Biography
Jerry Quarry (May 15, 1945 β 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. He is often seen as being one of the Best Heavyweight Boxers never to be Champion. 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.
Filmography
all 10
TV Shows 7
self 5
Movies 3
Ron Lyle (2021)
Earnie Shavers (2021)
Knight Rider (1982)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Land of the Giants (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
Batman (1966)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Jerry Quarry: Boxing's Hard Luck Warrior
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GenderMale
Birthday1945-05-14
Deathday1999-01-03 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceBakersfield, United States of America
Height183-centimeter
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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