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briandmyers · 4436 days ago · link · · parent · post: John Bloom, “There You Have It: The Life, Legacy, and Legend of Howard Cosell”
No, not as far as I know. Holmes was the better fighter, and he pummelled Cobb for the full 15 rounds, because Cobb was a tough SOB and would not quit, and Holmes could not knock him out. The refs should have called the fight after 4 or 5 rounds tops, but they just let the blood continue to flow for round after round. It was an exposition of how much of a blood sport heavyweight boxing had become. By the way, Cobb was incredible in "Raising Arizona" as the bounty hunter.