Name: Bob Foster
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Birth Name: Robert Lloyd Foster
Nationality: US American
Birthplace: Albuquerque, NM, USA
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Born: 1938-04-27
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6′ 3″
Reach: 201
Trainers: Bill Gore, Eddie Futch

 Career Review

Foster served in the United States Air Force, where he was not only a member of the Air Force Boxing Team, but also a coach. As a coach for the Air Force Boxing Team, Foster coached future heavyweight contenders Billy Daniels and Doug Jones (Foster was later knocked out by Jones in a professional match).

Foster was the 1959 Pan American Games Middleweight Silver Medalist.

After knocking out Dick Tiger to win the World Light Heavyweight Championship, Foster made 14 successful title defenses.

Challenged Joe Frazier for the World Heavyweight Championship and was knocked out in the 2nd round.

 Trivia

• Foster's place of birth has also been listed as Lubbock, Texas, and his date of birth has also been listed as April 27, 1942.
• Foster married at the age of 18.
• Prior to his fight with World Light Heavyweight Champion Dick Tiger, Foster said his biggest paypay was $5,000 and his smallest was $25.
• Ranked as the 3rd Greatest Light Heavyweight of All-Time by The Ring in 1994.
• Ranked 23rd on The Ring's 1996 list of The Top 50 Fighters of the Last 50 Years.
• Ranked as the 8th Greatest Puncher of All-Time by The Ring in 2003.
• Was the guest commentator on the June 29, 2007 telecast of ESPN2's ESPN Friday Night Fights.