Randall "Tex" Cobb
Randall "Tex" Cobb | |
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Born | Randall Craig Cobb May 7, 1950 Bridge City, Texas, U.S. |
Other names | Tex |
Nationality | American |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Rank | Black belt in Karate |
Years active | 1975–2001 |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 51 |
Wins | 42 |
By knockout | 35 |
Losses | 7 |
By knockout | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 11 |
Wins | 9 |
By knockout | 9 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
Other information | |
University | Temple University |
Randall Craig "Tex" Cobb (born May 7, 1950) is an American
In addition to his fighting career, he has also acted in numerous films and television series, usually appearing as a villain or henchman. Examples include roles in the Coen brothers film Raising Arizona and the popular programs Miami Vice and Walker, Texas Ranger.
Early life
Randall Cobb was born in
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Boxing career
After nine straight wins as a kickboxer, Cobb lost his first two amateur bouts. In his professional-boxing debut on January 19, 1977, in El Paso, he knocked out Pedro Vega. He went on to win 13 straight fights by 1979, all by knockout. Cobb was a fighter who had hitting power, as shown by his eighth-round knockout victory over
He made a brief return to kickboxing on May 5, 1984, to challenge John Jackson for the Professional Karate Association United States Heavyweight title in Birmingham, Alabama, losing on points. Between late 1984 and 1985, he lost four straight fights, the last of which was a knockout at the hands of Dee Collier, the only time he was ever KO'd. After a two-year hiatus, he made a return to the ring and went on a 20-fight undefeated streak against lightly regarded opponents (including a win over past-his-prime former champ Leon Spinks in 1988) before retiring again rather suddenly in 1993. A 1993 Sports Illustrated article alleged that Cobb had participated in a fixed fight with Sonny Barch and had used cocaine with Barch and promoter Rick "Elvis" Parker before and after the fight. Cobb said the magazine libeled him, and he sued for US$150 million. In 1999, a jury awarded Cobb $8.5 million in compensatory damages and $2.2 million in punitive damages. However, the verdict was overturned in 2002 by a federal appeals court, which said that the article was not published with "actual malice". The magazine did not interview the referee and other ringside officials who were at the match, which tends to show that the magazine "might not have acted as a prudent reporter would have acted", the ruling stated. "But the actual malice standard requires more than just proof of negligence".[9]
Acting career
As a Hollywood actor, Cobb has played a series of villainous roles in films such as Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Blind Fury, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Liar Liar, The Golden Child, Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult, Fletch Lives, and Ernest Goes to Jail. He has made guest appearances on several television shows, including Miami Vice; Highlander: The Series; Married... with Children; Moonlighting; Walker, Texas Ranger; MacGyver (as the character Earthquake); and The X-Files.
Cobb's other appearances include the 1983 film
In 1992, he appeared in Vince Gill's music video for his song "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away". In 1993, he spoofed himself by appearing in a commercial for Old El Paso salsa.
Personal life
Cobb lives in Philadelphia, and maintained a friendship with
Cobb's eldest son Bo was killed in an accident in early 2001. His younger son Joshua pursued a short career as a boxer.
In January 2008, at age 57, Cobb graduated magna cum laude from Temple University with a bachelor's degree in sport and recreation management. He remarked that it was odd to hear the cheers of a packed arena without being in a boxing ring. "It was nice to have that opportunity to wear a robe, to step up there and not have to worry about bleeding", Cobb said.[14]
Boxing record
42 Wins (35 knockouts, 7 decisions), 7 Losses (1 knockout, 6 decisions), 1 Draw, 1 No Contest[15] | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
Win | 42–7–1 (1) | Andre Smiley | TKO | 2 (8) | 1993-06-07 | Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
Win | 41–7–1 (1) | Mike Acklie | TKO | 6 (8) | 1993-05-01 | Lincoln, Nebraska | |
Win | 40–7–1 (1) | Guile Wilkinson | PTS | 6 (6), 3:00 | 1993-04-19 | Saint Louis, Missouri
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Win | 39–7–1 (1) | John Warrior | KO | 1 (?) | 1993-03-30 | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
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Win | 38–7–1 (1) | Mike Smith | KO | 1 (?) | 1993-03-01 | Allis Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri | |
Win | 37–7–1 (1) | Paul Lewis | KO | 3 (?) | 1993-01-19 | Boise Centre, Boise, Idaho | |
Win | 36–7–1 (1) | Jim Taylor | KO | 1 (?) | 1992-12-03 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Win | 35–7–1 (1) | Rick Kellar | TKO | 4 (?) | 1992-11-28 | North Platte, Nebraska | |
Win | 34–7–1 (1) | Jeff May | TKO | 1 (10) | 1992-10-27 | The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan | |
NC | 33–7–1 (1) | Sonny Barch | NC | 1 (10), 1:10 | 1992-09-15 | War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Originally a TKO win for Cobb, overturned to a no contest after both fighters tested positive for cocaine
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Win | 33–7–1 | Leon Spinks | MD | 10 (10), 3:00 | 1988-03-18 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee | |
Win | 32–7–1 | Michael Johnson | KO | 6 (?) | 1987-05-29 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
Win | 31–7–1 | Aaron Brown | KO | 5 (?) | 1987-05-11 | Finkey's Bar, Daytona Beach, Florida | |
Draw | 30–7–1 | Bill Duncan | TD | 1 (?) | 1987-04-17 | Springfield, Missouri | |
Win | 30–7 | Rick Kellar | TKO | 2 (10), 2:26 | 1987-04-07 | Lincoln, Nebraska | |
Win | 29–7 | Louis Pappin | TKO | 1 (10) | 1987-04-06 | Terre Haute, Indiana | |
Win | 28–7 | Frank Lux | TKO | 2 (10), 0:55 | 1987-03-31 | Madison Central High School, Richmond, Kentucky | |
Win | 27–7 | Stan Johnson | KO | 1 (10) | 1987-03-26 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | |
Win | 26–7 | Frank Lux | KO | 2 (?) | 1987-03-21 | Springfield, Missouri | |
Win | 25–7 | Phil Rendine | KO | 2 (?) | 1987-03-12 | Hot Springs, Arkansas | |
Loss | 24–7 | Dee Collier | KO | 1 (10), 2:33 | 1985-10-29 | Reseda, California
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Loss | 24–6 | Eddie Gregg | UD | 10 (10), 3:00 | 1985-05-20 | Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada | |
Loss | 24–5 | Michael Dokes | TD | 4 (12), 1:03 | 1985-03-15 | Riviera, Las Vegas | For the WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Championship, the bout was stopped due to an accidental foul. |
Loss | 24–4 | James Douglas
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MD | 10 (10), 3:00 | 1984-11-09 | Riviera, Las Vegas | |
Win | 24–3 | Mark Lee | MD | 10 (10), 3:00 | 1984-09-13 | Houston | |
Win | 23–3 | Ernie Smith | KO | 1 (?) | 1984-08-17 | Houston | |
Win | 22–3 | Ruben Williams | UD | 10 (10), 3:00 | 1984-02-22 | Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California
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Win | 21–3 | Mike Jameson | UD | 10 (10), 3:00 | 1983-09-29 | Circle Star Theater, San Carlos, California | |
Loss | 20–3 | Larry Holmes | UD | 15 (15), 3:00 | 1982-11-26 | Astrodome, Houston | For the WBC World Heavyweight Championship
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Win | 20–2 | Jeff Shelburg | TKO | 7 (10) | 1982-04-19 | Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
Win | 19–2 | Bernardo Mercado | PTS | 10 (10), 3:00 | 1981-11-06 | Civic Arena, Atlantic City | |
Win | 18–2 | Harry Terrell | KO | 5 (10) | 1981-05-21 | HemisFair Arena, San Antonio | |
Loss | 17–2 | Michael Dokes | MD | 10 (10), 3:00 | 1981-03-22 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas | |
Loss | 17–1 | Ken Norton | SD | 10 (10), 3:00 | 1980-11-07 | HemisFair Arena, San Antonio | |
Win | 17–0 | Earnie Shavers | TKO | 8 (10), 2:19 | 1980-08-02 | Joe Louis Arena, Detroit | |
Win | 16–0 | Robert Echols | KO | 1 (?) | 1980-05-31 | El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas | |
Win | 15–0 | Roy Wallace | UD | 10 (10), 3:00 | 1980-05-09 | El Paso, Texas | |
Win | 14–0 | Eusebio Hernandez, Jr. | KO | 1 (?) | 1980-03-21 | El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas | |
Win | 13–0 | Terry Mims | KO | 5 (?) | 1979-10-24 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | |
Win | 12–0 | Don Halpin | KO | 3 (?) | 1979-08-28 | Atlantic City | |
Win | 11–0 | Jesse Crown | KO | 2 (?) | 1979-04-27 | Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, New Jersey
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Win | 10–0 | Zack Ferguson | TKO | 1 (?), 2:54 | 1979-04-03 | Spectrum, Philadelphia | |
Win | 9–0 | Rodell Dupree | TKO | 6 (10) | 1978-11-11 | Boston Garden, Boston | |
Win | 8–0 | Paul Solomon | KO | 2 (?) | 1978-04-07 | Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | |
Win | 7–0 | Don Hinton | KO | 1 (?) | 1978-03-29 | Silver Slipper, Las Vegas | |
Win | 6–0 | Dave Martinez | KO | 1 (10) | 1978-03-17 | The Aladdin , Las Vegas
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Win | 5–0 | David Wynne | KO | 2 (?) | 1977-07-08 | San Diego Coliseum, San Diego | |
Win | 4–0 | Ernie Smith | TKO | 3 (?) | 1977-05-10 | El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas | |
Win | 3–0 | Trinidad Escamilla | KO | 1 (?), 1:56 | 1977-04-02 | San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio | |
Win | 2–0 | Tyrone Harlee | KO | 2 (?) | 1977-03-11 | Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia | |
Win | 1–0 | Pedro Vega | TKO | 1 (4) | 1977-01-21 | El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas |
Kickboxing record
9 wins (9 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draws | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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1984-05-05 | Loss | John Jackson | Birmingham, Alabama | Decision | 9 | 2:00 | ||
For the PKA United States Heavyweight Championship. | ||||||||
1983-00-00 | Win | Anthony Elmore | Decision | |||||
1975-04-18 | Win | David Ochoa | El Paso, Texas | TKO | 2 | |||
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | The Champ | Bowers | |
1983 | Uncommon Valor | "Sailor" | |
Braker | R.E. Packard | Television film | |
1986 | The Golden Child | Til | |
1987 | Critical Condition | Box | |
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission | Eric "Swede" Wallan | Television film | |
Raising Arizona | Leonard Smalls | ||
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol | Zack | ||
Buy & Cell | Wolf | ||
1989 | Fletch Lives | Ben Dover | |
Collision Course | Kosnic | ||
Blind Fury | Slag | ||
1990 | Ernest Goes to Jail | Lyle | |
1991 | Raw Nerve | Blake Garrett | |
1992 | Diggstown | Edward "Wolf" Forrester | |
1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Gruff Man | |
Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult | Big Hairy Con | ||
1996 | The Mouse | Himself | |
1997 | Liar Liar | Skull | |
1998 | The Next Tenant | Unknown | |
2000 | Vice | Lieutenant Munson |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Code of Vengeance | Willard Singleton | |
Hardcastle and McCormick | Dennis "Corky" Conklyn | Episode: "The Career Breaker" | |
1987 | Miami Vice | Moon | Episode: "Down for the Count (Part 1)" |
Moonlighting | Big Guy In Gas Station | Episode: "Sam & Dave" | |
Frank's Place | Cyrus Litt | Episode: "Food Fight" | |
1988 | MacGyver | Daniel Royce "Earthquake" Toberman | Episode: "The Spoilers" |
1990–1991 | In the Heat of the Night | Frank Kloot | Episodes: "A Problem Too Personal" and "No Other Road" |
1993 | Married... with Children | The Burglar | Episode: "Un-Alful Entry" |
Shaky Ground | Ned | Episode: "Stayin' Alive" | |
1994 | Highlander: The Series | Kern | Episode: "Line of Fire" |
1998 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Dwight Trammel | Episode: "Survival" |
2000 | The X-Files | Bert Zupanic | Episode: "Fight Club" |
2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Dwight Trammel / Ross Dollarhide / 'flashbacks', Desperado | Episode: "The Final Showdown" |
References
- ^ Pete Dexter (25 April 2013). "The Weight Of Tex Cobb's Belief". The Stacks.
- ^ Brent Brookhouse (11 October 2012). "UFC 153: Bonnar vs. Silva, Tex Cobb vs. Larry Holmes and courage through standing in front of a locomotive". Bloody Elbow.
- ^ "The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight--1980s". BoxRec. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "BoxRec's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight Annuals". BoxRec. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "WILL OF IRON: The Sport and Times of Randall "Tex" Cobb". Fitflex.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ^ Maxim March 2000; Page 84.
- ^ Nark, Jason (8 Dec 2012). "Tex Cobb: Took a licking, kept on ticking". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Randall "Tex" Cobb Breaks Down Losing to Larry Holmes | Carson Tonight Show, retrieved 2022-07-02
- ^ "Jury Awards 'Tex' Cobb $10.7M". CBS News. 1999-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ^ Randall 'Tex' Cobb's IMDb profile... https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002012/
- ^ Levine, Josh (2000). The Coen Brothers: The Story of Two American Filmmakers. Toronto, Canada: ECW PRESS. p. 54.
- ^ Randall "Tex" Cobb Collection on Letterman, 1982-87, retrieved 2022-09-06
- ^ Hiltbrand, David (November 4, 2003). – "A Return to His Old Stomping Grounds". – The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "Randall 'Tex' Cobb earns degree from Temple University". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 26, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "Randall Cobb Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
External links
- Boxing record for Randall "Tex" Cobb from BoxRec (registration required)
- Randall "Tex" Cobb at IMDb