Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster

Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster
Date	1 April 1972
Venue	Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Tale of the tape
Boxer
Boxer	Muhammad Ali
Nickname	"The Greatest"
Hometown	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Purse	$200,000
Pre-fight record	34–1 (27 KO)
Age	30 years, 2 months
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	226 lb (103 kg)
Style	Orthodox
Recognition	WBA/WBC; No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight; NABF heavyweight champion; Former undisputed heavyweight champion
Result
	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
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 vs. Jürgen Blin	Muhammad Ali's bouts 1 April 1972	Succeeded by vs. George Chuvalo II
Preceded by vs. Giuseppe Ros	Mac Foster's bouts 1 April 1972	Succeeded by vs. Sam McGill

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[1] "Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[NYT-2] "Ali and Foster in Tokyo Bout to Be Shown Tonight". The New York Times. 31 March 1972. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[Hauser_166-7-3] Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 242.

[Glory_Years-4] Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. p. 192.

[Dispatch-5] "Muhammad Ali unanimous winner in Japanese fight". The Dispatch. 1 April 1972. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[Free-Lance-6] "Foster earns Ali's respect". The Free-Lance Star. 1 April 1972. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[Heavy_Box-7] Joe Ryan (2013). Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s: The Great Fighters and Rivalries. McFarland & Company. pp. 97–8.

[SI-8] "Not only Foster got stung". Sports Illustrated. 10 April 1972. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[9] "BoxRec - event".

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