Sport & Note

Bob FOSTER

Male

"The Deputy Sheriff"
(Robert Lloyd Foster)
Light-Heavyweight, USA, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Born: December 15, 1938, Borger, Texas, USA
(Some sources report: April 27, 1938)
Died: November 21, 2015, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Height: 6ft 3in, mt 1,90

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1957
Washington, District of Columbia, Washington Golden Gloves Novice winner, 178 lbs
+ Feb. 12	Lackey Lawrence	Washington, District of Columbia	WKO 1
+ Feb. 21	George Logan	Washington, District of Columbia	WKO 1
Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland, Bolling/Andrews AFB vs Quantico, 178 lbs
+ Nov. 20	Mike Bonetti	Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland	WTKO 2
Newport News, Virginia, Fort Eustis vs Bolling/Andrews AFB, 178 lbs
- Dec. 11	Andrew Slaughter	Newport News, Virginia	LKO 3
1958
Washington, District of Columbia, Washington Golden Gloves Open winner, 178 lbs
+ Jan. 28	Troy Durant	Washington, District of Columbia	WTKO 1
+ Feb. 11	Steve Sabo	Washington, District of Columbia	WTKO 1
+ Feb. 27	Jimmy Bush	Washington, District of Columbia	WTKO 1
Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland, All Service championships 2nd place, 178 lbs
+ Mar. 25	Charles King	Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland	WTKO 1
+ Mar. 27	Charles Edmonds	Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland	WTKO 1
+ Mar. 28	John Reese	Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland	WPTS 3
- Apr. 16	Amos Johnson	Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland	LPTS 3
London, England, Britannia Shield Championships winner, 178 lbs
+ Oct. 29	K. Wilson	London, England	WTKO 2
1959
Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland, Bolling AFB vs Camp Lejeune, 178 lbs
+ Jan. 7	James Barnes	Bolling Air Force Base, Maryland	WKO 1
Newport News, Virginia, Fort Eustis vs Bolling AFB, 178 lbs
+ Jan. 22	Maceo Burns	Newport News, Virginia	WPTS 3
Fort Benning, Georgia, All Service Championships winner, 178 lbs
+ Apr. 3	James Rosette	Fort Benning, Georgia	WPTS 3
Madison, Wisconsin, US Pan-Am Trials winner, 165 lbs
+ Apr. 28	James McQueen	Madison, Wisconsin	WTKO 3
+ Apr. 29	James Flood	Madison, Wisconsin	WWO
+ Apr. 30	Bob Christopherson	Madison, Wisconsin	WTKO 2
Chicago, Illinois, Panamerican Games silver medal, 165 lbs
+ Sept. 1	Alberto Saenz	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 2
+ Sept. 2	Carl Crawford	Chicago, Illinois	WTKO 3
- Sept. 4	Abrao Francisco de Souza (BRA)	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 3
Fort Belvoir, Maryland, Fort Belvoir vs Bolling AFB, 166 lbs
+ Nov. 23	Bob Chaplin	Fort Belvoir, Maryland	WTKO 2
1960
New Bedford, Massachusetts, Deslant Naval Base vs Bolling AFB, 165 lbs
+ Feb. 11	James Rosette	New Bedford, Massachusetts	WKO 2
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, Air Force Championships winner, 178 lbs
+ Apr. 12	John Rolle	Langley Air Force Base, Virginia	WKO 1
+ Apr. 14	James Jackson	Langley Air Force Base, Virginia	WPTS 3
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, All Service Championships winner, 165 lbs
+ Apr. 28	Deloach Graham	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 29	Ray Phillips	Camp Lejeune, North Carolina	WTKO 2
San Francisco, California, US Olympic Trials preliminaries, 165 lbs
+ May 18	Robert Conard	San Francisco, California	WTKO 2
(ruled out due to cut eye)
Jacksonville, Florida, Florida AAU winner, 178 lbs
+ Dec. 6	Melvin Lonas	Jacksonville, Florida	WPTS 3
+ Dec. 7	Chico Brown	Jacksonville, Florida	WPTS 3

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1961
+ Mar. 27	Duke Williams	Washington, USA	KO 2
+ Apr. 3	Clarence Ryan	New York, USA	W 4
+ May 8	Billy Johnson	New York, USA	W 4
+ June 22	Ray Bryan	Montreal, Canada	KO 2
+ Aug. 8	Floyd McCoy	Montreal, Canada	W 6
+ Nov. 2	Ernie Knox	Norfolk, USA	KO 4
+ Dec. 4	Clarence Floyd	Toronto, Canada	KO 4
1962
+ May 19	Billy Tisdale	New York, USA	TKO 2
+ June 27	Bert Whitehurst	Sunnyside, USA	W 8
- Oct. 20	Doug Jones	New York, USA	TKO by 8
1963
+ Feb. 18	Richard Benjamin	Washington, USA	KO 1
+ Apr. 29	Curtis Bruce	Washington, USA	KO 4
- Nov. 7	Mauro Mina	Lima, Peru	L 10
+ Dec. 11	Willi Besmanoff	Norfolk, USA	KO 3
1964
+ Feb. 25	Dave Bailey	Miami Beach, USA	KO 1
+ May 8	Allen Thomas	Chicago, USA	TKO 1
- July 10	Ernie Terrell	New York, USA	KO by 7
+ Nov. 11	Don Quinn	Norfolk, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 23	Norman Letcher	San Francisco, USA	TKO 1
+ Dec. 11	Henry Hank	Norfolk, USA	TKO 9
1965
+ Feb. 15	Bobby Rascon	Albuquerque, USA	KO 2
+ Mar. 21	Dave Russell	Norfolk, USA	TKO 6
+ May 24	Chuck Leslie	New Orleans, USA	TKO 3
+ July 26	Henry Hank	New Orleans, USA	W 12
- Dec. 6	Zora Folley	New Orleans, USA	L 10
1966
+ Dec. 6	LeRoy Green	Norfolk, USA	KO 2
1967
+ Jan. 16	Jim Robinson	Washington, USA	KO 1
+ Feb. 27	Andres Antonio Selpa	Washington, USA	KO 2
+ May 8	Eddie Cotton	Washington, USA	KO 3
+ June 9	Henry Matthews	Roanoke, USA	TKO 2
+ Oct. 25	Levan Roundtree	Washington, USA	KO 8
+ Nov. 20	Eddie Vick	Providence, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 5	Sonny Moore	Washington, USA	KO 5
1968
+ May 24	Dick Tiger	New York, USA	KO 4
(Won World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ July 29	Charley Polite	West Springfield, USA	TKO 3
+ Aug. 26	Eddie Vick	Albuquerque, USA	TKO 9
+ Sept. 9	Roger Rouse	Washington, USA	TKO 5
1969
+ Jan. 22	Frank DePAULA	New York, USA	TKO 1
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ May 24	Andy Kendall	West Springfield, USA	TKO 4
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ June 19	Levan Roundtree	Atlanta, USA	TKO 4
+ Nov. 2	Chuck Leslie	New Orleans, USA	TKO 5
1970
+ Feb. 24	Bill Hardney	Orlando, USA	TKO 4
+ Mar. 9	Roy Wallace	Tampa, USA	KO 6
+ Apr. 4	Roger Rouse	Missoula, USA	TKO 4
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ June 27	Mark Tessman	Baltimore, USA	TKO 10
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
- Nov. 18	Joe Frazier	Detroit, USA	KO by 2
(For World Heavyweight Title)
1971
+ Mar. 2	Hal Carroll	Scranton, USA	KO 4
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Apr. 24	Ray Anderson	Tampa, USA	W 15
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Aug. 17	Vernon McIntosh	Miami Beach, USA	TKO 3
+ Oct. 30	Tommy Hicks	Scranton, USA	TKO 8
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 16	Brian Kelly	Oklahoma City, USA	TKO 3
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
1972
+ Apr. 7	Vicente Rondon	Miami Beach, USA	TKO 2
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ June 27	Mike Quarry	Las Vegas, USA	KO 4
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 26	Chris Finnegan	Wembley, Great Britain	KO 14
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
- Nov. 21	Muhammad Ali	Stateline, USA	KO by 8
(For NABF Heavyweight Title)
1973
+ Aug. 21	Pierre Fourie	Albuquerque, USA	W 15
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 1	Pierre Fourie	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 15
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
1974
= June 17	Jorge Ahumada	Albuquerque, USA	Draw 15
(Retained World Light-Heavyweight Title)
1975
+ June 28	Bill Hardney	Santa Fe, USA	KO 3
1976
+ May 8	Al Bolden	Missoula, USA	KO 3
+ Aug. 28	Harold Carter	Missoula, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 25	Al Bolden	Spokane, USA	KO 6
1977
+ Sept. 2	Bob Hazelton	Willemstad, Curacao	KO 10
1978
- Feb. 9	Mustafa Wassaja	Copenhagen, Denmark	TKO by 5
- June 2	Bob Hazelton	Wichita, USA	TKO by 2

Summary

Total bouts: 65, Won: 56 (46 inside the limit), Lost: 8 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0