Bob Foster (boxer) - Wikipedia
WEBRobert Wayne Foster [3] (April 27, 1942 – November 21, 2015) was an American professional boxer who fought as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. He won the world light heavyweight title from Dick Tiger in 1968 via fourth-round knockout, and went on to defend the title fourteen times against thirteen different fighters in total from 1968 to ...
Bob Foster, former light heavyweight champion, dies at 77
WEBNov 22, 2015 · Bob Foster, who won the light heavyweight title in 1968 and made 14 successful title defenses before retiring as champion, died Saturday at the age of 77.
Bob Foster - BoxRec
WEBFoster was a substitute for Zora Folley, who pulled out with a virus. Foster was knocked down for a nine count in the 1st by a right hand. Foster was staggered badly in the 7th and 8th. As he was staggering in the 8th round, referee Teddy Martin stopped the bout.
Bob Foster: Boxer who Muhammad Ali said had ‘the punch of a ...
WEBDec 4, 2015 · Bob Foster gave Muhammad Ali his first cut eye, was world champion for six years, worked as a lawman for nearly 25 years – and was possibly the very best boxer you have never heard of.
Bob Foster, former light heavyweight champion, dies at 76
WEBNov 22, 2015 · ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bob Foster, the former light heavyweight champion who fought Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali and went on to become a sheriff’s deputy, died Saturday. He was 76.
Bob Foster, Whose Left Hook Decimated All but the ...
WEBNov 23, 2015 · Bob Foster, a devastating puncher who was one of boxing’s most dominant light-heavyweight champions but failed in his quest to capture a heavyweight title when he was knocked out by Joe Frazier...
Bob Foster left his mark among the best of all time
WEBFormer light heavyweight champion Bob Foster, whose iron fists ruled the division for more than six years, died Saturday morning at age 77. Though a cause of death has not yet been given, Foster had been in ill health for some time.