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Jerry Quarry (May 15, 1945 – January 3, 1999), nicknamed "Irish" or "The Bellflower Bomber", was an American professional boxer. 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.
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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...
Dec 14, 2021 · On Jan.3, 1999, Jerry Quarry died at just 53 years of age. Upon Quarry’s death, Joe Frazier said, “Jerry was a very tough man. He could have been a world champion, but he cut too easily.” Quarry was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1995.
Jerry Quarry (born May 15, 1945, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died January 3, 1999, Templeton, California) American boxer who became a championship heavyweight contender but never a champion. He posted a professional record of 53–9–4 with 33 knockouts and was known as a heavy hitter with a devastating left hook, but some of his biggest ...
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Jerry Quarry was an American heavyweight boxer who fought from 1965 to 1992. He had 66 bouts, 53 wins, 9 losses, and 4 draws, with 32 knockouts. He challenged Muhammad Ali twice for the world title and fought other notable opponents such as Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, and Earnie Shavers.
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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 ...
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, suffering from brain damage and poverty.
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