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
Danny Williams (boxer) Danny Williams (boxer) Daniel Peter Williams (born 13 July 1973) is a British former professional boxer. A veteran of the sport since 1995, he held the British heavyweight title twice between 2000 and 2010, and the Commonwealth heavyweight title twice between 1999 and 2006. Williams is best known for scoring an upset knockout victory against Mike Tyson in 2004, which earned him a mandatory WBC heavyweight title opportunity. In the same year, he challenged then-reigning champion Vitali Klitschko, but was stopped in eight rounds. As an amateur boxing out of the famous Lynn AC boxing gym in SE London, Williams