Randall Cobb
American boxer and actor · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1953 · age 72
Randall Craig "Tex" Cobb is an American actor, martial artist, and former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Considered to possess one of the greatest boxing chins of all time, Cobb was a brawler who also packed considerable punching power.
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Michael Ritchie Directed The Golden Child and Diggstown
Tom Shadyac Directed Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)- David Fresco Also in Diggstown (1992)
Jim Carrey Also in Liar Liar (1997)
R. Lee Ermey Also in Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)- Fred Ward Also in Uncommon Valor (1984)
Michael Winslow Also in Buy & Cell (1988)
Peter Segal Directed Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)- Ted Kotcheff Produced Uncommon Valor (1983)
David Zucker Produced Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
Wings Hauser Produced Uncommon Valor (1984)
Charles Band Produced Buy & Cell (1988)- Noble Willingham Also in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Ethan Coen Produced Raising Arizona (1987)
Ira Newborn Wrote Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Joel Coen Produced Raising Arizona (1987)
John Capodice Also in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Gary Barber Produced Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Bill Zuckert Also in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Robert K. Weiss Produced Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
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He began his fighting career in full contact kickboxing in 1975 before making the jump to professional boxing two years later. He unsuccessfully challenged Larry Holmes for the WBC and lineal world heavyweight title in November 1982, losing by a one-sided unanimous decision. Cobb took wins over notable heavyweights of his era such as Bernardo Mercado, Earnie Shavers, and Leon Spinks. He was ranked in the global top 10 heavyweight boxers by The Ring, in 1981 and 1982, and BoxRec in 1982.
