Our 'Enry, RIP

Post by **spot** » Sun May 01, 2011 3:24 pm

I don't think anyone ever had a bad word to say about Sir Henry Cooper, OBE. A man of immense charm and good humour, an asset to the mood of the country, accolades one would be hard-pressed to use with many boxers. America has Mohammed Ali, we had 'Enry, both worth listening to.

theia · Post by **theia** » Mon May 02, 2011 1:37 am

I second everything you said, spot

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:44 pm

A sad, sad, day. He's not been seen much of recent years but he was one of the greats.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:00 pm

His killer left hook and knocking down Ali was a bit of a highlight of his career. RIP

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:19 pm

fuzzywuzzy;1358582 wrote: His killer left hook and knocking down Ali was a bit of a highlight of his career. RIP

Of his boxing career maybe but his fame and reputation went far beyond that - when most world champions would have been forgotten he still held the hearts of a nation.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:27 pm

Only knew of him as purely a boxer ....can't talk about anything else of him .

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:34 pm

fuzzywuzzy;1358590 wrote: Only knew of him as purely a boxer ....can't talk about anything else of him .

Well for one thing, he and Barry Sheen were the "great smell of Bruit" :yh_rotfl

Post by **spot** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:45 pm

I think he must have had a rule that he'd only do an advert if it had comic potential.