R.I.P Sir Henry Cooper

[jamiejc]

Heavyweight boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper has died at the age of 76

[The Nal]

Sad stuff. He was great in that "Facing Ali" doc. Always humble and yet interesting every time he spoke. Relatively young too considering he seemed to be in good shape. How'd he die? All I can see is that he died at his sons house.

[guypjfreak]

+ 1 R.I.P. old son

[Kowalski]

RIP. By all accounts a true gent and all round decent bloke. Nice to hear Ali paying tribute to him.

[The Nal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnEDM4EC5kw

[diddly-dee]

Sad stuff. He was great in that "Facing Ali" doc. Always humble and yet interesting every time he spoke. Relatively young too considering he seemed to be in good shape. How'd he die? All I can see is that he died at his sons house.

[The Nal]

I was wondering what he died of also. All I've read suggests that he went physically 'downhill' fairly dramatically since the death of his wife three years ago and his last 'public' appearance was at the funeral of Harry Carpenter last year where he was looking very old and frail. Maybe he had just no fight left in him. RIP to him, he seemed a gent' of the old school.

[diddly-dee]

Apparently that was it yeah. His wife and twin died in the last 3 years and hes been sick for a while.