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Erich Schöppner vs Henry Cooper — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Erich Schöppner

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Henry Cooper

Erich Schöppner (2-1-2 across 5 tracked bouts) and Henry Cooper (40-14-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Schöppner

Tracked record

2–1–2

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Cooper

40

Wins27 KO · 68%

14

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Schöppner leads 1–0

Erich Schöppner and Henry Cooper have met 1 time; Schöppner leads 1–0.

Erich Schöppner and Henry Cooper have met 1 time; Schöppner leads 1–0.
Met1958Apr 19Series
Erich SchöppnerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Henry CooperFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultDQR61Meeting

The Numbers

Schöppner 1 · Cooper 5 of 6 measurable rows
SchöppnerCooper
Record†
2-1-240-14-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
60%
73.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
68% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 8
0 (edge)
8
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.3
0.5
3.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
5
55

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Erich Schöppner: No height on file
Henry Cooper: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Erich Schöppner: No reach on file
Henry Cooper: 75″
Agenot comparable
Erich Schöppner: Died aged 73
Henry Cooper: Died aged 76
Stance
Erich Schöppner: Not recorded
Henry Cooper: Orthodox

Erich Schöppner left, Henry Cooper right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Erich Schöppner2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Erich Schöppner: 2 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

Henry Cooper40 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

Henry Cooper: 40 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (68%), 11 on the cards (28%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 68%11 on the cards 28%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Erich Schöppner 5, Henry Cooper 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Erich Schöppner drew the most recent tracked bout with Norbert Grupe. Schöppner last boxed on May 14, 1966.WWDLD

Finch Feb 1957Cooper Apr 1958Jones Sep 1962Rinaldi May 1963Grupe May 19660.5 tracked bouts per year

Henry Cooper had won four in a row before losing a decision to Joe Bugner. Cooper last boxed on Mar 16, 1971.WWWWL

Mildenberger Sep 1968Tomasoni Mar 1969Bodell Mar 1970Urtain Nov 1970Bugner Mar 19713.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Erich Schöppner and Henry Cooper ever fought each other?
Yes. Erich Schöppner and Henry Cooper met once on April 19, 1958, and Erich Schöppner won by DQ in round 6.
The meeting

WApr 19, 1958 · Schöppner · DQ R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Schöppner or Cooper?
Erich Schöppner is 2-1-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Henry Cooper is 40-14-1. Henry Cooper has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Schöppner2–1–260%

Cooper40–14–173.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Schöppner or Cooper?
Erich Schöppner has 0 knockout wins and Henry Cooper has 27. Henry Cooper has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Schöppner0

Cooper2767.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Schöppner and Cooper have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Erich Schöppner and Henry Cooper have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Schöppner and Cooper?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Erich Schöppner and 55 bouts tracked for Henry Cooper. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Schöppner5bouts

Cooper55bouts

How They Win ↓

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