CLAY v HENRY COOPER IWembley Stadium, June 18, 1963The gods of sport played cruelly with Henry Cooper, heavyweight champion of Britain and the Empire, at the Empire Stadium, Wembley, last night. Even many minutes after the gladiators had left amid boos and cheers, we have to force ourselves to believe They taunted him and 50,000 chauvinistic spectators with the hope of victory for 12 minutes’ exciting boxing and then turned down their thumbs. Cooper, his face a mask of blood from an injury by his left eye, was sent to his corner after 1min 15sec of the 5th round.

Source: The Times June 05, 2016 20:03 UTC