79 Wins (44 knockouts, 35 decisions), 11 Losses (7 knockouts, 4 decisions), 6 Draws [6] |
Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Type |
Round |
Date |
Location |
Notes |
Loss |
79–11–6 |
Mac Foster |
KO |
1 |
29/09/1970 |
Selland Arena, Fresno, California |
Folley knocked out at 3:04 of the first round. |
Win |
79–10–6 |
Billy Joiner |
UD |
10 |
05/11/1969 |
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
Win |
78–10–6 |
Tommy Sims |
KO |
1 |
16/06/1969 |
Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona |
Sims knocked out at 2:19 of the first round. |
Win |
77–10–6 |
Sonny Moore |
TKO |
4 |
30/01/1969 |
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:54 of the fourth round. |
Loss |
76–10–6 |
Oscar Bonavena |
MD |
10 |
06/07/1968 |
Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires |
|
Draw |
76–9–6 |
Al Jones |
SD |
10 |
14/05/1968 |
Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida |
|
Draw |
76–9–5 |
Roger Russell |
SD |
10 |
11/03/1968 |
Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia |
|
Loss |
76–9–4 |
Brian London |
PTS |
10 |
13/11/1967 |
Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside |
|
Win |
76–8–4 |
Nick Sosa |
KO |
2 |
04/10/1967 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
75–8–4 |
Wayne Kindred |
TKO |
8 |
18/09/1967 |
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
Loss |
74–8–4 |
Muhammad Ali |
KO |
7 |
22/03/1967 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City |
For WBC, WBA, The Ring, and lineal heavyweight titles |
Win |
74–7–4 |
Floyd Joyner |
KO |
1 |
17/01/1967 |
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas |
|
Win |
73–7–4 |
Jefferson Davis |
UD |
10 |
13/12/1966 |
Houston, Texas |
|
Win |
72–7–4 |
Henry Clark |
UD |
10 |
25/10/1966 |
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California |
|
Win |
71–7–4 |
Jefferson Davis |
KO |
8 |
28/06/1966 |
Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada |
|
Win |
70–7–4 |
Bob Foster |
UD |
10 |
06/12/1965 |
New Orleans Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana |
|
Win |
69–7–4 |
Oscar Bonavena |
UD |
10 |
26/02/1965 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City |
|
Win |
68–7–4 |
Gerhard Zech |
KO |
4 |
14/11/1964 |
Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia |
|
Draw |
67–7–4 |
Karl Mildenberger |
PTS |
10 |
17/04/1964 |
Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse |
|
Win |
67–7–3 |
Tod Herring |
TKO |
7 |
17/03/1964 |
Houston, Texas |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:34 of the seventh round. |
Win |
66–7–3 |
George Chuvalo |
UD |
10 |
17/01/1964 |
Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
|
Win |
65–7–3 |
Billy Daniels |
UD |
10 |
17/10/1963 |
Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec |
|
Win |
64–7–3 |
Tiger Lynch |
KO |
5 |
19/09/1963 |
Boise, Idaho |
Lynch knocked out at 1:49 of the fifth round. |
Loss |
63–7–3 |
Ernie Terrell |
UD |
10 |
27/07/1963 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City |
|
Win |
63–6–3 |
Bob Cleroux |
UD |
10 |
23/05/1963 |
Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec |
|
Draw |
62–6–3 |
Dean Bogany |
TD |
5 |
02/04/1963 |
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California |
Fight stopped due to an accidental headbut. |
Loss |
62–6–2 |
Doug Jones |
KO |
7 |
15/12/1962 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City |
Folley knocked out at 1:58 of the seventh round. |
Win |
62–5–2 |
Dave Furch |
UD |
10 |
19/11/1962 |
Tucson, Arizona |
|
Win |
61–5–2 |
Al Gonzalez |
KO |
5 |
29/08/1962 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
Al knocked out at 1:55 of the fifth round. |
Win |
60–5–2 |
Doug Jones |
UD |
10 |
01/08/1962 |
Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado |
|
Win |
59–5–2 |
Paul Andrews |
TKO |
7 |
12/06/1962 |
Sacramento, California |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the seventh round. |
Win |
58–5–2 |
Bob Cleroux |
UD |
10 |
18/04/1962 |
San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California |
|
Win |
57–5–2 |
Mike DeJohn |
KO |
3 |
15/02/1962 |
Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado |
DeJohn knocked out at 2:24 of the third round. |
Win |
56–5–2 |
Henry Cooper |
KO |
2 |
05/12/1961 |
Empire Pool, Wembley, London |
Cooper knocked out at 1:06 of the second round. |
Win |
55–5–2 |
Sonny Moore |
UD |
10 |
28/09/1961 |
El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas |
|
Win |
54–5–2 |
"Big" Ben Marshall |
KO |
2 |
30/08/1961 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
Marshall knocked out at 2:41 of the second round. |
Loss |
53–5–2 |
Alejandro Lavorante |
KO |
7 |
11/05/1961 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
Folley knocked out at 0:35 of the seventh round. |
Win |
53–4–2 |
Norman Letcher |
TKO |
5 |
10/02/1961 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the fifth round. |
Win |
52–4–2 |
Willi Besmanoff |
UD |
10 |
16/09/1960 |
SW Washington Fairgrounds, Centralia, Washington |
|
Loss |
51–4–2 |
Sonny Liston |
KO |
3 |
18/07/1960 |
Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado |
Folley knocked out at 0:28 of the third round. |
Win |
51–3–2 |
Clarence Williams |
UD |
10 |
05/04/1960 |
Sacramento, California |
|
Win |
50–3–2 |
Eddie Machen |
UD |
12 |
18/01/1960 |
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
|
Win |
49–3–2 |
Alonzo Johnson |
UD |
10 |
18/11/1959 |
Caravan Inn East, Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
48–3–2 |
Monroe Ratliff |
TKO |
2 |
02/10/1959 |
San Diego Arena, San Diego, California |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the second round. |
Win |
47–3–2 |
Howard King |
MD |
10 |
04/08/1959 |
Sacramento, California |
|
Win |
46–3–2 |
Alvin Williams |
KO |
4 |
07/07/1959 |
Fresno Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California |
|
Win |
45–3–2 |
Willi Besmanoff |
UD |
10 |
07/04/1959 |
Denver, Colorado |
|
Win |
44–3–2 |
Hank Thurman |
UD |
10 |
10/03/1959 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
43–3–2 |
Alex Miteff |
UD |
10 |
29/01/1959 |
Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado |
|
Win |
42–3–2 |
Joe Bygraves |
TKO |
9 |
24/11/1958 |
Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the ninth round. |
Loss |
41–3–2 |
Henry Cooper |
PTS |
10 |
14/10/1958 |
Empire Pool, Wembley, London |
|
Win |
41–2–2 |
Pete Rademacher |
KO |
4 |
25/07/1958 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
Pete knocked out at 1:15 of the fourth round. |
Win |
40–2–2 |
Art Swiden |
UD |
10 |
19/05/1958 |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
Draw |
39–2–2 |
Eddie Machen |
SD |
12 |
09/04/1958 |
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
|
Win |
39–2–1 |
Garvin Sawyer |
UD |
10 |
01/01/1958 |
Capitol Arena, Washington, D.C. |
|
Win |
38–2–1 |
Edgardo Romero |
TKO |
4 |
04/12/1957 |
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the fourth round. |
Win |
37–2–1 |
Duke Sabedong |
KO |
4 |
21/11/1957 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
36–2–1 |
Monroe Ratliff |
UD |
10 |
10/09/1957 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
35–2–1 |
Edgardo Romero |
TKO |
6 |
05/08/1957 |
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas |
|
Win |
34–2–1 |
Jeff Dyer |
UD |
10 |
09/07/1957 |
Phoenix Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
33–2–1 |
Julius Griffin |
TKO |
4 |
18/06/1957 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the fourth round. |
Win |
32–2–1 |
Jimmy Wood |
KO |
2 |
20/05/1957 |
Sports Center, Tucson, Arizona |
Wood knocked out at 1:20 of the second round. |
Win |
31–2–1 |
JD Harvey |
KO |
4 |
18/04/1957 |
Sports Arena, Yuma, Arizona |
Harvey knocked out at 2:46 of the fourth round. |
Win |
30–2–1 |
Johnny Hollins |
KO |
2 |
12/03/1957 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
Hollins knocked out at 1:29 of the second round. |
Win |
29–2–1 |
Howie Turner |
UD |
10 |
11/02/1957 |
St. Nicholas Arena, New York City |
|
Win |
28–2–1 |
Wayne Bethea |
SD |
10 |
09/01/1957 |
Syracuse War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York |
|
Win |
27–2–1 |
Wayne Bethea |
SD |
10 |
03/12/1956 |
St. Nicholas Arena, New York City |
|
Win |
26–2–1 |
Nino Valdes |
UD |
10 |
25/09/1956 |
Softball Park, Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
25–2–1 |
Roger Rischer |
UD |
12 |
15/08/1956 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
Southwestern Heavyweight Title. |
Win |
24–2–1 |
Rocky Robinson |
KO |
8 |
28/05/1956 |
Sports Center, Tucson, Arizona |
Robinson knocked out at 1:40 of the eighth round. |
Win |
23–2–1 |
Ponce DeLeon Taylor |
KO |
7 |
08/05/1956 |
Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona |
de Leon knocked out at 0:03 of the seventh round. |
Win |
22–2–1 |
Alex Watson Jones |
KO |
3 |
28/02/1956 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
Jones knocked out at 2:01 of the third round. |
Loss |
21–2–1 |
Young Jack Johnson |
RTD |
5 |
01/12/1955 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
California Heavyweight Title. Folley did not come out for the sixth round due to a broken rib. |
Win |
21–1–1 |
Reuben Wilson |
KO |
8 |
24/09/1955 |
Clifton, Arizona |
|
Win |
20–1–1 |
Ted Calaman |
TKO |
4 |
08/09/1955 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the fourth round. |
Win |
19–1–1 |
Jack Jarrod |
TKO |
7 |
28/07/1955 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the seventh round. |
Loss |
18–1–1 |
Johnny Summerlin |
RTD |
6 |
23/06/1955 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
Folley did not come out for the seventh round due to a broken jaw. |
Win |
18–0–1 |
Howard King |
TKO |
1 |
16/05/1955 |
Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:57 of the first round. |
Win |
17–0–1 |
Calvin Brad |
TKO |
7 |
07/04/1955 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the seventh round. |
Win |
16–0–1 |
Kirby Seals |
TKO |
5 |
24/02/1955 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the fifth round. |
Win |
15–0–1 |
JD Reed |
TKO |
8 |
20/01/1955 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the eighth round. |
Win |
14–0–1 |
Kid Zanzibar |
KO |
7 |
18/12/1954 |
Clifton, Arizona |
|
Win |
13–0–1 |
Jimmy Ingram |
PTS |
10 |
26/11/1954 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
12–0–1 |
Georgie Woods |
PTS |
10 |
23/10/1954 |
Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
11–0–1 |
Sandy McPherson |
UD |
8 |
01/10/1954 |
Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta |
|
Win |
10–0–1 |
Kid Percy |
KO |
N/A |
28/08/1954 |
Clifton, Arizona |
|
Win |
9–0–1 |
Kirby Seals |
UD |
10 |
13/08/1954 |
San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California |
|
Win |
8–0–1 |
Frank Buford |
UD |
10 |
12/07/1954 |
Tucson, Arizona |
|
Win |
7–0–1 |
Johnny Rebel |
KO |
1 |
10/06/1954 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
6–0–1 |
Joe Sandell |
TKO |
3 |
13/04/1954 |
Softball Park, Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Win |
5–0–1 |
Battling Blackjack |
KO |
1 |
26/03/1954 |
Clifton, Arizona |
|
Win |
4–0–1 |
Howard King |
TKO |
7 |
26/01/1954 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the seventh round. |
Win |
3–0–1 |
Lonnie Malone |
TKO |
2 |
07/12/1953 |
Arena, South Gate, California |
|
Win |
2–0–1 |
Joe Louis Brown |
KO |
8 |
17/11/1953 |
Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Draw |
1–0–1 |
Calvin Chambers |
PTS |
4 |
29/09/1953 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
|
Win |
1–0 |
Jimmy Ingram |
PTS |
4 |
22/09/1953 |
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles |
|