Al Foreman
| Al Foreman | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Albert Foreman |
| Nickname(s) | Bert "Kid" Harris |
| Rated at |
featherweight junior lightweight lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Nationality |
English/Canadian 
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| Born | 3 November 1904 London, England |
| Died | 23 December 1954 (aged 50) Montreal, Canada |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 129 |
| Wins | 99 (KO 64) |
| Losses | 20 (KO 2) |
| Draws | 10 |
| No contests | 0 |
Al Foreman (3 November 1904 in London – 23 December 1954), was a British born boxer of the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s who in the last four years of his career won the Canadian lightweight title, British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title. He unsuccessfully contended for the Canadian Featherweight title against Leo Roy in Montreal on May 8, 1924. He first took the Canadian Lightweight title against Leo "Kid" Roy in 1928, and took the BBBofC British Lightweight Title on February 21, 1930 in a first-round knockout of reigning champion Fred Webster in the Whitechapel District of London. He was an amazingly durable fighter having few if any knockouts counted against him in his career, yet knocking out an exceptionally high percentage of his opponents.
His professional fighting weight varied from 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb), to 136 lb (61.7 kg; 9 st 10.0 lb). Foreman was managed by his brother, Maurice.
Albert Foreman was born in London, England on November 3, 1904.
He was orphaned at four years of age, and for ten years lived in an orphanage, the Hayes School for Jewish Boys in Middlesex on the outskirts of London. At fourteen, he ran away from the orphanage and attempted to join the Army in the midst of WWI. Too young for combat, the Army allowed him to join the famous Black Watch infantry regiment in a non-combat role as a drummer boy, after he obtained his orphanage's permission. When the war immediately ended, Foreman was reassigned to occupation duty in Germany. He began boxing for the British Army with considerable success.
In his early career he scored an impressive record of 40 wins, 12 losses, and 7 draws, with 30 wins by knockout. During his early career in England, he often fought under the name Bert "Kid" Harris.
In 1924, Foreman moved to Canada from Great Britain, where in time he gained citizenship. He lived intermittently in Montreal during the next ten years of his boxing career, but settled there after his retirement from boxing in 1934. His years of boxing in the United States allowed him to hone his skills against some of the greatest boxers of the era.
Around late 1924–26, Foreman fought for the United States Army during a two-year hitch, eventually winning the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps Featherweight Championship. During this period, though continuing to fight professionally, he fought exclusively in the United States, boxing several matches at Fort Myers in Virginia where he was probably stationed, and the Barracks in Washington, D. C. While boxing for the Army, he amassed an amazing record of wins with a high percentage of knockouts. Foreman remained boxing in the United States roughly through 1928.
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