Record & Stats
Record56-8-1 (46 KOs)Born
Apr 27, 1942
Died
Nov 21, 2015
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
46 (71%)
Title Fights
14-2 (11 KOs)
Divisions
2
Analytics
Major Titles
Wins3Record14-1 (11 KOs)| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHW175 |
Bob Foster boxing record
Bob "The Deputy Sheriff" Foster's professional boxing record is 56-8-1 (46 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 65 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Foster's most recent fight was a loss to Bob Hazelton on Jun 2, 1978.
Foster won major world championships at light heavyweight, with three title captures spanning the WBA, WBC, and The Ring, including two reigns as the undisputed light heavyweight champion. He went 14-1 in major title fights, with 11 wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Jun 2, 1978 | 36 | Bob Hazelton | L | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 64 | Feb 9, 1978 | 35 | Mustafa Wassaja | L | RTD | 5 | β | β |
| 63 | Sep 2, 1977 | 35 | Bob Hazelton | W | KO | 10 | β | β |
| 62 | Sep 25, 1976 | 34 | Al Bolden | W | KO | 6 | β | β |
| 61 | Aug 28, 1976 | 34 | Harold Carter | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 60 | May 8, 1976 | 34 | Al Bolden | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 59 | Jun 28, 1975 | 33 | Bill Hardney | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 58 | Jun 17, 1974 | 32 | Jorge Ahumada | D | SD | 15 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 57 | Dec 1, 1973 | 31 | Pierre Fourie | W | UD | 15 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 56 | Aug 21, 1973 | 31 | Pierre Fourie | W | UD | 15 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 55 | Nov 21, 1972 | 30 | Muhammad Ali | L | KO | 8 | ~ WBC-NABF | Heavyweight |
| 54 | Sep 26, 1972 | 30 | Chris Finnegan | W | KO | 14 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 53 | Jun 27, 1972 | 30 | Mike Quarry | W | KO | 4 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 52 | Apr 7, 1972 | 29 | Vicente RondΓ³n | W | KO | 2 | + WBA! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 51 | Dec 16, 1971 | 29 | Brian Kelly | W | TKO | 3 | ! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 50 | Oct 30, 1971 | 29 | Tommy Hicks | W | TKO | 8 | ! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 49 | Aug 17, 1971 | 29 | Vernon McIntosh | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 48 | Apr 24, 1971 | 28 | Ray Anderson | W | UD | 15 | ! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 47 | Mar 2, 1971 | 28 | Hal Carroll | W | TKO | 4 | ! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 46 | Nov 18, 1970 | 28 | Joe Frazier | L | KO | 2 | ~ WBA~ WBC | Heavyweight |
| 45 | Jun 27, 1970 | 28 | Mark Tessman | W | TKO | 10 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 44 | Apr 4, 1970 | 27 | Roger Rouse | W | TKO | 4 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 43 | Mar 9, 1970 | 27 | Roy Wallace | W | KO | 6 | β | β |
| 42 | Feb 24, 1970 | 27 | Bill Hardney | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 41 | Nov 2, 1969 | 27 | Chuck Leslie | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 40 | Jun 19, 1969 | 27 | Levan Roundtree | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 39 | May 24, 1969 | 27 | Andy Kendall | W | TKO | 4 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 38 | Jan 22, 1969 | 26 | Frank DePaula | W | TKO | 1 | ! WBA! WBC! The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 37 | Sep 9, 1968 | 26 | Roger Rouse | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 36 | Aug 26, 1968 | 26 | Eddie Vick | W | TKO | 9 | β | β |
| 35 | Jul 29, 1968 | 26 | Charley Polite | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 34 | May 24, 1968 | 26 | Dick Tiger | W | KO | 4 | + WBA+ WBC+ The Ring | Light Heavyweight |
| 33 | Dec 5, 1967 | 25 | Sonny Moore | W | KO | 5 | β | β |
| 32 | Nov 20, 1967 | 25 | Eddie Vick | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 31 | Oct 25, 1967 | 25 | Levan Roundtree | W | KO | 8 | β | β |
| 30 | Jun 9, 1967 | 25 | Henry Matthews | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 29 | May 8, 1967 | 25 | Eddie Cotton | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 28 | Feb 27, 1967 | 24 | Andres Antonio Selpa | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 27 | Jan 16, 1967 | 24 | Jim Robinson | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 26 | Dec 6, 1966 | 24 | LeRoy Green | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 25 | Dec 6, 1965 | 23 | Zora Folley | L | UD | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 24 | Jul 26, 1965 | 23 | Henry Hank | W | UD | 12 | β | β |
| 23 | May 24, 1965 | 23 | Chuck Leslie | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 22 | Mar 21, 1965 | 22 | Dave Russell | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 21 | Feb 15, 1965 | 22 | Bobby Rascon | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 20 | Dec 11, 1964 | 22 | Henry Hank | W | TKO | 9 | β | β |
| 19 | Nov 23, 1964 | 22 | Norman Letcher | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 18 | Nov 11, 1964 | 22 | Don Quinn | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 17 | Jul 10, 1964 | 22 | Ernie Terrell | L | TKO | 7 | β | Heavyweight |
| 16 | May 8, 1964 | 22 | Allen Thomas | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 15 | Feb 25, 1964 | 21 | Dave Bailey | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 14 | Dec 11, 1963 | 21 | Willi Besmanoff | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 13 | Nov 7, 1963 | 21 | Mauro Mina | L | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 12 | Apr 29, 1963 | 21 | Curtis Bruce | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 11 | Feb 18, 1963 | 20 | Richard Benjamin | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 10 | Oct 20, 1962 | 20 | Doug Jones | L | TKO | 8 | β | Light Heavyweight |
| 9 | Jun 27, 1962 | 20 | Bert Whitehurst | W | SD | 8 | β | β |
| 8 | May 19, 1962 | 20 | Billy Tisdale | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 7 | Dec 4, 1961 | 19 | Clarence Floyd | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 6 | Nov 21, 1961 | 19 | Ernie Knox | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 5 | Aug 8, 1961 | 19 | Floyd McCoy | W | PTS | 6 | β | β |
| 4 | Jun 22, 1961 | 19 | Ray Bryan | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 3 | May 8, 1961 | 19 | Billy Johnson | W | PTS | 4 | β | β |
| 2 | Apr 3, 1961 | 18 | Clarence Ryan | W | PTS | 4 | β | β |
| 1 | Mar 27, 1961 | 18 | Duke Williams | W | KO | 2 | β | β |