Pete Rademacher vs. Zora Folley
Pete Rademacher 198 lbs lost to Zora Folley 200 lbs by KO at 1:15 in round 4 of 10
- Date: 1958-07-25
- Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Referee: Charley Randolph
"Zora Folley, 200, from Chandler, Ariz., knocked out Pete Rademacher, 198, Columbus, Ga., in 1:15 of the 4th round. Folley had Pete down four times in all. On the last knockdown, referee Charlie Randolph didn't bother to finish the count. Folley was never in trouble, and it took but one short right chop to the jaw that traveled hardly twelve inches to start Pete on the downhill road. This was in the 3rd round. Another short right to the chin sent him down again. But before the round ended Pete charged Folley into the ropes and they fought savagely seconds after the bell sounded. Rademacher came out with a rush in the 4th but ran straight into a beautiful right cross, and down he went again. Folley closed in, there was a flurry capped by a ripping uppercut to the chin, and that was it." -Associated Press
- This was Rademacher's second pro fight
- Rademacher and Folley met twice as amateurs with both winning a decision
- Olympic Boxing Club matchmaker George Parnassus, immediately after this fight, wired heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson an offer of $250,000 to fight Folley in Los Angeles in September or October of '58
- This promotion ended up in the red as Parnassus had guaranteed Rademacher a $35,000 Purse, with the gate only realizing $35,022 in ticket sales.