Clay won the May 25, 1965 fight and retained his title as heavyweight champion. In 1967, Ali faced 74-7-4 Zora Folley in a defense of his heavyweight crown. Ali was never behind in the fight, and many ...

He died in 1955 and is buried in Arlington cemetery. Sgt. Zora Folley Before he became a famous boxer, Zora Folley was a sergeant in the U.S. Army. He saw active service during the Korean War ...

Jones, who started his career as a lightheavyweight, had been in against Zora Folley twice (splitting decisions), Von Clay twice, Eddie Machen, Bob Foster and Pete Rademacher. The boxers set a ...

Still, Heavyweight Champion Cassius Clay, 25, insisted he was really worried by Challenger Zora Folley, a 34-year-old pug who had already been beaten by Sonny Listen, Henry Cooper and Ernie ...

(Original Caption) 3/22/1967-New York, NY-: Heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay stands in the ring at Madison Square Garden, with his arm around the neck of challenger Zora Folley. In 1967, Ali ...

This was dominant from Clay as he made Liston look slow and clumsy. On March 22, 1967, Muhammad Ali defeated Zora Folley and retained his WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles.

On March 22, 1967, Muhammad Ali defeated Zora Folley and retained his WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles. The fight was at Madison Square Garden in New York City and saw Ali ...

Zora Folley similarly was stopped in the third. Reportedly, President John F. Kennedy had urged champion Floyd Patterson not to defend against Liston because of the latter’s strong ties to ...

While this can never be proven, the late boxing sage Bert Sugar once told ESPN that top contenders Zora Folley and Eddie Machen had complained that their eyes were burning just before their ...

Another fighter, Zora Folley, ticks all three boxes. Folley was an outstanding fighter from the golden age of heavyweight boxing. He is best remembered today for his 1967 title challenge against ...

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