Rounds to Glory">Twelve Rounds to Glory</a></i> (2007 biography)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ali:_A_Life" title="Ali: A Life">Ali: A Life</a></i> (2018 biography)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Documentaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Whicker%27s_World" title="Whicker's World">Whicker's World</a></i> (1967 episode)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A.k.a._Cassius_Clay" title="A.k.a. Cassius Clay">a.k.a. Cassius Clay</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_We_Were_Kings" title="When We Were Kings">When We Were Kings</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Round:_Chuvalo_vs._Ali" title="The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali">The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Facing_Ali" title="Facing Ali">Facing Ali</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_Ali_Came_to_Ireland" title="When Ali Came to Ireland">When Ali Came to Ireland</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Trials_of_Muhammad_Ali" title="The Trials of Muhammad Ali">The Trials of Muhammad Ali</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Ali" title="I Am Ali">I Am Ali</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Icons:_The_Greatest_Person_of_the_20th_Century" title="Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century">Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century</a></i> (2019 episode)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_My_Name:_Muhammad_Ali" title="What's My Name: Muhammad Ali">What's My Name: Muhammad Ali</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_Brothers:_Malcolm_X_%26_Muhammad_Ali" title="Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali">Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_(miniseries)" title="Muhammad Ali (miniseries)">Muhammad Ali</a></i> (2021 series)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other films<br />and series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Requiem_for_a_Heavyweight_(film)" title="Requiem for a Heavyweight (film)">Requiem for a Heavyweight</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Fight" title="The Super Fight">The Super Fight</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_(1977_film)" title="The Greatest (1977 film)">The Greatest</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_the_Greatest:_The_Adventures_of_Muhammad_Ali" title="I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali">I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali</a></i> (1977 animated series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_World_(film)" title="King of the World (film)">King of the World</a></i> (2000 TV film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ali:_An_American_Hero" title="Ali: An American Hero">Ali: An American Hero</a></i> (2000 TV film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ali_(film)" title="Ali (film)">Ali</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali%27s_Greatest_Fight" title="Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight">Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight</a></i> (2013 TV film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Night_in_Miami..." title="One Night in Miami...">One Night in Miami...</a></i> (2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Music and<br />performance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_the_Greatest_(Cassius_Clay_album)" title="I Am the Greatest (Cassius Clay album)">I Am the Greatest</a></i> (1963 album)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_Superman_(Muhammad_Ali)" title="Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)">Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)</a>" (1974 song)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Ali_and_His_Gang_vs._Mr._Tooth_Decay" title="The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay">The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay</a></i> (1976 album)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_(song)" title="Muhammad Ali (song)">Muhammad Ali</a>" (2001 song)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_World%27s_Greatest" title="The World's Greatest">The World's Greatest</a>" (2002 song)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Approaching_Ali" title="Approaching Ali">Approaching Ali</a></i> (2013 opera)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Night_in_Miami_(play)" title="One Night in Miami (play)">One Night in Miami</a></i> (2013 play)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comics and<br />video games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_vs._Muhammad_Ali" title="Superman vs. Muhammad Ali">Superman vs. Muhammad Ali</a></i> (1978 comic book)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Heavyweight_Boxing" title="Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing">Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing</a></i> (1992 video game)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Foes_of_Ali" title="Foes of Ali">Foes of Ali</a></i> (1995 video game)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cassius_Marcellus_Clay_Sr." title="Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr.">Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. (father)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odessa_Grady_Clay" title="Odessa Grady Clay">Odessa Grady Clay (mother)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rahaman_Ali" title="Rahaman Ali">Rahaman Ali (brother)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khalilah_Ali" title="Khalilah Ali">Khalilah Ali (wife)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laila_Ali" title="Laila Ali">Laila Ali (daughter)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nico_Ali_Walsh" title="Nico Ali Walsh">Nico Ali Walsh (grandson)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Team and<br />associates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bodak" title="Chuck Bodak">Chuck Bodak (trainer, cutman)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angelo_Dundee" title="Angelo Dundee">Angelo Dundee (cornerman)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Bundini_Brown" title="Drew Bundini Brown">Drew Bundini Brown (trainer, cornerman)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferdie_Pacheco" title="Ferdie Pacheco">Ferdie Pacheco (personal physician, cornerman)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_E._Martin" title="Joe E. Martin">Joe E. Martin (first trainer)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Moore" title="Archie Moore">Archie Moore (trainer)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Dillman" title="George Dillman">George Dillman (instructor)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jabir_Herbert_Muhammad" title="Jabir Herbert Muhammad">Jabir Herbert Muhammad (manager)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Sarria" title="Luis Sarria">Luis Sarria (trainer, cutman, masseur)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Frazier" title="Joe Frazier">Joe Frazier (opponent, friend)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Durham" title="Richard Durham">Richard Durham (autobiography co-writer)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Memorials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Mall" title="Ali Mall">Ali Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Boulevard" title="Muhammad Ali Boulevard">Muhammad Ali Boulevard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Center" title="Muhammad Ali Center">Muhammad Ali Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Muhammad_Ali_International_Airport" title="Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport">Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Clay_v._United_States" title="Clay v. 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