Muhammad Ali vs. Bob Foster

Heavyweight boxers Muhammad Ali and Bob Foster fought on November 21, 1972. Ali won the bout by knocking out Foster in the eighth round. Ali knocked Foster down seven times and this was the only fight in which Ali ever suffered a cut. The bout was notable because it was one of the first boxing matches refereed by Mills Lane.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

References

1. "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
2. Joe Ryan (2013). Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s:The Great Fighters and Rivalries. McFarland & Company. pp. 107–8.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
3. "Bob Foster, Whose Left Hook Decimated All but the Heavyweights, Dies at 76". New York Times. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
4. Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 249–50.
5. "Bob Foster: Boxer who Muhammad Ali said had 'the punch of a mule' and was world light-heavyweight champion for six years". The Independent. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
6. Felix Dennis and Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. pp. 196–8.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
7. "LIVE! BOOZE! GIRLS! ALI! THIS IS FIGHTING?". Sports Illustrated. 4 December 1972. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
8. "Bob Foster, boxer - obituary". The Telegraph. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
9. "Ali KO's Foster in 8th". The Telegraph. 22 November 1972. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
10. "Ali predicts eighth-round victory over Bob Foster". The Free-Lance Star. 24 October 1972. Retrieved 11 October 2016.