Melvin Foster

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Melvin Foster (born February 23, 1971 in Washington, DC) was a heavyweight boxer best known for his stellar amateur boxing career.

Professional career

Known as "Top Gun", Foster turned pro in 1992 and remained undefeated until losing to Trevor Berbick in 1994. The following year he dropped a decision to Michael Moorer, and after the loss his once promising career began to sour, and he morphed into a journeyman fighter. He went on to lose bouts to Jimmy Thunder, Corey Sanders, Hasim Rahman, Derrick Jefferson, and Cedric Boswell. He retired in 2005 after a TKO loss to Eddie Chambers.

Professional boxing record

24 Wins (18 knockouts, 6 decisions), 13 Losses (8 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 24-13-1 United States "Fast" Eddie Chambers TKO 5 22/04/2005 Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 24-12-1 United States Willie Perryman KO 3 05/02/2005 United States Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Loss 23-12-1 United States Cedric "The Boz" Boswell UD 8 22/09/2002 California Friant, California, United States 72-79, 73-79, 73-79.
Loss 23-11-1 United States Danell "Doc" Nicholson TKO 4 18/01/2002 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the fourth round.
Loss 23-10-1 United States Faruq "The Dream" Saleem SD 10 08/12/2001 Delaware Wilmington, Delaware, United States 93-96, 93-96, 95-94.
Loss 23-9-1 United States Derrick "D-Train" Jefferson TKO 4 10/09/1999 Michigan Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fourth round.
Loss 23-8-1 United States Garing "Freight Train" Lane UD 8 30/07/1999 Mississippi Biloxi, Mississippi, United States 75-77, 75-77, 75-77.
Win 23-7-1 United States Jade "The Jewel" Scott UD 10 18/12/1998 Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win 22-7-1 United States Mike "Hercules" Weaver TKO 9 08/08/1998 North Dakota Spirit Lake, North Dakota, United States
Loss 21-7-1 United States Hasim "The Rock" Rahman TKO 2 14/03/1998 Russia Moscow, Russia
Loss 21-6-1 United States Corey "T-Rex" Sanders TKO 6 09/01/1998 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 21-5-1 United States Robert "Big Philly" Hawkins TKO 10 20/05/1997 New Jersey Lyndhurst, New Jersey, United States
Loss 21-4-1 United States "Jazzy" Jeff Wooden TKO 7 15/10/1996 New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 21-3-1 United States David Smith TKO 2 26/04/1996 New York Westbury, New York, United States
Loss 20-3-1 Samoa Jimmy Thunder TKO 8 03/10/1995 Connecticut Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the eighth round.
Win 20-2-1 United States Carlton West TKO 2 30/08/1995 United States Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Loss 19-2-1 United States Michael "Double M" Moorer UD 10 13/05/1995 California Sacramento, California, United States 91-99, 91-99, 91-99.
Win 19-1-1 United States Mike "The Duke" Dixon TKO 8 28/04/1995 New York Westbury, New York, United States
Win 18-1-1 United States Carl "The Truth" Williams PTS 10 17/03/1995 Pennsylvania Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 17-1-1 United States Ron Gullette KO 3 11/01/1995 Maryland Woodlawn, Maryland, United States
Win 16-1-1 United States Jimmy Harrison KO 6 22/10/1994 United States Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Loss 15-1-1 Canada Trevor Berbick SD 10 13/09/1994 New York Westbury, New York, United States
Win 15-0-1 United States Mitch "Blood" Green PTS 10 02/06/1994 New York Melville, New York, United States New York Heavyweight Title.
Win 14-0-1 United States Bruce Johnson TKO 2 23/04/1994 United States Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Win 13-0-1 United States Martin Foster UD 10 22/03/1994 Florida Pensacola, Florida, United States 98-92, 98-92, 98-92.
Win 12-0-1 United States Mike "Little George" Whitfield UD 8 17/02/1994 Maryland Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States
Draw 11-0-1 United States Martin Foster PTS 8 28/01/1994 New York Kingston, New York, United States 76-76, 76-76, 76-76.
Win 11-0 United States Ron Gullette TKO 2 12/10/1993 Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Win 10-0 United States George Harris KO 2 25/09/1993 Pennsylvania Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 9-0 Cuba Lazaro Almanza TKO 3 16/07/1993 New York Melville, New York, United States
Win 8-0 United States Gary Poole TKO 2 02/07/1993 United States Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Win 7-0 United States Webster Vinson TKO 2 18/06/1993 New York White Plains, New York, United States
Win 6-0 United States Eugene Adams TKO 3 21/05/1993 New York Uniondale, New York, United States
Win 5-0 Ed McCarroll KO 1 26/03/1993 Pennsylvania Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 4-0 Frank July KO 1 19/02/1993 United States Washington, District of Columbia, United States July knocked out at 0:42 of the first round.
Win 3-0 United States Charles Brooks KO 1 09/12/1992 Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Win 2-0 United States Don Johnson KO 1 29/11/1992 United States Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Win 1-0 United States Nelson Garcia PTS 4 23/10/1992 New York Hauppauge, New York, United States

Amateur career

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