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Robert 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 ...
Nov 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.
Nov 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...
Foster 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.
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Foster was named the 1968 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year. He edged out Joe Frazier by a 20-17 vote. Ranked as the 3rd Greatest Light Heavyweight of All-Time by The Ring in 1994.
Nov 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.
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Former 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.
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