Al Ford

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

For other people named "Al Ford", see Alan Ford (disambiguation)
Al Ford
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Welterweight
Light Welterweight
Height5'5
Reach63 in (160 cm)
NationalityCanadian
Born (1950-08-13) August 13, 1950
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights74
Wins55
Wins by KO19
Losses19

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 (not to be confused with Ron Lyle, who fought Muhammad Ali and George Foreman) 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
Professional record summary
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 Michael Olajide UD 8 June 17, 1982 Kensington Park Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
73 Loss 55–18 Robert Gambini PTS 10 April 9, 1982 Marseille, France
72 Loss 55–17 Johnny Lira UD 10 Mar 11, 1982 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, United States
71 Win 55–16 Bruce Strauss UD 10 Feb 12, 1982 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
70 Loss 54–16 Nick Furlano UD 8 April 28, 1981 Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
69 Loss 54–15 Ray Mancini UD 10 April 2, 1981 Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, United States
68 Loss 54–14 Mario Cusson SD 8 Feb 24, 1981 Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
67 Win 54–13 Tony Taylor SD 8 Feb 12, 1981 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
66 Win 53–13 Tom Crowley UD 10 Jan 20, 1981 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
65 Loss 52–13 Nick Furlano UD 10 Aug 27, 1980 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
64 Loss 52–12 Johnny Summerhays UD 8 Mar 17, 1980 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
63 Win 52–11 Allen Clarke SD 10 Mar 6, 1980 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
62 Loss 51–11 Ralph Racine UD 8 Dec 18, 1979 Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
61 Win 51–10 Danny Stokes TKO 2 (10), 2:20 Dec 8, 1979 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
60 Loss 50–10 Aaron Pryor TKO 4 (10), 2:29 May 11, 1979 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
59 Loss 50–9 Nick Furlano TKO 14 (15) Feb 9, 1979 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada For CBF Super Lightweight Title
58 Win 50–8 Tom Tarantino UD 10 Dec 5, 1978 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
57 Loss 49–8 Ralph Racine SD 10 June 20, 1978 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
56 Loss 49–7 Rick Folstad SD 10 April 18, 1978 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
55 Win 49–6 Bob Hughes MD 10 Feb 6, 1978 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
54 Loss 48–6 Ralph Racine SD 10 Nov 4, 1977 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
53 Win 48–5 Octavio Amparan PTS 10 June 23, 1977 Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
52 Win 47–5 Nick Furlano SD 12 May 24, 1977 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
51 Win 46–5 Nick Alfaro PTS 8 Feb 27, 1977 Alsan Convention Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
50 Loss 45–5 Johnny Summerhays UD 12 Nov 28, 1975 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Lost CBF Lightweight Title
49 Win 45–4 Victor De La Cruz UD 10 Oct 20, 1975 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
48 Win 44–4 Roscoe Frazier UD 10 Aug 2, 1975 Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
47 Win 43–4 Jo Jo Jackson PTS 10 July 12, 1975 Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
46 Loss 42–4 Percy Hayles TKO 12 (15), 1:41 Jan 22, 1973 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica For Commonwealth Lightweight Title
45 Win 42–3 Raul Montoya UD 10 Nov 29, 1972 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
44 Loss 41–3 Alfonso Frazer TKO 5 (10) June 17, 1972 Panama City, Panama
43 Loss 41–2 Ken Buchanan PTS 10 Mar 28, 1972 Empire Pool, Wembley, United Kingdom Welterweight Bout
42 Win 41–1 Joe Espinosa KO 4 (10), 2:04 Mar 1, 1972 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States
41 Win 40–1 Moses Diamond KO 1 (10) Dec 9, 1971 New Chinatown Restaurant, Seattle, Washington, United States
40 Win 39–1 Fermin Soto PTS 10 Oct 23, 1971 Mexico City, Mexico
39 Win 38–1 Nick Aghai UD 10 Sep 23, 1971 Multnomah County Expo Center, Portland, Oregon, United States
38 Loss 37–1 Percy Hayles SD 15 July 10, 1971 Kingston, Jamaica For Commonwealth Lightweight Title
37 Win 37–0 Leo Noel TKO 8 (12), 0:54 May 3, 1971 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Retained CBF Lightweight Title
36 Win 36–0 Willie Reilly UD 10 Mar 22, 1971 Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta, United States
35 Win 35–0 Juan Montoya UD 10 Feb 25, 1971 Sports Arena, Portland, Oregon, United States
34 Win 34–0 Gabriel Brambila KO 6 (10) Feb 13, 1971 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States
33 Win 33–0 Chi Chi Ontiveros TKO 5 (10), 1:50 Jan 20, 1971 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
32 Win 32–0 Raul Montoya PTS 10 Oct 27, 1970 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
31 Win 31–0 Percy Hayles UD 10 Sep 29, 1970 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
30 Win 30–0 Angel Rivera UD 10 June 20, 1970 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
29 Win 29–0 Lawrence Hafey SD 12 May 30, 1970 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada Retained CBF Lightweight Title
28 Win 28–0 Len Kesey SD 10 May 13, 1970 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
27 Win 27–0 Luis Baez UD 10 April 8, 1970 Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
26 Win 26–0 Francisco Montemayor TKO 9 (10) Feb 20, 1970 Hilo Auditorium, Hilo, Hawaii, United States
25 Win 25–0 Flash Gallego UD 10 Feb 11, 1970 Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
24 Win 24–0 Fermin Soto PTS 10 Jan 13, 1970 Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
23 Win 23–0 Jose Luis Castillo KO 2 (10) Dec 4, 1969 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
22 Win 22–0 Ray Adigun UD 10 Nov 19, 1969 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
21 Win 21–0 Rene Macias UD 10 Oct 23, 1969 Sports Arena, Portland, Oregon, United States
20 Win 20–0 Beto Maldonado MD 10 Aug 29, 1969 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
19 Win 19–0 Fernand Durelle PTS 12 Aug 17, 1969 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Retained CBF Lightweight Championship
18 Win 18–0 Felix Jasso SD 8 May 30, 1969 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
17 Win 17–0 Jean-Marie Huard KO 2 (8), 0:54 April 17, 1969 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
16 Win 16–0 Bobby Brooks UD 8 Feb 19, 1969 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
15 Win 15–0 Ben Joseph UD 8 Jan 31, 1969 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
14 Win 14–0 Dave White TKO 5 (10), 2:10 Nov 21, 1968 Sports Arena, Portland, Oregon, United States
13 Win 13–0 Jimmy Fields UD 10 Nov 13, 1968 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
12 Win 12–0 Julie Mandell UD 12 Sep 27, 1968 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Won CBF Lightweight Championship
11 Win 11–0 Michel Godin TKO 3, 1:00 June 26, 1968 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10 Win 10–0 Lee Gray TKO 5 (8) June 10, 1968 Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
9 Win 9–0 Ismael Rivera TKO 4 (8) June 10, 1968 Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
8 Win 8–0 Andy Anderson UD 6 April 30, 1968 Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
7 Win 7–0 Danny Barthuly TKO 2 (6), 2:50 April 8, 1968 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Tony Mesi KO 2 (4) Mar 25, 1968 Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
5 Win 5–0 Mickey McMillan SD 8 Mar 8, 1968 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4 Win 4–0 Gene Green TKO 2 (4) Feb 9, 1968 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3 Win 3–0 Ron Lyke KO 1 (4) Dec 15, 1967 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Milton Gabriel KO 3 (4) Nov 17, 1967 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Joe Hogue KO 3 Oct 20, 1967 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2008-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2009-03-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Al Ford calls out Ryan "The Real Deal" Ford after getting his Belt". 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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