Hi Andy, earlier you asked who the greatest boxer was so I just had to show and tell. I did go to this fight and still have my ticket stub. There were 3 fights on the card and Ken Norton fought in the middle fight. I have a lot of stories about the fight. In 1972 I was running change at the Sahara Tahoe. Both Ali and Foster signed the same poster. Bob signed as the Champ because he was the light heavyweight champ. Bob signed first and I was afraid Ali would not sign with Bob on there as Champ, but he did. I was one on one with both fighters and it was not a public signing. Both Ali and Foster were very nice to me. Went to the work-outs for $1, sat at cocktail tables and ordered drinks from the waitress. Many stories about the fight, just ask me at the convention.

Most people know about Ali so here is a little about Bob Foster.

Bob Foster the greatest fighter to ever come out of New Mexico, but this Hall of Famer is considered by many to be the greatest light heavyweight in the history of sport.
Bob Foster had a career that spanned 65 fights and 17 years, punched his way to the light heavyweight championship, then defended his undisputed title a record number of times for his class—14 times—between ’69 and ’73. Whereas most world champions nowadays balk at giving up 4 or 5 pounds, let alone 40, Foster was a risk-taker, taking the leap into the heavyweight division to fight the era’s giants: guys like Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. The only losses on his record are to heavyweights. As a light heavy, Foster was untouchable.

Having fun Steve