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Jerry Quarry (May 15, 1945 – January 3, 1999), nicknamed "Irish" or "The Bellflower Bomber", was an American professional boxer. [ 2] During the peak of his career from 1968 to 1971, Quarry was rated by The Ring magazine as the most popular fighter in the sport. His most famous bouts were against Muhammad Ali. [ 3]
Jerry Quarry was a heavyweight boxer who fought from 1965 to 1992. He had 66 bouts, 53 wins, 9 losses, and 4 draws, with 43 knockouts. See his career highlights, opponents, and results on BoxRec.
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Jan 5, 1999 · A tribute to the late heavyweight boxer Jerry Quarry, who fought Muhammad Ali twice and Jimmy Ellis, Joe Frazier and others. He had a glittering career but a tragic decline due to brain damage and addiction.
Jan 5, 1999 · Jerry Quarry, heavyweight contender of late 1960's and early 1970's who faced sport's greatest names of his era and then spent his final years debilitated by boxing-induced brain damage, dies at ...
Oct 27, 2022 · But Jerry, having quit the ring with an incredibly hard-earned 51-8-4 record, came back some 18 years after he had gone pro. Quarry, overweight and sluggish, actually managed to win two fights ...
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Oct 10, 2020 · Jerry Quarry, once described as the greatest fighter never to have won a title, was one of the best and most popular heavyweights of the 1960s and 1970s. He fought such boxers as Muhammad Ali (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), Floyd Patterson (twice), Eddie Machen , Thad Spencer , Jimmy Ellis , Buster Mathis , George Chuvalo , Mac Foster , Ron Lyle , Earnie Shavers and Ken Norton .
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Dec 14, 2021 · Jerry Quarry came from a family of fighters. He, his father, and two brothers boxed professionally. His younger brother Mike was a top contender in the light-heavyweight division, posting a career record of 63–13–6.
