Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley

Last updated
Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley
DateMarch 22, 1967
Venue Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Title(s) on the line WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring undisputed heavyweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Flag of the United States.svg Muhammad Ali Flag of the United States.svg Zora Folley
Nickname "The Greatest" "Bell"
Hometown Louisville, Kentucky Dallas, Texas
Pre-fight record 28–0 (22 KO) 74–7–4 (40 KO)
Age 25 years, 2 months 35 years, 9 months
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 211 lb (96 kg) 203 lb (92 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA, WBC, NYSAC, and The Ring
Undisputed Heavyweight Champion		 The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Ali won via 7th round KO

Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley was a professional boxing match contested on March 22, 1967, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. [1]

Contents

Background

This was first World Heavyweight Championship bout to be held at Madison Square Garden since Ezzard Charles vs. Lee Oma in January 1951.

The fight

Ali knockout Zora Folley AP photo.jpg

Ali won the bout by knocking out Folley in the seventh round. [2]

Aftermath

This would be Ali's last boxing match before his suspension from boxing. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts: [7]

Broadcasting

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines ABS-CBN
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC

References

  1. ↑ "Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "'Phantom' Chop stops Folley". The Telegraph. 23 March 1967. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  3. ↑ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times . Simon & Schuster. pp.  166–7. ISBN   9780671688929.
  4. ↑ Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. pp. 150–2.
  5. ↑ "ZORA FOLLEY RANKS MUHAMMAD ALI AS NO. 1". Sports Illustrated. 10 April 1967. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "AFTER MUHAMMAD, A GRAVEYARD". Sports Illustrated. 3 April 1967. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Muhammad Ali's bouts
22 March 1967		Succeeded by
Preceded by
vs. Floyd Joyner
 Zora Folley's bouts
22 March 1967		Succeeded by
vs. Wayne Kindred
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.