Henry Cooper (40-14-1) and Joe Bugner (69-13-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.
Henry Cooper vs Joe Bugner — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Bugner leads 1–0- Joe Bugner wonBugner vs CooperMar 16, 1971 · PTS
The Numbers
- 40-14-1
- Record
- 69-13-1 (edge)
- 73.6%
- Win %
- 83.7% (edge)
- 27
- Wins by knockout
- 41 (edge)
- 67.5% (edge)
- KO rate
- 59.42%
- 68% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 58%
- 13
- Times stopped
- 4 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.8
- Bouts per year
- 2.6 (edge)
- 63
- Bouts tracked
- 83
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
- 6′2″ (187 cm)
- Height
- —
- 75″ (190 cm)
- Reach
- 82″ (208 cm) (edge)
- 92
- Age
- 76
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- English
- Nationality
- Hungarian British Australian
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyHenry Cooper · 40 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
11
Other
2
Joe Bugner · 69 wins
KO/TKO
40
Decision
27
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (63 and 83 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedHenry Cooper
LTKO R6 · May 1966LTKO R5 · Jun 1963Joe Bugner
LUD · Jul 1975LUD · Feb 1973
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Henry Cooper
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Jan 20, 1975
Joe Bugner
WWWWW
W6 streak · last fought Jun 13, 1999
Common Questions
- Have Henry Cooper and Joe Bugner ever fought each other?
- Yes. Henry Cooper and Joe Bugner met once on March 16, 1971, and Joe Bugner won by PTS.
- Who has the better record, Henry Cooper or Joe Bugner?
- Henry Cooper is 40-14-1 and Joe Bugner is 69-13-1. Joe Bugner has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Henry Cooper or Joe Bugner?
- Henry Cooper has 27 knockout wins and Joe Bugner has 41. Joe Bugner has more.
- Do Henry Cooper and Joe Bugner have any common opponents?
- Henry Cooper and Joe Bugner share 4 common opponents: Boxing career of Muhammad Ali, Jack Bodell and Brian London (and 1 other). Henry Cooper fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Henry Cooper and Joe Bugner?
- This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Henry Cooper and 83 bouts tracked for Joe Bugner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.