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

Amateur career

Ohio State Fair Runner-Up to "Iceman" John Scully, 165 pounds (1987)

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