Zora Folley vs. Alejandro Lavorante ~ May 11, 1961

[Bill Paxtom]

'UPSET ARTIST LAVORANTE NOW GUNS FOR PATTERSON'

Paul 'Pinky' George {Manager; Alejandro Lavorante} >

"We want Patterson next. My kid doesn't need any more warm-up fights. We're ready right now."

"I told you that he would score a 'spectacular' Knockout. I'm not surprised at all that he knocked
out Zora Folley. I expected it."

"My kid has the hardest left-hand in the Division, outside of Sonny Liston. And his right-hand is
the 'best' by far. Just ask Zora."
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George Parnassus {Fight Promoter} >

"We had wired Floyd Patterson with a Fight Purse offer of $350,000 to come out here to defend his
Title against Alejandro. Well, now I'm upping it to $500,000. There is now way in Hell that Patterson
can turn that kind of money down."