Classic Cobb Quotes ....

Cobb was a funny guy and not a bad fighter. He got torn apart by one of the very best champions of all time but before then he beat some pretty good fighters. He gave a very good fighter Ken Norton who was well passed his prime but still in good shape a very tough fight, he also gave a young and very talented Michael Dokes a tough test. He beat Bernardo Mercado who wasn't bad at all an a passed prime Earnie Shavers. Cobb wasn't fast of hand or feet but was a very solid guy who could keep a good work rate its impressive to me how well he did with his abilities as a boxer. Do you guys think there was any champion in history Cobbs plodding attack could've been trouble for?

 

Randy "Tex" Cobb was one heck of a spontaneous quipster, much like Max Baer. I remember seeing a telecast or a tape of Cobb sitting on a stool and saying something to a round card girl in between rounds, resulting in the girl laughing so much than her body was shaking.

I can't think of a famous fighter's child who was a worse professional fighter than Josh Cobb, a son of Tex. To put it mildly, Josh didn't belong in the ring.

Baer also had a tendency to say or do something which was funny or memorable in just about every setting. There was a story about Baer and Primo Carnera were down on the canvas at the same time during their bout with Baer saying, "The last one up is a sissy!" Another story was about Baer talking about Jim Braddock on the radio. Baer said something about Braddock had children, adding that he (Baer) didn't have any that he knew of.

- Chuck Johnston

 

Remember when Tex played Mark Breland's manager in Miami Vice? I think he ad-libbed a few of his lines. As memory serves Don Johnson sponsored Breland for a time

 

He's doing great I believe Wasn't too long ago he went to college to study Sports Management. He legitimately passed the course Magna Cum Laude. The Dean said he acted just like any other student & he worked his butt off. He had no special treatment whatsoever