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Melvin Foster

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best known for his amateur boxing career. He most notably defeated former world champion
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Known as "Top Gun", Foster turned pro in 1992 and remained undefeated until losing to
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Ohio State Fair Runner-Up to "Iceman" John Scully, 165 pounds (1987)
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in 1994. The following year he dropped a decision to
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He retired in 2005 after a TKO loss to 91: 7: 14: 1887:National Golden Gloves champions 1804: 1785: 1760: 1741: 1716: 1697: 1672: 1635: 1598: 1579: 1554: 1535: 1513: 1494: 1469: 1450: 1428: 1409: 1384: 1365: 1340: 1321: 1296: 1277: 1252: 1233: 1211: 1192: 1164: 1143: 1118: 1097: 1075: 1056: 1031: 1012: 987: 966: 944: 925: 900: 877: 855: 836: 808: 787: 765: 746: 721: 702: 677: 658: 642:Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. 636: 615: 590: 569: 544: 523: 498: 479: 454: 435: 407: 386: 361: 342: 314: 293: 268: 247: 225: 206: 181: 160: 1845:Boxing record for Melvin Foster 37:and two-time title challenger 1: 95:(18 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1877:Boxers from Washington, D.C. 149: 143: 138: 133: 128: 123: 118: 113: 108: 99:(8 knockouts, 5 decisions), 22:(born February 23, 1971, in 1831:Heavyweight Champion (1991) 1908: 1815: 1802: 1783: 1771: 1758: 1739: 1727: 1714: 1695: 1680: 1670: 1658: 1646: 1633: 1621: 1609: 1596: 1577: 1565: 1552: 1533: 1521: 1511: 1492: 1480: 1467: 1448: 1436: 1426: 1407: 1395: 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Index

Washington, DC
heavyweight
boxer
Mike Weaver
Carl Williams
Trevor Berbick
Michael Moorer
Jimmy Thunder
Corey Sanders
Hasim Rahman
Derrick Jefferson
Cedric Boswell
Eddie Chambers

United States
Eddie Chambers
United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
United States
United States
Cedric Boswell
United States
Friant, California
United States
Danell Nicholson
United States
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
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