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Al Ford vs Johnny Lira — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Al Ford

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Johnny Lira

Al Ford (55-19) and Johnny Lira (30-6-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ford

55

Wins19 KO · 35%

19

Losses

0

Draws74 tracked bouts

Lira

30

Wins15 KO · 50%

6

Losses

1

Draw4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Lira leads 1–0

Al Ford and Johnny Lira have met 1 time; Lira leads 1–0.

Al Ford and Johnny Lira have met 1 time; Lira leads 1–0.
Met1982Mar 11Series
Al FordFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Johnny LiraFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ford 3 · Lira 4 of 7 measurable rows
FordLira
Record
55-1930-6-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
74.3%
82.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
15
KO rate0–100%
34.55%
50% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
35% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5
5 (edge)
1.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 74
74
4

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Al Ford: No height on file
Johnny Lira: 5′9″
Reach+6″
Al Ford: 63″
Johnny Lira: 69″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Al Ford: 76
Johnny Lira: Died aged 61
Stance
Al Ford: Orthodox
Johnny Lira: Orthodox

Al Ford left, Johnny Lira right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Al Ford55 wins · from 74 tracked bouts

Al Ford: 55 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (35%) and 36 on the cards (65%). Counted from 74 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 35%36 on the cards 65%

Johnny Lira1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Johnny Lira: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al Ford 74, Johnny Lira 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Al Ford last boxed on Jun 17, 1982 — 16,195 days ago. Ford had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Furlano Apr 1981Strauss Feb 1982Lira Mar 1982Gambini Apr 1982Olajide Jun 19825 tracked bouts per year

Johnny Lira had won one in a row before losing a decision to Alfredo Escalera. Lira last boxed on Jul 2, 1982.LLWL

España Aug 1979Davis Dec 1980Ford Mar 1982Escalera Jul 19821.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Al Ford and Johnny Lira ever fought each other?
Yes. Al Ford and Johnny Lira met once on March 11, 1982, and Johnny Lira won by UD.
The meeting

LMar 11, 1982 · Lira · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ford or Lira?
Al Ford is 55-19 and Johnny Lira is 30-6-1. Johnny Lira has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ford55–1974.3%

Lira30–6–182.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ford or Lira?
Al Ford has 19 knockout wins and Johnny Lira has 15. Al Ford has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ford1934.6%

Lira1550%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ford and Lira have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Al Ford and Johnny Lira have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ford and Lira?
This comparison is drawn from 74 bouts tracked for Al Ford and 4 bouts tracked for Johnny Lira. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ford74bouts

Lira4bouts

How They Win ↓

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