Al Cole

Al Cole
Cole in 2010
Statistics
Real name	Alfred Rudolph Cole
Nickname(s)	Ice
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach	80 in (203 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1964-04-21) April 21, 1964 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	54
Wins	35
Wins by KO	16
Losses	16
Draws	6

Alfred Rudolph Cole (born April 21, 1964), best known as Al Cole, is an American former professional boxer. He won the IBF cruiserweight title and was a major force in the division until moving up to heavyweight, where he had less success. In 2001, Cole portrayed Ernie Terrell in the film Ali.^[1]

Career

Cole, at 6'4", was a large and dominant cruiserweight boxer. Later in his career, he did not have the size or power to compete at the upper echelon of the heavyweight division when he moved up in weight class. He listed his hometown as Spring Valley, New York. Cole began his career on a 20-1 tear and captured the cruiserweight title by defeating IBF champ James Warring after only three years as a professional. Cole went on to defend the title six times. His most notable defenses came against Uriah Grant (a fighter who beat Thomas Hearns). Cole defeated Grant twice by unanimous decision. Throughout his career Al Cole has appeared in movies with several big actors such as Robert De Niro, Will Smith, John Voight, Jamie Foxx, Jeffrey Wright & Catherine Zeta-Jones. One of the movies Al Cole appeared in, Ali, people got knocked out during the audition. Cole was cited -"People really got knocked out auditioning for the movie roles".

Heavyweight

Cole went up to heavyweight without losing his title. In his first heavyweight fight, Cole was nearly swept on all cards by Tim Witherspoon in a unanimous decision loss. A year later, Cole was TKO'd by Michael Grant in the 10th round. Cole then had brief success by drawing over ten rounds with up and coming, undefeated prospect Kirk Johnson. Johnson was to win the rematch via unanimous decision, a loss which began Cole's career downfall. Cole went on to lose to Corrie Sanders and Jameel McCline. Cole's career then had a brief resurgence with a victory over undefeated Vincent Maddalone, a unanimous decision over David Izonritei, and a draw with Jeremy Williams). Cole failed to build on the momentum though, dropping decisions to Lance Whitaker, former heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman, and finally a TKO loss to Sultan Ibragimov. Cole then retired, but returned to defeat heavyweight prospect Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell on September 5 in Sweden. A year later, he was defeated by fringe contender Timur Ibragimov. Cole had scheduled to fight a rematch with Abell in 2010 in Uganda, but that bout fell through. Reflecting on his long career in boxing, Cole noted "I gave people what they wanted to see-an action-packed fight."^[2]

Life as a trainer

Cole is now a professional boxing trainer. He is currently training USBA Heavyweight Champion Maurice Harris for Boxing 360.

Professional boxing record

35 Wins (16 knockouts, 19 decisions), 16 Losses (4 knockouts, 12 decisions), 3 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	43-10	Danny "Brixton Bomber" Williams	SD	6	03/09/2011	Karlstad, Sweden	56-58, 58-56, 56-59.
Loss	25-2-1	Timur Ibragimov	UD	6	04/09/2009	Karlstad, Sweden	55-60, 56-59, 55-59.
Win	20-2	Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell	SD	6	05/09/2008	Karlstad, Sweden	56-58, 58-57, 58-57.
Loss	14-0	Sultan Ibragimov	TKO	3	03/03/2005	New York City, United States	WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the third round.
Loss	35-5-1	Hasim "The Rock" Rahman	UD	10	11/03/2004	Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States	94-96, 94-96, 94-96.
Loss	26-2-1	Lance "Mount" Whitaker	UD	12	30/10/2003	Coconut Creek, Florida, United States	NABA Heavyweight Title. 110-118, 111-117, 112-116.
Win	11-18-3	Joe Lenhart	UD	6	22/08/2003	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	60-54, 60-54, 59-55.
Win	27-5	David Izon	UD	8	01/03/2003	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	79-73, 79-73, 77-75.
Draw	39-4	Jeremy "Half Man-Half Amazing" Williams	PTS	10	30/01/2003	Portland, Oregon, United States	94-96, 95-95, 95-95.
Loss	17-15-1	Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields	UD	10	31/08/2002	Bridgehampton, New York, United States	94-96, 93-97, 92-98.
Win	15-0	Vinny Maddalone	UD	6	29/06/2002	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	18-6-1	Sherman "The Caribbean Tank" Williams	UD	10	26/01/2002	New York City, United States
Loss	32-0	Juan Carlos "Pantera Negra" Gomez	TKO	6	04/08/2001	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	24-2-3	Jameel "Big Time" McCline	UD	10	25/05/2001	Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Loss	24-2-1	David "The Boss" Bostice	UD	10	08/12/2000	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	93-97, 93-97, 94-96.
Loss	27-7	Terrence "K.O." Lewis	UD	10	14/09/2000	New York City, United States	90-96, 93-95, 90-96.
Draw	37-19-2	Frankie "The Tennessee Stud" Swindell	PTS	10	27/04/2000	New York City, United States	95-95, 95-95, 95-95.
Loss	35-1	Corrie "The Sniper" Sanders	TKO	1	19/02/2000	Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa	WBU World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:13 of the first round.
Win	10-4	Brian "Big Man" Nix	TKO	8	29/10/1999	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the eighth round.
Loss	26-0-1	Kirk "Bubba" Johnson	UD	10	20/03/1999	Tacoma, Washington, United States	93-97, 94-96, 93-97.
Draw	26-0	Kirk "Bubba" Johnson	PTS	10	08/12/1998	New York City, United States	94-93, 94-94, 94-94.
Win	18-13	Derrick Roddy	TKO	3	04/09/1998	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the third round.
Win	11-5	Carlos "The Shock Absorber" Monroe	UD	10	08/05/1998	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	97-93, 97-93, 96-94.
Loss	24-0	"Big" Michael Grant	RTD	10	20/06/1997	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBC World Heavyweight Title. Cole did not come out for the 11th round.
Win	23-7	Matthew Charleston	KO	1	22/11/1996	Tampa, Florida, United States
Loss	43-4	"Terrible" Tim Witherspoon	UD	10	12/01/1996	New York City, United States	90-100, 90-100, 91-99.
Win	23-10	Uriah "Bossman" Grant	UD	12	24/06/1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 118-110, 117-111, 117-111.
Win	15-16	Mike "The Duke" Dixon	TKO	8	18/03/1995	Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win	23-3	Nate Miller	UD	12	23/07/1994	Bismarck, North Dakota, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 115-113, 117-111, 117-111.
Win	26-4-1	Vincent Boulware	TKO	5	17/11/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the fifth round.
Win	30-7-1	Glenn McCrory	UD	12	16/07/1993	Moscow, Russia	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 118-109, 118-109, 117-110.
Win	22-9	Uriah "Bossman" Grant	UD	12	28/02/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 116-112, 115-113, 117-111.
Win	14-1	James Warring	UD	12	30/07/1992	Stanhope, New Jersey, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 116-111, 117-110, 114-113.
Win	9-2-1	Govoner Chavers	TKO	6	12/12/1991	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:42 of the sixth round.
Win	11-6-2	Mike DeVito	TKO	3	25/09/1991	Stanhope, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at the end of the third round.
Win	19-5	Frankie "The Tennessee Stud" Swindell	TKO	11	25/07/1991	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	USBA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:08 of the 11th round.
Win	18-2	Nate Miller	UD	12	09/05/1991	Newark, New Jersey, United States	USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win	13-4	Leon Taylor	UD	12	08/03/1991	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	USBA Cruiserweight Title. 116-112, 116-112, 116-112.
Loss	12-4	Leon Taylor	SD	10	13/12/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	94-96, 94-96, 97-93.
Win	8-2-1	Matthew Brooks	TKO	4	27/09/1990	Stanhope, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the fourth round.
Win	19-8-1	Jesse Shelby	UD	10	05/08/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	12-7-1	Keith "Sir Jabalot" McMurray	PTS	8	24/06/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	2-4	Chris Collins	TKO	5	12/06/1990	Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
Win	8-4	Tommy Richardson	TKO	5	03/05/1990	Newark, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the fifth round.
Win	7-3	Jerry Dorsey	TKO	3	22/03/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:40 of the third round.
Win	7-0	Ed Mack	UD	6	07/01/1990	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	58-55, 58-55, 58-55.
Win	3-1	Luis Castillo	TKO	3	14/11/1989	West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	2-0	Harrison "Darth Vader" Pearson	KO	5	20/10/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	14-1-1	Drake "Nightmare" Thadzi	PTS	6	12/09/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	2-0-1	John Beckles	TKO	4	15/08/1989	West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	2-0	Aundrey Nelson	PTS	4	24/06/1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	9-4	Jack Basting	MD	4	27/05/1989	Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
Win	8-0-2	Guy Sonnenberg	UD	4	25/04/1989	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	1-1	Lorenzo Thomas	TKO	3	25/03/1989	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:06 of the third round.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Al Cole from BoxRec