Mac Foster
| Mac Foster | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | MacArthur Foster |
| Nickname(s) | Big Mac 'The Knife' from Fresno |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
June 27, 1942 Alexandria, VA, United States |
| Died | July 19, 2010 (aged 68) Fresno, CA, United States |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 30 |
| Wins by KO | 30 |
| Losses | 6 |
MacArthur "Mac" Foster (June 27, 1942 – July 19, 2010) was an American heavyweight professional boxer. Foster competed from 1966 to 1976, and won 30 of 36 professional bouts. All wins by way of knockout. He scored notable stoppages of heavyweight contenders such as Thad Spencer, Cleveland Williams (twice)and Zora Folley. Foster went the distance against a prime Muhammad Ali in April 1972, losing by fifteen round unanimous decision.
He died on July 19, 2010. He was 68 years old.
The son of Mississippi sharecroppers, Foster was a 6' 2" United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran. Born in Alexandria, Virginia he grew up in Fresno, California, the third of eleven children. His father was a nurse. Foster picked grapes and cotton as a youth. Fresno State University offered Foster a track and field scholarship out of Washington High School, but he volunteered for the United States Marines instead. In the service, Foster won fourteen amateur boxing titles. After a military discharge, Foster turned pro, becoming the third Fresno boxer of note (Young Corbett III was a world welterweight champion and Wayne Thornton rose through the rankings to become a number one heavyweight contender in 1970. Foster trained with Pat DiFuria at the Merced Street Gym.
Known as Big Mac 'The Knife' from Fresno, Foster made his professional debut in 1966, winning his first 24 fights by knockout, and was named Ring Magazine progress of the year for 1969. As Britain's Boxing Illustrated magazine put it 'He could certainly whack!'.
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