Bob Foster (56-8-1) and Willi Besmanoff (51-34-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Bob Foster vs Willi Besmanoff — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Bob Foster leads 1–0- Bob Foster wonFoster vs BesmanoffDec 11, 1963 · KO · R3
The Numbers
- 56-8-1 (edge)
- Record
- 51-34-8
- 86.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 59.1%
- 46 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 19
- 82.14% (edge)
- KO rate
- 37.25%
- 82%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 100% (edge)
- 6 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 7
- 4 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.2
- 65
- Bouts tracked
- 11
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′3″ (190 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- 79″ (201 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 87
- Age
- 93
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- German citizenship
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBob Foster · 56 wins
KO/TKO
46
Decision
10
Other
0
Willi Besmanoff · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (65 and 11 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Bob Foster
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Jun 2, 1978
Willi Besmanoff
LLLWL
L3 streak · last fought May 27, 1967
Common Questions
- Have Bob Foster and Willi Besmanoff ever fought each other?
- Yes. Bob Foster and Willi Besmanoff met once on December 11, 1963, and Bob Foster won by KO in round 3.
- Who has the better record, Bob Foster or Willi Besmanoff?
- Bob Foster is 56-8-1 and Willi Besmanoff is 51-34-8. Bob Foster has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Bob Foster or Willi Besmanoff?
- Bob Foster has 46 knockout wins and Willi Besmanoff has 19. Bob Foster has more.
- Do Bob Foster and Willi Besmanoff have any common opponents?
- Bob Foster and Willi Besmanoff share 1 common opponent: Muhammad Ali. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Bob Foster or Willi Besmanoff?
- Bob Foster is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 10 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bob Foster and Willi Besmanoff?
- This comparison is drawn from 65 bouts tracked for Bob Foster and 11 bouts tracked for Willi Besmanoff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.