Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster

Beads of sweat spray from the head of Foster as he is hit by Ali

Muhammad Ali 226 lbs beat Mac Foster 212 lbs by UD in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1972-04-01
• Location: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
• Referee: JE Crowder 73-65
• Judge: Takeo Ugo 75-67
• Judge: Hiroyuki Tezaki 74-66

• Photo #2

Notes

• This was the first fight ever held in Asia between two top-ten ranked heavyweights.
• Ali was ranked #1 and Foster was ranked #9.
• The fight drew a crowd of 15,000.
• Ali predicted he would knock out Foster in five rounds and entered the ring holding the ring card for round five.
• There were no knockdowns in the fight.

Article

• "Muhammad Ali Unanimous Winner In Japanese Fight" by Leslie Nakashima, UPI, March 31, 1972