Leaslie Stewart was very good. Richie Kates was world class Dennis Andries had some fine moments. Prince Charles Williams
Frankie De Paula Jimmy Dupree Mate Parlov Jack Delaney Charlie " Devil" Green Eddie " boss man " Jones
Delaney is head and shoulders above the rest listed. There’s a strong argument for him being a genuine great.
I think a lot of Foster's opponents could fall in the underrated catagory. Most people (younger people anyway) hear that he never fought anyone and so don't look into his opponents. Sure, they weren't great, but they were pretty good.
George, Bob Foster was a bit of a conundrum to me. So I will say I agree and disagree with you on this. I agree that there was some decent opposition on his title reign, but what it took to get around to that was something one could put under a microscope. First, he waited quite a while to get that shot at the title. And one would think he would make up for lost time by making some money with lucrative title defenses. But he goes on a run of non-title fights, defends his title 6 months later against a club-fighter, then another run of non-titles before defending his title against his first decent opponent 1 year after winning the title against Andy Kendall. More non-titles then a title defense against Roger Rouse who he had KO'd in a non-title a year and a half earlier. How was that allowed? Hal Carroll and Ray Anderson were...'OK', but it was around this time the WBA stripped him for failure to defend. I may not agree with being quick on the trigger with stripping a fighter, but when one looks at Rondon competing in 5 title fights in '71, one can see that he was doing what Foster was supposed to do. Foster continued with opposition that had no chance such as Tessman, Kelly and Hicks before re-unifying with Rondon in '72. It was here one can see an uptick in Foster's opposition. Quarry, Finnegan, Fourie and Ahumada along with the Rondon fight was far better than what he had been fighting the previous 4 years. Maybe it was the kick in the arse he needed. So, as I said, I agree and disagree to a degree on both, if that makes sense.
