tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post3857274735401072447..comments2023-09-10T06:31:57.471-05:00Comments on Dispatches From the Away-Dad Nation: Zora Folley, My Dad, and a Mysterious DeathHal Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350917997504370743noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-33652043826550685492022-09-19T09:11:59.319-05:002022-09-19T09:11:59.319-05:00Saw that fight. I had forgotten how odd that KO wa...Saw that fight. I had forgotten how odd that KO was...it was like Listons...then his death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-81114185268924845752020-04-19T10:49:47.622-05:002020-04-19T10:49:47.622-05:00Fight with Ali looked staged very strange..especia...Fight with Ali looked staged very strange..especially how fast he popped up from those "knock out" punches..And he looked so resigned...What happened? Was he or family threatened by Ali's people, the mob, the Nation? It was Ali's last fight before going to prison for refusing the draft.. Folley was a war hero.. And his death so bizarre.. A connection? So sad..a great man..under normal circumstances maybe could have beaten Ali..but a hero.. AnywayMoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535776579198064344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-85407193631633169792018-06-23T07:19:48.663-05:002018-06-23T07:19:48.663-05:00I've just watched the Zora Folley vs Muhummad ...I've just watched the Zora Folley vs Muhummad Ali fight on ESPN Classic Boxing. Mr Folley sure did put up a good performance, he was certainly a great heavyweight fighter. I hope the family find out what happened on that fateful day in Tucson and get the closure they seek.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319198392680600624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-14668916512238811082017-11-02T12:44:02.139-05:002017-11-02T12:44:02.139-05:00Zora was a great fighter, and the real boxing fans...Zora was a great fighter, and the real boxing fans will never forget him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-1428100696067151752017-09-03T20:45:51.918-05:002017-09-03T20:45:51.918-05:00Enough Said I'm Zora's son RobertEnough Said I'm Zora's son RobertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-72482602488423278052015-07-25T12:18:45.134-05:002015-07-25T12:18:45.134-05:00Hi Hal, I am the youngest daughter of the late Zor...Hi Hal, I am the youngest daughter of the late Zora Folley, I communicated with you before in the past. I see you are still writing. I still wonder about my Dad's death as well as my siblings. My Mother pasted away in October of 2011. There are 7 of us Children left, we lost 2 sisters Denise in 2010, and Francine in 2012. There's 3 girls and all 4 boys left. We still still talk about Mom and Dad and still very proud of his accomplishments. Proud of the Folley Memorial Park, Folley Street named in his honor but that still doesn't make it any easier or ease the sick feeling that we get when we think of what really happened to my Father. I've heard a few stories and there's a book on amazon written by a man from Chandler Az that supposedely spoke to people back then and he had some theories. Only God knows what happened to my Dad and if and whomever killed him, or had something to do with it, they will have to answer to the good Lord for their sins as will we all....Thank you for keeping his name in the light!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-28625579990181222762012-12-19T11:00:12.449-06:002012-12-19T11:00:12.449-06:00I have just watched Zora Folley box Ali on a boxin...I have just watched Zora Folley box Ali on a boxing gold in England. I wondered what happened to Zora after boxing ! Very sad how he passed away. I enjoyed the article written by Hal, it opened my eyes and got me thinking.His family should still be allowed to question the authoritys and get closure on this matter... PatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564014667302512364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-91749831120102557122011-10-29T22:34:35.101-05:002011-10-29T22:34:35.101-05:00Very good thinking. I was a Phoenician and as a ki...Very good thinking. I was a Phoenician and as a kid I looked up to Zora. The death seems even more suspicious now that no police reports or autopsy. RememberArizona was a magnet for organized crime and boxing was controlled by the East Coast organized crime factions in those days. Sonny Liston was a prime example. Anyway this is buried deep and it's history. Still it has a lot of things that could make you think it was foul play.Big Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970991339929366551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-20002179425420530532007-10-29T22:25:00.000-05:002007-10-29T22:25:00.000-05:00Agreed, I'd never heard the name Zara Folley befor...Agreed, I'd never heard the name Zara Folley before. Thanks for the great writing.Redleftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04834798382800790723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33980200.post-70456046669096377432007-10-29T21:38:00.000-05:002007-10-29T21:38:00.000-05:00Digging deep there Hal. All the more reason to reg...Digging deep there Hal. All the more reason to regularly check for your posts. I never know what I'll learn. <BR/>Keep Writing,<BR/>DavidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624036967811753781noreply@blogger.com