Bob Foster (boxer) Bob Foster (boxer) Robert Lloyd "Bob" Foster (December 15, 1938 – November 21, 2015) was an American professional boxer who fought as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. Known as "The Deputy Sheriff", Foster was one of the greatest light heavyweight champions in boxing history. He won the world light heavyweight title from Dick Tiger in 1968 via fourth-round knockout, and went on to defend his crown fourteen times in total from 1968 to 1974. Foster challenged heavyweight kings Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali during his career, but was knocked out by both fighters (the fight with Ali was not for
Lee Anderson (boxer) 12 draws, plus eight newspaper decisions, in which he won two, lost two, and had two draws. Lee Anderson (boxer) Lee Anderson (July 17, 1889 – June 1970) was a boxer who fought between and 1914 and 1929. The 5'10" Anderson fought out of Oakland, California as a light heavyweight. He was the last holder of the World Colored Light Heavyweight title. On May 30, 1921, he fought Kid Norfolk for the new colored light heavyweight title in a scheduled 10-round bout in Phoenix, Arizona. Anderson won on a T.K.O. when Norfolk returned to his corner in the ninth round,