Light heavyweight · United States
Bob Foster 56-8-1 46 KO · 1961–1978
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Bob Foster was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born Dec 15, 1938. Record 56-8-1 with 46 knockouts over 1961–1978. World titles: WBA light heavyweight (1972–1974), WBA light heavyweight (1968–1970), WBC light heavyweight (1968–1974). Bob Foster last fought Bob Hazelton on Jun 2, 1978 and lost by TKO in round 2 of 10.
Also: Боб Фостер · باب فاستر · بوب فوستر +7 more ボブ・フォスター · Bob Foster (petinju) · Robert Lloyd Foster · Robert Wayne Foster · Фостер Боб · Фостер, Боб · ボブ・フォースター
Born Dec 15, 1938
Died Nov 21, 2015
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 191 cm
Reach 200.5 cm
Nickname The Deputy Sheriff
Debut Mar 27, 1961
Career 1961–1978
Rounds boxed 352
KO share 82%
Born in Borger, Texas, U.S.
Titles WBA, WBC light heavyweight · 1968–1974
Boxerbook rating 1894 ± 279 · inactive since Jun 1978Why here › Confirmed bouts 6 of 65
Career record Record
56-8-1, 46 KOs · 1961–1978
Last result L
Bob Hazelton
TKO 2/10 · Century II Convention Hall, Wichita, 🇺🇸
The record 65 bouts, 1961–1978, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 65, Wikipedia (ja) · 2
L
Bob Hazelton
TKO 2/10 · Century II Convention Hall, Wichita, 🇺🇸
Foster 56-7-1 · Hazelton —
L
Mustafa Wassaja
RTD 5/8 · K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Foster 56-6-1 · Wassaja —
W
Bob Hazelton
KO 10/10 · Willemstad, Curaçao
Foster 55-6-1 · Hazelton —
W
Al Bolden
KO 6/10 · Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, 🇺🇸
Foster 54-6-1 · Bolden —
W
Harold Carter
UD 10/10 · Eagles Aerie, Missoula, 🇺🇸
Foster 53-6-1 · Carter —
W
Al Bolden
KO 3/10 · Adams Field House, Missoula, 🇺🇸
Foster 52-6-1 · Bolden —
W
Bill Hardney
KO 3/10 · Sweeney Gym, Santa Fe, 🇺🇸
Foster 51-6-1 · Hardney —
D
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles SD 15/15 · University Arena, Albuquerque, 🇺🇸
Foster 51-6-0 · Ahumada —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburg
Foster 50-6-0 · Fourie —
W
Retained WBA, WBC and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · University Arena, Albuquerque, 🇺🇸
Foster 49-6-0 · Fourie —
L
For WBC-NABF heavyweight title KO 8/12 · Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, 🇺🇸
Foster 49-5-0 · Ali 39-1-0
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles KO 14/15 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Foster 48-5-0 · Finnegan —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles KO 4/15 · Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Foster 47-5-0 · Quarry —
W
Won WBA light-heavyweight title TKO 2/15 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Foster 46-5-0 · Rondón 36-5-1
W
Retained WBC and The Ring light heavyweight titles TKO 3/15 · Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, 🇺🇸
Foster 45-5-0 · Kelly —
W
Retained WBC and The Ring light heavyweight titles TKO 8/15 · Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Foster 44-5-0 · Hicks —
W
Vernon McIntosh
TKO 3/10 · Miami Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Foster 43-5-0 · McIntosh —
W
Retained WBC and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Foster 42-5-0 · Anderson 32-5-1
W
Hal Carroll
Retained WBC and The Ring light heavyweight titles TKO 4/15 · Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Foster 41-5-0 · Carroll —
L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 2/15 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Foster 41-4-0 · Frazier 25-0-0
Show all 65 bouts W
Mark Tessman
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles TKO 10/15 · Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Foster 40-4-0 · Tessman —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles RTD 3/15 · Adams Field House, Missoula, 🇺🇸
Foster 39-4-0 · Rouse —
W
Roy Wallace
KO 6/10 · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Foster 38-4-0 · Wallace —
W
Bill Hardney
TKO 4/10 · Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, 🇺🇸
Foster 37-4-0 · Hardney —
W
Chuck Leslie
TKO 5/10 · New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Foster 36-4-0 · Leslie —
W
Levan Roundtree
TKO 4/10 · Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, 🇺🇸
Foster 35-4-0 · Roundtree —
W
Andy Kendall
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles TKO 4/15 · Eastern States Coliseum, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Foster 34-4-0 · Kendall —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles TKO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Foster 33-4-0 · DePaula —
W
TKO 5/10 · Washington Coliseum, Washington, 🇺🇸
Foster 32-4-0 · Rouse —
W
Eddie Vick
TKO 9/10 · Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, 🇺🇸
Foster 31-4-0 · Vick —
W
Charley Polite
TKO 3/10 · Eastern States Coliseum, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Foster 30-4-0 · Polite —
W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles KO 4/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Foster 29-4-0 · Tiger 57-17-3
W
Sonny Moore
KO 5/10 · Washington Coliseum, Washington, 🇺🇸
Foster 28-4-0 · Moore —
W
Eddie Vick
UD 10/10 · Providence Coliseum, Providence, 🇺🇸
Foster 27-4-0 · Vick —
W
Levan Roundtree
KO 8/10 · Washington Coliseum, Washington, 🇺🇸
Foster 26-4-0 · Roundtree —
W
Henry Matthews
TKO 2/10 · Starland Arena, Roanoke, Virginia, 🇺🇸
Foster 25-4-0 · Matthews —
W
KO 3/12 · Washington Coliseum, Washington, 🇺🇸
Foster 24-4-0 · Cotton —
W
Andres Antonio Selpa
KO 2/10 · Washington Coliseum, Washington, 🇺🇸
Foster 23-4-0 · Selpa —
W
KO 1/10 · Washington Coliseum, Washington, 🇺🇸
Foster 22-4-0 · Robinson —
W
LeRoy Green
KO 2 · Norfolk Arena, Norfolk, 🇺🇸
Foster 21-4-0 · Green —
L
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Foster 21-3-0 · Folley —
W
Henry Hank
UD 12/12 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Foster 20-3-0 · Hank —
W
Chuck Leslie
TKO 3/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Foster 19-3-0 · Leslie —
W
Dave Russell
TKO 6/10 · Norfolk Arena, Norfolk, 🇺🇸
Foster 18-3-0 · Russell —
W
Bobby Rascon
KO 2/10 · Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, 🇺🇸
Foster 17-3-0 · Rascon —
W
Henry Hank
TKO 9/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, 🇺🇸
Foster 16-3-0 · Hank —
W
Norman Letcher
TKO 1/10 · Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Foster 15-3-0 · Letcher —
W
Don Quinn
KO 1/10 · Norfolk, Virginia, 🇺🇸
Foster 14-3-0 · Quinn —
L
TKO 7/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Foster 14-2-0 · Terrell 34-4-0
W
Allen Thomas
TKO 1/10 · Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Foster 13-2-0 · Thomas —
W
KO 1/6 · Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Foster 12-2-0 · Bailey —
W
KO 3/10 · Arena, Norfolk, 🇺🇸
Foster 11-2-0 · Besmanoff —
L
UD 10/10 · Estadio Nacional, Lima, 🇵🇪
Foster 11-1-0 · Mina —
W
Curtis Bruce
KO 4/8 · Capitol Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Foster 10-1-0 · Bruce —
W
Richard Benjamin
KO 1/8 · Capitol Arena, Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸
Foster 9-1-0 · Benjamin —
L
TKO 8/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Foster 9-0-0 · Jones —
W
Bert Whitehurst
SD 8/8 · Sunnyside Garden Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Foster 8-0-0 · Whitehurst —
W
Billy Tisdale
TKO 2/6 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Foster 7-0-0 · Tisdale —
W
Clarence Floyd
KO 4/6 · Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Foster 6-0-0 · Floyd —
W
Ernie Knox
TKO 3/6 · Norfolk, Virginia, 🇺🇸
Foster 5-0-0 · Knox —
W
Floyd McCoy
PTS 6/6 · Delormier Stadium, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Foster 4-0-0 · McCoy —
W
Ray Bryan
TKO 2/6 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Foster 3-0-0 · Bryan —
W
Billy Johnson
PTS 4/4 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Foster 2-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Clarence Ryan
PTS 4/4 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Foster 1-0-0 · Ryan —
W
Duke Williams
KO 2/5 · Capitol Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Foster 0-0-0 · Williams —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Bob Foster's record? Bob Foster's professional record is 56-8-1 with 46 knockouts.
Who did Bob Foster fight last? Bob Foster last fought Bob Hazelton on Jun 2, 1978 and lost by TKO in round 2 of 10.
Which world titles has Bob Foster held? Bob Foster has held 3 world title reigns: WBA light heavyweight (1972–1974), WBA light heavyweight (1968–1970), WBC light heavyweight (1968–1974). Sources Boxerbook ID 18724 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18724 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
