Al Cole

Al Cole
Cole in 2010
Born	Alfred Rudolph Cole (1964-04-21) April 21, 1964 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Other names	Ice
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach	80 in (203 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	54
Wins	35
Wins by KO	16
Losses	16
Draws	3

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 boxer Ernie Terrell in the film Ali.^[1]

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 five 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. In 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".

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.^[2] 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."^[3]

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

Boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round(s), time	Date	Location	Notes
54	Loss	35–16–3	Danny Williams	SD	6	Sep 3, 2011	Karlstad CCC, Karlstad, Värmland
53	Loss	35–15–3	Timur Ibragimov	UD	6	Sep 4, 2009	Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad, Värmland
52	Win	35–14–3	Joey Abell	SD	6	Sep 5, 2008	Nojesfabriken, Karlstad, Värmland
51	Loss	34–14–3	Sultan Ibragimov	TKO	3 (12), 1:46	Mar 3, 2005	Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, New York	For WBO Asia Pacific heavyweight title
50	Loss	34–13–3	Hasim Rahman	UD	10	Mar 11, 2004	Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland
49	Loss	34–12–3	Lance Whitaker	UD	12	Oct 30, 2003	Seminole Casino, Coconut Creek, Florida	For NABA heavyweight title
48	Win	34–11–3	Joe Lenhart	UD	6	Aug 22, 2003	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
47	Win	33–11–3	David Izonritei	UD	8	Mar 1, 2003	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
46	Draw	32–11–3	Jeremy Williams	PTS	10	Jan 30, 2003	Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
45	Loss	32–11–2	Sedreck Fields	UD	10	Aug 31, 2002	Strawberry Field, Bridgehampton, New York
44	Win	32–10–2	Vinny Maddalone	UD	6	Jun 29, 2002	Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey
43	Loss	31–10–2	Sherman Williams	UD	10	Jan 26, 2002	Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, New York
42	Loss	31–9–2	Juan Carlos Gómez	TKO	6 (8), 1:10	Aug 4, 2001	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
41	Loss	31–8–2	Jameel McCline	UD	10	May 25, 2001	Norfolk, Virginia
40	Loss	31–7–2	David Bostice	UD	10	Dec 8, 2000	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
39	Loss	31–6–2	Terrence Lewis	UD	10	Sep 14, 2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York
38	Draw	31–5–2	Frankie Swindell	PTS	10	Apr 27, 2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York
37	Loss	31–5–1	Corrie Sanders	TKO	1 (12), 1:03	Feb 19, 2000	Carnival City, Brakpan, Gauteng	For WBU heavyweight title
36	Win	31–4–1	Brian Nix	TKO	8 (10), 2:25	Nov 29, 1999	Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec
35	Loss	30–4–1	Kirk Johnson	UD	10	Mar 20, 1999	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington
34	Draw	30–3–1	Kirk Johnson	PTS	10	Dec 8, 1998	Roseland Ballroom, New York City, New York
33	Win	30–3	Derrick Roddy	TKO	3 (10), 2:23	Sep 4, 1998	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
32	Win	29–3	Carlos Monroe	UD	10	May 8, 1998	Trump Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
31	Loss	28–3	Michael Grant	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	Jun 20, 1997	Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	For IBC heavyweight title
30	Win	28–2	Matthew Charleston	KO	1 (10)	Nov 22, 1996	Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida
29	Loss	27–2	Tim Witherspoon	UD	10	Jan 12, 1996	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
28	Win	27–1	Uriah Grant	UD	12	Jun 24, 1995	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
27	Win	26–1	Mike Dixon	TKO	8 (12), 3:00	Mar 18, 1995	Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida
26	Win	25–1	Nate Miller	UD	12	Jul 23, 1994	Bismarck Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
25	Win	24–1	Vincent Boulware	TKO	5 (12), 1:08	Nov 17, 1993	Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
24	Win	23–1	Glenn McCrory	UD	12	Jul 16, 1993	CSKA Moscow, Moscow	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
23	Win	22–1	Uriah Grant	UD	12	Feb 28, 1993	Trump Castle, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained IBF cruiserweight title
22	Win	21–1	James Warring	UD	12	Jul 30, 1992	Waterloo Village, Stanhope, New Jersey	Won IBF cruiserweight title
21	Win	20–1	Govoner Chavers	TKO	6 (10), 1:42	Dec 12, 1991	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
20	Win	19–1	Mike DeVito	TKO	3 (10), 3:00	Sep 25, 1991	Waterloo Village, Stanhope, New Jersey
19	Win	18–1	Frankie Swindell	TKO	11 (12), 2:08	Jul 25, 1991	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained USBA cruiserweight title
18	Win	17–1	Nate Miller	UD	12	May 9, 1991	Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey	Retained USBA cruiserweight title
17	Win	16–1	Leon Taylor	UD	12	Mar 8, 1991	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Won USBA cruiserweight title
16	Loss	15–1	Leon Taylor	SD	10	Dec 13, 1990	Penta Hotel, New York City, New York
15	Win	15–0	Matthew Brooks	TKO	4 (8), 1:09	Sep 27, 1990	Waterloo Village, Stanhope, New Jersey
14	Win	14–0	Jesse Shelby	UD	10	Aug 5, 1990	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
13	Win	13–0	Keith McMurray	UD	8	Jun 24, 1990	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
12	Win	12–0	Chris Collins	TKO	5 (?)	Jun 12, 1990	Fort Bragg, North Carolina
11	Win	11–0	Tommy Richardson	TKO	5 (8)	May 3, 1990	Quality Inn Hotel, Newark, New Jersey
10	Win	10–0	Jerry Dorsey	TKO	3 (8), 1:18	Mar 22, 1990	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
9	Win	9–0	Ed Mack	UD	6	Jan 7, 1990	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
8	Win	8–0	Luis Castillo	TKO	3 (6)	Nov 14, 1989	South Mountain Arena, West Orange, New Jersey
7	Win	7–0	Harrison Pearson	KO	5 (?)	Oct 20, 1989	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
6	Win	6–0	Drake Thadzi	PTS	6	Sep 12, 1989	Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
5	Win	5–0	John Beckles	TKO	4 (?)	Aug 15, 1989	South Mountain Arena, West Orange, New Jersey
4	Win	4–0	Aundrey Nelson	PTS	4	Jun 24, 1989	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey
3	Win	3–0	Jack Basting	MD	4	May 27, 1989	Bismarck Civic Center, Bismarck, North Dakota
2	Win	2–0	Guy Sonnenberg	UD	4	Apr 25, 1989	Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
1	Win	1–0	Lorenzo Thomas	TKO	3 (4), 1:06	Mar 25, 1989	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	Professional debut

• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions

• Boxing record for Al Cole from BoxRec (registration required)