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Jerry Quarry
Born
(1945-05-15)May 15, 1945
Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Died
January 3, 1999(1999-01-03) (aged 53)
Templeton, California, U.S.
Nationality
American
Other names
Irish The Bellflower Bomber[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)
Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach
72 in (183 cm)
Stance
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights
66
Wins
53
Wins by KO
32
Losses
9
Draws
4
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] He is often seen as being one of the Best Heavyweight Boxers never to be Champion.[4][5][6] He beat Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson and top contenders Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers, Brian London, Thad Spencer, Buster Mathis, Randy Neumann, Jack Bodell, Mac Foster and Eduardo Corletti. He accumulated damage from lack of attention to defense against larger men at the top level, no head guard sparring, and attempted comebacks in 1977, 1983 and 1992 resulted in Quarry developing an unusually severe case of dementia pugilistica.
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^"BOXING : Quarry Evokes Images of What Might Have Been". Los Angeles Times. 1990-07-28. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
^"Punches Took Deadly Toll On Quarry – tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1999-01-05. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
^WBN (2022-12-02). "Top Ten heavyweight knockout pulverizers never to win a world title". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
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^"Jerry Quarry: He Had All The Tools to Become a Champion". Sports History Network. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
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