British sport

[seth1]

Very sad day for British sport today.One of the best British boxers this country has ever seen has passed away today,Henry Cooper.
Absolute brillant fighter in his younger days,and such a gentleman.
Sad loss.

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

Yes sad and I don't recall any scandal about him either unlike a lot of todays sports people.

 

[mullsy1]

You think of the Henry Cooper type sportsmen and compare them to the Madrid/Barcelona players the other night and all the shenanigans. makes you sick

 

[mullsy1]

Sorry....hit save button again....havent done that for a while

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

You think of the Henry Cooper type sportsmen and compare them to the Madrid/Barcelona players the other night and all the shenanigans. makes you sick

.... and don't forget Loony Rooney

 

[JonnyG]

Maybe if some of those spoilt bratts of so called sportsman, had got a good smack in the mouth, it might have straightened them out, rather than all that handbags at 5 yards crap.
Nice chap was our Sir henry......

 

[mullsy1]

Maybe if some of those spoilt bratts of so called sportsman, had got a good smack in the mouth, it might have straightened them out, rather than all that handbags at 5 yards crap.
Nice chap was our Sir henry......

..Form an orderly queue

 

[seth1]

LOL im still laughing now,brillant Jonny say it how it is mate.Superb !

 

[Robtel]

I'm of the age group that can remember (just) Henry's fight with the then Cassius Clay when he dumped Cassius on his backside at the end of a round. Clay was literally saved by the bell plus the break between rounds was extended when it was discovered that some how one of his gloves had "split" ( read sliced with a blade if you like). This gave him the time he needed to recover from the knockdown then go on and win the fight.
A good ambassador for his sport and country was Sir Henry.

 

[forestgump]

great boxer bed after shave he will be missed but not his smell.sir H ,cooper rip,Last of the real sports men not the divas that we see today.

 

[forestgump]

sorry bad not bed my sausage fingers are hitting all the wrong keys , more wine dear,

 

[Big S]

Another sad day today with the loss of one of the greatest ever golfers to grace this planet with the loss of Seve Ballesteros.

Another true ledgend.

 

[joeby]

Henry was one of the best , i still think he was robbed in the fight against Bugner , RIP Henry ,
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What astounds me is all this emphasis on keeping fit with skipping and lots opf walking , now just think of all the miles he must have run and all the skipping he done trainining and all the miles he walked playing Golf when he retired , yet he only lived to 76 , yet my brother inlaw who is 80 never goe's outside the house smokes and is still fit as a fiddle , and my friends mother who is 88 chain smokes , i do lots of walking i dont smoke , i go to the gym 3 times a week , i am thinking what a waste of time it is