Bonus (Part 1): Boxing with Ben and Bob!

Those of you who have been listening to our podcast know our show is recorded in the Bob Foster Boxing Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. In fact, the museum is housed in the casita, or guest house, located in the back yard of my brother, Ben. Ben is a lawyer, whose list of clients includes aspiring young boxers in New Mexico. (If you’re imagining men’s underwear right now, you’re on the wrong track!). Ben got into the business of promoting boxing many years ago when he struck up a friendship with Bob Foster, the three-time light heavyweight champion of the world and one of Albuquerque’s most well known and illustrious figures. Listen as Ben describes the circumstances under which he first met Bob, as well as details of Bob’s childhood in west Texas, the fight that propelled him into the international boxing limelight, and other fights, including an epic fight in 1970 against the heavyweight champion of the world, Joe Frazier. This is part one of two parts. The second part will be released soon. In part two, Ben continues his narrative of the life of Bob Foster, including a description of the fight against Muhammed Ali. Search YouTube for video of these and other fights.