Bob Foster vs. Allen Thomas

Bob Foster 172 lbs beat Allen Thomas 175 lbs by TKO at 1:26 in round 1 of 10

• Date: 1964-05-08
• Location: Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Referee: Bernie Weismann
• Judge: Harold Marovitz
• Judge: E Allen Frankel

"Bob Foster, a 2-1 underdog, lost little time in finding Allen Thomas a sucker for a left hook and scored a 1st round victory Friday night in their scheduled 10 round nationally televised bout. Foster, 25, from Washington, D.C., took one punch from Thomas, 25, Chicago, and then unloosed a barrage which sent Thomas to the deck three times before the light heavyweight bout ended at 1:26." -Associated Press

• Foster was a substitute for Eddie Cotton who was recovering from a bout with pneumonia.

Post fight comment

• "It's always the same when I'm on television. Something always goes wrong." -Allen Thomas