Eddie Gregory vs bob foster

Foster was a better fighter, and more importantly, a better athlete. He was aces against guys his size. Gregory was a consummate professional and a tough guy, but I don't know what he did better than Foster.

 

Interesting matchup; it might be a matter of which "weird'' Eddie shows up. Bob was not a "better fighter". Two HoF'ers going at it.
IMO? No KO here, Bob on points against a passive Eddie or a motivated Eddie who pulls out his tricks and has Bob a bit bemused.

A final sidebar: Eddie was a better fighter than the Jinx. Only problem? Head demons and weirdness. OK come at me I'm out.

 

I think Bob has too much for Eddie, who might be my favorite 175 ever. Eddie could be too lax and laidback at times but he sure was smooth. Endless talent.

People forget how he could hit, because of his style. I was just reading a mag from about 1981 and it said he just might have the hardest right hand in all of boxing. At this time right hand bombers Gomez, Hearns, Spinks, Arguello and Saad were doing some pretty impressive things.

 

John, gotta give you a shout out for an excellent post without bias.
Foster; ATG. Eddie ATG but I may agree with you in that you never knew which Eddie would show up and Bob, in his wheelhouse, was always ready to dispatch an opponent, tho I think a Bob UD may have been the more calculated result.
Back to Eddie: I'm from Indy and Marvin was our hero...but...my bud and I saw his weaknesses. Eddie's left hooks to Marvin's ribs were painful to watch! He had the BIG right, as you said, as well. Plus an iron chin and boxing skills to boot. But pvp he'd probably show up against Bob in defensive mode, taste a multitude of jabs and lose a UD.
In closing: "Never has so little been accomplished with SO much talent." (Eddie)

 

Completely agree. Eddie's defense was superb and he sure could take it as well when needed. I wish he had a bit more Holmes like fire and determination at times. He could be just that bit lazy and passive, seldom punching in combination.

It's funny, you have guys that discover their own awesome power and then go a bit ko happy at the expense of their other skills. I would class Rosario as such. Gomez later on too.

Eddie never fell into that trap, but god i wish he would have got halfway there!

 

Just watched his fight against Marvin Johnson and he certainly did a lot of damage with his rights (especially later on when Johnson was fading) but I don't see how his rights compares to those of Hearns or Arguello.

 

Eddie Gregory had plenty of ability, punching power and boxing skills, but fought in a very uninspired way far too often, losing fights that he could have won in the process. As a light-heavyweight, Bob Foster was very tall at 6' 3", an incredible puncher and a capable boxer. Overall, I would choose Foster over Gregory in a bout.

- Chuck Johnston

 

Bear in mind Hearns had not even fought SRL then let alone Duran.

This was the thought at the time and rest assured he had massive power. His laidback sometimes lazy style does not do his power justice and sometimes he did not finish hurt opponents as fast as he should have. We also have very little of his catalogue vs Hearns and Arguello.

 

You're right John, Gregory had Marvin 'ripe for da pickin' long before the 11th round.
The old posting guru, John Garfield, who had a ton of stories to tell (saw Ray at Welter in the 40's) talked about seeing Eddie in the NY Golden Gloves in the late 60's early 70's (at Welter) saying they were all thinking that this kid could develop into ATG pro material.
I'd like to meet Eddie but, if I told him what we're talking about, I'd probably taste a 'bingo' from either hand. Not really, I hear he's totally grounded and training fighters now.

 

Had a pretty good rep as a trainer a bit back too. He went thru trainers pretty quick at times and had some rippers so he'd have some serious knowledge. Of course you can see by the way he fights the guy has some serious skill and moves.

 

:goodWelcome back, dude!!

 

Oh, he never went away....he's like a lightning bug always hovering around in the bushes.

 

Eddie had terrific skills but you never knew which version would show up ala Duran above 147. Gotta go with Bob on this one.