Bob (Bobby) Foster

Photographer Associated Press (founded 1846)

Sitter Bob Foster (American, 1942 - 2015)

Date1973

Mediumgelatin silver print

Dimensions9 5/16 × 7 1/4 in. (23.7 × 18.5 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker

Object numberPA2019.041.028

DescriptionBob (Bobby) Foster punches a speed bag during a boxing training session. His fists are wrapped and he looks at the bag. He is wearing a white t-shirt and dark Everlast boxing shorts. A newspaper clipping pasted to the back of the photograph reads, "Light heavyweight champion Bob Foster successfully defended his title Tuesday night with a 15-round decision over challenger Pierre Fourie, then claimed he could have knocked out the South African ‘at just about any time’.”

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