Mac Foster's Power - Where Do You Rank It?

a truly hilarious exchange,made my night...

 

Thanks :good, my pleasures are simple now I am a pensioner, being stalked by a lustful ,young body builder is a bit unnerving ,but I suppose I will just have to get used to it.

 

Probably a couple of shades below a Bonecrusher Smith's level.

 

Too bad,,,,,,,,,

We couldn't see Mac versus;
* Leotis Martin
* Jimmy Ellis
* Ken Norton
* Joe Frazier
* Ron Lyle

Those bouts would have been entertaining. Mac, had better skills than many think,
a good boxer with a solid pole-driving left jab.

Unfortunately, the bout with Jerry Quarry at Madison Square Garden in 1970,
destroyed his confidence.

Though still good, he was never the same again after that KO Loss.

Punching power,,,,,{A+},,,,,,, versus 'B' level fighters.

 

MacArthur Foster

6' 2" 212 lbs.

At His Best; 1969 thru 1972 (Ages 27 thru 30)

Ring Magazine, August 1968,,,,,'The Next Sonny Liston'

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Outside of Cleveland Williams and Zora Folley, who were beyond their prime, who did Mac kayo of worth in their prime:verysad

 

Mac Foster,,,,,,

Thin Black,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I would agree,,,,,,,,,,,,up to his bout with Jerry Quarry in June 1970.

Mac loaded up his 24-0-0 (24 KO's) record with a bunch of;
A) Shop-worn fighters
B) Faded journeymen
C) Cannon-fodders
D) One-time contenders who were 'shot'

The 'best' of the 'worst' in that 24-0-0 record;
* Thad Spencer
* Cleveland Williams 2X (36 year-old)
* Jack O'Halloran

But, give Mac credit, he did try to get a WBA Title fight with Jimmy Ellis in 1969, who avoided him.
And, he did challenge Sonny Liston pretty much for all of 1969.

 

Mac Foster did impress enough of the Boxing Experts to get rated,,,,,,,

1969 Ring Magazine's 'Progress of the Year'

#1 by Ring Magazine in May 1970.

End of Year Ratings;
1968..........#12
1969..........#5
1970..........#5
1971..........#5
1972..........#12

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Not Totally:verysad! Impressive for a sparring session, though.

 

Mac Foster,,,,,,,,

Would have been a good February 1972 World Heavyweight Championship bout.

Right after Joe disposed of Terry Daniels in January 1972, in a warm-up/no challenge Championship bout.

* 'Smokin' Joe Frazier 28-0-0 (24 KO's) vs #5 MacArthur Foster 28-1-0 (28 KO's)

I like this bout in February 1972.

Joe was just starting to fade,,,just enough to give Mac an outside shot at an upset.

 

Senor Pepe'

I would've like to have see that matchup rather than Stander, or Daniels.I'm thinking Mac makes it at least to the Middle rounds.