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Larry Holmes v Randall Cobb and Howard Cosell
Posted: 31 May 2005, 16:24
by Chopping Right
Did legendary commentator Howard Cosell really become an ardent critic of the sport after watching Larry Holmes pummel trialhorse Randall "Tex" Cobb for 15 one-sided rounds? What is the truth behind that story?
Re: Larry Holmes v Randall Cobb and Howard Cosell
Posted: 01 Jun 2005, 07:49
by KOJOE90
Chopping Right wrote:Did legendary commentator Howard Cosell really become an ardent critic of the sport after watching Larry Holmes pummel trialhorse Randall "Tex" Cobb for 15 one-sided rounds? What is the truth behind that story?
Well I have always been lead to believe it was that fight that caused Howard to quit the sport.
Re: Larry Holmes v Randall Cobb and Howard Cosell
Posted: 01 Jun 2005, 08:16
by Tycoon2002
Chopping Right wrote:Did legendary commentator Howard Cosell really become an ardent critic of the sport after watching Larry Holmes pummel trialhorse Randall "Tex" Cobb for 15 one-sided rounds? What is the truth behind that story?
Cossell quit because a month earlier, Deuk Koo Kim was pronounced dead 4 days later when he fought Mancini. Holmes punished Cobb terribly and Cossell thought Cobb might suffer the same fate so he quit broadcasting boxing.