Randall Craig "Tex" Cobb (born May 7, 1950) is an American actor, martial artist, and former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division.
He unsuccessfully challenged Larry Holmes for the WBC and lineal world heavyweight title in November 1982, losing by a one-sided unanimous decision.
Examples include roles in the Coen brothers film Raising Arizona and the popular TV programs Miami Vice, The X-Files and Walker, Texas Ranger.
[5] After earning his black belt, he craved full-contact competition, thus took up kickboxing, fighting in an era when only full contact rules were used in the United States.
Randall, Paul, and Tom spent a few months at El Paso's San Juan Boxing Gym just doing the simple basics.
He lost his two following bouts to Ken Norton and Michael Dokes, respectively, but soon bounced back to earn a shot at Larry Holmes' WBC World Heavyweight Championship.
"[7] When prodded further regarding Cosell's remarks, Cobb observed, "Hey, if it gets him to stop broadcasting NFL games, I'll go play football for a week, too!
"[9] He made a brief return to kickboxing on May 5, 1984, to challenge John Jackson for the Professional Karate Association United States Heavyweight title in Birmingham, Alabama, losing on points.
After a two-year hiatus, he made a return to the ring and went on a 20-fight undefeated streak against lightly regarded opponents, including a win over past-his-prime former champ Leon Spinks in 1988, before retiring again rather suddenly in 1993.
He has made guest appearances on several television shows, including Miami Vice; Highlander: The Series; Married... with Children; Moonlighting; Walker, Texas Ranger; MacGyver (as the character Earthquake); and The X-Files.
[13] On Late Night with David Letterman on January 7, 1987, he was asked how boxing compared to acting and said "In the last job I had, if you didn't do it just exactly right you got hit in the mouth.
In January 2008, at age 57, Cobb graduated magna cum laude from Temple University with a bachelor's degree in sport and recreation management.