Have Oscar Bonavena and Zora Folley ever fought each other?

Yes. Oscar Bonavena and Zora Folley have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Bonavena or Folley?

Oscar Bonavena is 58-9-1 and Zora Folley is 79-11-6. Oscar Bonavena has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Bonavena or Folley?

Oscar Bonavena has 44 knockout wins and Zora Folley has 44. Both have 44.

Do Bonavena and Folley have any common opponents?

Oscar Bonavena and Zora Folley share 5 common opponents: Billy Joiner, Muhammad Ali and Karl Mildenberger (and 2 others). Oscar Bonavena fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bonavena and Folley?

This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Oscar Bonavena and 96 bouts tracked for Zora Folley. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Oscar Bonavena vs Zora Folley — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Zora Folley

Oscar Bonavena (58-9-1) and Zora Folley (79-11-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 5 common opponents.

Bonavena

Wins44 KO · 76%

Losses

Draw68 tracked bouts

Folley

Wins44 KO · 56%

Losses

Draws96 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Oscar Bonavena and Zora Folley have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1965Feb 26	1968Jul 6	Series
Oscar BonavenaFighter A	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Zora FolleyFighter B	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Result	UDBonavena vs Folley	MDBonavena vs Folley	2Meetings

The Numbers

Bonavena 6 · Folley 0 of 6 measurable rows

BonavenaEdge = longer wingFolley

Record: 58-9-1 (edge)79-11-6
Win %0–100%: 86% (edge)
85.4%
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 44: 44
44
KO rate0–100%: 75.86% (edge)
55.7%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 76% (edge)
56%
Times stopped^†max 7: 1 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡levelmax 5.6: 5.6
5.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 96: 68
96

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Oscar Bonavena: No height on file; Zora Folley: 6′1″
Reachnot held: Oscar Bonavena: No reach on file; Zora Folley: 77″
Agenot comparable: Oscar Bonavena: Died aged 33; Zora Folley: Died aged 40
Stance: Oscar Bonavena: Orthodox; Zora Folley: Orthodox

Oscar Bonavena left, Zora Folley right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Oscar Bonavena58 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

44 by KO/TKO 76%13 on the cards 22%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Zora Folley79 wins · from 96 tracked bouts

44 by KO/TKO 56%35 on the cards 44%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Oscar Bonavena 68, Zora Folley 96 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Bonavena better on 1 · even on 45 shared · Oscar Bonavena better on 1 · even on 4

BonavenaOscar Bonavena

Opponent

FolleyZora Folley

Oscar Bonavena
Win, UD
1976Feb 1976
JoinerBilly JoinerUnited States 12–13–3EvenEven — 1–0 both
Zora Folley
Win, UD
1969Nov 1969
Oscar Bonavena
Loss, TKO
1970Dec 1970
AliMuhammad AliUnited Kingdom 56–5EvenEven — 0–1 both
Zora Folley
Loss, KO 7
1967Mar 1967
Oscar Bonavena
Win, UD
1967Sep 1967
MildenbergerKarl MildenbergerGermany 53–6–3 · HeavyweightBonavena betterOscar Bonavena better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Zora Folley
Draw, PTS
1964Apr 1964
Oscar Bonavena
Win, MD
1966Jun 1966
ChuvaloGeorge ChuvaloCanada 73–18–2 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Zora Folley
Win, UD
1964Jan 1964
Oscar Bonavena
Win, KO 1
1965Nov 1965
DanielsBilly DanielsEvenEven — 1–0 both
Zora Folley
Win, UD
1963Oct 1963

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Oscar Bonavena has won seven straight, the most recent against Billy Joiner. Bonavena last boxed on Feb 26, 1976.WWWWW

Mashburn Sep 1974Wright Oct 1974Vaka Nov 1974Gorosito Nov 1975Joiner Feb 19765.6 tracked bouts per year

Zora Folley had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Mac Foster. Folley last boxed on Sep 29, 1970.LWWWL

Bonavena Jul 1968Moore Jan 1969Sims Jun 1969Joiner Nov 1969Foster Sep 19705.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Oscar Bonavena and Zora Folley ever fought each other?: Yes. Oscar Bonavena and Zora Folley have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Bonavena or Folley?: Oscar Bonavena is 58-9-1 and Zora Folley is 79-11-6. Oscar Bonavena has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Bonavena or Folley?: Oscar Bonavena has 44 knockout wins and Zora Folley has 44. Both have 44.
Do Bonavena and Folley have any common opponents?: Oscar Bonavena and Zora Folley share 5 common opponents: Billy Joiner, Muhammad Ali and Karl Mildenberger (and 2 others). Oscar Bonavena fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bonavena and Folley?: This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Oscar Bonavena and 96 bouts tracked for Zora Folley. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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