Imagine basically being so tough that you can stand and take everything that Larry Holmes can hit you with square on the jaw for 15 rounds and not only not go down, but STILL be trying to win. Absolutely incredible chin. Incredible stamina, and incredible guts. And he hasn’t even got brain damage. That’s a miracle.
@the greatest3303 Have you seen test results that indicate no residual damage to Cobb's brain? Neither have I. But no one with a modicum of appreciation for what he just saw could venture the opinion that Randy Cobb didn't receive long-term injury from that beating and the many other contests in which he ate punch after punch. CTE shows up years after the infliction of blows. And for Randy Cobb, those years are now.
@@jamesbrice6619 No, I haven't. He hasn't appeared in a film or tv episode in over twenty years. I can't prove that shortly after turning fifty, Cobb ended his acting career due to medical reasons. He was quite popular in that guise, but it does require a measure of mnemonic skills and mental agility. Fifty is about the age when CTE really starts to kick in. Can I prove Cobb received permanent brain injury from getting pounded to jelly? No, I can't and I said so. But you have to have a very unrealistic attitude about boxing to proclaim, "And he hasn't even got brain damage. That's a miracle." It would indeed be something of a miracle, if true. What do you think getting smashed in the head thousands of times by the most powerful punchers on the planet does to the human brain? Do you honestly believe it has no effect? What do you think the guy's made of?
Gotta hand it to Tex, man he persevered through 15 rounds and was visibly tired and battered.....but, he stood his ground and showed admirable courage. Tex Cobb, a fine human being with a great personality.!
This is exactly what is meant when they say, "Don't mess with Texas." I met Tex Cobb in Reno while he was training for a fight. He's a very nice, and funny man. It was a pleasure getting to hang around with him for an hour walking all over the casino. He didn't have to let me hang around, but he was kind enough to let me. One of the thrills of my life.
He has the best chin I ever seen manny pacquiao has a strong chin to only being knocked out once by Marquez considering the wars he was in and moving 8 weight classes morales had a great chin i don’t like mayweather but he has a good chin but this fight stands out among most cuz he took a one sided beating the whole fight and never once looked fazed but Hagler was another with a superior chin I don’t kno if anyone ever knocked him out and Hagler fought every one
He's got the shoulder roll he doesn't station himself or barricades in the Philly shell he shoulder rolls and catches shots with his palm it gives you a feel of the opponent's punching power is he pushing the jab or still has snap it debunks the stiff white guy stereo type Cobb also put combinations together walked down his opponent's they looked like scared prey in the teeth of the predator. He went championship rounds got no credit from Howard Casual saying the level of talent was a mismatch 😅 Tex sadly was Robbed of a career as a titan if you know boxing you know the real one's when you see them take the opponent's best shot keep coming Holmes tripping on his own feet trying to get away feeling the ropes on his back like the spider's Webb once you tangle you get 8 legged or combos landed cause you're trapped some guy's can use it other's don't seem comfortable being the prey and being preyed on is a scary feeling you better have a Judas priest fending for his Babarras he'd rather see Jesus die why I'm sure it's cause he can take a piece of the lesser man's money but he tries that with a Crusader the swords tip and you get ten fold of change in kind. You lose the mansion the gold shrines the grand alter the library the chest of shekels collected or schemed into a hoarders treasure should be Christian to have Howard keep his hair hat the same cheap suit cause the most points is nothing but burden if you have to hide it paranoid of the Barrons the Pirate's who played fair then didn't when the goal post moves you can't hide it and pretend insulting a man's intelligence is Torah practice with those secret words the know is all who know but the Gentleman sees a circle formed around him and people making strange sounds that you don't know if they're praising you or ridiculing you that gentle as doves but wise as serpent's phrase just crossed my mind but you probably know all about it and know there's nothing to worry about but who's telling the truth and who can't stop lying it's like these people are passive and those people are aggressive and one might of shown teeth to the other who is scared but can't tell if he's telling lies to attract his David slayer of giant's but he must be brave enough to say it straight cause I don't see any damsels 😅
Just saw the clip of Cobb on Johnny Carson. Great guy! He said Larry Holmes played a very sophisticated game of tag you're it. Hilariously perfect description! Definitely one tough dude!
Tex went 15 ol' school rounds with Holmes. Also Tex beat the hardest puncher in boxing Ernie Shavers in 1980 , both in their prime. Tex was a great boxer and kick boxer and bouncer and actor
Having studied martial arts, I’ve always made this comment: “the guy that wins the fight is the one that can stand up the longest and take a punch and wear down his opponent.“ Then I say if you don’t believe me watch Randall “Tex” Cobb fight Larry Holmes. If it had gone 20 rounds, Cobb would’ve won because for 15 rounds he proved that Larry Holmes could not knock Cobb out & Holmes would’ve worn himself out by the 20th making Cobb’s face look like a tomato. 🍅🍅🍅😃
@@texasvet54 yes but boxing had 15 rounds at that time and 12 today. If you want to win you have to win in 12 rounds. Not in 20. Otherwise you loose. You could also be a warrior, but a match have his mandatory duration. You have to win in THIS duration.
I think Howard Cosell quit boxing after this fight, in protest that the referee didn't stop it. Cobb's stout chin was not only remarkable but uncanny. Nothing like it before or since. Even more mystifying is he seemingly still has all his marbles after all the thousands of hard shots he's absorbed. Even graduated from Temple University in 2008 with a BA at the age of 57.
Holmes is on the top with all the great heavyweights because the proof is in the pudding and not what the media says. And man can Larry deliver. What the sport is missing today is Larry’s skills and the hearts of these two men.
Perhaps the best jab in boxing history and that's only "perhaps" because of the lack of sufficient film of a great number of early boxers. However, even with them, I'm sure Holmes would take the crown.
@@branmichaluk445 Don't begin with 'nope'. Go back and watch the last two rounds and watch Holmes backing off punching Cobb in the face when he can obviously carry on doing so. I'm telling you the facts, not asking for your opinion.
@@baronmeduse Nope, I watched the last two rounds several times Holmes was getting hit and tired as well. As much as Holmes tried, he couldn't take him out for 13 rounds, but he'll take it easy on him the last two, OK. Your so called facts are nothing more than your opinion, and there wrong.
I didn't like Holmes when I was a kid because my parents were huge Ali fans, and therefore, so was I. But as I grew older, I learned to appreciate his greatness.
Larry Holmes had the best jab in the sport..just an absolute boxing master. Tex Cobb is tough as granite. If youre in a bar room brawl he is the guy you want on yout side. The man is a rock!
Definitely an inspiration for the Rocky movie. Cobb had a lot of heart and in fact was a pretty decent fighter, Holmes was just a different level of athlete.
Keep in mind the fighters that Cobb did better than against Larry Holmes Leon Spinks Ronaldo Snipes Gerry Cooney Marvis Frazier (whatever that’s worth) Bonecrusher Smith David Bey And he did as well as Rey Mercer well after Holmes was out of his prime (by about 10 years) So not too bad for Tex Holmes was a great champion. Cobb went the distance with him. There is no shame in that. Most couldn’t.
@@eriksturdevant6857 yes, Marvis Frazier had a solid career no doubt and had some nice wins. What I meant was Frazier was rushed into that fight with Holmes and was no where near ready to fight him so it’s not that impressive to do better than Frazier did at that time.
Someone should've told Howard to STFU. Tex was not only fighting back the entire time, but was PRESSING FORWARD. He wasn't hurt as much as tired. He was able to go 15 rounds against the heavyweight champion of the world in his prime. Dude was a badass.
It's funny how someone who've watched a fight recorded 40 years ago telling what really happened to a guy who actually watched the fight at ringside. LMAO!
I think this was the last fight Cossell called. He was calling for the ref to stop the fight in the 12 round. I've never seen a fighter get hit as much as Tex Cobb did and not go down
@@HankFinkle11 Facts that's what I'm saying even tho Cobb was losing he still was throwing punches back he was just losing to better boxer Holmes So that's why I believe ref didn't stop the match I didn't want to say it but glad someone else thinking like I did
@@20alphabet Nah Howard was wrong and Tex Cobb deserved to finish fight he was throwing back and even tho he took shots he kept trying to throw punches back salute to ref
For Cobb to keep going at Holmes like that even while taking that kind of beating is insane. And he was still throwing headshots in the 15th round at Holmes on top of it. That man must have a head made of steel...lol! I'm surprised Holmes didn't break his damn hands.😂
saw tex on carson-guy was stright up-he didnt get knocked down or out-lost by decision-took a beatin but he was still sluggin-larry is a legend but this guy stood there for 15 rds and kept swingin-hats off to tex
Holmes is much faster than Shavers, longer arms, and very accurate with the jabs and combinations. That Cobb, wow hs is really tough, taking a full 15 rounds of that sort of punishment, and kept going.
If probably the only guy in the world Deontay Wilder wouldn't be able to knock out lol. I don't know what's more impressive, Cobb's chin or Holmes' cardio.
When Johnny Carson interviewed Tex, he asked about Larry Holmes. Tex replied, "Well, Larry was playing a very aggressive form of 'Tag', and for fifteen rounds, I was 'it'".
Howard Cosell knew nothing about “having heart”, putting everything you have into the fight, even though you’re losing. You fight thinking you can still pull it off, and you fight until the end.
Paraphrasing a bit " My strategy was working . I had him. Another 15 to 20 rounds and he was going down." -RTC on the Johnny Carson show. VERY worth watching
Cosell was a fool. If the ref had called the fight there would have been outrage. Cobb continued swinging and fighting. His corner should have stopped the fight.
Cobb had a hilarious roast of Holmes and had a story of Larry coming by the next day saying: "I can't button my shirt my hands are too swollen"...broke my heart. But what am I gonna do cause I can't chew"
Cobb slipped and blocked lot more punches than I had realized after watching this. Don't get me wrong .as I know he took a lot of punishment too but , he had some defensive skills. I wonder how good he could've been with the right trainer.
Ol' Howard Cosell was wrong in saying Cobb was hurt. He was never in danger of going down, just a bruised up face. Cobb was always coming forward and throwing. The commentators didn't know how legendary Cobb's chin was. Same thing against Shavers, and Shavers hit wayyy harder than Holmes here.
Wow never saw this. Before my time, but I remember Larry Holmes at the end of his career and for this dude and just take those shots from Larry F'n Holmes....lol my jaw dropped.
"This type of savagery doesn't deserve commentation." Exactly. Had Cosell walked off the "set" in the middle of this fight, his point would have had so much more weight. But you do have to give credit to (the classy) Holmes for not pounding away on Cobb in the end. And, he had a similar experience when he fought Ali.
"I figured some time down the line Larry's going to stand and we're going to get it going. Larry didn't figure that way. Larry figured that mostly what we're going to do is play a very very advanced game of tag. I'm telling you right now, after 45 minutes I was it." - Tex Cobb
What Cobb said about cosselle was very true . Back in the day when a fight was on TV I'd turn the volume off so I didn't have to listen to that a**hole. When it was close circuit I had to suffer. ( for you young folks.. Cable hasn't been around for ever.)
Cobb didn’t go down and then went on Carson and had a laugh about it, of course he only made 20% of the purse because as Cobb said Don King got the rest.
Imagine basically being so tough that you can stand and take everything that Larry Holmes can hit you with square on the jaw for 15 rounds and not only not go down, but STILL be trying to win. Absolutely incredible chin. Incredible stamina, and incredible guts. And he hasn’t even got brain damage. That’s a miracle.
Its called cocaine
@@erict7229wrong. Cobb had the best chin ever
@the greatest3303 Have you seen test results that indicate no residual damage to Cobb's brain? Neither have I. But no one with a modicum of appreciation for what he just saw could venture the opinion that Randy Cobb didn't receive long-term injury from that beating and the many other contests in which he ate punch after punch. CTE shows up years after the infliction of blows. And for Randy Cobb, those years are now.
@vestibulate really? You sure? Have you seen him recently?
@@jamesbrice6619 No, I haven't. He hasn't appeared in a film or tv episode in over twenty years. I can't prove that shortly after turning fifty, Cobb ended his acting career due to medical reasons. He was quite popular in that guise, but it does require a measure of mnemonic skills and mental agility. Fifty is about the age when CTE really starts to kick in. Can I prove Cobb received permanent brain injury from getting pounded to jelly? No, I can't and I said so. But you have to have a very unrealistic attitude about boxing to proclaim, "And he hasn't even got brain damage. That's a miracle." It would indeed be something of a miracle, if true. What do you think getting smashed in the head thousands of times by the most powerful punchers on the planet does to the human brain? Do you honestly believe it has no effect? What do you think the guy's made of?
My man ate about 1000 punches and didn't give up. Respect!
The good news is that Cobb is now 72 years old and not punch-drunk. This was the kind of fight
that prompted the move to 12 rounds rather than 15.
I think the incident which prompted to cut to twelve rounds, was the Ray Boom Boom Mancini vs the Korean guy
Yes it was the Ray Boom fight.😊
Which occurred 13 days before this fight. The referee of that fight committed suicide the following summer
I was wondering that…
@@rolfbernserke4735I would hope it had nothing to do with the fight.
I like the way Larry helped him back to his corner. A lot of heart in both these men.
The Dude went 15 rounds against a prime Larry Holmes? God bless him...
“I saw you beat that man…the way I never saw a man get beat, and the man KEPT COMING AFTER YOU.”
"Let him go, let him go...we no need this kind of man in our lives"
Gotta hand it to Tex, man he persevered through 15 rounds and was visibly tired and battered.....but, he stood his ground and showed admirable courage.
Tex Cobb, a fine human being with a great personality.!
@Eric Schiltz ...actually, Holmes said..hell noo..😄
You can't kill Tex! Matt NYC
This was brutal !
Most couldn’t last 15 swinging at air.
When the final bell rang, that hug of both fighters 😭
Holmes jab is legendary. He used it with strategic accuracy to set you up with a right that was virtually unavoidable. Texas Cobb was scary strong
Holmes, like Ali, had incredible arm length. He and Aaron Pryor are the two most underrated fighters in my lifetime (1969-).
@@DrSeuss-nv9hw Holmes most likely had the best jab o. The history of boxing. It was quick, stealthy and kept most fighter off balanced
@@juanreese6933...Totally agreed.
This is exactly what is meant when they say, "Don't mess with Texas." I met Tex Cobb in Reno while he was training for a fight. He's a very nice, and funny man. It was a pleasure getting to hang around with him for an hour walking all over the casino. He didn't have to let me hang around, but he was kind enough to let me. One of the thrills of my life.
Oh, nice! When was that?
@@phsm94 In 1985. It was so long ago I first thought it was in 1982, but I'm sure it was in 1985 after thinking about it for a minute or two.
Cobb had a chin to match Marciano. without a doubt one of the toughest fighters ever
Mercer, McCall, Ron Lyle...
Got that Celtic chin.
@@nikolailic431 Chuck Wepner
He has the best chin I ever seen manny pacquiao has a strong chin to only being knocked out once by Marquez considering the wars he was in and moving 8 weight classes morales had a great chin i don’t like mayweather but he has a good chin but this fight stands out among most cuz he took a one sided beating the whole fight and never once looked fazed but Hagler was another with a superior chin I don’t kno if anyone ever knocked him out and Hagler fought every one
He's got the shoulder roll he doesn't station himself or barricades in the Philly shell he shoulder rolls and catches shots with his palm it gives you a feel of the opponent's punching power is he pushing the jab or still has snap it debunks the stiff white guy stereo type Cobb also put combinations together walked down his opponent's they looked like scared prey in the teeth of the predator. He went championship rounds got no credit from Howard Casual saying the level of talent was a mismatch 😅 Tex sadly was Robbed of a career as a titan if you know boxing you know the real one's when you see them take the opponent's best shot keep coming Holmes tripping on his own feet trying to get away feeling the ropes on his back like the spider's Webb once you tangle you get 8 legged or combos landed cause you're trapped some guy's can use it other's don't seem comfortable being the prey and being preyed on is a scary feeling you better have a Judas priest fending for his Babarras he'd rather see Jesus die why I'm sure it's cause he can take a piece of the lesser man's money but he tries that with a Crusader the swords tip and you get ten fold of change in kind. You lose the mansion the gold shrines the grand alter the library the chest of shekels collected or schemed into a hoarders treasure should be Christian to have Howard keep his hair hat the same cheap suit cause the most points is nothing but burden if you have to hide it paranoid of the Barrons the Pirate's who played fair then didn't when the goal post moves you can't hide it and pretend insulting a man's intelligence is Torah practice with those secret words the know is all who know but the Gentleman sees a circle formed around him and people making strange sounds that you don't know if they're praising you or ridiculing you that gentle as doves but wise as serpent's phrase just crossed my mind but you probably know all about it and know there's nothing to worry about but who's telling the truth and who can't stop lying it's like these people are passive and those people are aggressive and one might of shown teeth to the other who is scared but can't tell if he's telling lies to attract his David slayer of giant's but he must be brave enough to say it straight cause I don't see any damsels 😅
Tex has all my respect by going the distance even though he was so overmatched.
There is a fine line between Tough and Stupid. Tex Cobb erased that line.
Did he land many blows or win any rounds? Makes me hurt watching this. He was tough.
@@davewanamaker3690 One judge gave one round to him.
Tex Cobb is my Hero. From a White boy From South Louisiana. One tough customer.
@@davewanamaker3690 He only lost the first 15 rounds. After that he had Larry Holmes right where he wanted him.
Just saw the clip of Cobb on Johnny Carson. Great guy! He said Larry Holmes played a very sophisticated game of tag you're it. Hilariously perfect description! Definitely one tough dude!
Haha--I came here from the Carson clip too.
Damn! I've never seen anyone take that many blows and still be standing and fighting! Bravo!!
Tex cobb is still alive. He 72
Try Chuck Wepner, the real Rocky.
ali took some aloy vs shavers and they werent jabs like larry threw
@@MikeHunt-fo3owHolmes was hitting Cobb with far more than jabs
@@jamesbrice6619 i dont remember my point i wrote it 6 months ago......lol wtf is aloy? was i huffing paint when i wrote this lol
Tex went 15 ol' school rounds with Holmes. Also Tex beat the hardest puncher in boxing Ernie Shavers in 1980 , both in their prime. Tex was a great boxer and kick boxer and bouncer and actor
Shavers was on the downside by that time
@@malexander2147 still tho , for an old Texas boy, he did one hell'uva job
Having studied martial arts, I’ve always made this comment: “the guy that wins the fight is the one that can stand up the longest and take a punch and wear down his opponent.“
Then I say if you don’t believe me watch Randall “Tex” Cobb fight Larry Holmes.
If it had gone 20 rounds, Cobb would’ve won because for 15 rounds he proved that Larry Holmes could not knock Cobb out & Holmes would’ve worn himself out by the 20th making Cobb’s face look like a tomato. 🍅🍅🍅😃
@@texasvet54 yes but boxing had 15 rounds at that time and 12 today.
If you want to win you have to win in 12 rounds. Not in 20.
Otherwise you loose. You could also be a warrior, but a match have his mandatory duration.
You have to win in THIS duration.
And he was hilarious… Here’s Johnny Carson interview after this fight was so funny
I think Howard Cosell quit boxing after this fight, in protest that the referee didn't stop it. Cobb's stout chin was not only remarkable but uncanny. Nothing like it before or since. Even more mystifying is he seemingly still has all his marbles after all the thousands of hard shots he's absorbed. Even graduated from Temple University in 2008 with a BA at the age of 57.
That’s awesome I didn’t know he got a degree at 57.
amazing
NOBODY is going to knock him down
Not even Holmes
Yes
I saw him on Carson. That guy is as sharp as a tack.
Holmes is on the top with all the great heavyweights because the proof is in the pudding and not what the media says. And man can Larry deliver. What the sport is missing today is Larry’s skills and the hearts of these two men.
His jab was probably the best punch in the history of boxing…so fast and hard…he’d throw it when you weren’t expecting him to throw
My favorite fighter
Granite chin like no other he has my respect for sure dude took so many power shots and still came forward ready to bang hell yeah
Amazing how fast Holmes was for a heavy weight...those three punch combinations at the start were amazing.
Perhaps the best jab in boxing history and that's only "perhaps" because of the lack of sufficient film of a great number of early boxers. However, even with them, I'm sure Holmes would take the crown.
The '78 to '82 Larry Holmes was flat out awesome.
TEX WAS JUST TEX.. LOVE HIM .!!!!!!! JUST A BAD ASS THAT HOLMES COULDNT DROP.... MIGHT NOT BE REFINED, BUT A HEART OF A LION...
Tex defense was outstanding he blocked almost all of those punches with his face.
And never went down.
@@branmichaluk445 Simply because Holmes visibly backed off in the last 2 rounds. Otherwise Cobb would have been leaving on a stretcher.
@@baronmeduse Nope, he was punching and getting hit. Holmes was also tired, and what do say about the 13 rounds.
@@branmichaluk445 Don't begin with 'nope'. Go back and watch the last two rounds and watch Holmes backing off punching Cobb in the face when he can obviously carry on doing so. I'm telling you the facts, not asking for your opinion.
@@baronmeduse Nope, I watched the last two rounds several times Holmes was getting hit and tired as well. As much as Holmes tried, he couldn't take him out for 13 rounds, but he'll take it easy on him the last two, OK. Your so called facts are nothing more than your opinion, and there wrong.
I didn't like Holmes when I was a kid because my parents were huge Ali fans, and therefore, so was I. But as I grew older, I learned to appreciate his greatness.
Larry Holmes had the best jab in the sport..just an absolute boxing master. Tex Cobb is tough as granite. If youre in a bar room brawl he is the guy you want on yout side. The man is a rock!
Definitely an inspiration for the Rocky movie. Cobb had a lot of heart and in fact was a pretty decent fighter, Holmes was just a different level of athlete.
I didn't lose the fight i lost 15 rounds...
I figured if I had another 10-20 rounds I would have beaten him....
Are you Randall Cobb? If not, you sound like a delusional nut.
Keep in mind the fighters that Cobb did better than against Larry Holmes
Leon Spinks
Ronaldo Snipes
Gerry Cooney
Marvis Frazier (whatever that’s worth)
Bonecrusher Smith
David Bey
And he did as well as Rey Mercer well after Holmes was out of his prime (by about 10 years)
So not too bad for Tex
Holmes was a great champion. Cobb went the distance with him. There is no shame in that. Most couldn’t.
True. Note though: Marvis Frazier retired with a very good record. Tyson pretty much ended his career.
@@eriksturdevant6857 yes, Marvis Frazier had a solid career no doubt and had some nice wins. What I meant was Frazier was rushed into that fight with Holmes and was no where near ready to fight him so it’s not that impressive to do better than Frazier did at that time.
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Cobb fought courageously. He deserved to go the distance. Homles and the ref understood it even if the announcers and audience didn't.
Someone should've told Howard to STFU. Tex was not only fighting back the entire time, but was PRESSING FORWARD. He wasn't hurt as much as tired. He was able to go 15 rounds against the heavyweight champion of the world in his prime. Dude was a badass.
It's funny how someone who've watched a fight recorded 40 years ago telling what really happened to a guy who actually watched the fight at ringside. LMAO!
Howard was right.
Thank you.... 👍💯🇺🇸
@@GoLakers3900 and? 😅
Cobb always pressing forward. Insane.
Forgot how fast and how good Larry was. Fighting those outside boxers is such a pain in the face.
Holmes never got the recognition he deserves because America didn't want to say goodbye to the great Ali. Does anyone agree with me?
Cobb was not a great boxer, but boy was he tough
No, it takes a great boxer to go 15 rounds and couldn't be nocked down. Pretty boring when Tyson put opponents out in one round..
Tougher than woodpecker lips
@@fredhignite7018 Ah yes!!!. That's tough. Lmao.
Tex sure as hell could take a punch 👊.
Jeez, Larry had a hell of a jab.... Got to give Tex his props.
I just would've been happy that I went the distance with Larry Holmes. The man had the scariest jab in boxing history.
Tex didn't get backed up into any corners. He kept on charging. What resilience!
Cobb said he would have had two parties if he knew Cosell was quitting after this fight.
Cobb is a good boxer but Holmes is incredible.
I think this was the last fight Cossell called. He was calling for the ref to stop the fight in the 12 round. I've never seen a fighter get hit as much as Tex Cobb did and not go down
Cobb did get a win here since Cossell quit the boxing game.
Cobb told David Letterman that if he'd have known Cosell would quit announcing boxing, he could have got a bucket of gold for this fight. Lol.
Give the man credit , he may have taken beating, but he proved
he's no quitter a real gutsy guy with a mountain of heart.
Cobb was never the same fighter again after the beating Holmes gave him.
Randall Tex Cobb , The GOAT Chin of all time!!! Much love and respect!!! Never quit!!!
Holmes crisp power shots are something to behold… and the way Cobb survives them is crazy
Yeah man one of the very toughest. They fed him to Holmes and every one knew it. Cuz he could take it.
i could have sworn this fight was in mid-1981. But, anyway, Tex had an iron skull, and wouldn't go down .
Cosell wasn't giving Cobb credit. He parried many of Holme's shots, and actively returned through out the bout. Kudos to Cobb.
Howard was right.
@@20alphabet no, he wasn’t. The ref has no basis to stop the fight as Cobb kept punching, though not connecting.
@@HankFinkle11 👈🏼ignorant and illiterate
@@HankFinkle11
Facts that's what I'm saying even tho Cobb was losing he still was throwing punches back he was just losing to better boxer Holmes
So that's why I believe ref didn't stop the match
I didn't want to say it but glad someone else thinking like I did
@@20alphabet
Nah Howard was wrong and Tex Cobb deserved to finish fight he was throwing back and even tho he took shots he kept trying to throw punches back salute to ref
Larry Holmes one of the greatest heavyweights to ever put on the glue's in my opinion
Thats a good opinion because Larry Holmes definitely up there with greatest heavyweight boxers all time
Holmes is so underrated
Randall Cobbs wasnt just a boxer he was a pugilist. I love the guy, sense of humor and one baddass. They dont makem like that no more.
Cobbs interview with Carson after this fight was great.
For Cobb to keep going at Holmes like that even while taking that kind of beating is insane. And he was still throwing headshots in the 15th round at Holmes on top of it. That man must have a head made of steel...lol! I'm surprised Holmes didn't break his damn hands.😂
Bro I never seen a man with such stamina this is insane
Tex had a face like an engine block. Engine blocks are notoriously difficult to knock out.
He put all his skill points into Chin
saw tex on carson-guy was stright up-he didnt get knocked down or out-lost by decision-took a beatin but he was still sluggin-larry is a legend but this guy stood there for 15 rds and kept swingin-hats off to tex
It's so funny what Cobb said about Cosell's 2 cents.
Holmes is much faster than Shavers, longer arms, and very accurate with the jabs and combinations. That Cobb, wow hs is really tough, taking a full 15 rounds of that sort of punishment, and kept going.
Tex Cobb also fought Buster Douglas 6 years before Buster defeated Tyson. I wish someone would upload it to YT.
I remember watching live thinking Tex actually slipped a lot of jabs but the right, My God it never missed.
If probably the only guy in the world Deontay Wilder wouldn't be able to knock out lol. I don't know what's more impressive, Cobb's chin or Holmes' cardio.
Duhaupas has entered the chat.
Lol fair point. I forgot about that one.
@@crazykocounters4741 Tbf Duhaupas was on the verge of being floored when the ref rightfully called it.
When Johnny Carson interviewed Tex, he asked about Larry Holmes. Tex replied, "Well, Larry was playing a very aggressive form of 'Tag', and for fifteen rounds, I was 'it'".
Howard Cosell knew nothing about “having heart”, putting everything you have into the fight, even though you’re losing. You fight thinking you can still pull it off, and you fight until the end.
When Rocky got real, it weren't pretty.
The "scores" were way to close, padded.
And the ref was explained beforehand, "you ain't stoppin' this fight."
I got to be around Tex cob as a high school kid in Nashville. I feel blessed.
Tex Cobb ... Wow... Never could get the home run short through ... Holmes jab is legendary, but light right hand power...
Paraphrasing a bit " My strategy was working . I had him. Another 15 to 20 rounds and he was going down." -RTC on the Johnny Carson show. VERY worth watching
Johnny Carson brought me here. Tex is a really funny and down to earth man
Cosell was a fool. If the ref had called the fight there would have been outrage. Cobb continued swinging and fighting. His corner should have stopped the fight.
Holmes jab was incredible, the best ever imo.
Cobb had a hilarious roast of Holmes and had a story of Larry coming by the next day saying:
"I can't button my shirt my hands are too swollen"...broke my heart. But what am I gonna do cause I can't chew"
I met Larry Holmes In Oneonta N.Y. That was fantastic!
Cobb slipped and blocked lot more punches than I had realized after watching this. Don't get me wrong .as I know he took a lot of punishment too but , he had some defensive skills. I wonder how good he could've been with the right trainer.
Cosell’s worst call ever. Watch Cobb talk about this fight on Carson.
Cobb pursued Holmes the entire fight.
That jab looks like he has unlimited reach, and he was very precise with it as well. Makes me want to learn how to jab better.
one day on, how's that jab coming?
I CAN believe the referees, Howard. Howard Cosell is a a strange dude. Tex had serious b@lls...I mean it IS Larry Holmes! He did great!
Classic boxing. None of the hanging on each other and waiting for the ref to break it up.
This fight made Howard Cosell quit covering boxing. I think he was missed much less that he thought he'd be.
Cosell was not missed, by me and most others.
Larry's hands had to be hurting after the fight and for a few days.
Everyone should watch the interview with Tex and Johnny Carson. It was hilarious. Shows how classy Tex is.
Un verdadero Guerrero TEX COBB aguantar ese tremendo jab Durante 15 eounds
I think Cosell quit calling boxing after this.
Yep this the last fight he was in.
Tex Cobb has a jaw of steel
I heard that after this fight , Howard Cossell was so upset that it was his last performance a a broadcaster on boxing.
Every champ faces those guys that just won't die
He was the prototype for Rocky IV. A lesser man man would have crumbled. A man who never admits defeat and keeps on punching no matter what.😃😀😄😄💯❤
larry Holmes was a banger and always came to destroy! Definitely the greatest heavyweight of all times!
Yes, under rated in the extreme!
not the greatest but in top 3 for sure with joe louis and Ali
not the greatest but in top 3 for sure with joe louis and Ali
@@Heyash_Yashdiv2022 sorry but Larry has a better record than ali. What made ali great was what he stood for. He was an icon.
Ol' Howard Cosell was wrong in saying Cobb was hurt. He was never in danger of going down, just a bruised up face. Cobb was always coming forward and throwing. The commentators didn't know how legendary Cobb's chin was. Same thing against Shavers, and Shavers hit wayyy harder than Holmes here.
Wow never saw this. Before my time, but I remember Larry Holmes at the end of his career and for this dude and just take those shots from Larry F'n Holmes....lol my jaw dropped.
"This type of savagery doesn't deserve commentation." Exactly. Had Cosell walked off the "set" in the middle of this fight, his point would have had so much more weight. But you do have to give credit to (the classy) Holmes for not pounding away on Cobb in the end. And, he had a similar experience when he fought Ali.
Tex Cobb what a tuff man we use to call him iron jaw he always had so much courage & he had the ❤️ ❤️ of 2 lions what a badass
There are men that can take a punch, then is Tex Cobb that can take one thousand.
It's kind of amazing that boxing is still legal.
"I figured some time down the line Larry's going to stand and we're going to get it going. Larry didn't figure that way. Larry figured that mostly what we're going to do is play a very very advanced game of tag. I'm telling you right now, after 45 minutes I was it."
- Tex Cobb
What Cobb said about cosselle was very true .
Back in the day when a fight was on TV I'd turn the volume off so I didn't have to listen to that a**hole.
When it was close circuit I had to suffer.
( for you young folks..
Cable hasn't been around for ever.)
Kudos to Tex Cob. Went the whole distance vs Larry!!
As I remember it, Cosell was so put off by the lopsided nature of this fight, he never called another boxing match again.
Prime Larry Holmes was a thing of beauty to behold
Cobb didn’t go down and then went on Carson and had a laugh about it, of course he only made 20% of the purse because as Cobb said Don King got the rest.
Now if only someone had taken King out of the equation - pure rat poison.
Yep