Victor was pretty solid chinned but Bob could box and punch and could win either way. Galindez was capable of an upset but I would favor Bob to win either way
This would definitely be a tough fight. Foster was a couple of years off his prime and Galindez was a couple before his. Foster was still very dangerous as the Quarry and Finnegan fights were still fresh in everyone's mind. Galindez would not be adopting the counter-punch off the ropes in this one, otherwise the Foster jab eats him up. Although Galindez had not developed scar tissue from the ring wars yet, it is the Foster jab that would be worrisome. Galindez would have to go on the attack, which he was excellent at and which appears forgotten today. He would have to go at Foster like he did Hutchins. Both fighters had excellent stamina so the fan could be looking at quite a tussle here. In '73...maybe Foster gets by. A year down the line and I say not a chance. If it was Galindez instead of Ahumada that Foster fought in New Mexico in '74, I say Galindez would have gone through him for a short cut.
Foster was done after the Ali fight, and clearly declined from the Finnegan bout by this stage. If he fights Galindez instead of Fourie or Ahumada he'll be slowly overcome physically, unable to get his punches off in the way he used to and soundly outworked, especially if Galindez goes after him like he did Hutchins and Kates around this time. Galindezcirca 72-75 was tough to hit clean and quick reflexively.The slowing flat footed Foster i saw against Fourie would not be able to keep him from ditching the jab and unloading hard, heavy combinations.He has more of a chance at a come from behind knockout than against Conteh imo, but still not a likely one. victor gave some of his best and most savage performances during this timeframe, and imo just has too much in his prime for this version of Bob.I see Bob having some serious trouble holding centre ring when Victor opens up and slips that past-prime jab, slowly establishing his superiority and winning a clear decision or eventual stoppage in a fight that turns into a beating later on.
Just for trivia buffs and to pose a real odd question here. First of all, they actually were scheduled to fight on March 28, 1977 in South Africa for Galindez' WBA title. Foster was poised to take in $70,000 for his attempt at regaining the title. And here's the poser: The day before or day of - don't know which - Foster refuses the pre-fight physical and the fight is scrubbed. I'm lost on this one. i remember when it happened and I just stared at the paper (yes, they used to report on fights and non-fights) wondering what the hell just happened. Foster had everything to gain (including an ****-whuppin' because he wouldn't have a prayer at 39). Why would he do this? This was a viable shot at the title and a good payday. Never could figure this.
Galindez by dec or late stoppage. Victor pre Kates bloodletting was an aggressive piledriver. Foster was Very old by then
Galindez was about 2x stronger then Ahumada....he would have rag dolled Foster after 1 or 2 rounds...gone straight through him.
Even in 73-74 Victor wouldn't have gone 'right thru Bob'. atsch To be fair, Ahumada was one bad dude! My late friend and I saw the Foster-Ahumada closed circuit after Frazier/Quarry 2 in 1974. After building a decent lead over the first 10 rounds over a (to our surprise) a listless Foster, Bob got that piston jab working over the final third of the fight to salvage the draw. I remember Jorge's comment after fighting Bob in Albuquerque. "A draw here is like a win"
Ok jowcol,...I'll amend that a bit,...but he would have done appreciably better than Ahumada did vs Bob,...which, in my opinion, was enough to out do Foster,...damn that "draw".
Not in 73' and...Victor wasn't 2x stronger than Jorge, better but not 2x stronger. A 73 bout would have been very interesting but who knows? If memory serves, it was supposed to be Bob-Victor in Albuquerque in June of 74 but something happened and Jorge stepped in and, to his credit, got a draw. Saw it closed circuit that night with Frazier-Quarry2. Ahumada was winning the early rounds but Foster's cobra jab took over late salvaging the draw. I remember Jorge (thru an interpreter) said: "A draw here is like a win".
