Boxing competition
Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster Date 1 April 1972 Venue Nippon Budokan , Tokyo , Japan Boxer
Muhammad Ali
Mac Foster Nickname
"The Greatest"
"Big Mac The Knife from Fresno" Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky , U.S.
Alexandria, Virginia , U.S. Purse
$200,000
$80,000 Pre-fight record
34–1 (27 KO)
28–1 (28 KO) Age
30 years, 2 months
29 years, 9 months Height
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Weight
226 lb (103 kg)
211+ 3 ⁄4 lb (96 kg) Style
Orthodox
Orthodox Recognition
WBA /WBC No. 1 Ranked HeavyweightNABF heavyweight champion Former undisputed heavyweight champion
WBA No. 9 Ranked Heavyweight
Ali won via 15 round UD
Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster was a professional boxing match contested on 1 April 1972.[ 1]
Background
Held in Tokyo , it was one of the first major heavyweight boxing matches to be held in Asia . Ali, who came in at a career high 226 lb, predicted he would knock out Foster in five rounds and entered the ring holding the round five ring card.[ 2]
The fight
Ali won the fight on points through a unanimous decision.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Undercard
Confirmed bouts:[ 9]
Broadcasting
References
Preceded by
Muhammad Ali 's bouts 1 April 1972
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Mac Foster 's bouts 1 April 1972
Succeeded byvs. Sam McGill
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