1. Al Cole won the IBF cruiserweight title and was a major force in the division until moving up to heavyweight, where he had less success.
10 Facts About Al Cole
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In 2001, Cole portrayed boxer Ernie Terrell in the film Ali.
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Al Cole listed his hometown as Spring Valley, New York.
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In one of the movies Al Cole appeared in, Ali, people got knocked out during the audition.
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Al Cole was cited -"People really got knocked out auditioning for the movie roles".
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Al Cole then had brief success by drawing over ten rounds with up and coming, undefeated prospect Kirk Johnson.
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Al Cole went on to lose to Corrie Sanders and Jameel McCline.
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Al 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.
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Al Cole had scheduled to fight a rematch with Abell in 2010 in Uganda, but that bout fell through.
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Al Cole is currently training USBA Heavyweight Champion Maurice Harris for Boxing 360.