Bob Foster vs Roger Rouse
April 4, 1970






" Since he kayoed an unsuspecting Dick TIger with a two-fisted fusillade, the dextrous Bob Foster, of Washington D.C., has worn his light heavyweight crown with an infinite degree of success.

In a brief two-year reign Bob Foster has come away from every battle virtually unscathed. More than that, he stands undefeated as king of 175 pounders.

The lithesome and invincible champion places his winning skein and his title on the block here tonight against Montana's Roger Rouse in a 15-round bout approved by the World Boxing Association. Foster, tall, strong and supple, utilizes his height and long reach to advantage while prying opponent's defense to land numbing hooks that seem to come out of nowhere. That's his success story in a nutshell."





" No stranger to the violent world of fistiana, Montana's sphinx-like Roger Rouse climbs into the ring again tonight for the 44th time in his professional career, this time to challenge Bob Foster for the world light-heavyweight championship. And, as "The Rajah" comes to this momentous sports summit meeting, he'll rank as an underdog in combat against the lethal, powerful punches of a foe that beat him two years ago.

The 34-year old Rouse, who has experienced the ups and downs in ring warfare in yo-yo fashion, has fought some of the best including one-time champion Dick TIger, who beat him in 12 in 1967; the aged but stylish Eddie Cotton; muscular Canadian Dave Borden; unpredictable Henry Hank; tough Eddie Jones, and the evanescent Jimmy Person to name a few."




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