In a career spanning 27 years and 5 months, Jerry Quarry fought 66 times with 53 wins, 9 losses, and 4 draws. By his last professional fight on October 30, 1992, Quarry's boxing record stood at 53-9-4 (32 KO wins, 6 KO losses).
Jerry Quarry (Irish Jerry Quarry) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Bakersfield, California, U.S. on May 15, 1945. Quarry made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19 on May 7, 1965. Quarry died on January 3, 1999 at the age of 53 years.
Total Fights | 66 |
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Wins | 53 |
Losses | 9 |
Draws | 4 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 32 |
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Total Title Wins | 0 |
Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
Losses via KO | 6 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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66 | Oct 30, 1992 | 47 | Ron Cranmer | Loss | UD |
65 | Nov 22, 1983 | 38 | James Williams | Win | MD |
64 | Aug 31, 1983 | 38 | Lupe Guerra | Win | TKO1 |
63 | Nov 5, 1977 | 32 | Lorenzo Zanon | Win | TKO9 |
62 | Mar 27, 1975 | 29 | Ken Norton | Loss | TKO5 |
61 | Feb 25, 1975 | 29 | George Johnson | Win | UD |
60 | Jun 17, 1974 | 29 | Joe Frazier | Loss | TKO5 |
59 | May 8, 1974 | 28 | Joe Alexander | Win | KO2 |
58 | Dec 14, 1973 | 28 | Earnie Shavers | Win | TKO1 |
57 | Sep 10, 1973 | 28 | Tony Doyle | Win | TKO4 |
56 | Aug 31, 1973 | 28 | James J Woody | Win | TKO2 |
55 | Feb 9, 1973 | 27 | Ron Lyle | Win | UD |
54 | Jan 5, 1973 | 27 | Randy Neumann | Win | RTD7 |
53 | Jun 27, 1972 | 27 | Muhammad Ali | Loss | TKO7 |
52 | May 9, 1972 | 26 | Larry Middleton | Win | PTS |
51 | Apr 17, 1972 | 26 | Eduardo Corletti | Win | KO1 |
50 | Dec 2, 1971 | 26 | Lou Bailey | Win | UD |
49 | Nov 16, 1971 | 26 | Jack Bodell | Win | KO1 |
48 | Jul 24, 1971 | 26 | Tony Doyle | Win | UD |
47 | Jun 18, 1971 | 26 | Dick Gosha | Win | UD |
46 | Oct 26, 1970 | 25 | Muhammad Ali | Loss | RTD3 |
45 | Sep 8, 1970 | 25 | Stamford Harris | Win | TKO6 |
44 | Jun 17, 1970 | 25 | Mac Foster | Win | TKO6 |
43 | Mar 19, 1970 | 24 | George Johnson | Win | UD |
42 | Mar 3, 1970 | 24 | Rufus Brassell | Win | KO2 |
41 | Dec 12, 1969 | 24 | George Chuvalo | Loss | KO7 |
40 | Sep 3, 1969 | 24 | Brian London | Win | KO2 |
39 | Aug 11, 1969 | 24 | Johnny Carroll | Win | KO1 |
38 | Jun 23, 1969 | 24 | Joe Frazier | Loss | RTD7 |
37 | Mar 24, 1969 | 23 | Buster Mathis | Win | UD |
36 | Jan 26, 1969 | 23 | Aaron Eastling | Win | KO5 |
35 | Jan 10, 1969 | 23 | Charlie Reno | Win | TKO5 |
34 | Nov 19, 1968 | 23 | Willis Earls | Win | UD |
33 | Nov 11, 1968 | 23 | Bob Mumford | Win | TKO5 |
32 | Apr 27, 1968 | 22 | Jimmy Ellis | Loss | MD |
31 | Feb 3, 1968 | 22 | Thad Spencer | Win | TKO12 |
30 | Oct 28, 1967 | 22 | Floyd Patterson | Win | MD |
29 | Sep 15, 1967 | 22 | Billy Daniels | Win | KO1 |
28 | Jun 9, 1967 | 22 | Floyd Patterson | Draw | MD |
27 | Apr 27, 1967 | 21 | Alex Miteff | Win | KO3 |
26 | Mar 9, 1967 | 21 | Brian London | Win | UD |
25 | Jan 11, 1967 | 21 | Al Jones | Win | KO5 |
24 | Dec 15, 1966 | 21 | Joey Orbillo | Win | UD |
23 | Nov 28, 1966 | 21 | Leslie Borden | Win | KO5 |
22 | Oct 20, 1966 | 21 | Bill Nielsen | Win | UD |
21 | Jul 14, 1966 | 21 | Eddie Machen | Loss | UD |
20 | May 27, 1966 | 21 | Tony Alongi | Draw | PTS |
19 | May 2, 1966 | 20 | Al Jones | Win | UD |
18 | Apr 7, 1966 | 20 | George Johnson | Win | TKO2 |
17 | Mar 4, 1966 | 20 | Tony Alongi | Draw | SD |
16 | Feb 17, 1966 | 20 | Prentice Snipes | Win | TKO5 |
15 | Feb 3, 1966 | 20 | Eddie Land | Win | UD |
14 | Dec 23, 1965 | 20 | Roy Crear | Win | TKO3 |
13 | Nov 11, 1965 | 20 | Tony Doyle | Draw | UD |
12 | Nov 2, 1965 | 20 | Roy Crear | Win | TKO3 |
11 | Oct 28, 1965 | 20 | Al Carter | Win | TKO6 |
10 | Oct 18, 1965 | 20 | Milton Manley | Win | KO1 |
9 | Sep 23, 1965 | 20 | Ray Junior Ellis | Win | TKO3 |
8 | Aug 9, 1965 | 20 | John Henry Jackson | Win | UD |
7 | Aug 2, 1965 | 20 | JP Spencer | Win | TKO4 |
6 | Jul 29, 1965 | 20 | Ray Junior Ellis | Win | UD |
5 | Jul 16, 1965 | 20 | Willie Davis | Win | KO3 |
4 | Jun 24, 1965 | 20 | Dave Centi | Win | UD |
3 | Jun 17, 1965 | 20 | Lance Holmberg | Win | UD |
2 | Jun 3, 1965 | 20 | John Henry Jackson | Win | KO4 |
1 | May 7, 1965 | 19 | Gene Hamilton | Win | PTS |
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Jerry Quarry's professional boxing career spanned more than 27 years — from 1965 to 1992.
Quarry made his debut against Gene Hamilton at the age of 19 on May 7, 1965, defeating Hamilton via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 11 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 7 wins via stoppage.
Quarry had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on April 27, 1968 after 31 professional fights, against Jimmy Ellis for the WBA (vacant) title. He lost to Ellis via 15 round majority decision.
Some of Quarry's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Floyd Patterson, Earnie Shavers, Randy Neumann, Jack Bodell, Eduardo Corletti, Mac Foster, Brian London, and Joe Alexander.
Jerry Quarry had a total of nine losses in his professional boxing career — two of them in title bouts and seven in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Eddie Machen via 10 round unanimous decision on July 14, 1966, which ended his 17-fight win streak. He was stopped six times and lost three times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Jerry Quarry's losses".
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Ron Cranmer at 47 years of age, on October 30, 1992. Quarry lost the fight via 6 round unanimous decision.
Quarry retired from professional boxing with a record of 53-9-4, which included 32 knockout wins and six losses via knockout.
Some of Quarry's best wins were against Earnie Shavers, Randy Neumann, Jack Bodell, Eduardo Corletti, Mac Foster, Brian London, and Joe Alexander.
Quarry knocked out 32 of his 66 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 48.5%. Of his total 53 wins, 32 of them were via KO (60.4%).
Quarry had nine losses. Ron Cranmer, Ken Norton, Muhammad Ali, George Chuvalo, and Joe Frazier are some of the boxers who have beaten Quarry.