Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster

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Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster
Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster.jpg
Date1 April 1972
Venue Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Tale of the tape
Boxer Flag of the United States.svg Muhammad Ali Flag of the United States.svg Mac Foster
Nickname "The Greatest" "Big Mac The Knife from Fresno"
Hometown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Purse $200,000 $80,000
Pre-fight record 34–1 (27 KO) 28–1 (28 KO)
Age 30 years, 2 months 29 years, 9 months
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 226 lb (103 kg)211+34 lb (96 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA/WBC
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
NABF heavyweight champion
Former undisputed heavyweight champion
WBA
No. 9 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Ali won via 15 round UD

Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster was a professional boxing match contested on 1 April 1972. [1]

Contents

Background

Held in Tokyo, it was one of the first major heavyweight boxing matches to be held in Asia. Ali, who came in at a career high 226 lb, predicted he would knock out Foster in five rounds and entered the ring holding the round five ring card. [2]

The fight

Ali won the fight on points through a unanimous decision. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts: [9]

Broadcasting

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Telesistema Mexicano
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines ABS-CBN
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC
Flag of the United States.svg  United States CBS

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References

  1. "Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. "Ali and Foster in Tokyo Bout to Be Shown Tonight". The New York Times. 31 March 1972. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times . Simon & Schuster. pp.  242.
  4. Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 192.
  5. "Muhammad Ali unanimous winner in Japanese fight". The Dispatch. 1 April 1972. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. "Foster earns Ali's respect". The Free-Lance Star. 1 April 1972. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. Joe Ryan (2013). Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s: The Great Fighters and Rivalries. McFarland & Company. pp. 97–8.
  8. "Not only Foster got stung". Sports Illustrated. 10 April 1972. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  9. "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Muhammad Ali's bouts
1 April 1972
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mac Foster's bouts
1 April 1972
Succeeded by
vs. Sam McGill