Mike Quarry

Michael Wayne Quarry (March 4, 1951 – June 11, 2006)^[1] was an American light heavyweight boxer. He had a record of 63–13–6 including 17 knockouts during his career.^[2][3][4] He defeated such fighters as Jimmy Dupree.

Mike Quarry
Born	(1951-03-04)March 4, 1951
Died	June 11, 2006(2006-06-11) (aged 55) La Habra, California, US
Nationality	American
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light heavyweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	82
Wins	63
Wins by KO	17
Losses	13
Draws	6

Mike Quarry was born in Bakersfield, California. He began boxing at the age of eight and obtained his license to fight as an amateur at 17. He tried to emulate his elder brother Jerry Quarry, a renowned heavyweight fighter . At one time Michael said, "They might as well put on my epitaph: Here lies Jerry Quarry's little brother." After a win over title challenger Dupree, he had his one chance at a title shot in 1972, when he went up against Bob Foster for the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association light heavyweight crowns. Quarry lost on a fourth-round knockout.^[5][6][7]

Quarry died at age 55 in La Habra, California. His death was attributed to pugilistic dementia, which had also caused his brother Jerry's death.^[8][1] His grave is in Shafter, California, in Shafter Cemetery.

Professional boxing record

62 Wins (16 knockouts, 46 decisions), 13 Losses (5 knockouts, 8 decisions), 6 Draws [9]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	64–13–5	Blufort Spencer	PTS	8	27/08/1982	Crystal City, Virginia, U.S.
Loss	64–12–5	Bunny Johnson	TKO	7	08/02/1981	Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
Win	64–11–5	Alvin Dominey	PTS	10	30/08/1980	Hyatt, Incline Village, Nevada, U.S.
Win	63–11–5	Pascual Ramirez	KO	8	23/11/1979	Hyatt, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	62–11–5	Tommy Evans	TKO	8	12/07/1978	Oakland, California, U.S.
Draw	62–10–5	Kevin Smith	PTS	10	13/06/1978	Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	62–10–4	Pete McIntyre	KO	5	10/03/1978	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
Win	62–9–4	Ron Wilson	SD	10	24/02/1978	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S.
Draw	61–9–4	Ned Hallacy	PTS	10	24/01/1978	Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Loss	61–9–3	Mike Rossman	RTD	6	11/05/1977	Madison Square Garden, New York City, U.S.
Win	61–8–3	Fred Wallace	PTS	10	23/03/1977	Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Loss	60–8–3	Mike Rossman	MD	10	11/12/1976	The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	60–7–3	Tom Bethea	UD	10	30/10/1976	The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	59–7–3	Eddie Owens	UD	10	05/10/1976	Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	58–7–3	Tony Greene	PTS	10	24/08/1976	Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Win	57–7–3	Billy Freeman	KO	8	03/08/1976	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Win	56–7–3	Sylvester Wilder	TKO	5	22/06/1976	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Win	55–7–3	Chuck Warfield	PTS	10	08/06/1976	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Win	54–7–3	Nat Gates	SD	10	11/05/1976	Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Win	53–7–3	Mike Rossman	UD	10	30/09/1975	Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, U.S.
Win	52–7–3	Tony Santiago	SD	10	09/09/1975	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Loss	51–7–3	Pedro Soto	MD	10	25/07/1975	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	51–6–3	Vernon McIntosh	TKO	6	08/07/1975	Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Win	50–6–3	Vernon McIntosh	UD	10	03/06/1975	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Loss	49–6–3	Yaqui Lopez	UD	10	14/05/1975	Stockton, California, U.S.
Win	49–5–3	Melvin Mott	UD	12	21/04/1975	Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.	Texas Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	48–5–3	Bobby Rascon	PTS	10	17/02/1975	Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Win	47–5–3	José Roman	UD	10	03/01/1975	Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Win	46–5–3	Pedro Soto	UD	8	09/12/1974	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.
Win	45–5–3	Bobby Rascon	UD	10	26/11/1974	Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Win	44–5–3	Karl Zurheide	UD	10	21/05/1974	Jones Hall, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Win	43–5–3	Gary Summerhays	SD	12	10/04/1974	Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Loss	42–5–3	Pierre Fourie	PTS	10	02/03/1974	Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Win	42–4–3	Bobby Rascon	UD	10	15/02/1974	Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Win	41–4–3	Brian Kelly Burden	UD	10	05/02/1974	Oklahoma City, U.S.
Win	40–4–3	Karl Zurheide	UD	10	18/12/1973	Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Loss	39–4–3	Chris Finnegan	PTS	10	13/11/1973	Empire Pool, London, England
Loss	39–3–3	Andy Kendall	MD	10	03/10/1973	Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Draw	39–2–3	Billy Wagner	PTS	12	21/07/1973	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.	American Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss	39–2–2	Tom Bogs	UD	10	10/05/1973	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Draw	39–1–2	Hal Carroll	PTS	10	23/04/1973	Felt Forum, New York City, U.S.
Win	39–1–1	Walter White	UD	10	04/04/1973	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Win	38–1–1	Ray White	UD	12	29/01/1973	Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.	California Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	37–1–1	Paul Kasper	TKO	5	11/01/1973	Orlando, Florida, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the fifth round.
Draw	36–1–1	Frank "Bob" Evans	PTS	10	12/12/1972	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Loss	36–1	Bob Foster	KO	4	27/06/1972	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	WBA/WBC Light Heavyweight Titles.
Win	36–0	Chuck Hamilton	TKO	8	03/04/1972	Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:15 of the eighth round..
Win	35–0	Tommy Hicks	UD	10	10/03/1972	Madison Square Garden, New York City, U.S.
Win	34–0	Jimmy Dupree	TD	5	29/10/1971	Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.	NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	33–0	Chuck Hamilton	UD	10	14/08/1971	Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
Win	32–0	Amado Vasquez	TKO	9	31/05/1971	Baseball park, National City, California, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the ninth round.
Win	31–0	Ron Wilson	UD	10	15/05/1971	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	30–0	Hill Chambers	SD	10	28/04/1971	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	29–0	Larry Cruz	KO	1	13/04/1971	Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
Win	28–0	Ron Wilson	MD	10	27/02/1971	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	27–0	Andy Kendall	MD	10	23/01/1971	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	26–0	Amado Vasquez	UD	10	19/12/1970	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	24–0	Enrique Villareal	TKO	9	14/11/1970	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:36 of the ninth round.
Win	23–0	Ray Ayala	MD	10	17/06/1970	Madison Square Garden, New York City, U.S.
Win	22–0	Eddie Avoth	UD	10	06/06/1970	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	21–0	Jesse Jerome Hill	PTS	10	25/04/1970	Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Win	20–0	Filifili Alaiasa	PTS	8	24/03/1970	Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Win	19–0	George Holden	UD	8	03/03/1970	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Win	18–0	Bob Matthews	PTS	6	19/02/1970	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	17–0	George Thomas	UD	8	26/01/1970	Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	16–0	Ruben Figueroa	SD	8	31/10/1969	Madison Square Garden, New York City, U.S.
Win	15–0	Teddy Murray	UD	8	21/10/1969	Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Win	14–0	George Holden	TKO	7	14/10/1969	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Win	13–0	Vidal Flores	PTS	8	09/10/1969	La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Win	12–0	Dean Whitlock	TKO	6	06/10/1969	Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	11–0	Jeff Wall	KO	3	18/09/1969	Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Win	10–0	Ken Watkins	UD	6	09/09/1969	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	9–0	George Thomas	PTS	8	03/09/1969	Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, U.S.
Win	8–0	Ken Watkins	PTS	6	15/08/1969	Arena, San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Win	7–0	Larry Gregg	KO	2	11/08/1969	Aldrich Arena, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	6–0	Ruben Figueroa	MD	6	23/06/1969	Madison Square Garden, New York City, U.S.
Win	5–0	Ernie Gipson	TKO	5	27/05/1969	Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S.
Win	4–0	LaVerne Williams	KO	3	19/05/1969	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.
Win	3–0	Bob Matthews	PTS	6	13/05/1969	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Win	2–0	Butch McCarthy	KO	1	29/04/1969	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.	McCarthy knocked out at 1:53 of the first round.
Win	1–0	James Dick	UD	5	18/04/1969	Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.

References

1. Springer, Steve (June 13, 2006). "Mike Quarry, 55; Boxer Fought in His Brother's Shadow". Los Angeles Times.
2. "Mike Quarry, 55, Light-Heavyweight Boxer, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
3. "Former light heavyweight boxer Mike Quarry dies". Espn.go.com. 2006-06-12. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
4. "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. 1972-07-13. p. 54. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
5. "The Rugged Man talks to Bob Foster – Ring TV". Ringtv.craveonline.com. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
6. Arne K. Lang (12 November 2012). Prizefighting: An American History. p. 161. ISBN 9780786492442. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
7. Steve Springer; Blake Chavez (April 2011). Hard Luck: The Triumph and Tragedy of "Irish" Jerry Quarry. p. 130. ISBN 9780762768639. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
8. "Boxer Mike Quarry dies at 55 – philly-archives". Articles.philly.com. 2006-06-13. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
9. "Mike Quarry". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

External links

• "What About Mike?" on the Jerry Quarry Foundation site