Kevin Ford, is heavyweight

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

 professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

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Amateur

Ford had a stellar amateur career, becoming the 1989 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion. Prior to the win, he lost to Riddick Bowe

Riddick Bowe

Riddick Lamont Bowe is a retired American boxer. He is a two-time heavyweight champion and a former undisputed heavyweight champion...

 in 1988 Olympic Games Trials.

Professional career

Ford turned pro in 1989 and was undefeated in his first 9 bouts before losing to Tony Willis

Tony Willis

Anthony "Tony" Willis is a British former boxer who won a Light Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics...

 by TKO in 1990. He then lost a decision to Joe Hipp

Joe Hipp

Joe "The Boss" Hipp is a retired professional Native American Heavyweight boxer. Hipp, a member of Blackfoot Tribe became the first Native American to challenge for the world heavyweight championship of boxing on August 19, 1995 when he fought WBA champion Bruce Seldon at the MGM Grand Las Vegas...

 in 1992 and again in 1993. He retired later that year after a TKO loss to James Smith

James Smith (boxer)

James "Bonecrusher" Smith is a former American boxer who was briefly WBA heavyweight champion in the late 1980s. He was the first heavyweight champion with a college degree.-Early life:Smith was born in Magnolia, North Carolina...

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