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My friend used to box amateur with Kendall. He said he was a real tough guy, the kind of guy you want on your side in a brawl. He had a kind of rough-house style, and it eventually pissed off Foster, which was essentially the end of the fight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqX2-uCDKY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mkYjYaZnD4
I knew the name but couldn't place him but I remember the fight with Foster! Fosters punches were..........different! hahaha!!!! That guy could dig in!! Kendal didn't look good in there but was actually a number one contender and refering to boxrec he fought everyone back in the late 60s and he won a few I think most would be surprised at!! He was only stopped a few times with 65 bouts?
Very tuff guy without alot of talent but sure had heart and was a contender for about 6 years!! Ray
Very tough guy just going by the end of that fight. Foster was teeing off with some vicious uppercuts in the corner there, almost had shades of Mercer-Morrison only Kendall was never right sparked out.
There were a lot of guys from that area that turned pro then. Pat O'Connor, Rafael Ramirez, my friend had 10 fights. Jim Beattie.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray corso
One often forgets just how good Fosters jab was because of his crushing power. Had he been born with a heavyweight chin he may have been unstoppable. I immediately reminisced about the Ali fight. Bob stayed with him jab for jab.
Foster was a monster, looks like Hearns but with more variety and better punch resistance! He would have beaten Roy Jones and would have loved him against Spinks.