Vale 'Enry, one of sport's gentlemen Henry Cooper had an old-fashioned English moniker that inspired trepidation in opponents and affection among millions of people who otherwise might not have been seduced by his line of work. "Our 'Enry", as he will forever be remembered, has died two days short of his 77th birthday, far enough removed from his fighting days to inspire longing for a lost age of boxing.
He had no enemies but those he chose in the ring - and that enmity lasted only until the final bell, whoever won. In a professional career that started after his demob from National Service in 1954 and ended in 1971 when Britain embraced decimalisation Cooper was twice named sports personality of the year and reigned longer than anyone else as British heavyweight champion. He was knighted in 2000.
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