Allan "Al" Ford (born August 13, 1950) 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 (shortly after his seventeenth birthday), 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 successfully 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 (British Empire) lightweight title. Hayles outboxed Ford in a 15-round fight to take the decision. Ford would continue to fight, winning his next four bouts before back-to-back loses to Ken Buchanan (points) and Alfonso Frazer (knockout). 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 drop a decision to 17-0 Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini in 1981. According to witnesses at the time, Ford was involved in a 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 Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Hall of Fame (Class of 2012) Canadian Boxing Federation CBF Lightweight Championship (One time) Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame Hall of Fame (Class of 1990)
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes74Loss55–19 Michael OlajideJune 17, 1982 73Loss55–18 Robert GambiniApril 9, 198272Loss55–17 Johnny LiraMar 11, 198271Win55–16 Bruce StraussFeb 12, 1982 70Loss54–16 Nick FurlanoApril 28, 198169Loss54–15 Ray ManciniApril 2, 198168Loss54–14 Mario CussonFeb 24, 198167Win54–13 Tony TaylorFeb 12, 1981 66Win53–13 Tom CrowleyJan 20, 1981 65Loss52–13 Nick FurlanoAug 27, 1980 64Loss52–12 Johnny SummerhaysMar 17, 1980 63Win52–11 Allen ClarkeMar 6, 1980 62Loss51–11 Ralph RacineDec 18, 1979 61Win51–10 Danny StokesDec 8, 1979 60Loss50–10 Aaron PryorMay 11, 1979 59Loss50–9 Nick FurlanoFeb 9, 1979 58Win50–8 Tom TarantinoDec 5, 1978 57Loss49–8 Ralph RacineJune 20, 1978 56Loss49–7 Rick FolstadApril 18, 1978 55Win49–6 Bob HughesFeb 6, 1978 54Loss48–6 Ralph RacineNov 4, 1977 53Win48–5 Octavio AmparanJune 23, 1977 52Win47–5 Nick FurlanoMay 24, 1977 51Win46–5 Nick AlfaroFeb 27, 1977 50Loss45–5 Johnny SummerhaysNov 28, 1975 49Win45–4 Victor De La CruzOct 20, 1975 48Win44–4 Roscoe FrazierAug 2, 1975 47Win43–4 Jo Jo JacksonJuly 12, 1975 46Loss42–4 Percy HaylesJan 22, 1973 45Win42–3 Raul MontoyaNov 29, 1972 44Loss41–3 Alfonso FrazerJune 17, 1972 43Loss41–2 Ken BuchananMar 28, 1972 42Win41–1 Joe EspinosaMar 1, 1972 41Win40–1 Moses DiamondDec 9, 1971 40Win39–1 Fermin SotoOct 23, 1971 39Win38–1 Nick AghaiSep 23, 1971 38Loss37–1 Percy HaylesJuly 10, 1971 37Win37–0 Leo NoelMay 3, 1971 36Win36–0 Willie ReillyMar 22, 1971 35Win35–0 Juan MontoyaFeb 25, 1971 34Win34–0 Gabriel BrambilaFeb 13, 1971 33Win33–0 Chi Chi OntiverosJan 20, 1971 32Win32–0 Raul MontoyaOct 27, 1970 31Win31–0 Percy HaylesSep 29, 1970 30Win30–0 Angel RiveraJune 20, 1970 29Win29–0 Lawrence HafeyMay 30, 1970 28Win28–0 Len KeseyMay 13, 1970 27Win27–0 Luis BaezApril 8, 1970 26Win26–0 Francisco MontemayorFeb 20, 1970 25Win25–0 Flash GallegoFeb 11, 1970 24Win24–0 Fermin SotoJan 13, 1970 23Win23–0 Jose Luis CastilloDec 4, 1969 22Win22–0 Ray AdigunNov 19, 1969 21Win21–0 Rene MaciasOct 23, 1969 20Win20–0 Beto MaldonadoAug 29, 1969 19Win19–0 Fernand DurelleAug 17, 1969 18Win18–0 Felix JassoMay 30, 1969 17Win17–0 Jean-Marie HuardApril 17, 1969 16Win16–0 Bobby BrooksFeb 19, 1969 15Win15–0 Ben JosephJan 31, 1969 14Win14–0 Dave WhiteNov 21, 1968 13Win13–0 Jimmy FieldsNov 13, 1968 12Win12–0 Julie MandellSep 27, 1968 11Win11–0 Michel GodinJune 26, 1968 10Win10–0 Lee GrayJune 10, 1968 9Win9–0 Ismael RiveraJune 10, 1968 8Win8–0 Andy AndersonApril 30, 1968 7Win7–0 Danny BarthulyApril 8, 1968 6Win6–0Tony MesiMar 25, 1968 5Win5–0 Mickey McMillanMar 8, 1968 4Win4–0 Gene GreenFeb 9, 1968 3Win3–0 Ron LykeDec 15, 1967 2Win2–0Milton GabrielNov 17, 1967 1Win1–0Joe HogueOct 20, 1967
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