Personal Life
Cobb lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and maintained a friendship with Philadelphia Daily News columnist Pete Dexter, who frequently commented on boxing. In a notorious 1982 Grays Ferry incident Cobb came to the defense of Dexter, who, during the course of a bar brawl, was severely beaten. Cobb rescued him and endured a broken arm, costing him a scheduled fight with Muhammad Ali. Ali then fought Trevor Berbick and lost.
In January 2008 at age 57, Cobb graduated magna cum laude from Temple University with a bachelor's degree in sport and recreation management. He remarked that it was odd to hear the cheers of a packed arena without being in a boxing ring. "It was nice to have that opportunity to wear a robe, to step up there and not have to worry about bleeding," Cobb said. Cobb's eldest son Bo was killed in an accident in early 1999. His younger son Joshua pursued a short carreer as a boxer. Both were honor students in high school as well as excellent athletes. ( comment made by personal acquaintance of the boys)
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