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.
Henry Cooper (40-14-1) and Peter Bates (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Henry Cooper vs Peter Bates — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Peter Bates leads 1–0- Peter Bates wonCooper vs BatesSep 7, 1956 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 40-14-1 (edge)
- Record
- 1-1
- 73.6% (edge)
- Win %
- 50%
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 67.5%
- KO rate
- —
- 68%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 100% (edge)
- 13
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.8
- Bouts per year
- —
- 63
- Bouts tracked
- 2
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
- 6′2″ (187 cm)
- Height
- —
- 75″ (190 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 92
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- English
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyHenry Cooper · 40 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
11
Other
2
Peter Bates · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (63 and 2 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 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
Peter Bates
LW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 28, 1956
Common Questions
- Have Henry Cooper and Peter Bates ever fought each other?
- Yes. Henry Cooper and Peter Bates met once on September 7, 1956, and Peter Bates won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Henry Cooper or Peter Bates?
- Henry Cooper is 40-14-1 and Peter Bates is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Henry Cooper or Peter Bates?
- Henry Cooper has 27 knockout wins and Peter Bates has 1. Henry Cooper has more.
- Do Henry Cooper and Peter Bates have any common opponents?
- Henry Cooper and Peter Bates share 1 common opponent: Ingemar Johansson. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Henry Cooper and Peter Bates?
- This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Henry Cooper and 2 bouts tracked for Peter Bates. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.