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Cassius Clay, the fighting prophet from Louisville, fulfilled his threat to stop Henry Cooper in the fifth round at Wembley Stadium last night. Referee Tommy Little led the half- blinded Cooper to his corner after one minute 15 seconds of the fifth session. Blood was pumping from deep gashes above and below Cooper’s left eye. There was not one in the crowd of 40,000 who would have wanted him to continue. Clay, perhaps the fastest heavyweight in the world, did not escape completely. At the end of the fourth a terrific left hook from Cooper dumped him on the seat of his scarlet pants for a count of four. Tottered Clay was sitting there, back against the ropes, when the bell sounded. He got to his feet and tottered to his corner. Frenzied work by his cornermen got him into shape for what proved to be the final round. So Cooper who had carried the fight to Clay so bravely again suffered a night of disaster brought about by his long-standing weakness. Cooper, who won the first two rounds, and shared the third, was, I thought, ahead when Litt

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