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Ali & Cooper
MUHAMMAD ALI vs. HENRY COOPER, tko 6
May 21, 1966/London, England


  In 1966, Ali gave title shots to three overmatched Europeans in a four-month span. During the first of a trio of trans-Atlantic stopovers, the champ met the popular, paper-skinned Englishman known as "Good Old 'Enry." In preparation for the bout, Cooper tried desperately to toughen his thin skin with brine, an alum-based salve and vitamins. These magic potions lasted less than five and a half rounds.

Text by Evan Kanew
Photograph by AP
Illustration by Jeff Wong

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