Date | 1 April 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ali won via 15 round UD |
Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster was a professional boxing match contested on 1 April 1972. [1]
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]
Ali won the fight on points through a unanimous decision. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Confirmed bouts: [9]
Country | Broadcaster |
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Philippines | ABS-CBN |
United Kingdom | BBC |
United States | CBS |
Date | 1 April 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ali won via 15 round UD |
Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster was a professional boxing match contested on 1 April 1972. [1]
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]
Ali won the fight on points through a unanimous decision. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Confirmed bouts: [9]
Country | Broadcaster |
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Philippines | ABS-CBN |
United Kingdom | BBC |
United States | CBS |