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 Wayne Bethea (2-7 across 9 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 Wayne Bethea — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Henry Cooper leads 1–0- Henry Cooper wonCooper vs BetheaFeb 26, 1962 · PTS
The Numbers
- 40-14-1 (edge)
- Record
- 2-7
- 73.6% (edge)
- Win %
- 22.2%
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 67.5%
- KO rate
- —
- 68% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 13
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.3
- 63
- Bouts tracked
- 9
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
Wayne Bethea · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (63 and 9 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
Wayne Bethea
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Jul 6, 1963
Common Questions
- Have Henry Cooper and Wayne Bethea ever fought each other?
- Yes. Henry Cooper and Wayne Bethea met once on February 26, 1962, and Henry Cooper won by PTS.
- Who has the better record, Henry Cooper or Wayne Bethea?
- Henry Cooper is 40-14-1 and Wayne Bethea is 2-7 across the 9 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 Wayne Bethea?
- Henry Cooper has 27 knockout wins and Wayne Bethea has 0. Henry Cooper has more.
- Do Henry Cooper and Wayne Bethea have any common opponents?
- Henry Cooper and Wayne Bethea share 1 common opponent: Karl Mildenberger. Henry Cooper fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Henry Cooper and Wayne Bethea?
- This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Henry Cooper and 9 bouts tracked for Wayne Bethea. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.