Record & Stats
Record79-11-6 (44 KOs)Born
May 27, 1931
Died
Jul 7, 1972
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
44 (46%)
Title Fights
0-2
Divisions
1
Analytics
Zora Folley boxing record
Zora Folley's professional boxing record is 79-11-6 (44 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 96 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Folley's most recent fight was a loss to Mac Foster on Sep 29, 1970.
Folley went 0-1 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Sep 29, 1970 | 39 | Mac Foster | L | KO | 1 | β | Heavyweight |
| 95 | Nov 5, 1969 | 38 | Billy Joiner | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 94 | Jun 16, 1969 | 38 | Tommy Sims | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 93 | Jan 29, 1969 | 37 | Sonny Moore | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 92 | Jul 6, 1968 | 37 | Oscar Bonavena | L | MD | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 91 | May 14, 1968 | 36 | Al Jones | D | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 90 | Mar 11, 1968 | 36 | Roger Russell | D | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 89 | Nov 13, 1967 | 36 | Brian London | L | PTS | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 88 | Oct 3, 1967 | 36 | Nick Sosa | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 87 | Sep 18, 1967 | 36 | Wayne Kindred | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 86 | Mar 22, 1967 | 35 | Muhammad Ali | L | KO | 7 | ~ WBA~ WBC | Heavyweight |
| 85 | Jan 17, 1967 | 35 | Floyd Joyner | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 84 | Dec 13, 1966 | 35 | Jefferson Davis | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 83 | Oct 25, 1966 | 35 | Henry Clark | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 82 | Jun 28, 1966 | 35 | Jefferson Davis | W | KO | 8 | β | β |
| 81 | Dec 6, 1965 | 34 | Bob Foster | W | UD | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 80 | Feb 26, 1965 | 33 | Oscar Bonavena | W | UD | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 79 | Nov 14, 1964 | 33 | Gerhard Zech | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 78 | Apr 17, 1964 | 32 | Karl Mildenberger | D | PTS | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 77 | Mar 17, 1964 | 32 | Tod Herring | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 76 | Jan 17, 1964 | 32 | George Chuvalo | W | UD | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 75 | Oct 17, 1963 | 32 | Billy Daniels | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 74 | Sep 19, 1963 | 32 | John Collins | W | KO | 5 | β | β |
| 73 | Jul 27, 1963 | 32 | Ernie Terrell | L | UD | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 72 | May 23, 1963 | 31 | Bob Cleroux | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 71 | Apr 2, 1963 | 31 | Dean Bogany | D | TD | 5 | β | β |
| 70 | Dec 15, 1962 | 31 | Doug Jones | L | KO | 7 | β | Heavyweight |
| 69 | Nov 19, 1962 | 31 | Dave Furch | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 68 | Aug 29, 1962 | 31 | Al Gonzalez | W | KO | 5 | β | β |
| 67 | Aug 1, 1962 | 31 | Doug Jones | W | UD | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 66 | Jun 12, 1962 | 31 | Paul Andrews | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 65 | Apr 18, 1962 | 30 | Bob Cleroux | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 64 | Feb 15, 1962 | 30 | Mike DeJohn | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 63 | Dec 5, 1961 | 30 | Henry Cooper | W | KO | 2 | β | Heavyweight |
| 62 | Sep 28, 1961 | 30 | Sonny Moore | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 61 | Aug 30, 1961 | 30 | Ben Marshall | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 60 | May 11, 1961 | 29 | Alejandro Lavorante | L | KO | 7 | β | β |
| 59 | Feb 10, 1961 | 29 | Norman Letcher | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 58 | Sep 16, 1960 | 29 | Willi Besmanoff | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 57 | Jul 18, 1960 | 29 | Sonny Liston | L | KO | 3 | β | Heavyweight |
| 56 | Apr 5, 1960 | 28 | Clarence Williams | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 55 | Jan 18, 1960 | 28 | Eddie Machen | W | UD | 12 | β | β |
| 54 | Nov 18, 1959 | 28 | Alonzo Johnson | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 53 | Oct 2, 1959 | 28 | Monroe Ratliff | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 52 | Aug 4, 1959 | 28 | Howard King | W | MD | 10 | β | β |
| 51 | Jul 7, 1959 | 28 | Alvin Williams | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 50 | Apr 7, 1959 | 27 | Willi Besmanoff | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 49 | Mar 10, 1959 | 27 | Hank Thurman | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 48 | Jan 29, 1959 | 27 | Alex Miteff | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 47 | Nov 24, 1958 | 27 | Joe Bygraves | W | TKO | 9 | β | β |
| 46 | Oct 14, 1958 | 27 | Henry Cooper | L | PTS | 10 | β | Heavyweight |
| 45 | Jul 25, 1958 | 27 | Pete Rademacher | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 44 | May 19, 1958 | 26 | Art Swiden | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 43 | Apr 9, 1958 | 26 | Eddie Machen | D | SD | 12 | β | β |
| 42 | Jan 1, 1958 | 26 | Garvin Sawyer | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 41 | Dec 4, 1957 | 26 | Edgardo Romero | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 40 | Nov 21, 1957 | 26 | Duke Sabedong | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 39 | Sep 10, 1957 | 26 | Monroe Ratliff | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 38 | Aug 5, 1957 | 26 | Edgardo Romero | W | TKO | 6 | β | β |
| 37 | Jul 9, 1957 | 26 | Jeff Dyer | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 36 | Jun 18, 1957 | 26 | Julius Griffin | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 35 | May 20, 1957 | 25 | Jimmy Wood | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 34 | Apr 18, 1957 | 25 | JD Harvey | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 33 | Mar 12, 1957 | 25 | Johnny Hollins | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 32 | Feb 11, 1957 | 25 | Howie Turner | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 31 | Jan 9, 1957 | 25 | Wayne Bethea | W | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 30 | Dec 3, 1956 | 25 | Wayne Bethea | W | SD | 10 | β | β |
| 29 | Sep 25, 1956 | 25 | Nino Valdes | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 28 | Aug 15, 1956 | 25 | Roger Rischer | W | UD | 12 | β | β |
| 27 | May 28, 1956 | 25 | Rocky Robinson | W | KO | 8 | β | β |
| 26 | May 8, 1956 | 24 | Ponce de Leon | W | KO | 7 | β | β |
| 25 | Feb 28, 1956 | 24 | Watson Jones | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 24 | Dec 1, 1955 | 24 | Young Jack Johnson | L | RTD | 5 | ~ California State Athletic Commission California | Heavyweight |
| 23 | Sep 24, 1955 | 24 | Reuben Wilson | W | KO | 8 | β | β |
| 22 | Sep 8, 1955 | 24 | Ted Calaman | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 21 | Jul 28, 1955 | 24 | Jake Williams | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 20 | Jun 23, 1955 | 24 | Johnny Summerlin | L | RTD | 6 | β | β |
| 19 | May 16, 1955 | 23 | Howard King | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 18 | Apr 7, 1955 | 23 | Calvin Brad | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 17 | Feb 24, 1955 | 23 | Kirby Seals | W | TKO | 5 | β | β |
| 16 | Jan 20, 1955 | 23 | JD Reed | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 15 | Dec 18, 1954 | 23 | Kid Zanzibar | W | KO | 7 | β | β |
| 14 | Nov 26, 1954 | 23 | Jimmy Ingram | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 13 | Oct 23, 1954 | 23 | Georgie Woods | W | SD | 5 | β | β |
| 12 | Oct 1, 1954 | 23 | Sandy McPherson | W | UD | 8 | β | β |
| 11 | Aug 28, 1954 | 23 | Kid Percy | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 10 | Aug 13, 1954 | 23 | Kirby Seals | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 9 | Jul 12, 1954 | 23 | Frank Buford | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 8 | Jun 10, 1954 | 23 | Johnny Rebel | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 7 | Apr 13, 1954 | 22 | Jackie Condon | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 6 | Mar 26, 1954 | 22 | Battling Blackjack | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 5 | Jan 26, 1954 | 22 | Howard King | W | TKO | 7 | β | β |
| 4 | Dec 7, 1953 | 22 | Lonnie Malone | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 3 | Nov 17, 1953 | 22 | Cornelius Brown | W | RTD | 8 | β | β |
| 2 | Sep 29, 1953 | 22 | Calvin Chambers | D | PTS | 4 | β | β |
| 1 | Sep 22, 1953 | 22 | Jimmy Ingram | W | PTS | 4 | β | β |