Henry Cooper (40-14-1) and Joe Erskine (4-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 5 times. They share 3 common opponents.
Henry Cooper vs Joe Erskine — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Henry Cooper leads 3–2- Henry Cooper wonCooper vs ErskineApr 2, 1962 · TKO · R9
- Henry Cooper wonCooper vs ErskineMar 21, 1961 · TKO · R5
- Henry Cooper wonCooper vs ErskineNov 17, 1959 · TKO · R12
- Joe Erskine wonCooper vs ErskineSep 17, 1957 · PTS
- Joe Erskine wonCooper vs ErskineNov 15, 1955 · PTS
The Numbers
- 40-14-1 (edge)
- Record
- 4-6-1
- 73.6% (edge)
- Win %
- 40.9%
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 67.5% (edge)
- KO rate
- 0%
- 68% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 13
- Times stopped
- 5 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.3
- 63
- Bouts tracked
- 11
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
- —
- 92
- Age
- 92
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- English
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyHenry Cooper · 40 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
11
Other
2
Joe Erskine · 5 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
4
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (63 and 11 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared 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 Erskine
WLLWL
W1 streak · last fought Mar 3, 1964
Common Questions
- Have Henry Cooper and Joe Erskine ever fought each other?
- Yes. Henry Cooper and Joe Erskine have met 5 times and Henry Cooper leads the series 3-2.
- Who has the better record, Henry Cooper or Joe Erskine?
- Henry Cooper is 40-14-1 and Joe Erskine is 4-6-1. Henry Cooper has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Henry Cooper or Joe Erskine?
- Henry Cooper has 27 knockout wins and Joe Erskine has 0. Henry Cooper has more.
- Do Henry Cooper and Joe Erskine have any common opponents?
- Henry Cooper and Joe Erskine share 3 common opponents: Jack Bodell, Karl Mildenberger and Ingemar Johansson. Henry Cooper fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Henry Cooper and Joe Erskine?
- This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Henry Cooper and 11 bouts tracked for Joe Erskine. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.