Bob Foster (56-8-1, 46) was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. on April 27, 1942. At the age of 18 years on March 27, 1961, he made his professional boxing debut against Duke Williams, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 34th career fight at 26 years old, Foster became a light-heavyweight world champion on May 24, 1968 after defeating Dick Tiger via 4th-round KO to win the WBA, WBC and The Ring titles.
Foster's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Bob Hazelton at age 36 on June 2, 1978. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Bob Foster's best fights have been against Dick Tiger, Vicente Rondón, Muhammad Ali, Frank DePaula, Hal Carroll and Zora Folley.
Foster has 8 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | Jun 2, 1978 36 years, 1 months 56-8-1 (46) | Bob Hazelton | 2 | TKO | LOSS | |
64 | Feb 9, 1978 35 years, 9 months 56-7-1 (46) | Mustafa Wassaja | 5 | RTD | LOSS | |
63 | Sep 2, 1977 35 years, 4 months 56-6-1 (46) | Bob Hazelton | 10 | KO | WIN | |
62 | Sep 25, 1976 34 years, 4 months 55-6-1 (45) | Al Bolden | 6 | KO | WIN | |
61 | Aug 28, 1976 34 years, 4 months 54-6-1 (44) | Harold Carter | 10 | UD | WIN | |
60 | May 8, 1976 34 years 53-6-1 (44) | Al Bolden | 3 | KO | WIN | |
59 | Jun 28, 1975 33 years, 2 months 52-6-1 (43) | Bill Hardney | 3 | KO | WIN | |
58 | Jun 17, 1974 32 years, 1 months 51-6-1 (42) | Jorge Ahumada | LHW | 15 | SD | DRAW Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
57 | Dec 1, 1973 31 years, 7 months 51-6 (42) | Pierre Fourie | LHW | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
56 | Aug 21, 1973 31 years, 3 months 50-6 (42) | Pierre Fourie | LHW | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
55  | Nov 21, 1972 30 years, 6 months 49-6 (42) | 30 years, 10 months 39-1 (30) | HW | 8 | KO | LOSS |
54 | Sep 26, 1972 30 years, 4 months 49-5 (42) | Chris Finnegan | LHW | 14 | KO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
53 | Jun 27, 1972 30 years, 2 months 48-5 (41) | Mike Quarry | LHW | 4 | KO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
52  | Apr 7, 1972 29 years, 11 months 47-5 (40) | 33 years, 8 months 36-5-1 (21) | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Won WBA Defended WBC, The Ring |
51 | Dec 16, 1971 29 years, 7 months 46-5 (39) | Brian Kelly | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
50 | Oct 30, 1971 29 years, 6 months 45-5 (38) | Tommy Hicks | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
49 | Aug 17, 1971 29 years, 3 months 44-5 (37) | Vernon McIntosh | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
48 | Apr 24, 1971 28 years, 11 months 43-5 (36) | Ray Anderson | LHW | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
47 | Mar 2, 1971 28 years, 10 months 42-5 (36) | Hal Carroll | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
46  | Nov 18, 1970 28 years, 6 months 41-5 (35) | 26 years, 10 months 25-0 (22) | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS For WBA, WBC |
45 | Jun 27, 1970 28 years, 2 months 41-4 (35) | Mark Tessman | LHW | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
44 | Apr 4, 1970 27 years, 11 months 40-4 (34) | Roger Rouse | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
43 | Mar 9, 1970 27 years, 10 months 39-4 (33) | Roy Wallace | 6 | KO | WIN | |
42 | Feb 24, 1970 27 years, 9 months 38-4 (32) | Bill Hardney | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
41 | Nov 2, 1969 27 years, 6 months 37-4 (31) | Chuck Leslie | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Jun 19, 1969 27 years, 1 months 36-4 (30) | Levan Roundtree | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | May 24, 1969 27 years 35-4 (29) | Andy Kendall | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
38 | Jan 22, 1969 26 years, 8 months 34-4 (28) | Frank DePaula | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
37 | Sep 9, 1968 26 years, 4 months 33-4 (27) | Roger Rouse | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Aug 26, 1968 26 years, 3 months 32-4 (26) | Eddie Vick | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Jul 29, 1968 26 years, 3 months 31-4 (25) | Charley Polite | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
34  | May 24, 1968 26 years 30-4 (24) | 38 years, 9 months 57-17-3 (27) | LHW | 4 | KO | WIN Won WBA, WBC, The Ring |
33 | Dec 5, 1967 25 years, 7 months 29-4 (23) | Sonny Moore | 5 | KO | WIN | |
32 | Nov 20, 1967 25 years, 6 months 28-4 (22) | Eddie Vick | 10 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Oct 25, 1967 25 years, 5 months 27-4 (22) | Levan Roundtree | 8 | KO | WIN | |
30 | Jun 9, 1967 25 years, 1 months 26-4 (21) | Henry Matthews | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | May 8, 1967 25 years 25-4 (20) | Eddie Cotton | 3 | KO | WIN | |
28 | Feb 27, 1967 24 years, 10 months 24-4 (19) | Andres Antonio Selpa | 2 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Jan 16, 1967 24 years, 8 months 23-4 (18) | Jim Robinson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
26 | Dec 6, 1966 24 years, 7 months 22-4 (17) | LeRoy Green | 2 | KO | WIN | |
25  | Dec 6, 1965 23 years, 7 months 21-4 (16) | 34 years, 6 months 69-7-4 (38) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
24 | Jul 26, 1965 23 years, 2 months 21-3 (16) | Henry Hank | 12 | UD | WIN | |
23 | May 24, 1965 23 years 20-3 (16) | Chuck Leslie | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Mar 21, 1965 22 years, 10 months 19-3 (15) | Dave Russell | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Feb 15, 1965 22 years, 9 months 18-3 (14) | Bobby Rascon | 2 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Dec 11, 1964 22 years, 7 months 17-3 (13) | Henry Hank | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Nov 23, 1964 22 years, 6 months 16-3 (12) | Norman Letcher | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Nov 11, 1964 22 years, 6 months 15-3 (11) | Don Quinn | 1 | KO | WIN | |
17  | Jul 10, 1964 22 years, 2 months 14-3 (10) | 25 years, 3 months 34-4 (16) | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
16 | May 8, 1964 22 years 14-2 (10) | Allen Thomas | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Feb 25, 1964 21 years, 9 months 13-2 (9) | Dave Bailey | 1 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Dec 11, 1963 21 years, 7 months 12-2 (8) | Willi Besmanoff | 3 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Nov 7, 1963 21 years, 6 months 11-2 (7) | Mauro Mina | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
12 | Apr 29, 1963 21 years 11-1 (7) | Curtis Bruce | 4 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Feb 18, 1963 20 years, 9 months 10-1 (6) | Richard Benjamin | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10  | Oct 20, 1962 20 years, 5 months 9-1 (5) | 25 years, 7 months 19-3-1 (11) | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
9 | Jun 27, 1962 20 years, 2 months 9-0 (5) | Bert Whitehurst | 8 | SD | WIN | |
8 | May 19, 1962 20 years 8-0 (5) | Billy Tisdale | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 4, 1961 19 years, 7 months 7-0 (4) | Clarence Floyd | 4 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Nov 21, 1961 19 years, 6 months 6-0 (3) | Ernie Knox | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Aug 8, 1961 19 years, 3 months 5-0 (2) | Floyd McCoy | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Jun 22, 1961 19 years, 1 months 4-0 (2) | Ray Bryan | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | May 8, 1961 19 years 3-0 (1) | Billy Johnson | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Apr 3, 1961 18 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | Clarence Ryan | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Mar 27, 1961 18 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Duke Williams | 2 | KO | WIN |
