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Brian London vs Henry Cooper

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Meetings on record

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Brian London and Henry Cooper met 0 times, on dates the sources do not establish.

SOURCE·Brian London and Henry Cooper — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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What both records stateAUG 2026
Brian LondonHenry Cooper
—Reach75″ (190.5 cm)
—Height73″ (185.4 cm)
—Reach advantage+2.75%
37–20Record40–14
70%Finish rate68%
—Longest unbeaten run9
—Recorded bouts54
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Brian London

Henry Cooper

195019601970win v Denny Ball, 1954, kowin v Eddie Keith, 1954, kowin v Dinny Powell, 1954win v Harry Painter, 1954loss v Joe Erskine, 1955, decisionwin v Uber Bacilieri, 1955, kowin v Ron Harman, 1955, kowin v Joe Bygraves, 1955, decisionwin v Joe Crickmar, 1955, kowin v Hugh Ferns, 1955win v Cliff Purnell, 1955win v Colin Strauch, 1955, koloss v Peter Bates, 1956, kowin v Giannino Orlando Luise, 1956, kowin v Brian London, 1956, kowin v Maurice Mols, 1956, kowin v Hans Kalbfell, 1957, decisionloss v Joe Erskine, 1957, decisionloss v Ingemar Johansson, 1957, koloss v Joe Bygraves, 1957, kowin v Zora Folley, 1958, decisionwin v Dick Richardson, 1958, koloss v Erich Schoppner, 1958, dqdraw v Heinz Neuhaus, 1958, drawwin v Joe Erskine, 1959, kowin v Gawie de Klerk, 1959, kowin v Brian London, 1959, decisionwin v Alex Miteff, 1960, decisionwin v Roy Harris, 1960, decisionloss v Zora Folley, 1961, kowin v Joe Erskine, 1961, kowin v Joe Erskine, 1962, kowin v Wayne Bethea, 1962, decisionwin v Tony Hughes, 1962loss v Cassius Clay, 1963, kowin v Dick Richardson, 1963, koloss v Roger Rischer, 1964, decisionwin v Brian London, 1964, decisionloss v Amos Johnson, 1965, decisionwin v Johnny Prescott, 1965, kowin v Matthew Johnson, 1965, kowin v Dick Wipperman, 1965, koloss v Floyd Patterson, 1966, koloss v Muhammad Ali, 1966, kowin v Jefferson Davis, 1966, kowin v Hubert Hilton, 1966, kowin v Billy Walker, 1967, kowin v Jack Bodell, 1967, kowin v Boston Jacobs, 1967, decisionwin v Karl Mildenberger, 1968, dqwin v Piero Tomasoni, 1969, kowin v Jose Manuel Urtain, 1970, kowin v Jack Bodell, 1970, decisionloss v Joe Bugner, 1971, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1954–1971
1960 1970 win vs Denny Ball (1954)win vs Eddie Keith (1954)win vs Dinny Powell (1954)win vs Harry Painter (1954)loss vs Joe Erskine (1955)win vs Uber Bacilieri (1955)win vs Ron Harman (1955)win vs Joe Bygraves (1955)win vs Joe Crickmar (1955)win vs Hugh Ferns (1955)win vs Cliff Purnell (1955)win vs Colin Strauch (1955)loss vs Peter Bates (1956)win vs Giannino Orlando Luise (1956)win vs Brian London (1956)win vs Maurice Mols (1956)win vs Hans Kalbfell (1957)loss vs Joe Erskine (1957)loss vs Ingemar Johansson (1957)loss vs Joe Bygraves (1957)win vs Zora Folley (1958)win vs Dick Richardson (1958)loss vs Erich Schoppner (1958)draw vs Heinz Neuhaus (1958)win vs Joe Erskine (1959)win vs Gawie de Klerk (1959)win vs Brian London (1959)win vs Alex Miteff (1960)win vs Roy Harris (1960)loss vs Zora Folley (1961)win vs Joe Erskine (1961)win vs Joe Erskine (1962)win vs Wayne Bethea (1962)win vs Tony Hughes (1962)loss vs Cassius Clay (1963)win vs Dick Richardson (1963)loss vs Roger Rischer (1964)win vs Brian London (1964)loss vs Amos Johnson (1965)win vs Johnny Prescott (1965)win vs Matthew Johnson (1965)win vs Dick Wipperman (1965)loss vs Floyd Patterson (1966)loss vs Muhammad Ali (1966)win vs Jefferson Davis (1966)win vs Hubert Hilton (1966)win vs Billy Walker (1967)win vs Jack Bodell (1967)win vs Boston Jacobs (1967)win vs Karl Mildenberger (1968)win vs Piero Tomasoni (1969)win vs Jose Manuel Urtain (1970)win vs Jack Bodell (1970)loss vs Joe Bugner (1971)
winlossdraw / NC1954–1971

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