Bob Foster
American boxer (1938-2015)
Robert «Bob» Foster · ボブ・フォスター
- Born
- 15 December 1938, Albuquerque
- Died
- 21 November 2015, Albuquerque
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- light heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
- Nickname
- The Deputy Sheriff
- Recorded fight record
- 56 wins, 8 losses
Robert Wayne Foster (December 15, 1938 – November 21, 2015) was an American professional boxer who fought as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. He won the world light heavyweight title from Dick Tiger in 1968 via fourth-round knockout, and went on to defend the title 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 Frazier being for the WBA, WBC and The Ring world heavyweight titles). He was named to Ring's list of 100 Greatest Punchers of all time. He was also named to Ring's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years, ranking at No. 55. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.
Awards and honours
- Sugar Ray Robinson Award 1968
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990
- The Ring World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion
- WBC World Light Heavyweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q887932 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.