Al Ford
Born (1950-08-13) August 13, 1950
NationalityCanadian
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Welterweight
Light Welterweight
Height5'5
Reach63 in (160 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights74
Wins55
Wins by KO19
Losses19

Allan "Al" Ford (born August 13, 1950) is a Canadian retired professional boxer.[1] He is a former CBF Lightweight Champion.

Professional boxing career

Ford made his debut as a professional boxer on October 20, 1967 (shortly after his seventeenth birthday), a 3rd round knockout win over Joe Hogue, who was also making his professional debut.[2] Two months later Ford defeated Ron Lyke by first-round knockout.[3] Ford fought an opponent with a winning record for the first time in his fifth fight, defeating 4-0 Mickey McMillan by split decision after eight rounds.[2] Ford would win his first 37 fights, picking up the vacant Canadian lightweight title with a win against 9-1 Julie Mandell and successful defending it several times.[2] Ford's first truly notable win was a 10-round decision against 30-3-1 Raul Montoya on October 27, 1970.[2]

The first loss of Ford's professional boxing career came against 24-22-5 Percy Hayles in Kingston, Jamaica in a contest for the Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title. Hayles outboxed Ford in a 15 rounder to take the decision.[2] Ford would continue to fight, winning his next four bouts before back-to-back loses to Ken Buchanan (points) and Alfonso Frazer (knockout).[2] Later Ford would lose a rematch with Percy Hayles by TKO and would finally lose his Canadian lightweight title to Johnny Summerhays in November 1975.[2] Ford was still winning more often than he was losing, but he lost to most of his notable opponents, including to 15-4 Ralph Racine, to 15-0 Rick Folstad in 1978, and to 17-0 Aaron Pryor in 1979.[2] Ford also fought Nick Furlano of Toronto for the Canadian junior welterweight title in 1979, losing by 14th-round knockout.[4] Near the end losses became more frequent, but Ford's impressive record continued to get him paydays. He would lose again to Summerhays in 1980 and dropped a decision to 17-0 Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini in 1981. According to witnesses at the time, Ford was involved in long street fight outside an Edmonton nightclub after a dispute around this time.[2] After losing six of his last seven fights, capped by a brutal decision loss to future prospect Michael Olajide on June 17, 1982, Ford finally retired with a final record of 55-19 with 19 wins coming by knockout.[2]

Personal life

He is the father of retired mixed martial arts fighter and professional boxer Ryan Ford.[5]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Alberta Sports Hall of Fame
    • Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)[6]
  • Canadian Boxing Federation
    • CBF Lightweight Championship (One time)[7]
  • Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame
    • Hall of Fame (Class of 1990)

Professional boxing record

74 fights 55 wins 19 losses
By knockout 19 4
By decision 36 15
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
74 Loss 55–19 Canada Michael Olajide UD 8 June 17, 1982 Canada Kensington Park Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
73 Loss 55–18 France Robert Gambini PTS 10 April 9, 1982 France Marseille, France
72 Loss 55–17 United States Johnny Lira UD 10 Mar 11, 1982 United States Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, United States
71 Win 55–16 United States Bruce Strauss UD 10 Feb 12, 1982 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
70 Loss 54–16 Canada Nick Furlano UD 8 April 28, 1981 Canada Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
69 Loss 54–15 United States Ray Mancini UD 10 April 2, 1981 United States Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, United States
68 Loss 54–14 Canada Mario Cusson SD 8 Feb 24, 1981 Canada Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
67 Win 54–13 United States Tony Taylor SD 8 Feb 12, 1981 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
66 Win 53–13 United States Tom Crowley UD 10 Jan 20, 1981 Canada Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
65 Loss 52–13 Canada Nick Furlano UD 10 Aug 27, 1980 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
64 Loss 52–12 Canada Johnny Summerhays UD 8 Mar 17, 1980 Canada Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
63 Win 52–11 Canada Allen Clarke SD 10 Mar 6, 1980 Canada Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
62 Loss 51–11 Canada Ralph Racine UD 8 Dec 18, 1979 Canada Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
61 Win 51–10 Canada Danny Stokes TKO 2 (10), 2:20 Dec 8, 1979 Canada Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
60 Loss 50–10 United States Aaron Pryor TKO 4 (10), 2:29 May 11, 1979 United States Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
59 Loss 50–9 Canada Nick Furlano TKO 14 (15) Feb 9, 1979 Canada Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada For CBF Super Lightweight Title
58 Win 50–8 United States Tom Tarantino UD 10 Dec 5, 1978 Canada Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
57 Loss 49–8 Canada Ralph Racine SD 10 June 20, 1978 Canada Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
56 Loss 49–7 United States Rick Folstad SD 10 April 18, 1978 Canada Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
55 Win 49–6 Canada Bob Hughes MD 10 Feb 6, 1978 Canada Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
54 Loss 48–6 Canada Ralph Racine SD 10 Nov 4, 1977 Canada Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
53 Win 48–5 Mexico Octavio Amparan PTS 10 June 23, 1977 Canada Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
52 Win 47–5 Canada Nick Furlano SD 12 May 24, 1977 Canada Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
51 Win 46–5 United States Nick Alfaro PTS 8 Feb 27, 1977 Canada Alsan Convention Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
50 Loss 45–5 Canada Johnny Summerhays UD 12 Nov 28, 1975 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Lost CBF Lightweight Title
49 Win 45–4 United States Victor De La Cruz UD 10 Oct 20, 1975 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
48 Win 44–4 United States Roscoe Frazier UD 10 Aug 2, 1975 Canada Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
47 Win 43–4 Canada Jo Jo Jackson PTS 10 July 12, 1975 Canada Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
46 Loss 42–4 Jamaica Percy Hayles TKO 12 (15), 1:41 Jan 22, 1973 Jamaica National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica For Commonwealth Lightweight Title
45 Win 42–3 Mexico Raul Montoya UD 10 Nov 29, 1972 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
44 Loss 41–3 Panama Alfonso Frazer TKO 5 (10) June 17, 1972 Panama Panama City, Panama
43 Loss 41–2 United Kingdom Ken Buchanan PTS 10 Mar 28, 1972 United Kingdom Empire Pool, Wembley, United Kingdom Welterweight Bout
42 Win 41–1 United States Joe Espinosa KO 4 (10), 2:04 Mar 1, 1972 United States Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States
41 Win 40–1 United States Moses Diamond KO 1 (10) Dec 9, 1971 United States New Chinatown Restaurant, Seattle, Washington, United States
40 Win 39–1 Mexico Fermin Soto PTS 10 Oct 23, 1971 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
39 Win 38–1 United States Nick Aghai UD 10 Sep 23, 1971 United States Multnomah County Expo Center, Portland, Oregon, United States
38 Loss 37–1 Jamaica Percy Hayles SD 15 July 10, 1971 Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica For Commonwealth Lightweight Title
37 Win 37–0 Canada Leo Noel TKO 8 (12), 0:54 May 3, 1971 Canada Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Retained CBF Lightweight Title
36 Win 36–0 United Kingdom Willie Reilly UD 10 Mar 22, 1971 Canada Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta, United States
35 Win 35–0 Mexico Juan Montoya UD 10 Feb 25, 1971 United States Sports Arena, Portland, Oregon, United States
34 Win 34–0 Mexico Gabriel Brambila KO 6 (10) Feb 13, 1971 United States Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States
33 Win 33–0 United States Chi Chi Ontiveros TKO 5 (10), 1:50 Jan 20, 1971 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
32 Win 32–0 Mexico Raul Montoya PTS 10 Oct 27, 1970 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
31 Win 31–0 Jamaica Percy Hayles UD 10 Sep 29, 1970 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
30 Win 30–0 United States Angel Rivera UD 10 June 20, 1970 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
29 Win 29–0 Canada Lawrence Hafey SD 12 May 30, 1970 Canada New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada Retained CBF Lightweight Title
28 Win 28–0 United States Len Kesey SD 10 May 13, 1970 Canada Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
27 Win 27–0 Canada Luis Baez UD 10 April 8, 1970 Canada Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
26 Win 26–0 Philippines Francisco Montemayor TKO 9 (10) Feb 20, 1970 United States Hilo Auditorium, Hilo, Hawaii, United States
25 Win 25–0 Philippines Flash Gallego UD 10 Feb 11, 1970 United States Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
24 Win 24–0 Mexico Fermin Soto PTS 10 Jan 13, 1970 United States Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
23 Win 23–0 Mexico Jose Luis Castillo KO 2 (10) Dec 4, 1969 United States Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
22 Win 22–0 Nigeria Ray Adigun UD 10 Nov 19, 1969 United States Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
21 Win 21–0 United States Rene Macias UD 10 Oct 23, 1969 United States Sports Arena, Portland, Oregon, United States
20 Win 20–0 Mexico Beto Maldonado MD 10 Aug 29, 1969 Canada Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
19 Win 19–0 Canada Fernand Durelle PTS 12 Aug 17, 1969 Canada Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Retained CBF Lightweight Championship
18 Win 18–0 United States Felix Jasso SD 8 May 30, 1969 Canada Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
17 Win 17–0 Canada Jean-Marie Huard KO 2 (8), 0:54 April 17, 1969 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
16 Win 16–0 United States Bobby Brooks UD 8 Feb 19, 1969 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
15 Win 15–0 United States Ben Joseph UD 8 Jan 31, 1969 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
14 Win 14–0 United States Dave White TKO 5 (10), 2:10 Nov 21, 1968 United States Sports Arena, Portland, Oregon, United States
13 Win 13–0 United States Jimmy Fields UD 10 Nov 13, 1968 Canada Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
12 Win 12–0 Canada Julie Mandell UD 12 Sep 27, 1968 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Won CBF Lightweight Championship
11 Win 11–0 Canada Michel Godin TKO 3, 1:00 June 26, 1968 Canada Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10 Win 10–0 United States Lee Gray TKO 5 (8) June 10, 1968 United States Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
9 Win 9–0 United States Ismael Rivera TKO 4 (8) June 10, 1968 United States Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
8 Win 8–0 United States Andy Anderson UD 6 April 30, 1968 United States Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
7 Win 7–0 United States Danny Barthuly TKO 2 (6), 2:50 April 8, 1968 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Tony Mesi KO 2 (4) Mar 25, 1968 United States Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
5 Win 5–0 Canada Mickey McMillan SD 8 Mar 8, 1968 Canada Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4 Win 4–0 United States Gene Green TKO 2 (4) Feb 9, 1968 Canada Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3 Win 3–0 United States Ron Lyke KO 1 (4) Dec 15, 1967 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Milton Gabriel KO 3 (4) Nov 17, 1967 Canada Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Joe Hogue KO 3 Oct 20, 1967 Canada Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Professional boxing debut

Notes

  1. "City's Al Ford recalls his rumble with Ray Mancini". Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Al Ford - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  3. "Ron Lyke - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  4. "Canadian Professional Boxing Federation - Boxer Profiles Content". Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  5. "Al Ford calls out Ryan "The Real Deal" Ford after getting his Belt". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  6. "Allan Ford - Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum".
  7. "Canadian Boxing Federation Lightweight Champion History". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
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