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Zora Folley

7944 KOs

117 KOs

6Draws

Last six: D-L-W-W-W-L

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

96

rounds

669

KO %

55.7%

KO wins

44

KO losses

7

career

1953–1970

debut

1953-09-22

last fight

1970-09-29

Profile

birth name

Zora Bell Folley

alias

Bell

trainer

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 1″ / 185cm

nationality

USA

origin

Dallas Texas USA

city / state / zip

Chandler, Arizona

dob

1931-03-27

age

95

Latest news

On this date in boxing history (March 22): Muhammad Ali knocks out Zora Folley in last fight before exile

2020-03-22 · DAZN News US

Nevada Boxing Judge to Be Inducted to Boxing Hall of Fame - KTVN Channel 2 - Reno Tahoe Sparks News, Weather ...

2018-04-20 · KTVN

Muhammad Ali, George Chuvalo, Lupe Pintor, Ruben Castillo, Juan LaPorte, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Richie Sandoval, Carlos Zarate, Michele Chong, Miguel Diaz, Al Bernstein, Aaron Snowell, Jerry Quarry, Zora Folley, and Bundin Brown. ?To be inducted into…

Rise and Fall of Zora Folley

2005-09-09 · TheSweetScience.com

Longtime Chandler residents recall him as a diminutive kid who was picked on until a sudden growth spurt made Folley 6’1” and a solid 180 pounds as a teenager.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

24 1 0

L-KO

Selland Arena, Fresno, California, USA

1 of 10 · 228 / 225 lbs · 3:04

Referee: Tony Peretti

10 5 3

W-UD

Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 218 / 194 lbs

35 33 4

W-KO

Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

1 of 10 · 209 / 195 lbs · 2:19

Referee: Roger Yanez

20 29 2

W-TKO

Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

4 of 10 · 214 / 211 lbs · 2:54

35 4 0

L-MD

Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

10 of 10 · 215 / 206 lbs

23 1 0

D-PTS

Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 212 / 227 lbs

Judges: Stuart Winston 46-44 | Gus Jacobson 44-46

Referee: Jimmy Peerless (47-47)

12 1 1

D-PTS

Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

10 of 10

Judges: Nick Spano 47-43 | Lou Tress 48-48

Referee: John Fitzpatrick (48-49)

36 15 0

L-PTS

The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 212 / 199 lbs

Referee: Harry Gibbs 48¾-49¾

1 0 0

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2 of 10 · 210 / 198 lbs · 1:34

Referee: Roger Yanez

5 1 0

W-TKO

Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

8 of 10 · 217 / 190 lbs · 2:50

Referee: Davey Pearl

28 0 0

L-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

WBA World heavyweight title

7 of 15 · 1:48

Judges: Frank Forbes | Tony Castellano

Referee: Johnny LoBianco

22 11 3

W-KO

Coliseum, Houston, Texas, USA

1 of 10 · 212 / 215 lbs · 1:04

Jefferson Davis

27 10 1

W-UD

Houston, Texas, USA

10 of 10 · 208 / 200 lbs

Judges: Chris Jordan 99-91 | Jimmy Webb 98-92

Referee: Ernie Taylor (98-93)

8 2 2

W-UD

Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA

10 of 10 · 207 / 210 lbs

Referee: Mario Duccini

Jefferson Davis

27 8 1

W-KO

Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada, USA

8 of 12 · 213 / 191 lbs

21 3 0

W-UD

Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

10 of 10 · 212 / 181 lbs

Judges: Lucien Joubert 6-3 | Ernie Cojoe 8-1

Referee: Herman Dutreix (9-0)

8 0 0

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 215 / 203 lbs

Judges: Frank Forbes 9-1 | Nick Gamboli 10-0

Referee: Mark Conn (9-1)

28 2 1

W-KO

Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

4 of 10 · 211 / 206 lbs

Karl Mildenberger

40 2 1

D-PTS

Festhalle, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany

10 of 10 · 204 / 191 lbs

Referee: Otto Nispel

23 2 0

W-TKO

Houston, Texas, USA

7 of 10 · 209 / 206 lbs · 1:34

Referee: James Woodruff

25 7 2

W-UD

Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

10 of 10

Judges: Charley Bill 49-42 | Bill Thompson 47-44

Referee: Tony LaBranch (50-45)

18 3 0

W-UD

Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

10 of 10 · 210 / 193 lbs

Judges: Tony Bergeron 49-44 | James Regan 48-38 | Harry Shulman 47-43

Referee: Rosario Baillargeon

5 4 0

W-KO

Boise, Idaho, USA

5 of 10 · 205 / 230 lbs · 1:49

31 4 0

L-UD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 204 / 204 lbs

Judges: Bill Recht 1-7 | Artie Aidala 3-7

Referee: Zach Clayton (2-7)

39 4 1

W-UD

Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

10 of 10 · 200 / 206 lbs

Judges: Tony Bergeron 50-36 | Harry Shulman 50-39 | Johnny Gow 49-39

24 9 2

D-TDRAW

Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California, USA

5 of 10 · 203 / 185 lbs

Judges: Dick Young 4-0 | John Thomas 3-1

Referee: Jimmy Wilson (4-0)

20 3 1

L-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

7 of 10 · 196 / 185 lbs · 1:58

Referee: Arthur Mercante

8 9 3

W-UD

Tucson, Arizona, USA

10 of 10 · 197 / 202 lbs

13 1 0

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

5 of 10 · 200 / 191 lbs · 1:55

19 2 0

W-UD

Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA

10 of 10 · 197 / 181 lbs

Judges: Jack Cappelli 47-45 | Bob Sauer 47-46

Referee: Ray Keech (47-45)

37 9 0

W-TKO

Sacramento, California, USA

7 of 10 · 200 / 202 lbs · 2:00

Referee: Mario Duccini

31 2 1

W-UD

Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA

10 of 10 · 193 / 205 lbs

Judges: Bob Mitchell 9-1 | Rudy Ortega 9-0

Referee: Frankie Carter (10-0)

42 9 1

W-KO

Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA

3 of 10 · 194 / 208 lbs · 2:24

23 7 1

W-KO

Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

2 of 10x3 · 194 / 189 lbs · 1:06

12 14 2

W-UD

Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, USA

10 of 10 · 201 / 192 lbs

5 5 0

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2 of 10 · 203 / 223 lbs · 2:41

Alejandro Lavorante

12 1 0

L-KO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

7 of 10 · 200 / 206 lbs · 0:35

Referee: George Latka

8 2 0

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

5 of 10 · 195 / 182 lbs · 1:12

Willi Besmanoff

42 22 7

W-UD

SW Washington Fairgrounds, Centralia, Washington, USA

10 of 10 · 201 / 198 lbs

Judges: Ely Caston 98-96 | Whitey Domstad 98-96

Referee: Whitey Domstad (99-94)

29 1 0

L-KO

Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA

3 of 12 · 199 / 213 lbs · 0:28

Referee: Joe Ullmer

Clarence Williams

6 11 1

W-UD

Sacramento, California, USA

10 of 10 · 198 / 200 lbs

31 1 1

W-UD

Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA

12 of 12 · 194 / 199 lbs

Judges: Matt Zidich 117-114 | Fred Bottaro 119-114

Referee: Vern Bybee (118-113)

16 3 0

W-UD

Caravan Inn East, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

10 of 10 · 198 / 190 lbs

Judges: Joe Vozdik 99-93 | Jack Albert 98-94

Referee: Max Baer (99-96)

14 12 4

W-TKO

Arena, San Diego, California, USA

2 of 10 · 195 / 186 lbs · 1:58

Referee: Frank Rustich

35 16 7

W-MD

Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA

10 of 10 · 199 / 203 lbs

Judges: Art Williams 95-95 | Mario Duccini 98-92

Referee: Johnny Reno (97-93)

52 25 6

W-KO

Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA

4 of 10 · 201 / 181 lbs

Referee: Frank Manfredo

Willi Besmanoff

39 15 7

W-UD

Denver, Colorado, USA

10 of 10 · 194 / 198 lbs

Referee: Joe Ullmer

31 18 3

W-UD

Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

10 of 10 · 199 / 211 lbs

Referee: Ralph Armand

17 2 1

W-UD

Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado, USA

10 of 10 · 195 / 205 lbs

Referee: Max Baer

37 12 1

W-TKO

Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

9 of 10x3 · 192 / 204 lbs · 2:59

Referee: Frank Wilson