Al Ford


Allan "Al" Ford is a Canadian retired professional boxer. He is a former CBF Lightweight Champion.

Professional Boxing Career

Ford made his debut as a professional boxer on October 20, 1967, a 3rd round knockout win over Joe Hogue, who was also making his professional debut. Two months later Ford defeated Ron Lyke by first-round knockout. 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. 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. Ford's first truly notable win was a 10-round decision against 30-3-1 Raul Montoya on October 27, 1970.
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 lightweight title. Hayles outboxed Ford in a 15 rounder to take the decision. Ford would continue to fight, winning his next four bouts before back-to-back loses to Ken Buchanan and Alfonso Frazer. 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. 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. Ford also fought Nick Furlano of Toronto for the Canadian junior welterweight title in 1979, losing by 14th-round knockout. 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. 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.

Personal life

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

Championships and accomplishments

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
74Loss55–19 Michael OlajideUD8June 17, 1982 Kensington Park Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
73Loss55–18 Robert GambiniPTS10April 9, 1982Marseille, France.png" />
72Loss55–17 Johnny LiraUD10Mar 11, 1982Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, United States.png" />
71Win55–16 Bruce StraussUD10Feb 12, 1982 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
70Loss54–16 Nick FurlanoUD8April 28, 1981Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.png" />
69Loss54–15 Ray ManciniUD10April 2, 1981Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, United States.png" />
68Loss54–14 Mario CussonSD8Feb 24, 1981
67Win54–13 Tony TaylorSD8Feb 12, 1981 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
66Win53–13 Tom CrowleyUD10Jan 20, 1981 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
65Loss52–13 Nick FurlanoUD10Aug 27, 1980 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
64Loss52–12 Johnny SummerhaysUD8Mar 17, 1980 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
63Win52–11 Allen ClarkeSD10Mar 6, 1980 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
62Loss51–11 Ralph RacineUD8Dec 18, 1979 Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
61Win51–10 Danny StokesTKO2, 2:20Dec 8, 1979 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
60Loss50–10 Aaron PryorTKO4, 2:29May 11, 1979 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
59Loss50–9 Nick FurlanoTKO14 Feb 9, 1979 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaFor CBF Super Lightweight Title
58Win50–8 Tom TarantinoUD10Dec 5, 1978 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
57Loss49–8 Ralph RacineSD10June 20, 1978 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
56Loss49–7 Rick FolstadSD10April 18, 1978 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
55Win49–6 Bob HughesMD10Feb 6, 1978 Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
54Loss48–6 Ralph RacineSD10Nov 4, 1977 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
53Win48–5 Octavio AmparanPTS10June 23, 1977 Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
52Win47–5 Nick FurlanoSD12May 24, 1977 Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
51Win46–5 Nick AlfaroPTS8Feb 27, 1977 Alsan Convention Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
50Loss45–5 Johnny SummerhaysUD12Nov 28, 1975 Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaLost CBF Lightweight Title
49Win45–4 Victor De La CruzUD10Oct 20, 1975 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
48Win44–4 Roscoe FrazierUD10Aug 2, 1975 Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
47Win43–4 Jo Jo JacksonPTS10July 12, 1975 Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
46Loss42–4 Percy HaylesTKO12, 1:41Jan 22, 1973 National Stadium, Kingston, JamaicaFor Commonwealth Lightweight Title
45Win42–3 Raul MontoyaUD10Nov 29, 1972 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
44Loss41–3 Alfonso FrazerTKO5 June 17, 1972 Panama City, Panama
43Loss41–2 Ken BuchananPTS10Mar 28, 1972 Empire Pool, Wembley, United KingdomWelterweight Bout
42Win41–1 Joe EspinosaKO4, 2:04Mar 1, 1972 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States
41Win40–1 Moses DiamondKO1 Dec 9, 1971 New Chinatown Restaurant, Seattle, Washington, United States
40Win39–1 Fermin SotoPTS10Oct 23, 1971 Mexico City, Mexico
39Win38–1 Nick AghaiUD10Sep 23, 1971 Multnomah County Expo Center, Portland, Oregon, United States
38Loss37–1 Percy HaylesSD15July 10, 1971 Kingston, JamaicaFor Commonwealth Lightweight Title
37Win37–0 Leo NoelTKO8, 0:54May 3, 1971 Moncton, New Brunswick, CanadaRetained CBF Lightweight Title
36Win36–0 Willie ReillyUD10Mar 22, 1971 Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta, United States
35Win35–0 Juan MontoyaUD10Feb 25, 1971 Sports Arena, Portland, Oregon, United States
34Win34–0 Gabriel BrambilaKO6 Feb 13, 1971 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States
33Win33–0 Chi Chi OntiverosTKO5, 1:50Jan 20, 1971 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
32Win32–0 Raul MontoyaPTS10Oct 27, 1970 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
31Win31–0 Percy HaylesUD10Sep 29, 1970 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
30Win30–0 Angel RiveraUD10June 20, 1970 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
29Win29–0 Lawrence HafeySD12May 30, 1970 New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, CanadaRetained CBF Lightweight Title
28Win28–0 Len KeseySD10May 13, 1970 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
27Win27–0 Luis BaezUD10April 8, 1970 Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
26Win26–0 Francisco MontemayorTKO9 Feb 20, 1970 Hilo Auditorium, Hilo, Hawaii, United States
25Win25–0 Flash GallegoUD10Feb 11, 1970 Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
24Win24–0 Fermin SotoPTS10Jan 13, 1970 Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
23Win23–0 Jose Luis CastilloKO 2 Dec 4, 1969 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
22Win22–0 Ray AdigunUD10Nov 19, 1969 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
21Win21–0 Rene MaciasUD10Oct 23, 1969 Sports Arena, Portland, Oregon, United States
20Win20–0 Beto MaldonadoMD10Aug 29, 1969 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
19Win19–0 Fernand DurellePTS12Aug 17, 1969 Lethbridge, Alberta, CanadaRetained CBF Lightweight Championship
18Win18–0 Felix JassoSD8May 30, 1969 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
17Win17–0 Jean-Marie HuardKO2, 0:54April 17, 1969 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
16Win16–0 Bobby BrooksUD8Feb 19, 1969 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
15Win15–0 Ben JosephUD8Jan 31, 1969 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
14Win14–0 Dave WhiteTKO5, 2:10Nov 21, 1968 Sports Arena, Portland, Oregon, United States
13Win13–0 Jimmy FieldsUD10Nov 13, 1968 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
12Win12–0 Julie MandellUD12Sep 27, 1968 Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaWon CBF Lightweight Championship
11Win11–0 Michel GodinTKO3, 1:00June 26, 1968 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10Win10–0 Lee GrayTKO5 June 10, 1968 Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
9Win9–0 Ismael RiveraTKO4 June 10, 1968 Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
8Win8–0 Andy AndersonUD6April 30, 1968 Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
7Win7–0 Danny BarthulyTKO2, 2:50April 8, 1968 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
6Win6–0Tony MesiKO2 Mar 25, 1968 Portland Armory, Portland, Oregon, United States
5Win5–0 Mickey McMillanSD8Mar 8, 1968 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4Win4–0 Gene GreenTKO2 Feb 9, 1968 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3Win3–0 Ron LykeKO1 Dec 15, 1967 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2Win2–0Milton GabrielKO3 Nov 17, 1967 Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1Win1–0Joe HogueKO3Oct 20, 1967 Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaProfessional boxing debut