Bob Foster ~ "I Wanted Cassius Clay In 1968"

[Bill Paxtom]

Seems like Foster took a monumental ass whipping every time he went up to HW. Should have kept his ass at 175.

Wrong

Early in his career Bob Foster defeated Heavyweights

* June 27, 1962 ............ W Split-Dec 8 ...... Bert Whitehurst ~ {195 lbs.}
* December 11, 1963 ..... KO 3 .................. Willi Besmanoff ~ {197 lbs.}
* February 25, 1964 ....... KO 1 .................. Dave Bailey ~ {204 lbs.}

And Bob did this while walking into the Ring at 175 lbs. on his 6' 3" frame.

Bob Foster >

'Had there been a 190 lb. Junior Heavyweight Division, I would have been Champ
for 15-years. My best weight was around 180 to 182 lbs.'

'Look, I took out Philadelphia Heavyweight - Dave 'KO' Bailey in One-Round, and
he out-weighed me by +25 lbs. This is the same Dave Bailey who was beating up
Cassius Clay in those February 1964 sparring sessions at the 5th Street Gym in
Miami Beach.'