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May 21, 2024 · Instead, Randall “Tex” Cobb; Lucien Rodriguez; Scott Frank; Marvis Frazier. None had a hope of defeating a boxer as gifted and skilled as Holmes. And Larry, after everything he’d gone through, liked it that way. It was the same situation on May 20, 1983, when Holmes stepped into the ring to take on a young, unproven contender, Tim ...
6 days ago · Then, Holmes did cherry pick towards the end of his reign, inspite of what Kid McCoy tried to argue with me about, he avoided Page because Page was probably the most talented of the lost generation. But, we had plenty of others and he fought a few of them, Witherspoon, Carl Williams. He also fought guys like Tex Cobb and Lorenzo Zanon.
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May 31, 2024 · Question 5 of 10. 5. Larry Holmes took on challenger Randall "Tex" Cobb on November 26, 1982 in Houston, Texas. Although Cobb lasted the full 15 rounds, the fight was clearly a one-sided affair with Holmes winning a unanimous decision. However, one of the more memorable associations with this particular fight was due to the ABC commentator that ...
May 10, 2024 · In 1982 Cosell refused to cover any more boxing matches after reporting a particularly brutal bout between Larry Holmes and Tex Cobb. The following year he ignited controversy when he referred during a football broadcast to wide receiver Alvin Garrett as a “little monkey,” and despite support from Garrett himself, among others, the incident contributed to his decision to leave Monday Night ...
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May 29, 2024 · November 3, 1949, Cuthbert, Georgia, U.S. (age 74) Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949, Cuthbert, Georgia, U.S.) is an American heavyweight boxing champion of the late 1970s and early ’80s who was known for his solid defense. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.) Holmes, a street fighter in his youth, entered organized ...
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