Sonny Liston vs. Zora Folley - Revision history

Flatnose at 23:02, 2 November 2024

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	*Folley was guaranteed $40,000 and Liston $25,000. Liston accepted the smaller fee in order to make the fight.		*Folley was guaranteed $40,000 and Liston $25,000. Liston accepted the smaller fee in order to make the fight.
	*A crowd of 9,252 produced a gross gate of $77,406.55.		*A crowd of 9,252 produced a gross gate of $77,406.55.
			*This gate broke Denver's record of $24,693 set in 1957 for the Gene Fullmer-Ernie Durando bout.

			Post-fight comments

			* "I fought the wrong type of fight - I fought his fight. My strategy was to box him for 6 or 7 rounds. I didn't want to start slugging with him. But after he knocked me down the first time, I got up and hit him with a good right and I thought I might have him. I should have stayed in the center of the ring where I could box him. I felt I did alright when I was out in the center." -Zora Folley

			* "I got him quicker than I expected. I had thought he would stay away from me a little more." -Sonny Liston

Earl at 05:54, 28 March 2014

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	"Sonny Liston's sledge-hammer hands smashed Zora Folley to the canvas twice in the 2nd round and knocked him out at :28 seconds of the 3rd round of their scheduled 12 rounder in the Denver Coliseum. Folley used his boxing skill and swift punching hands to win the 1st round on the cards of all ring officials and the AP. Even after the first knockdown in the 2nd round, Folley rallied brilliantly and jarred Liston with a two-fisted attack. That only served to bring on Liston's sledge-hammer blows that decked Folley again. Folley tumbled face down onto the canvas for the final count in the 3rd. He never moved until seconds after the knockout." -Associated Press

	*Attendance - 9,~~252~~		'''Associated Press, July 20, 1960:'''
	*~~Gate - $77,406~~.55
	*~~Purses -~~ Folley - $40,000, Liston - $25,000 (Liston accepted the smaller fee in order to make the fight)		Sonny Liston, swinging his sledgehammer fists with devastating fury, knocked out Zora Folley in 28 seconds of the third round after battering him to the canvas twice in the second round of their scheduled 12-round heavyweight fight last night. Liston, 212½-pound slugger from Philadelphia, gave ground in the first round before he unleashed his dynamite-laden 14-inch fists that slammed Folley to the deck early in the second round and again as the round ended. Folley, 198½, of Chandler, Ariz., took nine counts on both knockdowns, the bell ending the second round saving him from the cold, calculating attack that finished him in the third stanza.

			Folley, a polished boxer who had won his last 10 fights—three by knockouts—staged a brilliant rally after the first knockdown. Folley staggered to his feet and battered Liston brutally with a two-fisted attack that forced the Philadelphian to give ground before he unleashed another of his bone-crushing left hooks and right-hand smashes that sent Folley crashing to the canvas on his face. Folley was struggling to his feet when the bell saved him. Handlers worked over him frantically in the corner but the effort was futile. The Arizonan danced out as they started the third only to be caught flush on the jaw by another terrific blow. The Philadelphian set up Folley with a right cross and then decked him with a fabulous left hook—a blow that has held his last nine opponents for the 10 count.

			==Notes==
			*Liston entered the fight ranked No. 1 in the world. Folley was ranked No. 2 by [[Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'' magazine]] and No. 3 by the [[National Boxing Association]].
			*Folley was guaranteed $40,000 and Liston $25,000. Liston accepted the smaller fee in order to make the fight.
			*A crowd of 9,252 produced a gross gate of $77,406.55.

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"Sonny Liston's sledge-hammer hands smashed Zora Folley to the canvas twice in the 2nd round and knocked him out at :28 seconds of the 3rd round of their scheduled 12 rounder in the Denver Coliseum. Folley used his boxing skill and swift punching hands to win the 1st round on the cards of all ring officials and the AP. Even after the first knockdown in the 2nd round, Folley rallied brilliantly and jarred Liston with a two-fisted attack. That only served to bring on Liston's sledge-hammer blows that decked Folley again. Folley tumbled face down onto the canvas for the final count in the 3rd. He never moved until seconds after the knockout." -Associated Press

*Attendance - 9,252
*Gate - $77,406.55
*Purses - Folley - $40,000, Liston - $25,000 (Liston accepted the smaller fee in order to make the fight)