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Sir Henry Cooper: A Boxing Knight by Ralph Oates

In Sir Henry Cooper: A Boxing Knight, Ralph Oates delivers every jab, every cut, every knockdown – from Cooper's early rise to the thunderous left hook in 1963 that floored Clay.

This richly detailed tribute chronicles every professional fight of his career.

With meticulous research and rare insights, Oates captures the grit, glory, and heartbreak of a man who never held a world title, yet won the hearts of a nation.


About the Author

Ralph Oates was born in Hornchurch, Essex. As a former amateur boxer he has always been interested in the noble art. He is recognised as the leading complier of boxing quiz books in the country and, for the last eighteen years, has contributed articles and quizzes to the highly regarded The British Boxing Board of Control Boxing Yearbook.

For three years Ralph had his own weekly Boxing Corner column in the Essex Courier and, in 2012, produced a question list for the BBC’s National Lottery programme Who Dares Wins. Currently Ralph is the boxing consultant for Guinness World Records.