Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Start by marking “Henry Cooper: An Autobiography” as Want to Read:
Henry Cooper: An Autobiography
by
Henry Cooper
British heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper nearly changed the course of boxing history. July 19th 1963 Cooper fought Cassius Clay. In the fourth round Cooper dumped clay on the canvas with his famous left hook, Henry's Hammer. Clearly in serious trouble Clay was saved by the bell.
Paperback
,
190 pages
Published
December 31st 1974
by Hodder
(first published 1974)
Reader Q&A
To ask other readers questions about
Henry Cooper
,
please sign up
.
Be the first to ask a question about Henry Cooper
This book is not yet featured on Listopia.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-10
of
10)
One of the best boxings I have read. Humble, straight talking, old school heavyweight boxer Henry cooper. The book talks about his youth and the blitzkrieg and growing up with his twin and older brother and close family. His father was a father and his grand father was well known for fighting also. There are some excellent fighting tips in this book which are well worth reading for anyone who actually fights. The detail in the fights is interesting. Henry fought Muhammad Ali twice and knocked hi
...more
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Henry S. F. Cooper Jr. is the author of eight books about NASA and space exploration, and was a longtime staff writer for the New Yorker. He lives in Cooperstown, New York.
More about Henry Cooper...
