Sport & Note

Zora FOLLEY

Male

Heavyweight, USA, Chandler, Arizona
Born: May 27, 1931, Dallas, Texas, USA
Died: July 7, 1972, Tuscon, Arizona, USA
(from a fall into a swimming pool)
Height: 6ft 1in, mt 1,85
Weight: 187-194-200-212-218-228 lbs

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1950
Seattle, Washington, Pacific Northwest Golden Gloves semi-finals, +79.400 kg
+ Feb. 22	Pete Rademacher	Seattle, Washington	WPTS 3
1951-1952 No activity recorded
1953
Boston, Massachusetts, United States National Championships 3rd place, +81 kg
- Apr. 15	Pete Rademacher	Boston, Massachusetts	LPTS 3

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1953
+ Sept. 22	Jimmy Ingram	Los Angeles, USA	W 4
= Sept. 29	Calvin Chambers	Los Angeles, USA	Draw 4
+ Nov. 17	Cornelius Brown	Phoenix, USA	KO 8
+ Dec. 7	Lonnie Malone	South Gate, USA	TKO 2
1954
+ Jan. 26	Howard King	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 7
+ Mar. 26	Battling Blackjack	Clifton, USA	KO 1
+ Apr. 13	Joe Sandell	Phoenix, USA	TKO 3
+ June 10	Johnny Rebel	Phoenix, USA	KO 1
+ July 12	Frank Buford	Tucson, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 13	Kirby Seals	San Diego, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 28	Kid Percy	Clifton, USA	KO 6
+ Oct. 1	Sandy McPherson	Edmonton, Canada	W 8
+ Oct. 23	Georgie Woods	Phoenix, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 26	Jimmy Ingram	Phoenix, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 18	Kid Zanzibar	Clifton, USA	KO 7
1955
+ Jan. 20	J.D. Reed	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 8
+ Feb. 24	Kirby Seals	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 5
+ Apr. 7	Calvin Brad	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 7
+ May 16	Howard King	San Francisco, USA	KO 1
- June 23	Johnny Summerlin	Los Angeles, USA	TKO by 6
+ July 28	Jake Williams	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 7
+ Sept. 8	Ted Calaman	Los Angeles, USA	TKO 4
+ Sept. 24	Reuben Wilson	Clifton, USA	KO 8
- Dec. 1	Young Jack Johnson	Los Angeles, USA	TKO by 5
(For California State Heavyweight Title)
1956
+ Feb. 28	Watson Jones	Phoenix, USA	KO 3
+ May 8	Ponce de Leon	Phoenix, USA	KO 7
+ May 28	Rocky Robinson	Tucson, USA	KO 8
+ Aug. 15	Roger Rischer	Phoenix, USA	W 12
+ Sept. 25	Nino Valdes	Phoenix, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 3	Wayne Bethea	New York, USA	W 10
1957
+ Jan. 9	Wayne Bethea	Syracuse, USA	W 10
+ Feb. 11	Howie Turner	New York, USA	W 10
+ Mar. 12	Johnny Hollins	Phoenix, USA	KO 2
+ Apr. 18	JD Harvey	Yuma, USA	KO 4
+ May 20	Jimmy Wood	Tucson, USA	KO 2
+ June 18	Julius Griffin	Phoenix, USA	TKO 4
+ July 9	Jeff Dyer	Phoenix, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 5	Edgardo Romero	Dallas, USA	TKO 6
+ Sept. 10	Monroe Ratliff	Phoenix, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 21	Duke Sabedong	Phoenix, USA	KO 4
+ Dec. 4	Edgardo Romero	Albuquerque, USA	TKO 4
1958
+ Jan. 1	Garvin Sawyer	Washington, USA	W 10
= Apr. 9	Eddie Machen	San Francisco, USA	Draw 12
+ May 19	Art Swiden	Las Vegas, USA	W 10
+ July 25	Pete Rademacher	Los Angeles, USA	KO 4
- Oct. 14	Henry Cooper	Wembley, Great Britain	L 10
+ Nov. 24	Joe Bygraves	Leicester, Great Britain	KO 9
1959
+ Jan. 29	Alex Miteff	Denver, USA	W 10
+ Mar. 10	Hank Thurman	Phoenix, USA	W 10
+ Apr. 7	Willi Besmanoff	Denver, USA	W 10
+ July 7	Alvin Williams	Fresno, USA	KO 4
+ Aug. 4	Howard King	Sacramento, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 2	Monroe Ratliff	San Diego, USA	KO 2
+ Nov. 18	Alonzo Johnson	Phoenix, USA	W 10
1960
+ Jan. 18	Eddie Machen	San Francisco, USA	W 12
+ Apr. 5	Clarence Williams	Sacramento, USA	W 10
- July 18	Sonny Liston	Denver, USA	KO by 3
+ Sept. 16	Willi Besmanoff	Centralia, USA	W 10
1961
+ Feb. 10	Norman Letcher	Phoenix, USA	TKO 5
- May 11	Alejandro Lavorante	Los Angeles, USA	KO by 7
+ Aug. 30	Ben Marshall	Phoenix, USA	KO 2
+ Sept. 28	Sonny Moore	El Paso, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 5	Henry Cooper	Wembley, Great Britain	KO 2
1962
+ Feb. 15	Mike DeJohn	Denver, USA	KO 3
+ Apr. 18	Bob Cleroux	San Francisco, USA	W 10
+ June 12	Paul Andrews	Sacramento, USA	TKO 7
+ Aug. 1	Doug Jones	Denver, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 29	Al Gonzalez	Phoenix, USA	KO 5
+ Nov. 19	Dave Furch	Tucson, USA	W 10
- Dec. 15	Doug Jones	New York, USA	KO by 7
1963
= Apr. 2	Dean Bogany	Bakersfield, USA	TDraw 5
+ May 23	Bob Cleroux	Montreal, Canada	W 10
- July 27	Ernie Terrell	New York, USA	L 10
+ Sept. 19	John Collins	Boise, USA	KO 5
+ Oct. 17	Billy Daniels	Montreal, Canada	W 10
1964
+ Jan. 17	George Chuvalo	Cleveland, USA	W 10
+ Mar. 17	Tod Herring	Houston, USA	TKO 7
= Apr. 17	Karl Mildenberger	Frankfurt, Germany	Draw 10
+ Nov. 14	Gerhard Zech	Dortmund, Germany	KO 4
1965
+ Feb. 26	Oscar Bonavena	New York, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 6	Bob Foster	New Orleans, USA	W 10
1966
+ June 28	Jefferson Davis	Reno, USA	KO 8
+ Oct. 25	Henry Clark	Sacramento, USA	W 10
+ Dec. 13	Jefferson Davis	Houston, USA	W 10
1967
+ Jan. 17	Floyd Joyner	Houston, USA	KO 1
- Mar. 22	Muhammad Ali	New York, USA	KO by 7
(For World Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 18	Wayne Kindred	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 8
+ Oct. 4	Nick Sosa	Phoenix, USA	KO 2
- Nov. 13	Brian London	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 10
1968
= Mar. 11	Roger Russell	Philadelphia, USA	Draw 10
= May 14	Al Jones	Miami Beach, USA	Draw 10
- July 6	Oscar Bonavena	Buenos Aires, Argentina	L 10
1969
+ Jan. 30	Sonny Moore	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 4
+ June 16	Tommy Sims	Phoenix, USA	KO 1
+ Nov. 5	Billy Joiner	Las Vegas, USA	W 10
1970
- Sept. 29	Mac Foster	Fresno, USA	KO by 1

Summary

Total bouts: 96, Won: 79 (44 inside the limit), Lost: 11 (7 inside the limit), Draw: 6, NC: 0