Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster
Boxing competition
Date | 1 April 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ali won via 15 round UD |
Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster was a professional boxing match contested on 1 April 1972.[1]
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
Country | Broadcaster |
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Mexico | Telesistema Mexicano |
Philippines | ABS-CBN |
United Kingdom | BBC |
United States | CBS |
References
- ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Ali and Foster in Tokyo Bout to Be Shown Tonight". The New York Times. 31 March 1972. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 242.
- ^ Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 192.
- ^ "Muhammad Ali unanimous winner in Japanese fight". The Dispatch. 1 April 1972. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Foster earns Ali's respect". The Free-Lance Star. 1 April 1972. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Joe Ryan (2013). Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s: The Great Fighters and Rivalries. McFarland & Company. pp. 97–8.
- ^ "Not only Foster got stung". Sports Illustrated. 10 April 1972. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by | Muhammad Ali's bouts 1 April 1972 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by vs. Giuseppe Ros | Mac Foster's bouts 1 April 1972 | Succeeded by vs. Sam McGill |
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