Could Tex Cobb defeat Tyson Fury?

He would lose ten time out of ten, a hundred out of a hundred.

Should be noted though, that Tex was a bit better than remembered. The Holmes fight came after his arm was broke in a bar fight, and he was never quite the same again. But no, he was by no means a good fighter beyond his chin, and Fury would win every time they fought without breaking a sweat.

 

As rugged and iron chinned as Randall Tex Cobb was against WBC Champion Larry Holmes on the HBO televised title bout on Nov 26 1982, I think that 6'9 current WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury would have been too tough for the likes of Cobb. Fury would have pot shotted Randall with that right jab, roughed him up in the clinches, similar to what he did to Dillian Whyte last night. Taking too many punishing right jabs from a very large man would not favor Cobb in any way. Larry Holmes was not a Fury sized fighter, who could rough house Cobb all over the place plus the size difference is one sided, all that weight leaning on a Tex Cobb would wear him out, he would soon be gassed. Cobb falls to the canvas after being mauled around by round 10. Tex later would do better in the post Vietnam movies such as 1983's Uncommon Valor.

 

In the boxing ring? Nope, in the bar? Very likely

 

It is an absolute inviolate fact that Cobb could beat Holmes.

Akin to the fact that the oxygen particles in any room could randomly migrate to one side long enough for you to suffocate.
Or the atoms in say your hand & a wall-consider that anything solid is in reality overwhelmingly empty space-could by pure chance align just so, allowing you or a limb to pass through the solid object.

Now theoretical physicists insist these things are true, & there is no flaw in the logic whatsoever.

But they also will acknowledge that the

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Mismatch.

 

I think your selling him a tad short, he did beat Earnie Shavers. Had a slugfest vs Ken Norton, gave a prime Michael Dokes a good fight. Beat Bernado Mercado, and finished with a record of 42-7 with 35 kos. You don't do all that if your not a good fighter.

Was he the most skillful ? No. But having a amazing chin, will, courage, etc. Which Cobb had in abundance is also a skill in itself, I mean how many flashy skillful boxers, have we seen who have had twice the talent of Cobb, but never had his record or did what he did ? Theres different types of skills and strengths.

But as for the thread Fury wins a pretty convincing decision.

 

Fury unanimous decision.

 

In a boxing match? In a drinking contest? In a cocaine snorting contest?

 

If Cobb has "Fury" printed on his shorts and Fury has "Cobb" on his shorts, smoke and mirrors, fool the judges, Tex Cobb by unanimous.

 

No Tockah, Tex Cobb would not ever win a points decision over Tyson Fury. No Tockah.

 

Let's make it an exhibition, combine all three. After each round, chug a beer and snort a line.

 

We have agreed that he has a great chin, so I am not sure what the disagreement is.

 

Your answer is No. An Emphatic No.

 

The disagreement is you said he wasn't a good fighter, and I listed the examples above.