It's nice to hear about Vinny Jones getting a slapping off Tamer. I could be wrong, but he's always struck me as one who believed his hype and probably thought his on-field hard-man reputation would somehow carry into real-world scuffles (and against a former boxer at that 🙄)... I guess that it's not surprising that his acting is no different. At least Tamer always comes across as humble, has genuine acting ability and is very versatile. Shame he doesn't get on the box more.
I said that pal I think that vinnie was a bully boy his bark was worse then his bite big Duncan Ferguson would have folded him on a football field ppl get caught up with the photo of him grabbing Gazza but Gazza was a young boy that wasn’t violent or mad he was just daft
@@TankTankSupporterGLASGOW As you and Jack have said, Big Dunc was the real deal. Didn’t he leather 3 burglars who broke into his home? You’ve got to wonder whose bright idea it was to burgle his house, with him there…😂
GREAT STUFF! FRANK GRILLO and JON BERTHNAL!( SORRY FOR THE MISSPELLINGS) ARE ALSO REAL LIFE TOUGH FELLAS AS I HAVE COME TO LEARN! I LOVE YOUR CONTENT! THANKYOU! GOD BLESS YOU 🙏❤
Matt well done your research on your vids is top notch,reading a few comments i agree Vinnie jones shouldnt be inclueded with genuine hard men but thanx for info on his dust up with Tamer Hassan.Mr Chavalo went up to his early 80s being real quick witted,no signs of the wars he was in.Respects Bud,Garth..
Thank you mate. Yeah I don't look at Vinnie as a hard man either. He's not included in the bracket of the others in the video, no way, lol Chuvalo what a legend. I really feel for him 🥊👍
Hey matt,thanks for another very interesting tale of tough guys,determined guys and good guys.from suffering comes character.its uplifting to respect people for their character,you dont always need to be a winner to have the gift of character.like honour and principle character comes in all colours and sizes and in both sexes and all ages.lovely to see and hear about,thanks matt good presentation again,respect.
Great upload Matt. Love Tex Cobb's line about Holmes winning the first 15 rounds. Apparently when asked about a rematch, he said Larry's hands couldn't take the abuse!
Hi everyone, just for the record, I do not class Vinnie Jones as a top fighter, hardman etc. Why would I? He's in this video, purely because of the scrap with Tamer, no other reason. The other men are definitely people I respect and rate. And there is no comparison between Vinnie Jones and the Fighters mentioned here. And i don't know what he's like as a person, but i do really feel for him, after he lost his wife. And he was brave enough to show himself at his most vulnerable 🥊👍
Of all the people to choose to slap their hand away as they reach it out in friendship, Tamer Hassan is not that man to do it too! Especially if you're a wannabe hardman that was just an aggressive footballer. I mean, just look at him! Even if you knew nothing about him at all common fekkin sense tells you this guy looks messy!
good video ,matt another one was co star to john wayne ,victor mc laglen he was a pro boxer and boxed jackjohnson ,tommy morisonn was related to john wayne why his ring nickname was the duke 🥊🥊
Great video, Matt. I'm glad you mentioned Tex Cobb because not many people know about him, but he was a really tough guy. His life story is crazy.... Really enjoy the content you put up mate, keep them coming
@@mattlegg1976 He worked as Doorman while training at a gym in philidephia after switching from kickboxing where he won some legit silverware apparently .
I didn’t know that Matt, I thought myself a bit of a boxing historian but you keep digging up these epic fighters that I was unaware of. Great work buddy and you present these videos so well with awesome knowledge. 🥊🥊🥊👍
Vinny Jones what a muppet like most football "hardmen" they couldn't fight their way out of a pink chiffon tent. I wish Tamer had given him pasting , he's been due one for years. didn't realise Non from Superman had such an illustrious fight record - fighting Lyle and Foreman. Holy cow!!!
Another good piece Matt.. All tough men.. A few off the top of my head that were in that league.. Max Baer had a few roles.. Freddie Mills did a bit, Carlos Monzon and probably the toughest of them all in my opinion, Marvin Hagler took up acting. Great stuff again Matt.
That's Right, the "Marvelous One" became an Action Hero in Italy after he was robbed of his title by Sugar Ray Leonard. RIP CHAMP. That STILL Disgusts me. The man was Cheated.
🤣🤣 For a joke I was considering putting a pic up of Jimmy Somerville the singer, lol But I thought it would be disrespectful to the actual Boxer. So I left it, lol 🤣👍
Tex cobb chin was granite,and I think he fought the legendary Chuck Norris lol,Lenny was a beast not the best boxer but a great street fighter,these was tough man no doubt,did you notice with all the boxers of them era as well ?,they actually had balls to fight each other,unlike the pussys of todays era scared of fighting each other and losing,mayweather was a big part of killing boxing,
Thanks Matt for the great content! Randall Tex Cobb was not just a pro boxer, he was a black belt in karate and had 11 pro kick boxing matches. 9 wins (all by knock out) and 2 losses.
In the early 90's I worked with Danny on a building site in Poplar, East London. He wasn't laboring, he worked for the subcontractor Danny Sullivan and he drove the men to the site and home again every day, among other things. He was such a nice guy, all the lads loved him, and now, thanks to your video I got to find out what a legend he was as a boxer. Very sad to hear he died too early.
I worked for Danny and Barnie Sullivan back in the 80s and early 90s mcalinden was driving a dumper on the Granada welcome break site in thurrock back then , I used to go to the railway arms in grays at lunchtime with him and some of the others , had to hit Barnie for a sub buy Wednesday 😂😂 Dangerous Dan could sink a pint🍻
Mike Tyson is a actor now he's pretty tough , Dennis Waterman was actor he was also a trained boxer and supposedly could have a fight as well, Mr t was supposedly a tough guy in real life , John bindon. Was also a supposedly tough guy, Marciano would have put down chuvalo
Thanks for keeping these tough guys names out there, Jack O Halloran scared the hell out of me in the Chuck Norris flick Hero and the Terror. Randy Tex Cobb, Chuvalo and the rest are the modern day Jim Jefferies and Jack Sharkeys just super super tough. Great video, stay safe
Victor mclagen(the quiet man)fought an exhibition fight against jack Johnson.Burt young (Paulie in the rocky movies) was a pro boxer being trained by Cus D, amato and Jerry Quarry was in the Batman series in the 60s
Great insight into some interesting characters, glad ye mentioned yr auld pal Dave Legeno, cracking aal rounder but one of my faves is Vito Antefuermo who fought Minter & Hagler in absolute wars but went on to act in the likes of Godfather lll & the Sopranos 🥊❤️
I believe that Tamar also practised Mauy Thai, over at Scorpions in Beckenham back in the day, as I trained not that far away and knew some guys who trained there (20 yrs ago).
Tamar surely fillsvinnie in tamar uses to box when he was younger I always thought vinnie jibes was all bark no bite I wish big Duncan Ferguson got s grip of him 😂🫶🏻🏴
Matt can always remember the interview with Vinnie jones about when he walked into a bar in America and that bloke just set about him for no reason other than he couldn't stick him throwing him all around the bar smashed a glass over his head vinney didn't stand a chance he absolutely rag dolled him.
All very tough men. Don't forget that Tom Hardy is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He's a tough man in 'real life'. Also, mate, you forgot Vito Antuofermo. Another tough man.
Great upload 👊👊 famous Cobb quote A rematch with HOLMES , i dont think his hands could take the abuse 🙈only Tex could come out with this hope yor well Matt 💪🙌
Another one I didn't know tamer was gangbanger too but I thought there was something about him and Jack surprised me ,shows how out of touch I was ..as I said I'm not a boxer just a reasonable street fighter but did a bit when I was 11 cos me old grandad taught me a bit about boxing with helped to make me good street fighter ..
Brilliant take on some on some true (as Jimmy Dean -writer of Big Bad John would put it) Big Big men .. great content as always, hope your own situation is sorted or getting there👍🏼
My son worked for the funeral company that dealt with Lenny’s funeral. My daughter in law is the funeral director there. My son said Lenny looked as scary as hell even in death, with the biggest hands he’d ever seen! He was a ferocious looking man!
Great piece Matt , really interesting all tough blokes . Never knew much George Chuvalo, bad enough to lose any child but lose 3 sons and still try to help people with drug addiction, what a guy.
From America brother, you do a great great video series. Outstanding work you speak well you’re clear concise and you’re very focused on helping these men become notarized. I knew nothing of this until I ran across your web. Great work.🎉🎉🎉
WILLIAM SMITH WAS PRETTY DAM TOUGH IN THE 1960'S-70'S .HE WAS ACTUALLY AN ACTOR NOT A COMBAT SPORT GUY THAT DID ACTING ON THE SIDE .I GUESS ACTOR IS A LOSELY USED TERM FOR THIS VIDEO .
Great commentary Matt of the silver screen’s true hard men. Tex Cobb for me had 2 iconic roles, the bounty Hunter in Raising Arizona and the opponent in The Champ with Jon Voight. I also remember Tamer Hassan on Soccer A.M. actually getting a higher punch score than Evander Holyfield on the punch machine challenge, as they were both guests on the same show episode 😮
Matt, Am really enjoying this topic! Here's a terrific movie for you to track down. It's The Prizefighter And The Lady with Max Baer. In in, he has a fake fight with Primo Carnera before their actual fight in real life later on. The introduction of famous fighters in this scene is really amazing with Jack Dempsey acting as the ref. You'll see the great Jim Jeffries, Frank Moran, Billy Papke, and Jess Willard! Wow! Also both Baer brothers did a lot of acting, especially Buddy. Cheers!
Great channel, great videos! Are you ever going to do a video on Nosher Powell? He was another English fighter who (quite successfully) broke into the world of cinema via bodyguarding, stunt-work and acting. His autobiography is great, too!
"Larry was playing a very, very advanced game of tag. And I'll tell ya, after 45 minutes, I was "It" - Randall "Tex" Cobb Guys do yourselves a favor and watch Randall's appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson after the Larry Holmes fight. He is as hilarious as he is tough.
I was just thinking, I'm sure Irish boxer Steve Collins did a cameo appearance in a film as a doorman, possibly a guy Ritchie film. Another very tough boxer
Really interesting, your certainly very knowledgeable on the subject Matt, well presented too, thanks for posting. Tex Cobb was one tough MF!!! Nice man too
Chuck Norris, although martial arts turned actor, was supposedly a handful. Roy Shaw blamed liquid ginseng for one of his defeats. Totally different, would have loved to have seen Liam Gallagher giving it the large, and having his front teeth knocked out by a brick shithouse in Amsterdam hotel, around Xmas time one year.The song "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth", springs to mind. That would of been priceless.
On holiday in Magaluf in the summer of 1990 the Leeds United team were on holiday together after being promoted from Div 2. I was there with 5 or 6 pals and we met Lee Chapman, Chris Kamara, Mel Sterland, Gordon Strachan and Vinny Jones on their first night. From that point on we would meet in a pub most afternoon/evenings and have a laugh. I even went clubbing with Vinny, just the two of us. He wasn't as level headed as he seems these days. He was the target of quite a bit of banter/abuse from fans of other clubs who were also on holiday. Tbh he seemed quite a lost soul to me and although he was aggressive, he certainly wasn't a fighter, so I'm not surprised he took a battering v Hassan, who had boxing training. That said, although Vinny wasn't big/muscular, he was naturally strong and had heavy arms/elbows. ps. On a separate note Kamara and Sterland were really good company. Strachan was very different, drinking fresh orange and off to bed @ 9pm.
I went to school with Tamar. Both primary school and secondary school. 6ft 4. Saw some of his school playground fights, he won them. His Mum still lives over the road. Lovely lady
Hiya matt...just a couple suggestions for channel older boxers maybe younger gen not heard off...Jack Johnson he a intresting read and Sam 'The Boston bone crusher' Langford....cheers mate
Two of the hardest actors were Jack Palance and Robert Mitchum. Watch Palance do one handed pushups at the Oscars ceremony (I think), when he was 70 years old! Watch any of his films for simmering seething violence which was hardly ever unleashed but he seemed always on the edge. Read anyone who worked with him who weren’t just scared of him, I think it was Jack Nicholson described him as terrifying, even off set. Robert Mitchum was always being challenged due to his size and on screen tough guy demeanour. My Favourite story was his fight with a huge Australian sailor in a bar in Singapore. The sailor had challenged him to a fight but Mitchum was tired after a full day filming and more than a few relaxing drinks. So he offered the sailor one Free punch as long as Mitchum could retaliate with one free punch. The Sailor connected with a beauty to the jaw and knocked Mitchum across the floor but Mitchum didn’t go down. Now it was Mitchums turn. His punch knocked the sailor across the floor, through the doors and down the steps where he was found unconscious. Hard? Giving a giant a first free shot! Wow.
The big Irishman that fought Cleveland Williams it would have been after he was shot with a cops .357 magnum,he was a shadow of his former self,Sonny Liston fought Williams before he was shot, formidable men both of them...
That a great brief breakdown of everyone of those. Learn something new…Lenny standing up to 18 men is believable. Never knew about Jones and Hassan coming to blows in a hotel….probably why they haven’t worked together in any films, which is a shame…they could make a great movie with them both taking lead roles..anyway nicely done.
Lol, Vinnie Jones was never a legitimate hardman. Just a subpar footballer who relied on dangerous sliding tackles to make up for his lack of ability. His fellow professionals saw him as a performative idiot like his Wimbledon teammate John Fashuanu and his karate antics.
I don't think Vinnie was a proper tough fella. Used to act tough on the pitch but when proper hardmen like Steve McMahon were on the pitch, he was a fanny. Saw in that clip him have a go at Roy Keane. Keane was another who used to think he was tough but in reality, it was just on the pitch. Jamie Carragher had him pinned up against the wall in the tunnel by his throat. Keane used to knock around with some hard fellas who would slap anyone giving him any abuse. All mouth.
Tex Cobb took a baseball bat to the back of his head during a street fight. Apparently it didn’t phase him a n he battered 5 guys on his own! Good luck trying to knock him out!
Got to say not that I know him but I’ve never had Vinnie Jones down as a hard man🤷♂️ dead man’s shoes is a crackin film👌👌 RIP to those you mentioned that aren’t here any more🙏
Love how you glorify these guys losses, in the UK you take pride in a hard fought loss. Here in the good ole USA, one loss mean your a bum and any guy with a television could beat you.
Also matt, you could do a separate video for the female professional fighters that have been in movies and tv shows. Gina Carano, Ronda Rousey, Anne Wolfe have been in movies. Laila Ali, Christy Martin, Jane Couch maybe have been in things too but I'm not sure.
lol just trying to do my bit for real men I wished everyone would do that we would all be sitting at home loving it anyway May god take your Chanel to the heights it deserves brilliant stuff brother and you stay respectful and speak well 👍🎩I tipped my hat sir lol god bless
I remember the first time I saw Tex Cobb it was in Ace Ventura pet detective when I was a kid and I remember my dad telling me who is was and that he was a tough SOB
Dude, absolutely love the treatment you give these fighters. Randall Tex Cobb was the first boxer (next to Ali) that I ever knew about. Loved his toughness and loved his acting (which I think was excellent btw, Raising Arizona he was just incredible). Oh, and I was little but I watched the Larry Holmes/Tex Cobb fight live on TV with my great grandfather and the whole family - great memories! Thank you for all the respect paid to these guys. I wish more people did it and above that, I wish more people knew and understood the history and who people were/what they did. Thanks man, you’re the best
@@mattlegg1976 Any time my friend.. Thank you again, I’m so happy there are people who respect the people and the history of fighting. BTW - Started watching your fights and I’m loving it! Anyhow, Have a great day and keep up the great work.
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It's nice to hear about Vinny Jones getting a slapping off Tamer. I could be wrong, but he's always struck me as one who believed his hype and probably thought his on-field hard-man reputation would somehow carry into real-world scuffles (and against a former boxer at that 🙄)... I guess that it's not surprising that his acting is no different. At least Tamer always comes across as humble, has genuine acting ability and is very versatile. Shame he doesn't get on the box more.
I said that pal I think that vinnie was a bully boy his bark was worse then his bite big Duncan Ferguson would have folded him on a football field ppl get caught up with the photo of him grabbing Gazza but Gazza was a young boy that wasn’t violent or mad he was just daft
Totally agree mate about Big Dunc, the real deal ,
@@TankTankSupporterGLASGOW As you and Jack have said, Big Dunc was the real deal. Didn’t he leather 3 burglars who broke into his home? You’ve got to wonder whose bright idea it was to burgle his house, with him there…😂
@@ApsilonUK 😂😂😂twice mate his house got broken into twice they got filled in plus when he was up in bar jail he slapped a guy for his cheek
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Absolutely superb video didn't know about most of the actors fighting past brilliant again 👏
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 👊🥊
Great one, thanks!
Thank you 👊🥊
I love the style of presenting and, not least, the knowledge content...there seems to be an endless number of world tough men
I really appreciate your message. Thank you very much 👊🥊
GREAT STUFF! FRANK GRILLO and JON BERTHNAL!( SORRY FOR THE MISSPELLINGS) ARE ALSO REAL LIFE TOUGH FELLAS AS I HAVE COME TO LEARN! I LOVE YOUR CONTENT! THANKYOU! GOD BLESS YOU 🙏❤
Brilliant, thank you.
I'll add them to the list. 👊🥊
Didn't know about most of these diamond chin fighters! Thanks! Was interesting to hear!😊
Matt well done your research on your vids is top notch,reading a few comments i agree Vinnie jones shouldnt be inclueded with genuine hard men but thanx for info on his dust up with Tamer Hassan.Mr Chavalo went up to his early 80s being real quick witted,no signs of the wars he was in.Respects Bud,Garth..
Thank you mate. Yeah I don't look at Vinnie as a hard man either.
He's not included in the bracket of the others in the video, no way, lol
Chuvalo what a legend.
I really feel for him
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@@mattlegg1976 Thanx Matt keep the good films coming.
Hey matt,thanks for another very interesting tale of tough guys,determined guys and good guys.from suffering comes character.its uplifting to respect people for their character,you dont always need to be a winner to have the gift of character.like honour and principle character comes in all colours and sizes and in both sexes and all ages.lovely to see and hear about,thanks matt good presentation again,respect.
Brilliant message, well said Geoff.
Thank you mate 👍🥊
One of the toughest actors was ex boxer Victor Mclaglen.
Great upload Matt. Love Tex Cobb's line about Holmes winning the first 15 rounds. Apparently when asked about a rematch, he said Larry's hands couldn't take the abuse!
🤣🤣That was brilliant. Such a funny man 🥊👊
If you haven't seen his Roast of Larry Holmes, it's here on RUclips and absolutely hilarious! Video quality is poor but I guarantee you'll love it!
"Raising Arizona" 👍😄
Hi everyone, just for the record, I do not class Vinnie Jones as a top fighter, hardman etc.
Why would I?
He's in this video, purely because of the scrap with Tamer, no other reason.
The other men are definitely people I respect and rate.
And there is no comparison between Vinnie Jones and the Fighters mentioned here.
And i don't know what he's like as a person, but i do really feel for him, after he lost his wife. And he was brave enough to show himself at his most vulnerable
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Much needed disclaimer cause he can't fight for toffee
@@saudade2745 Definitely can't now as he's well into his 50s
Of all the people to choose to slap their hand away as they reach it out in friendship, Tamer Hassan is not that man to do it too! Especially if you're a wannabe hardman that was just an aggressive footballer. I mean, just look at him! Even if you knew nothing about him at all common fekkin sense tells you this guy looks messy!
Vinnie always struck me as a bully footballer, tough until they find someone unintimidated.
@@kaiying74 Yup, and that someone was Tamer Hassan! 😂😂
Tex Cobb was such a humble man but brutal in the ring
He was really humble and self deprecating.
Very funny aswell 🥊👊
Boxing after dark do a great vid on Tex. he was hell of a character
It’s not that he was brutal , he was the underdog and basically was able to take a lot of punishment and keep going.
No you mean he was a brutal actor but humble in the ring
good video ,matt another one was co star to john wayne ,victor mc laglen he was a pro boxer and boxed jackjohnson ,tommy morisonn was related to john wayne why his ring nickname was the duke 🥊🥊
Whenever I watch your channel, I feel like I should have a pint in my hand. It's like being in a pub and enjoying great storytelling. Keep it up!
Nice one, I appreciate that. Thank you 👊🥊
Great video, Matt. I'm glad you mentioned Tex Cobb because not many people know about him, but he was a really tough guy. His life story is crazy....
Really enjoy the content you put up mate, keep them coming
Thank you Chris. I'm glad you liked it.
True tough guys, and Cobb was so funny aswell.
Hopefully catch up soon mate 👊🥊
Tex was in Raising Arizona with Nicholas Cage
@@Sparky07 yes, he was the 'lone biker of the apocalypse'
@@mattlegg1976 He worked as Doorman while training at a gym in philidephia after switching from kickboxing where he won some legit silverware apparently .
How bout jack palance... Was a pro boxer before a actor.... One loss I think to Joe baski.
Ah wow! I wish I knew that now.
I'll get him in another video, nice one 🥊👊
I didn’t know that Matt, I thought myself a bit of a boxing historian but you keep digging up these epic fighters that I was unaware of.
Great work buddy and you present these videos so well with awesome knowledge. 🥊🥊🥊👍
Brilliant thank you..I'm glad you liked it 👊🥊
I can't believe Jimmy Somerville managed to beat Jack O'Halloran. In all the Bronski Beat music videos he didn't look that tough.
He was very pale too 🤣 was Jimmy Bummerville
But he was from Glas-gay !
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Looks are deceiving. The Communards would’ve beat up Oasis.
@@ptommo1543 They were The Commun-HARDS.
“One of the three supervillains that came to earth” is something I never thought I’d hear you say in one of your videos Matt 😂 good content mate 👍🏻
😂😂 Me neither, lol
Cheers mate, nice one 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 😂😂No problem, have a good one mate 👍🏻👍🏻
RIGHT....... I like that!! We're given a little bit of everything here. 👍
Brilliant that superman I never knew he was a boxer brilliant
Thank you mate. Yeah he was tough. But Tex Cobb and Chuvalo were next level tough
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Vinny Jones what a muppet like most football "hardmen" they couldn't fight their way out of a pink chiffon tent. I wish Tamer had given him pasting , he's been due one for years. didn't realise Non from Superman had such an illustrious fight record - fighting Lyle and Foreman. Holy cow!!!
Another good piece Matt.. All tough men.. A few off the top of my head that were in that league.. Max Baer had a few roles.. Freddie Mills did a bit, Carlos Monzon and probably the toughest of them all in my opinion, Marvin Hagler took up acting. Great stuff again Matt.
Ah Brilliant. I'll add them to the next one I do about Actors/Fighters
Nice one 👊🥊👍
Marvin Hagler I went to a rave he organised in the 90s down in Peckham
That's Right, the "Marvelous One" became an Action Hero in Italy after he was robbed of his title by Sugar Ray Leonard. RIP CHAMP. That STILL Disgusts me. The man was Cheated.
Brilliant video Matt .......p.s never knew Jimmy Somerville was that hard . 😅
🤣🤣 For a joke I was considering putting a pic up of Jimmy Somerville the singer, lol
But I thought it would be disrespectful to the actual Boxer.
So I left it, lol
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@@mattlegg1976haha, was thinking that too..bronski beat lmao
😂great singer wee jimmy and dancer 🏴🫶🏻
Can’t believe that guy out of superman I didn’t know that , tex cobb and Chuvalo were seriously tough men
Nice one. I actually met Jack O'Halloran, but I can't find the photo.
I'll dig it out 🥊👍
Tex cobb chin was granite,and I think he fought the legendary Chuck Norris lol,Lenny was a beast not the best boxer but a great street fighter,these was tough man no doubt,did you notice with all the boxers of them era as well ?,they actually had balls to fight each other,unlike the pussys of todays era scared of fighting each other and losing,mayweather was a big part of killing boxing,
🤣 Chuck Norris, lol 🥊
100% Boxing and Boxers were so different back then.
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@@mattlegg1976 yeah Texas ranger Chuck beat him up lol,
Thanks Matt for the great content! Randall Tex Cobb was not just a pro boxer, he was a black belt in karate and had 11 pro kick boxing matches. 9 wins (all by knock out) and 2 losses.
Thank you. That's right he was 👍
What a fighter 👊🥊
In the early 90's I worked with Danny on a building site in Poplar, East London. He wasn't laboring, he worked for the subcontractor Danny Sullivan and he drove the men to the site and home again every day, among other things. He was such a nice guy, all the lads loved him, and now, thanks to your video I got to find out what a legend he was as a boxer. Very sad to hear he died too early.
Ah nice one. Good memories. 👍🥊
I worked for Danny and Barnie Sullivan back in the 80s and early 90s mcalinden was driving a dumper on the Granada welcome break site in thurrock back then , I used to go to the railway arms in grays at lunchtime with him and some of the others , had to hit Barnie for a sub buy Wednesday 😂😂 Dangerous Dan could sink a pint🍻
Thanks again matt 👍 another great post..really enjoyed watching..keep up the great work.
Glad you enjoyed it Sean. Thank you 🥊👊
Fun fact and very impressively at age 57, Cobb graduated magna cum laude from Temple University
Ah really! He was sharp, and very quick witted. So I can see that.
Thank you for the message 🥊👍👊
Mike Tyson is a actor now he's pretty tough ,
Dennis Waterman was actor he was also a trained boxer and supposedly could have a fight as well,
Mr t was supposedly a tough guy in real life ,
John bindon. Was also a supposedly tough guy,
Marciano would have put down chuvalo
Good stuff, thank you.
John Bindon is in my video coming out early next week 👊🥊
UNCOMMON VALOUR for me was his best respect
Nice one 👍🥊
Onya Leggy, another cracking video mate. Greetings from DownUnder
Nice one. Thank you
It's great to have around 5000 subs from Australia 🥊👊
Thanks for keeping these tough guys names out there, Jack O Halloran scared the hell out of me in the Chuck Norris flick Hero and the Terror. Randy Tex Cobb, Chuvalo and the rest are the modern day Jim Jefferies and Jack Sharkeys just super super tough. Great video, stay safe
I'll check that movie out.
Nice one. Yes they were tough men.
Thank you 🥊👊
'Irish' Jack's father was Albert Anastasia main trigger man for Murder Inc. the mafia's hit squad
Yeah I just found out , after I'd done the video, lol
Gutted, lol 🥊👊
Victor mclagen(the quiet man)fought an exhibition fight against jack Johnson.Burt young (Paulie in the rocky movies) was a pro boxer being trained by Cus D, amato and Jerry Quarry was in the Batman series in the 60s
Nice one, interesting stuff.
I'll include them in my next similar video.
I didn't know that about Mclagen and Jerry Quarry.
Thank you
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Great insight into some interesting characters, glad ye mentioned yr auld pal Dave Legeno, cracking aal rounder but one of my faves is Vito Antefuermo who fought Minter & Hagler in absolute wars but went on to act in the likes of Godfather lll & the Sopranos 🥊❤️
Ah really! I'll look him up.
Nice one.
Thank you for the message 👊🥊
Vito was a tough man, he was unfortunate to run into a great era of fighters.
Some of the punishment he'd soak up, beggars belief!
@@baabaabaa-yp2jh spot one mate, aye it was rare to see him take a step back 👍🏿🥊
Great episode Matt. Always been a fan of Randall "Tex" Cobb, heart of a 🦁 lion and such a sharp witty guy.
He's absolutely brilliant. Such a character.
Thank you 🥊👊👍
One of the most expensive things you can do is know Don King. Never a truer word spoken.
🤣 I know, he's honest about that. 🥊
I believe that Tamar also practised Mauy Thai, over at Scorpions in Beckenham back in the day, as I trained not that far away and knew some guys who trained there (20 yrs ago).
Ah really, yeah he'd be handy with that training behind him 👊🥊👍
Tamar surely fillsvinnie in tamar uses to box when he was younger I always thought vinnie jibes was all bark no bite I wish big Duncan Ferguson got s grip of him 😂🫶🏻🏴
Well done matt, 👍its great to see a warrior...talking about other warriors..great stuff..thank you
Thank you Sean. 🥊👍
That was really interesting! I like finding out what people are truly like, some really surprise you! Thanks Matt! 👍
Nice one. Thank you 🥊👍
Matt can always remember the interview with Vinnie jones about when he walked into a bar in America and that bloke just set about him for no reason other than he couldn't stick him throwing him all around the bar smashed a glass over his head vinney didn't stand a chance he absolutely rag dolled him.
All very tough men. Don't forget that Tom Hardy is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He's a tough man in 'real life'. Also, mate, you forgot Vito Antuofermo. Another tough man.
This is brilliant Mate. Fantastic content. Tex was an entertaining character. Funny and hard as nails. Poor Jack too. Legend 🥊👍
Thank you Dode. What a character Tex Cobb is lol 🤣🥊👊
Great upload 👊👊
famous Cobb quote
A rematch with HOLMES , i dont think his hands could take the abuse 🙈only Tex could come out with this
hope yor well Matt 💪🙌
🤣🤣I should have put that in. He was really funny.
Nice one 🥊👊👍
Randall "Tex" Cobb is the scariest looking man that ever lived. I absolutely loved him in Raising Arizona.
He looks as tough as anything. But what a good guy he was 🥊👍
Another one I didn't know tamer was gangbanger too but I thought there was something about him and Jack surprised me ,shows how out of touch I was ..as I said I'm not a boxer just a reasonable street fighter but did a bit when I was 11 cos me old grandad taught me a bit about boxing with helped to make me good street fighter ..
I think William Smith should be here, probably best known as Jack Wilson from Every Which Way You Can. Unbelievable life story.
He's already on my list, lol
One of my favourite films, I watch it a few times a year.
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Brilliant take on some on some true (as Jimmy Dean -writer of Big Bad John would put it) Big Big men .. great content as always, hope your own situation is sorted or getting there👍🏼
Brilliant mate.
Yes I'm getting there gradually 👍
Thank you 🥊
I'm sure Randall Tex Cobb was in Golden Child as well. Good video by the way Matt. Cheers
Ah really. Yeah he might of been. Top fella 🥊👊
He was
some great uploads on Tex on you tube
well worth a watch 👊👊👊
Yeah he's great 👊🥊
Thanks Matt, big respect to your friends Craig and Gary. Jah Bless, One Love .
Thank you very much 🥊👊
My son worked for the funeral company that dealt with Lenny’s funeral. My daughter in law is the funeral director there. My son said Lenny looked as scary as hell even in death, with the biggest hands he’d ever seen! He was a ferocious looking man!
Ah wow. He was a very tough looking man.
And huge hands definitely.
Thank you for the message 🥊👊
Gary strech was brilliant in dead man's shoes. Great vid Matt really enjoyed it
Thank you very much 👊🥊
Loving this type of content Matt. Fair play
Nice one. Thank you 🥊
Great piece Matt , really interesting all tough blokes . Never knew much George Chuvalo, bad enough to lose any child but lose 3 sons and still try to help people with drug addiction, what a guy.
Thank you. Yes so sad for him.
Terrible, he lost his wife aswell, I just found out in the comments 🥊
From America brother, you do a great great video series. Outstanding work you speak well you’re clear concise and you’re very focused on helping these men become notarized. I knew nothing of this until I ran across your web. Great work.🎉🎉🎉
Thank you very much Mark 🥊👊
Thumbs up awesome 👌 thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you 👍🥊
Met Tamar Saturday, what a gentleman & really nice person, giving to charity,was a pleasure
Ah that's brilliant. 🥊👊👍
Vinnie wasn’t even the hardest footballer, Billy Whitehurst, Big Dunc, Terry Hurlock, Fash the bash, Mick Harford & more would have spanked Vinnie.
I agree 👊🥊
WILLIAM SMITH WAS PRETTY DAM TOUGH IN THE 1960'S-70'S .HE WAS ACTUALLY AN ACTOR NOT A COMBAT SPORT GUY THAT DID ACTING ON THE SIDE .I GUESS ACTOR IS A LOSELY USED TERM FOR THIS VIDEO .
I’d put William Smith against almost all these guys, also had massive military experience
@@owenedwardsguitar7094 plus he was an actual working actor that did that for a living .
Yeah he's already on my list for the next Actors video.
Nice one 👊🥊
Great commentary Matt of the silver screen’s true hard men.
Tex Cobb for me had 2 iconic roles, the bounty Hunter in Raising Arizona and the opponent in The Champ with Jon Voight.
I also remember Tamer Hassan on Soccer A.M. actually getting a higher punch score than Evander Holyfield on the punch machine challenge, as they were both guests on the same show episode 😮
Proof them machines aren't accurate 😂
Nice one thank you, I'm going to have to watch The Champ again, so sad though.
I'll have a look on RUclips for that punch machine, lol 🥊👍
I'll always remember him as Sailor in Uncommon Valor
@darrendavies8252 "Boy, using that Judo S*** is gonna' get REAL Expensive"
Tex Cobb vs. Patrick Swayze
Matt, Am really enjoying this topic! Here's a terrific movie for you to track down. It's The Prizefighter And The Lady with Max Baer. In in, he has a fake fight with Primo Carnera before their actual fight in real life later on. The introduction of famous fighters in this scene is really amazing with Jack Dempsey acting as the ref. You'll see the great Jim Jeffries, Frank Moran, Billy Papke, and Jess Willard! Wow! Also both Baer brothers did a lot of acting, especially Buddy. Cheers!
Ah wow! What a lineup of legends
I'll look for that film .
Brilliant, thank you again 👊🥊
You need credit for your research and for delivering slick, concise videos. Love the content! 👍👌
Thank you very much. That means a lot.
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Great channel, great videos! Are you ever going to do a video on Nosher Powell? He was another English fighter who (quite successfully) broke into the world of cinema via bodyguarding, stunt-work and acting. His autobiography is great, too!
Yes, a top character was Nosher Powell, would love to hear more about him. He could really handle himself too.
Thank you very much.
Definitely, he's on my list 👊🥊
"Larry was playing a very, very advanced game of tag. And I'll tell ya, after 45 minutes, I was "It" - Randall "Tex" Cobb
Guys do yourselves a favor and watch Randall's appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson after the Larry Holmes fight. He is as hilarious as he is tough.
🤣🤣 He's brilliant 🥊👊
I was just thinking, I'm sure Irish boxer Steve Collins did a cameo appearance in a film as a doorman, possibly a guy Ritchie film. Another very tough boxer
That's right. Lock Stock 👍🥊
Really interesting, your certainly very knowledgeable on the subject Matt, well presented too, thanks for posting. Tex Cobb was one tough MF!!! Nice man too
Thank you very much. He certainly was 🥊👊
Chuck Norris, although martial arts turned actor, was supposedly a handful. Roy Shaw blamed liquid ginseng for one of his defeats. Totally different, would have loved to have seen Liam Gallagher giving it the large, and having his front teeth knocked out by a brick shithouse in Amsterdam hotel, around Xmas time one year.The song "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth", springs to mind. That would of been priceless.
🤣🤣I can't stand Liam Gallagher.
I remember Jamiriquai getting headbutted by the photographer .
Yeah Chuck Norris a Legend 👍🥊
Great video mate 👊
Thank you Brother. 🥊👊
On holiday in Magaluf in the summer of 1990 the Leeds United team were on holiday together after being promoted from Div 2. I was there with 5 or 6 pals and we met Lee Chapman, Chris Kamara, Mel Sterland, Gordon Strachan and Vinny Jones on their first night. From that point on we would meet in a pub most afternoon/evenings and have a laugh. I even went clubbing with Vinny, just the two of us.
He wasn't as level headed as he seems these days. He was the target of quite a bit of banter/abuse from fans of other clubs who were also on holiday. Tbh he seemed quite a lost soul to me and although he was aggressive, he certainly wasn't a fighter, so I'm not surprised he took a battering v Hassan, who had boxing training. That said, although Vinny wasn't big/muscular, he was naturally strong and had heavy arms/elbows.
ps. On a separate note Kamara and Sterland were really good company. Strachan was very different, drinking fresh orange and off to bed @ 9pm.
That's very interesting to hear, and gives a different perspective on Vinnie Jones.
Thank you for that 👍🥊
I went to school with Tamar. Both primary school and secondary school. 6ft 4. Saw some of his school playground fights, he won them. His Mum still lives over the road. Lovely lady
Nice one. Thank you for the message 🥊👊
Hiya matt...just a couple suggestions for channel older boxers maybe younger gen not heard off...Jack Johnson he a intresting read and Sam 'The Boston bone crusher' Langford....cheers mate
Nice one mate. Thank you.
I'll add them to the list 🥊
Two of the hardest actors were Jack Palance and Robert Mitchum.
Watch Palance do one handed pushups at the Oscars ceremony (I think), when he was 70 years old! Watch any of his films for simmering seething violence which was hardly ever unleashed but he seemed always on the edge. Read anyone who worked with him who weren’t just scared of him, I think it was Jack Nicholson described him as terrifying, even off set.
Robert Mitchum was always being challenged due to his size and on screen tough guy demeanour.
My Favourite story was his fight with a huge Australian sailor in a bar in Singapore.
The sailor had challenged him to a fight but Mitchum was tired after a full day filming and more than a few relaxing drinks. So he offered the sailor one Free punch as long as Mitchum could retaliate with one free punch. The Sailor connected with a beauty to the jaw and knocked Mitchum across the floor but Mitchum didn’t go down. Now it was Mitchums turn. His punch knocked the sailor across the floor, through the doors and down the steps where he was found unconscious.
Hard? Giving a giant a first free shot! Wow.
👊👍 Brilliant message. Thank you.
I'll add them to a future video.
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Damn I love you mentioned Tex Cobb, hard as nails that man. The definition of tough, be an actual nightmare to fight in the middle of a field.
Nice one. Yes hes a legendary tough guy 🥊👊
Smashing video Matty. Didnt realise the guy from superman was such a good boxer. Rip to the fighters who have sadly passed.
Great channel mate.
Thank you very much 👍🥊
You didnt mention 'Uncommon Valour' when you talked about Randall. Patrick Swayze and Gene Hackman movie. If you've not seen it i recommend it.
I'll check it out. Thank you 👍🥊
The big Irishman that fought Cleveland Williams it would have been after he was shot with a cops .357 magnum,he was a shadow of his former self,Sonny Liston fought Williams before he was shot, formidable men both of them...
Great information. Thank you 👊🥊
That a great brief breakdown of everyone of those. Learn something new…Lenny standing up to 18 men is believable. Never knew about Jones and Hassan coming to blows in a hotel….probably why they haven’t worked together in any films, which is a shame…they could make a great movie with them both taking lead roles..anyway nicely done.
Im glad you liked it.
Thank you.
Yes Lenny was a force on the streets 👊🥊👍
Your channel is going from strength to strength. Are you going to Dave Courtneys funeral ? Always respect Matt from Glasgow..
Thank you David.
I've been told Dave didn't want a funeral, which suprised me
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Well done Matt another great video, dead man’s shoes is a fucking masterpiece
Thank you mate 👊🥊
Brilliant Matt I didn’t know Jones got straightened in a bar fight
Thats Matt. being a big boxing fan and a fan of the 1970's Superman movies i never knew jack o Halloran was a profesional boxer. Good to learn that
Ah nice one. Thank you for watching 👍🥊
Vinny Jones footballer oooh frightening! Watch hard man Vinny Jones on the TV show Gladiators. Girl!
vinny Jones against Tex. Oh dear. I enjoy your docs, they’re top notch mate. How about a mention with tough Oscar Bonavena ?
Lol yeah Vinnie would be asleep very quickly, lol
Yes definitely Oscar was a great boxer
Thank you 👊🥊
Lol, Vinnie Jones was never a legitimate hardman. Just a subpar footballer who relied on dangerous sliding tackles to make up for his lack of ability. His fellow professionals saw him as a performative idiot like his Wimbledon teammate John Fashuanu and his karate antics.
I did pretty much agree with that 👍🥊
⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️👍for the rhythm lol come on lads put anything in there but something nice preferably god bless you all blue black or f in pink ❤from uk
Thank you for that, nice one 👍🥊❤️
I don't think Vinnie was a proper tough fella. Used to act tough on the pitch but when proper hardmen like Steve McMahon were on the pitch, he was a fanny. Saw in that clip him have a go at Roy Keane. Keane was another who used to think he was tough but in reality, it was just on the pitch. Jamie Carragher had him pinned up against the wall in the tunnel by his throat. Keane used to knock around with some hard fellas who would slap anyone giving him any abuse. All mouth.
I totally agree 👍🥊
Tex Cobb took a baseball bat to the back of his head during a street fight. Apparently it didn’t phase him a n he battered 5 guys on his own! Good luck trying to knock him out!
Really! That doesn't surprise me 👊🥊
Got to say not that I know him but I’ve never had Vinnie Jones down as a hard man🤷♂️ dead man’s shoes is a crackin film👌👌 RIP to those you mentioned that aren’t here any more🙏
Hi mate.
No me neither really.
Tamer Hassan can fight, as he was a boxer.
Great film 👍
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Love how you glorify these guys losses, in the UK you take pride in a hard fought loss.
Here in the good ole USA, one loss mean your a bum and any guy with a television could beat you.
Yeah Brits love a loser they say, lol 🥊👍
Also matt, you could do a separate video for the female professional fighters that have been in movies and tv shows. Gina Carano, Ronda Rousey, Anne Wolfe have been in movies. Laila Ali, Christy Martin, Jane Couch maybe have been in things too but I'm not sure.
Hi yes thats a great idea.
Nice one.
There was a woman called Lucia Ryker from Holland who was tough aswell.
Nice one 👊🥊
lol just trying to do my bit for real men I wished everyone would do that we would all be sitting at home loving it anyway May god take your Chanel to the heights it deserves brilliant stuff brother and you stay respectful and speak well 👍🎩I tipped my hat sir lol god bless
That means a lot. Thank you brother 👊👍🥊
I remember the first time I saw Tex Cobb it was in Ace Ventura pet detective when I was a kid and I remember my dad telling me who is was and that he was a tough SOB
Nice one. He always really made an impression in the movies, great screen presence 👊🥊
Another informative and fascinating video, Matt. You cover so much interesting footage. Keep up the great work!
Brilliant. Thank you very much. I'm glad it was a popular video.
As it's my first mini doc in a while 🥊👍
are you an English Lord or something??? That place you are filming in is incredible. Hope to see England one day
🤣 It's a lovely estate at Tyringham 🥊👊
Really enjoyed this, every 👍n sub well deserved 💯🥊🏴🥊🥂
Thank you my friend 🥊👍
This was very interesting. Thanks for making this - glad this made it into my feed. Subbed. ✌
Brilliant.. Thank you very much for the sub , and for watching 👍🥊
Dude, absolutely love the treatment you give these fighters. Randall Tex Cobb was the first boxer (next to Ali) that I ever knew about. Loved his toughness and loved his acting (which I think was excellent btw, Raising Arizona he was just incredible). Oh, and I was little but I watched the Larry Holmes/Tex Cobb fight live on TV with my great grandfather and the whole family - great memories!
Thank you for all the respect paid to these guys. I wish more people did it and above that, I wish more people knew and understood the history and who people were/what they did.
Thanks man, you’re the best
Thank you so much. That's a great message.
I'm really grateful for what you said 🥊👊
@@mattlegg1976 Any time my friend..
Thank you again, I’m so happy there are people who respect the people and the history of fighting.
BTW - Started watching your fights and I’m loving it! Anyhow, Have a great day and keep up the great work.
Text cobb was another level.
100% 👊🥊