Melvin Foster
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 | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 21-0 |  "Fast" Eddie Chambers |
TKO | 5 | 22/04/2005 |  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-7 | Willie Perryman |
KO | 3 | 05/02/2005 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 17-0 | Cedric "The Boz" Boswell |
UD | 8 | 22/09/2002 |  Friant, California, United States |
72-79, 73-79, 73-79. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 39-4 | Danell "Doc" Nicholson |
TKO | 4 | 18/01/2002 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the fourth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 26-0 | Faruq "The Dream" Saleem |
SD | 10 | 08/12/2001 |  Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
93-96, 93-96, 95-94. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 20-0-1 | Derrick "D-Train" Jefferson |
TKO | 4 | 10/09/1999 |  Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:05 of the fourth round. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-23-2 | Garing "Freight Train" Lane |
UD | 8 | 30/07/1999 |  Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
75-77, 75-77, 75-77. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 25-2 | Jade "The Jewel" Scott |
UD | 10 | 18/12/1998 |  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 41-16-1 | Mike "Hercules" Weaver |
TKO | 9 | 08/08/1998 |  Spirit Lake, North Dakota, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 26-0 | Hasim "The Rock" Rahman |
TKO | 2 | 14/03/1998 |  Moscow, Russia |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 14-5 | Corey "T-Rex" Sanders |
TKO | 6 | 09/01/1998 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 11-2 | Robert "Big Philly" Hawkins |
TKO | 10 | 20/05/1997 | Lyndhurst, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 14-2 | "Jazzy" Jeff Wooden |
TKO | 7 | 15/10/1996 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-10-1 | David Smith |
TKO | 2 | 26/04/1996 |  Westbury, New York, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 27-6 |  Jimmy Thunder |
TKO | 8 | 03/10/1995 |  Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the eighth round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-30 | Carlton West |
TKO | 2 | 30/08/1995 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 35-1 | Michael "Double M" Moorer |
UD | 10 | 13/05/1995 | Sacramento, California, United States |
91-99, 91-99, 91-99. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-17 | Mike "The Duke" Dixon |
TKO | 8 | 28/04/1995 | Westbury, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26-8 | Carl "The Truth" Williams |
PTS | 10 | 17/03/1995 | Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-11 | Ron Gullette |
KO | 3 | 11/01/1995 |  Woodlawn, Maryland, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-32-5 | Jimmy Harrison |
KO | 6 | 22/10/1994 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 41-7-1 |  Trevor Berbick |
SD | 10 | 13/09/1994 | Westbury, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-3-1 | Mitch "Blood" Green |
PTS | 10 | 02/06/1994 | Melville, New York, United States |
New York Heavyweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-27-1 | Bruce Johnson |
TKO | 2 | 23/04/1994 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-1-1 | Martin Foster |
UD | 10 | 22/03/1994 | Pensacola, Florida, United States |
98-92, 98-92, 98-92. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-4 | Mike "Little George" Whitfield |
UD | 8 | 17/02/1994 | Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States |
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| Draw | 9-1 | Martin Foster |
PTS | 8 | 28/01/1994 | Kingston, New York, United States |
76-76, 76-76, 76-76. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-4 | Ron Gullette |
TKO | 2 | 12/10/1993 |  Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-12 | George Harris |
KO | 2 | 25/09/1993 | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-3 |  Lazaro Almanza |
TKO | 3 | 16/07/1993 | Melville, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-2 | Gary Poole |
TKO | 2 | 02/07/1993 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-2 | Webster Vinson |
TKO | 2 | 18/06/1993 | White Plains, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-0 | Eugene Adams |
TKO | 3 | 21/05/1993 | Uniondale, New York, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Ed McCarroll | KO | 1 | 26/03/1993 | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | Frank July | KO | 1 | 19/02/1993 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
July knocked out at 0:42 of the first round. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-6 | Charles Brooks |
KO | 1 | 09/12/1992 | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-7-2 | Don Johnson |
KO | 1 | 29/11/1992 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-0 | Nelson Garcia |
PTS | 4 | 23/10/1992 | Hauppauge, New York, United States |
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Amateur career
- National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion (1991)