tribute to henry cooper UKtv BBC2 9.45pm

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  1. groove

    groove Well-Known Member Full Member

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    may be of interest.
     
    groove, May 21, 2011
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  2. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Shame its on at the same time as the boxing. I hope they have it on iPlayer.
     
    DonBoxer, May 21, 2011
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  3. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    I hope this tribute is repeated soon, i'm currently watching the DeGale-Groves card.
     
    Kalasinn, May 21, 2011
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  4. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It was a good tribute.
     
    Stevie G, May 23, 2011
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  5. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Was it 40years of him going on TV shows telling his story about the knock down and ripped glove?
     
    PowerPuncher, May 23, 2011
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  6. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    If anyone who missed this (like myself) doesn't want to watch it on iPlayer, it's repeated at 11:20pm on Tuesday, BBC2. :thumbsup
     
    Kalasinn, May 23, 2011
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    FastHands(beeb) Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No it wasn't. It was a pretty unbiased view of him as a boxer, a man and a national icon. It even showed him being kayoed by Patterson, so it gave the case for and against him as a fighter.

    Most of all it showed that a good number of people thought of him as a fundamentally humble and decent bloke, which is what us Brits generally like in our sporting heroes - DeGale & Haye take note.
     
    FastHands(beeb), May 23, 2011
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  8. joe33

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    That patterson KO looked nasty, never seen it before. I liked henry real nice guy and good boxer, seems he died of a broken heart, after the fairly quick deaths in two years of his twin brother and beloved wife, very sad for the family.
     
    joe33, May 23, 2011
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