Randall 'Tex' Cobb vs Earnie Shavers

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  • 2nd of August, 1980...............Detroit, Michigan
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  • @sharoncobb7633
    @sharoncobb7633 9 ปีที่แล้ว +797

    For what it's worth, my husband said that Earnie hit him so hard it hurt his grandkids. My husband broke Shavers jaw in the 8th. That said, you can't meet a nicer guy than Shavers....a gentle giant, and we remain friends with him to this day. Classy guy.

    • @TheSmithDorian
      @TheSmithDorian 9 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Sharon Cobb
      Boxing as a sport needs people like your husband to remind everybody that boxers are real human beings and not simply robots created in the gym or egotistical media brats. There aren't many like him in the business today.

    • @swalk813
      @swalk813 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Happy belated birthday!

    • @swalk813
      @swalk813 9 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Sharon Cobb My favorite quote was from the Sports Illustrated feature article on Randy, where he said, "In tennis, if you screw up, it's 15-love. In boxing, if you screw up, it's your ass, darlin'!"

    • @akumasan707
      @akumasan707 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      +Sharon Cobb Thanks for giving us all some inside history

    • @jp3923
      @jp3923 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      +Sharon Cobb Just saw your comment. Your husband was some kind of warrior in the ring. He dodged nobody and was always prepared when he crawled through those ropes. I can only imagine what it must have been like for you to be at ringside during his bouts. It is a vicious, unforgiving sport. I hope Tex is well after so many brutal fights and that life for the both of you is good.

  • @robertsr.249
    @robertsr.249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    My favorite Tex Cobb comment , “His hands can’t take much more ,” ( against Larry Holmes )

  • @angeloiodice9304
    @angeloiodice9304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Cobb was an iron post embedded in four feet of concrete. And besides that he is so multi-dimensionable. A boxer, karate, actor, comedian, great wit, a good human being, humble. His humorous roast of Larry Holmes was comedic genius, mixed with good will and humility. He obliterated racial borders way back. And he just knew how to have a good time and share his magnificent personality. The guy was always brimming with confidence. The world is a better place because of him and people like him.

    • @brentroussin6777
      @brentroussin6777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Big bad tex Cobb I still can't believe how tuff that man was.imagine what it would of been like to fight tex Cobb in a street fight.that would be nightmare haha count me out!!!

    • @angeloiodice9304
      @angeloiodice9304 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@brentroussin6777 yeah, even if you had a weapon, the weapon would cower in fear.

    • @kevinmunday6263
      @kevinmunday6263 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@angeloiodice9304 😂😂

    • @timthompson8297
      @timthompson8297 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ref was a mowron

  • @sicsempertyrannis3251
    @sicsempertyrannis3251 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Tex Cobb had a chin of granite and heart of a lion!!! One of my favorites of all time. Loved his character in Raising Arizona and Uncommon Valor too

  • @LuvThoseLadies
    @LuvThoseLadies 9 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Randall "Tex" Cobb is one of the few fighters that went the distance with Larry Holmes! He didn't do that well, but took everything he had and never got knocked down!

    • @rahmanmadison4967
      @rahmanmadison4967 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cant forget the #bayonnebleeder Chuck Wepner who was never knocked out until he met the G.O.A.T✔

    • @fiucik1
      @fiucik1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rahmanmadison4967 Yea, except when he faced Buster Mathis, Jerry Tomasetti, George Foreman, Sonny Liston, Joe Bugner, Jerry Ludge. But yea, you're right, except for these 6 guys, Ali was the VERY FIRST man who knocked Wepner out...

    • @swedenoble6083
      @swedenoble6083 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cosell quite boxing due to Larry fing over the human punching bag 🌽 Cobb

    • @mbsnyderc
      @mbsnyderc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@swedenoble6083 Good thing to Cosell didn't know anything about boxing,even after years of watching fights.

    • @mikekeltner4291
      @mikekeltner4291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      On letterman he said something that stuck with me. He said:
      I made many strategicall errors and a a few mistakes , but I made them moving forward

  • @Chief2Moon
    @Chief2Moon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Shavers was in the twilight of his career&Tex had endless endurance with a chin of concrete.

    • @johnrife7134
      @johnrife7134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wouldn't call that endless endurance

    • @Chief2Moon
      @Chief2Moon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      John Rife OK, maybe not "endless" exactly, but can you name a fight where he was more visibly gassed than his opponent? (Even including Cobb's fight with Holmes, where he was basically a punching bag)

    • @jonathanmillner
      @jonathanmillner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Chief2Moon Totally agree. Shavers is clearly the better boxer in almost every respect, except Chin and Motor. And... the way the fight went, as soon as Shavers was gassed, Cobb had to just keep on him and keep throwing punches till his spirit was just crushed. Didn't let Shavers get his breath. I like Cobb. He boxes kinda like an amateur, but damn he has chin and keeps throwing punches... and won pretty often doing it. Entertaining guy to watch...

  • @chrisbaker9439
    @chrisbaker9439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I like how I kept hearing "there's no power to his (Cobbs) punches. Cobbs a big dude, I don't know of many men could get hit by these "no power" punches. Cobb was for some reason, given no respect, or compliment at all. Funniest, down home humor I've ever seen in a fighter. Certainly an iron chin. He was a class act.

    • @joerivandeweyer3056
      @joerivandeweyer3056 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah remember Foreman downing Moore? That didn't look like a power punch loaded up from behind the back either, but a heavyweight like that creating momentum with his lead close to his body only needs to put his weight in one hip and it's still a murderous punch

  • @sportshistorybuff
    @sportshistorybuff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Imagine a fight between Cobb and George Chuvalo. Long after the crowd went home, the arena dark, the custodian would be sweeping the ring, having to sweep around the two still fighting.

    • @robertstroud7561
      @robertstroud7561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dude, from your statement, it appears you know a little about boxing. That would be a GRATE battle of 2 big, sloppy, behemouths! Glad to see someone with an imagination who knows boxing a little bit.

    • @robertstroud7561
      @robertstroud7561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Canadian Clever!

    • @richardweiler3966
      @richardweiler3966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@robertstroud7561 Chuvalo would have easily outclassed Cobb.

    • @robertstroud7561
      @robertstroud7561 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@richardweiler3966 How can I argue with that? George Burns would have outclassed Cobb

    • @richardweiler3966
      @richardweiler3966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robertstroud7561 Cobb wasn't as bad as folks like to think. He was a tough guy. Obviously he was 100% outclassed by Holmes but he could hang with fringe contenders. Chuvalo wasn't great, but was solid. A level above Cobb. But I wouldn't denigrate Cobb like he was a tomato can. He was much better than that.

  • @larrybaker9924
    @larrybaker9924 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sharon, thank you so much for sharing your memories.

  • @fredericavalli
    @fredericavalli 9 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    When I watched his fight against Larry Holmes,I read humiliating commentaries towards Cobb.But even if Shavers was washed up,he still could punch and to beat him was not easy.So people should have respected more the warrior Cobb and the perfect fight that Holmes made against him.

    • @bobbytheblade2550
      @bobbytheblade2550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      People bent over backwards to disrespect and diminish Larry Holmes.
      As for his challenge from Cobb, yes, Larry fought the perfect fight, but Cobb was throwing leather all 15 rounds.

    • @geraldfriend256
      @geraldfriend256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      War.And a war of attrition.Hats off..these guys gave everything and took unreal damage.Top five hardest hitting heavyweight of all time in Ernie Shavers.And he unloaded his entire arsenal and Tex just ate it.That has to make Cobb most durable chin of all times alongside Ali.

    • @chrisbaker9439
      @chrisbaker9439 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My sentiments exactly.

  • @thrifty59
    @thrifty59 9 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Ms.Cobb,your husband fought well and he could take a punch,as well as give one,in my opinion.One of the things I like best about him though,is his wry sense of humor.
    Some of his observations are funny,and dead on.

    • @sharoncobb7633
      @sharoncobb7633 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very true

    • @Rubrasileiro
      @Rubrasileiro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sharoncobb7633 How are you now ? I hope you're going well

  • @monkeyb1820
    @monkeyb1820 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Legends, class acts, these guys and a few others made boxing of that era great.

  • @JoeAnderson456
    @JoeAnderson456 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I loved Cobb's interview where he talked about hustling in different cities, asking for the local tough guy or karate expert. He had a line about his boxing "style" where he said "I had more ass than they had leather to wear it out with." They don't make guys like these two anymore. If they do, they must be playing other sports.

  • @MadAngel209
    @MadAngel209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Ernie Shavers. The punching power of a sledgehammer. The heart of a lion. The stamina of a 90 year old.

    • @swedenoble6083
      @swedenoble6083 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Never had cardio in 1 fight
      Watch Ernie's feet and balance
      Nuts as a pro and never big less then 215 lbs
      Had eye issues and liked acorn's
      Cobb worthlessness 😂💯💪

    • @Toesucker26
      @Toesucker26 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s hilarious 😂.!!!!!! But true they say it takes more energy to throw a HARD punch 🥊 then it does to throw a punch 🥊 with less power behind it.!!!!!

    • @DrHogfan
      @DrHogfan ปีที่แล้ว

      @@swedenoble6083 that "canvas" was total shit !

    • @THE-HammerMan
      @THE-HammerMan ปีที่แล้ว

      @@swedenoble6083 Cobb has dogs worth more than you...
      Ten times more than you.

    • @georgejackson4426
      @georgejackson4426 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's what made him so fun to watch could Ernie knock out his opponent before he got gassed?

  • @Maza675
    @Maza675 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Wow, real men. Very, very tough guys.

  • @thomasaustin8366
    @thomasaustin8366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tex a very tough man I'm side and out .thanks for sharing some of your time with me years ago

  • @vistarecords4930
    @vistarecords4930 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Cobb could probably take a punch better than anyone in history. Both Shavers and Holmes unloaded on him, punching him dozens and dozens of times, and Cobb wouldn't go down. And Cobb kept landing punches in both fights, right up to the end. One a win (here), and the other a convincing loss - but one where he showed ZERO quit and was still able to land punched all throughout the fight.

    • @lusianojwkwknan6640
      @lusianojwkwknan6640 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He definitely has a good chin, but I'd say George Chuvalo's chin is the best chin in boxing history.

  • @jcguerra333
    @jcguerra333 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Hardest hitter ever and arguably the toughest beard ever. 💪🏽

  • @fredwr
    @fredwr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Why is no one talking about 12:29 that's a ridiculous shot and fair play by Tex what a chin, good gracious

  • @robrepublic1
    @robrepublic1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Shavers vs Cobb. An unstoppable force against an immovable object.

    • @mattmingo7694
      @mattmingo7694 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yo,
      Best comment I’ve read in a long time!

  • @z032693
    @z032693 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I had not heard Norton on commentary before. He is funny, insightful and calls it like he sees it. A lot of cool and interesting personalities during this era in boxing.

    • @bear022013
      @bear022013 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He is a bully and wishes he was WHITE!

    • @z032693
      @z032693 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      White Irish Giant
      Well, yeah... he was an elite level pro boxer... if he can't switch on 'bully mode' at times he is gonna get killed in there. It's part of the job description...

    • @z032693
      @z032693 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      *****
      Thanks for the heads up. Is it a fight worth checking out?

    • @edyoung9374
      @edyoung9374 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      a golden age - magnificent athleticism and variety of styles.

  • @TheGreatest1974
    @TheGreatest1974 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Randall Cobb once said of his fight with Larry Holmes, ‘it was just like a 15 round game of ‘tag’, and for 45 minutes, I was ‘it’ !! Classic 👍🇬🇧

  • @djflarethecreator9261
    @djflarethecreator9261 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Randall "Tex" Cobb was great in the movie "Raising Arizona" and Earnie Shavers was great for Boxing even after this small loss.

  • @aleebee4989
    @aleebee4989 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for posting.

  • @mileyfan1011000
    @mileyfan1011000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My dad's cousin knew Randall when they were young. They were friends in Abilene. I never knew about it until now and I think it's cool

    • @nathanbosley76
      @nathanbosley76 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tiffany McKenzie My father knew him too. :)

  • @t6v5c2
    @t6v5c2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Breaks my heart to see Shavers like this, but he maintained a warrior's pride and honor. Agree that minus a few years, Shavers - a technically superior boxer - probably wins this. Cobb's legendary chin and power were just too much.

    • @t6v5c2
      @t6v5c2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** Agree, I was wrong on Cobb's power. I made a bad assumption.

    • @fatrobdouble
      @fatrobdouble 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +john lips You're absolutely right. It takes more than "decent power" to break Earnie's jaw.

    • @t6v5c2
      @t6v5c2 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Agree. As I acknowledged in an earlier reply, I was wrong on Cobb's power. Made a bad assumption about him.

    • @fatrobdouble
      @fatrobdouble 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The man had 35 KOs. He didn't have the power that some of his contemporaries had, but let's face it: you don't become a contender in the heavies without some power... unless you're Jimmy Young.

  • @BalossinoLuca
    @BalossinoLuca 10 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    If Morrison had Cobb's chin = unstoppable

    • @commentingfromjail8568
      @commentingfromjail8568 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *****
      HAHAHAHAHAHA !!!
      Oh God. It's cute that you actually believe that :)

    • @coreyobryan2029
      @coreyobryan2029 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Commenting From Jail Morrison was a good fighter quit hating.

    • @1969nyc
      @1969nyc 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +BalossinoLuca I Know Right!

    • @WZ912
      @WZ912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@commentingfromjail8568 LMFAO!.......love it!

    • @WZ912
      @WZ912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@cohenhaywood10 LMFAO! WTF LOL!?????

  • @carolbell8008
    @carolbell8008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a match with two of the best champions!

    • @unputer
      @unputer 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cobb never came close to being champion

  • @jaguar15ful
    @jaguar15ful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Un grande Randy "Tex" Cobb, aguanto y golpeo fuerte hasta dejar sin aliento a otro grande, uno de los mejores del mundo en su momento Ernie Shavers. Randy trabajo en una pelicula con Patrick Swayczy, era un rescate de soldados de Vietnam, muy buena.

  • @DucksDeLucks
    @DucksDeLucks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Ken Norton, the commenter, was a very handsome man, intelligent with a pleasant voice. He should have retired sooner and become a full-time commentator and media person. Instead he hung around and took a lot of hard shots.

    • @davef6337
      @davef6337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't understand why the posters on here are trying to make Norton out to be this bad guy. I think Norton was just having fun with Don Dumphey and was very interesting to listen to. I don't hear him being a bully at all.

    • @DucksDeLucks
      @DucksDeLucks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davef6337Greatest respect for Ken Norton RIP, one of the greats who never became champion but fought Ali as evenly as anyone.

    • @gerrieburke1316
      @gerrieburke1316 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually, Norton's slurred speech is the result of head injuries he suffered in a car accident years ago

    • @MC-yq6us
      @MC-yq6us 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gerrieburke1316 I think it was a bit of both, because Norton was brutally knocked out by Foreman, Shavers and Cooney. 3 huge punchers that’s gotta do some damage

    • @coryjenkins8102
      @coryjenkins8102 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DucksDeLucks he never lost his belt to Holmes? ok buddy

  • @MrLukedanger
    @MrLukedanger 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    @katis999 you have an amazing chan, where do you get the good quality fights.

  • @wraith1117
    @wraith1117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was so used to Randal from his acting career, (Raising Arizona) is a fave. That I kind of forgot that he was a damn good boxer. Any one who could take shots from Shavers and brush it off is aces IMHO.

  • @JamesCarter-ii4up
    @JamesCarter-ii4up 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Randy looks like A Friend of mine back in school...1976.. David Kennedy....

  • @techmaven5900
    @techmaven5900 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've never seen two fighters more exhausted than I see here. Wow!

    • @wheelinthesky300
      @wheelinthesky300 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Interesting.
      Cobb then went 10 rounds with Ken Norton,
      and they were like Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots,
      one of the highest punch totals bouts I've ever seen,
      with neither showing fatigue.

  • @Myndir
    @Myndir 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    They should have given Norton and Dumphy their own TV show. Great banter between these two!

  • @eddielester1748
    @eddielester1748 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cobb played for Abeline Christian in College...(Football)...And transitioned from Kickboxing before he boxed...So he is very durable and Athletic...and also very Funny!!...lol...Great guy who played in some good movies also!

  • @gjc82071
    @gjc82071 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Norton was like 39 & shot when that fight took place. But yes you're totally right. There WERE some really weird fights in the early 80's. It was like the end of the 60's-70's era, & the ushering in of the new, 80's-90's era.

  • @3rdStoneObliterum
    @3rdStoneObliterum 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How the hell were those shots behind the head legal at the end there?

  • @Reylas
    @Reylas 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    HILARIOUS COMMENTARY !!!

  • @ninjamaster7724
    @ninjamaster7724 ปีที่แล้ว

    An amazing thing that some people might not know?Is that Randall 'Tex' Cobb is also an actor in a lot of movies,such as Uncommon Valour with Gene Hackman,The Golden Child,with Eddie Murphy,Fletch Lives,with Chevy Chase,a police Academy 4 & Blind Fury,with Rutger Heuer.He has also been in t.v series such as Miami Vice, Moonlighting, MacGyver,Married With Children,The X Files & Walker Texas Ranger.
    Thought i'd share some trivia with everyone.🙂

  • @theshredder650
    @theshredder650 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I got tired just watching these two go at it!

  • @caribenyo8698
    @caribenyo8698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn shavers is Landing some body shots that are knocking the taste outta what Cobb ate a week ago!!

  • @thor_4017
    @thor_4017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Larry Homes interview said this about Tex Cobb:
    In the bar he owns beneath his office, Holmes has pictures of heavyweights from his era and other brawlers in black-and-white from more than a century ago. Cobb's picture is up there, too, and Holmes said it deserves to be.
    "These guys today can't fight. They're boring," Holmes said. "Tex Cobb could kick all their bleeping asses and he sure as hell wasn't boring."

  • @jboy510
    @jboy510 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    this guy had a solid record, and beat a few greats... suprised i've never really heard much about him.

    • @joerivandeweyer3056
      @joerivandeweyer3056 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      same reason why Botha was never considered a true contender and why Fury is considered not a real champ, the color

  • @timthompson8297
    @timthompson8297 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tex is one of the toughest SOBs ever.

  • @Myndir
    @Myndir 12 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A strange match: an iron chin and light punches versus a dodgy chin and unbelievable punching power!

  • @MrGG1959
    @MrGG1959 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Norton shows a great sense of humour in regards to his fight with Shavers.

  • @craigmines255
    @craigmines255 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He got old hell of a fighter love him rest in peace champ❤

  • @dexocube
    @dexocube ปีที่แล้ว

    These two going at it like it's a Rocky film. Lions, both of them.

  • @curleyteeth
    @curleyteeth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One tough man was Tex.Jim Liverpool.

    • @chuckcollins2349
      @chuckcollins2349 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If Cobb had Morrison's punching power he would've be unstoppable.

  • @Danstry
    @Danstry ปีที่แล้ว +3

    rest in peace

  • @SistorCarrera
    @SistorCarrera 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    wish I knew Ernie I will take your word for it wot a power house pls give him my love and blessings

  • @alunthomas2698
    @alunthomas2698 ปีที่แล้ว

    Both of those men could be world champions today

  • @libertarianation1
    @libertarianation1 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    and then Cooney beating Norton, ending his career. Weird fights in the early 80s.

  • @PhilAndersonOutside
    @PhilAndersonOutside 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Few fights in history did one guy throw and land so many massive bombs without knocking the other guy out.

    • @thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind
      @thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hear ya, it reminded me of the Ron Lyle George Foreman fight as it was such a battle.

  • @skinrule1
    @skinrule1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Man, Cobb must have the best chin ever

    • @gillman6343
      @gillman6343 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Michael Griff MIchael , you are so right .Tex Cobb was one tough fighter .

    • @nathanbosley76
      @nathanbosley76 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cobb had one of the best chins ever. Dude was tough tough as nails.

    • @richardweiler3966
      @richardweiler3966 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @randy johnson is there really evidence that suggests Shavers had a glass chin. He got blown away in 1 by Quarry, but how many other times was he taken out easily? And he had a lot of fights. I think Earnie had more stamina issues than a weak chin.

  • @johnnybs7
    @johnnybs7 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tremendous hear and guts back then? agreed. But nothing has changed man. Check out the stiverne vs arreola fight from the other week. Brutal

  • @overnightdelivery
    @overnightdelivery 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You had one guy that was impossible to knock out VS. One with big power but poor stamina. Once Ernies stamina is gone, so goes the power and everything else with it.

  • @zion6680
    @zion6680 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a matchup in hindsight.

  • @bobfunck6749
    @bobfunck6749 ปีที่แล้ว

    cant believe the wet floor. dont they manage the humidity in big bouts like this?

  • @euclideszoto997
    @euclideszoto997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've watched boxing my whole life. Cobb has the greatest chin in boxing history. Chuvalo, Lamotta, Hamsho had great chins but not like Cobb.

    • @jacktorrance2633
      @jacktorrance2633 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hagler had a hell of a beard too!

    • @euclideszoto997
      @euclideszoto997 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jacktorrance2633 Absolutely! It's rare when someone as legendary as Hagler had a granite chin also to combine with his talent. That would make you practically invincible!

  • @SistorCarrera
    @SistorCarrera 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    im shocked the ref did not stop this Ernie is out on his feet but a warrior born

  • @michaelloughrie5519
    @michaelloughrie5519 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Two warriors slugging it out. Nothing better than that

  • @100016
    @100016 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you chop punches down on the back of an opponent's head and the ref says nothing?!

  • @Derrick-qt8zs
    @Derrick-qt8zs 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never underestimate a man called Tex Cobb

  • @user-wl7sn1jf5y
    @user-wl7sn1jf5y ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a fight!!!

  • @mikejones-qk2ou
    @mikejones-qk2ou 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cobb 24? 1950 would be 30 here correct?

  • @joeytrimble1558
    @joeytrimble1558 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cobb had the most heart and toughest chin I ever seen ever but Jesus did he have stamina issues

  • @jamescrabb8766
    @jamescrabb8766 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cobb was a good fighter but never close to the great fighters, but, that's not a crime. He was tough, had a solid but not great punch, a rock hard chin, and could go the distance against some very good fighters. When you got in the ring you had better be ready, because Randy was going to give all he had.

  • @mbsnyderc
    @mbsnyderc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    They talk about Cobs punching power he was a kick boxer there power shots are kicks they never learned to put there body into punching,but if you hit someone enough times your going to hurt them.cob was a tough guy that's what it takes.

  • @juliasturgman2351
    @juliasturgman2351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He’s just your typical Texan! 🤠

  • @stefy71
    @stefy71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had no idea John C Riley had a boxing career. Interesting...

  • @m-bassy1155
    @m-bassy1155 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been knowing ace Ventura since I was a kid and I'm just now finding out this dude was a boxer. -_-

  • @duaneholcomb8408
    @duaneholcomb8408 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cobb wasn't very good but he was determined and had a granite chin. And a lot of heart Eanie was a beast, and had the power of a lion,,,that being said this was a good match. Ernie was a bit slow. And styles make a good fight. , muche respect to both. Very good guys in,and out of the ring,,,

  • @5star64
    @5star64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The corner men of Shavers and Cobb were idiots. Having them where shoes with leather sole instead of rubber soles. Both fighters were slipping badly throughout the fight. It affected Shavers more. Why not test the canvas before the fight to see what type of soles leather or rubber should be worn during the fight.

  • @Pug351
    @Pug351 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ernie was the quintessential Journeyman in the 70s. If you could get past him, you got a shot at the title.

  • @JeremyS86
    @JeremyS86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    man this fight was brutal lol. bombs after bombs until they both got tired

  • @counterstriving
    @counterstriving 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I felt bad for Shavers in this fight. Yes Cobb had an amazing chin, but a couple years earlier I think Shavers would've taken him out. This turned out to be his last shot at elite-level boxing.

    • @counterstriving
      @counterstriving 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** At the elite level, I said.

  • @robthurston9676
    @robthurston9676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shaver's main strength... The thunderous right, watered down by a ring floor with way too little shoe grip.

  • @ramlangoddos4425
    @ramlangoddos4425 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Earlier in his boxing career, Earnie Shavers was a formidable heaviest puncher. However, in some of his matches including this one against Randall, he was overly fatigued than anything else. It seemed that later rounds were at his disadvantage.

  • @piraterobber
    @piraterobber 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Somewhere, in the dark, Tex Cobb awaits your arrival.

  • @andrewmccloskey1227
    @andrewmccloskey1227 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Something wrong with Earnie's shoes...he's sliding all over the place throughout. Maybe had he been able to dig in more he'd have done more damage than he did?

  • @WarrenHolly
    @WarrenHolly 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    True men of the warrior class! 💪🏾😤😥

  • @alvinwilliams7986
    @alvinwilliams7986 ปีที่แล้ว

    The big boys of boxing.

  • @mike62mcmanus
    @mike62mcmanus หลายเดือนก่อน

    The stuff they put up your nose is called adrenaline...

  • @joelperry8187
    @joelperry8187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tough Mothers for sure!

  • @davehimlin2374
    @davehimlin2374 ปีที่แล้ว

    It seems that once shavers got tired, it was all over with. I wonder if shavers ignored his cardio/ running programs during training. In the end, just having a big powerful punch, is not enough .

  • @ChristianSchock
    @ChristianSchock 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ken Norton was a great fighter, champion and commentator. Makes the car accident which slowed him down significantly all the sadder.

    • @npsParks
      @npsParks 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not a good fighter only came along in the twilight of better fighters before him. I was in Calif. and followed his fights and training.

  • @robertedson2374
    @robertedson2374 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think the banter was more entertaining than the fight!!??

  • @scottywayne3601
    @scottywayne3601 ปีที่แล้ว

    watching cobb reminds me of marciano, joe frazier, etc...

  • @grahamlyons8522
    @grahamlyons8522 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    In his prime, Shavers' cousin Charlie was a world beater.

  • @joeyturbo7088
    @joeyturbo7088 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If Cooney had fought Shavers that night it would have been a Drago-Creed like tragedy IMHO.

  • @pumpkineckbort8856
    @pumpkineckbort8856 ปีที่แล้ว

    Apparently Cobb had one of the all-time chins and Shaver had one of the all-time punches. Sounds like that old saying what happens when an unstoppable Force meets an unmovable object. According to Cobb's wife in the comments below I guess the unstoppable Force gets its jaw broken in the 8th?

  • @SteveLeicht1
    @SteveLeicht1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hate to disrespect "Tex" Cobb in any way, but I don't think Shavers was punching with his previous power....not that he wasn't giving 100% effort.

    • @thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind
      @thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tex was always underated . He has an amazing record of 16-0 and I think he was never knocked down yet . He had great power with both hands and all who fought him say that . He also has a head that can take more than most hits . Just my 2 cents worth. cheers and merry xmas

  • @tatlas2123
    @tatlas2123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cobb had no punch but he compensated with a chin of iron.

  • @marcbrisebois4301
    @marcbrisebois4301 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    and Norton joking about being ko'd by Shavers...and he came back and managed a split decision against Cobb if Norton had fought in 1930 or 1955 he would've had a 5-7 year reign and 15-20 title defenses,and Shavers almost ends Ali and Holme's reign I mean 1 more punch could've finished either of them

  • @roberttynski6850
    @roberttynski6850 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Randy came out of this fight labelled as "Boxing's strongest chin." Whether he was or not, who knows? But he definitely took Shaver's best shots. It's kind of odd but Cobb next fought the announcer for this fight, Ken Norton and lost a highly controversial decision . Norton, fresh off his win, then fought the other announcer for this fight, Gerry Cooney and was demolished in an ugly affair that should never have been sanctioned. RIP Earnie, Ken and Don.

  • @johnmartin9321
    @johnmartin9321 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    reckon Cobb and Chuvalo had the hardest chins in the game. Ali wasn`t too far behind.

  • @rob77793eleven
    @rob77793eleven 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Horrible ring surface.Both fighters sliding all over.Shavers clearly wasn't in shape.

    • @johnspencer2549
      @johnspencer2549 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      36-years of age is old for a fighter; especially a heavyweight. And a fighter like Shavers generally looks to be poorly conditioned bcuz they put every fiber of their being into almost every punch they throw. This was on the undercard of of Hearns vs. Cuevas; same day, different site of: Cervantes vs. Pryor.

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shavers would've beat Cobb, even three years earlier. Yeah, the ring was slick. I kept thinking of that Paul Simon song, 'ya know the nearer your destination, the more you're slip slidin' away'... oh well, Earnie did have some good moments in that bout.

  • @PC-iv5so
    @PC-iv5so 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ken Norton and Gerry Cooney talking trash about Cobb the whole time is kinda funny. Norton was KOd by Shavers in 1 Round.. And Holmes KOd Cooney.. but couldn't Cobb. And Cobb was laying a beating on Shavers at the end.