2009Nominee
Best Performance
Facing Ali
Henry Cooper
Actor
London, England
May 3, 1934
Biography
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG was an English heavyweight boxer known for the effectiveness of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966. Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality and was enormously popular in Britain: he was the first (and is today one of just three people) to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
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Awards and Honors
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1983Nominee
Best Performance
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1975Nominee
Best Performance
Royal Flash
Career Highlights
1979Highlight
Best Performance
The Plank
1970Highlight
Best Performance
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
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Royal Flash
a.k.a. Cassius Clay