Pat Ford (boxer)

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.

[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.

Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title 22 1954-04-09 Ivor Germain 30 15 2 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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

1 1951-05-25 Gordon Meredith 7 2 0 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia