Pick A MW To Beat Bob Foster

[McGrain]

Bob Foster arrested his wife for speeding.

Anyway, which MW would you charge with this massive task?

[Stonehands89]

I'd give Carlos a decent chance. He was physically very strong and relentless and could take bombs without blinking. His frame and height, 5'11, were such that he probably could back on 10 pounds or so without issue.

Of course, Carlos would be well-advised to quit smoking for this fight, because he'd after take Bob into deep water and withstand heavy artillery the whole time.

[Rattler]

Roy Jones Jr.

[robert ungurean]

Hopkins has the height and style to make it interesting.

[Executioner]

I agree with Monzon

[janitor]

Bob Fitzsimmons would be the natural choice.

[Rattler]

Bob Fitzsimmons would be the natural choice.

Not just any Fitz, mind you, but.... finish it.

[Drew101]

Hopkins has the height and style to make it interesting.

Really interesting. He was my first choice, as well.

[McGrain]

I agree with Monzon

Thing is Monzon relleid on his size a little bit to make things happen for him, no? Now that's stripped away, I don't know. He could fight Foster for sure, but I think Foster would take it.

He sure wouldn't be my choice out of all MW's.


I think, like some of these other guys, i'd go for Hopkins. But I'm surprised no-one's offered up Jones. Don't you think he'd have a chance at peak?

[janitor]

Not just any Fitz, mind you, but.... finish it.

Must be the 167 lb variant.

[Mantequilla]

Why would anyone pick middleweights that are totally unproven at a higher weight?.

[McGrain]

Why would anyone pick middleweights that are totally unproven at a higher weight?.


As opposed to who? You see what i'm saying, who is there that's been up to LHW from MW that would have a chance with Foster?

[Manassa]

Dick Tiger.

Oh...

I don't favour any middleweight over Foster - his power and size would come as a massive shock to even the toughest like Hagler and Monzon. Come-forward fighters with average power like Fullmer and LaMotta would suffer the most convincing losses. Standing a better chance would be technicians like Giardello or Griffith who might do a half decent job of avoiding Foster's titanic lefts and rights, but ultimately they'd succumb to his rangy jab and skills anyway and lose lop-sided decisions. Performing best would be the ones with the best balance durability and skill; Hagler, Monzon, Robinson, Hopkins. But I wouldn't give any of them more than a 20% chance of winning against a primed, lean, nasty Bob Foster.

[McGrain]

Dick Tiger.

Oh....

I think that PEAK Dick Tiger has a better chance than most (though i'd favour Foster). He has some decent wins at LHW, admitidly at a time where the rest of the American fighters wanted to fight for the US title Foster was so far ahead.

All i'll say is Foster fought literally the worst fighter Tiger ever was. Literally.

[Manassa]

I think that PEAK Dick Tiger has a better chance than most (though i'd favour Foster). He has some decent wins at LHW, admitidly at a time where the rest of the American fighters wanted to fight for the US title Foster was so far ahead.

All i'll say is Foster fought literally the worst fighter Tiger ever was. Literally.

You make it sound like Tiger was completely finished. He was still a good fighter - a very good fighter. Tiger was coming off a win over Roger Rouse where he didn't take much punishment and looked quite devastating (great knockout), and would later beat Nino Benvenuti as well as two other light heavyweight contenders. Tiger was nowhere near finished; Foster was just too good. Too tall, too rangy, too powerful. Tiger rarely got close, and when he did, he couldn't do anything because Foster would smother him. A peak light heavyweight Tiger came when... '66? Two years before facing Foster? Tiger's engine was still revving in '68 and would continue to do so after he lost his title. You can say all you want about Tiger suffering mentally or whatever in the build up to this fight, but I've seen the Rouse fight and he looked no different. Foster was just much, much more powerful than Rouse and a far more intimidating prospect; he could back Tiger up with just his sheer physical stature and threat of his vaunted dynamite.

[McGrain]

You make it sound like Tiger was completely finished. He was still a good fighter - a very good fighter. Tiger was coming off a win over Roger Rouse where he didn't take much punishment and looked quite devastating (great knockout), and would later beat Nino Benvenuti as well as two other light heavyweight contenders. Tiger was nowhere near finished; Foster was just too good.

Probably he was to good; and you are right to say Tiger had plenty left (incredibley - that man was ahead of his time as far as his longevity was concerned). But Dick's head was not in the game. The civil war in his country was well under way and Dick was heavily, heavily involved in the politics of the side of the receiving end of a genocide. His people were being slaughtered while he tried to train, his businesses and home being "repossesed" by the state. Even boxing writers of the time speculated about his commitement, previously unheard of.

The version that Foster beat was worse than the version Griffith out-pointed the second time, I think that's clear.

[Luigi1985]

Carlos Monzon
Stanley Ketchel
Roy Jones Jr.
Bob Fitzsimmons

[Minotauro]

Burley, he had a great chin, speed and defence enough to possibly box his way to a decision but Foster would still be favourite.

[McGrain]

Burley, he had a great chin, speed and defence enough to possibly box his way to a decision but Foster would still be favourite.


I really like this shout and i want to agree.

However, I think Burley was too small.

Although he may have grown into it if he hadn't be forced into an early retirement.

[AREA 53]

How About Micky Walker ?

[Minotauro]

How About Micky Walker ?

I was just gonna mention him I think he'd have a decent chance. He beat McTigue and drew with Jack Sharkey who were a lot bigger then Fosters so size shouldn't be a huge deal.

[Titan1]

Greb, only Greb and that's debatable.

[C. M. Clay II]

Well, Foster always hd trouble with busy fighter who had lost of stamina and didn't let him get set to set up his power punches (aka Joe Frazier). Marvin Hagler and Harry Greb would fit that description the best I think, and if I had to choose, I would say Hagler.:good

[Street Lethal]

Bob Foster was a freak of nature and this makes it hard for anybody capable of making 160 pounds standing much of a chance against the man.