Pat Ford (boxer)

Australian boxer (1931–2012)

For the Guyanese boxer of the 1970s and '80s, see Patrick Ford (boxer).

Pat Ford

Born| (1931-05-11)11 May 1931

Orange, New South Wales

Died| 26 July 2012(2012-07-26) (aged 81)
Nationality| Australian
Statistics
Weight(s)| light/welterweight
Height| 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
Reach| 71 in (180 cm)
Stance| Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights| 26
Wins| 20 (KO 16)
Losses| 6 (KO 2)

Pat Ford (11 May 1931 – 26 July 2012) was an Australian professional light/welterweight boxer of the 1950s who won the Australian lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 133+1⁄2 lb (60.6 kg; 9 st 7.5 lb), i.e. lightweight to 138 lb (63 kg; 9 st 12 lb), i.e. welterweight.[1] He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006.[2] Ford suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in the last 12 years of his life. He died on 26 July 2012, at the age of 81.[3]

## Professional boxing record[edit]

Career Record date opponent record

location result

26 1955-05-30

Lahouari Godih 31 3 2 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia L DQ 25 1955-05-02

Don McTaggart 39 7 4 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W TKO 24 1955-03-21

Lahouari Godih 29 3 2 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia L PTS 23 1954-07-02

Ivor Germain 31 16 2 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title

22 1954-04-09

Ivor Germain 30 15 2 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title

21 1954-02-26

Agustin Argote 31 10 6 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L PTS 20 1953-12-11

Agustin Argote 29 9 6 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia L KO 19 1953-11-13

Ivor Germain 29 13 2 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS 18 1953-10-09

Frank Johnson 36 3 0 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W KO Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title

17 1953-08-28

Frank Johnson 36 2 0 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W PTS Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title

16 1953-07-24

Jackie Ryan 29 9 1 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO Australian lightweight title

15 1953-05-08

Frank Flannery 33 17 9 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO

Australian lightweight title

14 1953-03-09

Joe McEntee 22 4 0 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W TKO 13 1953-02-13

Ray Fitton 30 14 8 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia W TKO 12 1952-11-24

Ray French 14 0 4 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W TKO 11 1952-10-31

Eric Boon 97 21 5 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia W TKO 10 1952-10-03

Alfie Clay 15 9 3 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia W TKO 9 1952-09-12

Gordon Meredith 14 7 0 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia W TKO 8 1952-07-25

Dave Landers 35 22 3 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia W TKO 7 1952-06-23

Charlie Dunn 22 8 3 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W TKO 6 1952-06-13

Jackie Ryan 24 8 1 Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia W KO 5 1951-12-03

Mickey Anelzark 36 8 4 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W TKO 4 1951-10-15

Teddy Dillon 13 5 0 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W KO 3 1951-07-02

Charlie Dunn 20 6 3 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia L KO 2 1951-07-02

Charlie Ward 11 11 1 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia W TKO 1 1951-05-25

Gordon Meredith 7 2 0 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia W PTS

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
2. ^ "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
3. ^ "Pat Ford was an Australian lightweight boxer, who during his career won the Australian, and Commonwealth lightweight titles". The Boxing Glove on Facebook. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Boxing record for Pat Ford from BoxRec (registration required)
* Image - Pat Ford