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Jimmy Ford

198 KOs
196 KOs
2Draws
Last six: L-W-L-L-W-L
Career
division
Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
40
rounds
226
KO %
42.1%
KO wins
8
KO losses
6
career
1949–1954
debut
1949-08-24
last fight
1954-06-14
Profile
sex
M
nationality
United Kingdom
origin
United Kingdom
city / state / zip
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
dob
1927-10-16
age
98

Latest news

Fighting for a better life: Brisbane boxing gym training at-risk youth
2013-07-16 · San Mateo Daily Journal
Jimmy Ford grew up in a tough San Francisco neighborhood. He began boxing when he was 10 years old at a gym in the Tenderloin. Boxing was a way for him to escape the temptations of drugs and gangs. ?When I left the boxing gym is when I got in trouble,? …

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jun 14
Del Willis
3 5 1
L-PTS
Queen's Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 137 / 137 lbs
Event →
May 24
Del Willis
3 4 1
W-PTS
Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3
Event →
Jan 18
Johnny Miller
16 0 1
L-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
5
Event →
Sep 5
Jackie Colpitts
9 2 0
L-PTS
Ice Rink, Durham, County Durham, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 135 / 138 lbs
Event →
May 18
Johnny Delmore
4 7 1
W-PTS
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3
Event →
Jan 26
Dick Ashcroft
17 10 0
L-TKO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
5
Event →
Dec 1
Roy Bennett
15 3 1
L-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 136 / 135 lbs
Event →
Oct 13
Roy Bennett
14 3 0
L-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 136 / 138 lbs
Event →
Sep 29
Alan Buxton
16 9 2
W-TKO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
2 of 8x3 · 141 / 136 lbs
Event →
Sep 8
Jeff Walters
14 3 1
W-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3
Event →
Aug 25
Dennis Yearby
22 10 0
W-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
1 of 6x3 · 142 / 143 lbs
Event →
Jul 21
Jeff Walters
12 3 1
L-PTS
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 136 / 138 lbs
Event →
Jul 7
Stuart Finch
5 2 0
W-TKO
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
7 of 8x3 · 138 / 138 lbs
Event →
Jun 27
Jeff Walters
12 2 1
W-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 138 / 136 lbs
Event →
Jun 9
Gordon Riding
17 3 4
W-PTS
Queen's Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 137 / 135 lbs
Event →
Mar 31
Charlie Fawcett
12 14 2
W-PTS
Drill Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 137 / 134 lbs
Event →
Mar 17
Harry Lewis
7 11 0
W-TKO
Drill Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
1 · 138 / 129 lbs
Event →
Mar 10
Billy Connor
4 0 0
L-TKO
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
3 of 6x3 · 137 / 137 lbs
Event →
Feb 19
Roy Bennett
9 2 0
L-PTS
Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3
Event →
Jan 28
Jackie Smith
0 0 0
W-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
2 of 6x3 · 137 / 137 lbs
Event →
Jan 14
Jackie Tremlow
3 2 1
W-KO
Queen's Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
4 of 6x3 · 137 / 139 lbs
Event →
Dec 17
Jackie Tremlow
3 2 0
D-PTS
Harrogate, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →
Dec 10
Gordon Riding
17 2 3
D-PTS
Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →
Nov 5
Ronnie Taylor
18 11 0
W-TKO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
4 · 134 / 133 lbs
Event →
Oct 8
Teddy Lewis
22 6 0
L-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →
Sep 17
Teddy Lewis
22 5 0
W-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 133 / 135 lbs
Event →
Sep 8
Pat Kelly
25 14 1
L-KO
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
2 of 6x3 · 134 / 132 lbs
Event →
Jul 7
Peter Smith
4 0 2
W-PTS
Ryhope Arena, Ryhope, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 134 / 137 lbs
Event →
Jun 13
Ken Maynard
5 4 1
W-PTS
Hendon Cricket Ground, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 136 / 142 lbs
Event →
May 10
Stan Skinkiss
2 0 0
L-PTS
The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3
Event →
Apr 19
Johnny Davidson
0 5 0
W-PTS
Eldorado Stadium, Edinburgh-Leith, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →
Apr 14
Harry Hughes
48 21 3
L-PTS
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →
Feb 5
Walter Holden
11 4 1
L-KO
Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2 of 6x3 · 138 / 140 lbs
Event →
Nov 27
Joe Corcoran
4 3 1
L-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →
Oct 2
Johnny Martin
2 4 0
W-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 134 / 132 lbs
Event →
Jun 27
Johnny Johnston
0 0 0
W-KO
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
5
Event →
Jun 19
Charlie Fawcett
6 4 2
L-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →
Mar 13
Dennis Yearby
13 3 0
L-KO
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
1
Event →
Nov 28
Jackie Keough
2 0 0
L-PTS
New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →
Aug 24
Ernie Vickers
9 1 0
L-PTS
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →