Pat Ford (boxer)

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
Died26 July 2012(2012-07-26) (aged 81)
NationalityAustralian
Statistics
Weight(s)light/welterweight
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins20 (KO 16)
Losses6 (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]

  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.