Zora Folley

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Zora Folley was an American heavyweight boxer of the 1950s and 1960s, best known for challenging Muhammad Ali for the world title in 1967.

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Zora Folley canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heavyweight boxer
human
professional boxer
activeYearsInBoxing 1953–1970
awardReceived Purple Heart
burialPlace Valley of the Sun Cemetery, Chandler, Arizona
causeOfDeath drowning
conflict Korean War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1931-05-27
dateOfDeath 1972-07-07
describedBySource The Ring magazine
draws 4
era 1950s
1960s
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Folley
linked to: Fowley
givenName Zora
hallOfFame Arizona Boxing Hall of Fame
losses 7
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank sergeant
name Zora Folley
notableFor being a top heavyweight contender of his era
notableOpponent Doug Jones
Eddie Machen
George Chuvalo
Henry Cooper
linked to: Sir Henry Cooper
notableWork challenged Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title
numberOfChildren 9
occupation boxer
opponent Muhammad Ali
placeOfBirth Dallas, Texas, United States
linked to: Dallas, Texas
placeOfDeath Chandler, Arizona, United States
religion Baptist
residence Chandler, Arizona, United States
resultAgainstMuhammadAli lost by knockout
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
spouse Pearl Folley
stance orthodox
titleChallengeDate 1967-03-22
titleChallengeLocation Madison Square Garden, New York City
totalFights 80
weightClass heavyweight
wins 74
winsByKO 40

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Zora isGivenNameOf Zora Folley
Sonny Liston defeated Zora Folley
Zora Folley name Zora Folley