Vince Tracy's Podcasts

Sir Henry Cooper was a British southpaw heavyweight boxing champion, best remembered for a 1963 fight with a young Muhamed Ali who was then known as Cassius Clay. Sir Henry gives us his version of a very dodgy tampering episode when he was on the verge of winning but which he lost lost when the fight was called off due to a cut. Cooper was the undefeated British and Commonwealth  heavyweight champion for twelve years, and held the European heavyweight title for three years. In 1966 he fought Ali, by then the World Champion a second time and was again stopped due to a cut. Cooper twice was voted BBC Sports Personality of the year and after retiring in 1971 following a controversial loss remained a popular public figure. He is the only boxer to have been awarded a knighthood.