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Henry Hook

9725 KOs

715 KOs

9Draws

Last six: L-W-L-W-L-L

Career

division

Featherweight

status

inactive

bouts

177

rounds

1468

KO %

25.8%

KO wins

25

KO losses

5

career

1931–1942

debut

1931-11-23

last fight

1942-04-27

Profile

birth name

Henry E Hook

alias

Hoosier Hurricane

sex

M

height

5′ 2″ / 157cm

nationality

USA

origin

Shelbyville Indiana USA

city / state / zip

Indianapolis, Indiana

dob

1908-03-08

age

118

Latest news

Warren's Alex Lomeli and Wauconda's Henry Ortega ready for second boxing bout

2017-03-03 · Chicago Tribune

When Alex Lomeli joined the Hook Aim Cross Punch Boxing Club in Round Lake, he didn't know Henry Ortega. Lomeli went to Warren High School, while Ortega attended Wauconda. But the two 17-year-olds quickly became friends, giving each other support …

Boxing gloves Henry Cooper used to knock out Muhammad Ali are to be put up for sale

2016-04-10 · Mirror.co.uk

The boxing gloves worn by Sir Henry Cooper when he floored Muhammad Ali are expected to sell for £50,000 at auction . The British boxing legend sent Ali crashing to the canvas with his trademark 'Enry's 'Ammer' left hook in 1963. Ali, who fought as …

'True British grit' set fighter apart

2011-05-08 · Edmonton Journal

The former British and European heavyweight boxing champion died at the age of 76. Henry Cooper, the former UK heavyweight boxer who once knocked down Muhammad Ali with his trademark left hook, died May 1. He was 76. Cooper died at his son's house in…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

9 20 2

L-UD

Valley Arena, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

8 of 8

25 7 3

L-PTS

Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

8 of 8 · 128 / 132 lbs

35 20 12

W-PTS

Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, USA

6 of 6

19 11 1

L-PTS

Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

8 of 8

Florient Desmarais

9 4 1

W-PTS

Arena, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

8 of 8 · 130 / 128 lbs

13 3 4

L-PTS

Beach Arena, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 125 / 120 lbs

Florient Desmarais

7 3 0

D-PTS

Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

8 of 8 · 126 / 129 lbs

Lulu Costantino

41 0 4

L-PTS

St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 124 / 127 lbs

22 5 5

L-PTS

Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 126 / 128 lbs

Patsy Giovanelli

30 1 1

L-PTS

Queensboro Arena, Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 130 / 136 lbs

54 11 12

L-UD

Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 126 / 119 lbs

Judges: Pat Collins | Hugh Riley

Referee: Harry Gleicher

1 37 6

W-PTS

Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 125 / 129 lbs

71 17 11

L-PTS

Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 128 / 130 lbs

32 18 7

W-PTS

Fort Hamilton Arena, Brooklyn, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 125 / 125 lbs

Pedro Hernandez

39 6 3

L-PTS

Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

8 of 8 · 125 / 125 lbs

38 9 5

W-PTS

Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

10 of 10 · 124 / 126 lbs

20 35 9

L-PTS

Turner's Arena, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

8 of 8 · 125 / 125 lbs

49 24 10

L-PTS

Town Hall, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

10 of 10

3 2 0

W-TKO

Odessa, Texas, USA

USA Texas State featherweight title

11 of 15

Referee: Babe Ritchie

46 24 10

L-PTS

Town Hall, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

10 of 10

12 5 2

W-PTS

Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, USA

8 of 8

Referee: Kemal Shea

5 3 2

W-PTS

Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, USA

USA Texas State featherweight title

10 of 10 · 120 / 125 lbs

Referee: Kemal Shea

12 4 2

W-PTS

Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, USA

8 of 8

47 3 8

L-TKO

Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach, California, USA

4 of 10

Referee: Jack Kennedy

60 39 15

W-PTS

El Paso, Texas, USA

10 of 10

20 12 6

L-PTS

L-st Arena, Sacramento, California, USA

6 of 6

Referee: Oakland Jimmy Duffy

60 10 16

L-PTS

Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, USA

10 of 10 · 118 / 117 lbs

Referee: Billy Burke

Frankie Kainrath

13 6 1

W-PTS

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

6 of 6 · 122 / 124 lbs

43 3 6

L-TKO

Stockton, California, USA

3 of 10 · 121 / 115 lbs · 1:40

42 3 6

L-PTS

Civic Auditorium, Watsonville, California, USA

10 of 10 · 120 / 115 lbs

57 10 15

L-PTS

Civic Auditorium, Watsonville, California, USA

10 of 10

19 9 6

L-PTS

National Hall, San Francisco, California, USA

10 of 10 · 122 / 121 lbs

20 8 4

W-PTS

Mission A.C., Santa Barbara, California, USA

10 of 10

22 5 0

L-TKO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

10 of 10 · 124 / 125 lbs · 2:21

Referee: Max Baer

20 24 8

W-TKO

Mission A.C., Santa Barbara, California, USA

5

22 7 1

L-PTS

Walkathon Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA

10 of 10 · 122 / 120 lbs

14 5 1

L-SD

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

8 of 8

4 0 2

W-TKO

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3 of 6 · 121 / 118 lbs · 2:20

13 2 2

L-PTS

Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, USA

8 of 8 · 122 / 125 lbs

25 6 0

L-PTS

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

NBA had ordered World Bantam champion Sixto Escobar to defend against the winner of this fight but Escobar relinquished the title

10 of 10

75 28 19

W-PTS

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

10 of 10 · 121 / 126 lbs

17 17 10

W-PTS

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

10 of 10 · 126 / 127 lbs

23 6 0

L-PTS

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

10 of 10 · 119 / 118 lbs

Referee: Ray N. Smillie

73 26 19

W-PTS

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

10 of 10 · 120 / 122 lbs

41 16 3

W-PTS

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

10 of 10 · 120 / 122 lbs

Referee: Ray N. Smillie

10 2 0

D-PTS

Timmins Arena, Timmins, Ontario, Canada

10 of 10 · 119 / 117 lbs

6 4 2

W-PTS

Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, USA

10 of 10

20 14 1

L-UD

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

8 of 8

17 4 0

W-PTS

Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, USA

10 of 10 · 119 / 120 lbs

12 8 1

W-PTS

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

10 of 10 · 119 / 155 lbs