Bob Foster (boxer)
(1938-2015)
American boxer
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Robert Wayne "Bob" Foster (April 27, 1942 – November 21, 2015) was an American professional boxer who fought as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. Known as "The Deputy Sheriff", Foster was one of the greatest light heavyweight champions in boxing history. He won the world light heavyweight title from Dick Tiger in 1968 via fourth-round knockout, and went on to defend his crown fourteen times against thirteen different fighters in total from 1968 to 1974. Foster challenged Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali during his career, but was knocked out by both (the fight with Ali was not for a world heavyweight title, but for the regional NABF version).
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15 December 1938 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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| Died |
21 November 2015 (aged 76) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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