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.
Gawie de Klerk (0-1 across 1 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.
Gawie de Klerk vs Henry Cooper — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Henry Cooper leads 1–0- Henry Cooper wonCooper vs KlerkAug 26, 1959 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 0-1
- Record
- 40-14-1 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 73.6% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 27 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 67.5%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 68%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 13
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- —
- Bouts per year
- 1.8
- 1
- Bouts tracked
- 63
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 6′2″ (187 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 75″ (190 cm)
- —
- Age
- 92
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- English
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGawie de Klerk · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Henry Cooper · 40 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
11
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (1 and 63 respectively), 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
Gawie de Klerk
L
L1 streak · last fought Aug 26, 1959
Henry Cooper
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Jan 20, 1975
Common Questions
- Have Gawie de Klerk and Henry Cooper ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gawie de Klerk and Henry Cooper met once on August 26, 1959, and Henry Cooper won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Gawie de Klerk or Henry Cooper?
- Gawie de Klerk is 0-1 across the 1 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Gawie de Klerk or Henry Cooper?
- Gawie de Klerk has 0 knockout wins and Henry Cooper has 27. Henry Cooper has more.
- Do Gawie de Klerk and Henry Cooper have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gawie de Klerk and Henry Cooper have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gawie de Klerk and Henry Cooper?
- This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Gawie de Klerk and 63 bouts tracked for Henry Cooper. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.