Any one else think bob foster had a very weak title reign?

[Joey Giardello]

He mostly beat up on contenders and didnt beat one! great fighter, besides **** tiger who he won the title off

[TheGreatA]

He beat everyone there was. I guess he could have beaten up more blown up great fighters but they weren't willing to face him, so he had to move up against the likes of Ali and Frazier to challenge himself.

[Joey Giardello]

He beat everyone there was. I guess he could have beaten up more blown up great fighters but they weren't willing to face him, so he had to move up against the likes of Ali and Frazier to challenge himself.

Yes i agree its was not bob's fault, but its a weak resume of title defences

[TheGreatA]

Yes i agree its was not bob's fault, but its a weak resume of title defences

I wouldn't say it's weak. He beat top 5 rated opposition. Maybe his opponents weren't the most memorable, but they were all good fighters who were for the most part dominated by Foster.

[BennyST]

Is this because lots of people said he would have beaten Carlos Monzon if he had moved up? You feel the need to show that he had a weak LHW run and wasn't as good as people make him out to be?

I'm not bagging you, I'm being quite serious. You put up that thread only the other day asking about them fighting and he (Foster) won it by a little bit, so is this why or were you just thinking about Bob Foster's reign over tea and cookies this morning?

Anyway, yes and no. It wasn't the best LHW title run ever, bit it wasn't weak. It didn't have the Napoles and Griffith names, but they were only names by that stage anyway so it was no different than them having no name.

[Joey Giardello]

Is this because lots of people said he would have beaten Carlos Monzon if he had moved up? You feel the need to show that he had a weak LHW run and wasn't as good as people make him out to be?

I'm not bagging you, I'm being quite serious. You put up that thread only the other day asking about them fighting and he (Foster) won it by a little bit, so is this why or were you just thinking about Bob Foster's reign over tea and cookies this morning?

Anyway, yes and no. It wasn't the best LHW title run ever, bit it wasn't weak. It didn't have the Napoles and Griffith names, but they were only names by that stage anyway so it was no different than them having no name.

It had nothing to do with monzon, was just looking at foster's record and i thought it looked a bit weak. Also the first time monzon fought emile griffith he was far from over the hill! and when he fought napoles, jose was welterweight champion and some considerd him the best fighter in the sport at that time. Also forget about napoles and griffith, foster hasnt got names as good as the likes of nino and brisco

[TheGreatA]

It had nothing to do with monzon, was just looking at foster's record and i thought it looked a bit weak. Also the first time monzon fought emile griffith he was far from over the hill! and when he fought napoles, jose was welterweight champion and some considerd him the best fighter in the sport at that time. Also forget about napoles and griffith, foster hasnt got names as good as the likes of nino and brisco

Tiger was better than both.

[sonnyboyx2]

It had nothing to do with monzon, was just looking at foster's record and i thought it looked a bit weak. Also the first time monzon fought emile griffith he was far from over the hill! and when he fought napoles, jose was welterweight champion and some considerd him the best fighter in the sport at that time. Also forget about napoles and griffith, foster hasnt got names as good as the likes of nino and brisco

if Carlos Monzon was to have fought Bob Fosters opponents Monzon would have at least 10 defeats on his record..

[Joey Giardello]

if Carlos Monzon was to have fought Bob Fosters opponents Monzon would have at least 10 defeats on his record..

Monzon would of beat all them fighters foster beat only not in such a devastating way!

[Joey Giardello]

Tiger was better than both.

tiger was not a title defence i ment he has not got better names than nino and brisco when he was defending his title