Zora Folley vs. Eddie Machen (1st meeting)
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Zora Folley 194 lbs drew with Eddie Machen 192 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12
- Date: 1958-04-09
- Location: Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA
- Referee: Frankie Carter 116-117
1 1092 10103 1094 10105 1096 9107 10108 10109 101010 91011 91012 910 - Judge: Fred Apostoli 117-115
1 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 10107 10108 9109 91010 101011 91012 1010 - Judge: Jack Downey 115-115
1 1092 10103 1094 1095 1096 9107 10108 1099 91010 91011 91012 910
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Note
"Top ranking heavyweights Eddie Machen and Zora Folley failed by far to determine a clear-cut title challenger last night in their 12 round draw. Most of the crowd of 11,759, which paid a gross of $95,755 to watch the goings-on at the Cow Palace, booed lustily at dull action on occasion. Machen, rated the No. 1 contender, seemed baffled by the potent left jab of the No. 2 challenger for Floyd Patterson's crown. Eddie flurried in the closing rounds and that brought him from defeat." -Associated Press
- This bout had been postponed from its original date of March 19th due to an injured muscle in Machen's left shoulder.
Unofficial Scorecards:
- AP - 117-116 Folley
- UP - 117-115 Machen
- San Mateo Times - 117-115 Folley
- Oakland Tribune - 117-115 Machen
- San Francisco Examiner - 114-113 Folley
Post fight comment: "It was a terrible fight. Machen wasn't sharp and Folley weakened." - Joe Louis