Mike Quarry

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

Michael Wayne Quarry (March 4, 1951 – June 11, 2006)^[1][2] was a light heavyweight boxer. He had a record of 63–13–6 including 17 knockouts during his career.^[3][4][5] Mike bested such fighters as Jimmy Dupree.

Mike Quarry was born in Bakersfield, California. He began boxing at the age of 8 and obtained his license to fight as an amateur at 17. He tried to emulate his older 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 Jimmy 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.^[6][7][8]

Mike 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.^[9][2] Mike Quarry's 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 [10]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	64–13–5	Blufort Spencer	PTS	8	27/08/1982	Crystal City, Virginia, United States
Loss	64–12–5	Bunny Johnson	TKO	7	08/02/1981	Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Win	64–11–5	Alvin Dominey	PTS	10	30/08/1980	Hyatt, Incline Village, Nevada, United States
Win	63–11–5	Pascual Ramirez	KO	8	23/11/1979	Hyatt, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States
Loss	62–11–5	Tommy Evans	TKO	8	12/07/1978	Oakland, California, United States
Draw	62–10–5	Kevin Smith	PTS	10	13/06/1978	Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, United States
Loss	62–10–4	Pete McIntyre	KO	5	10/03/1978	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
Win	62–9–4	Ron Wilson	SD	10	24/02/1978	San Diego Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
Draw	61–9–4	Ned Hallacy	PTS	10	24/01/1978	Wichita, Kansas, United States
Loss	61–9–3	Mike Rossman	RTD	6	11/05/1977	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win	61–8–3	Fred Wallace	PTS	10	23/03/1977	Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Loss	60–8–3	Mike Rossman	MD	10	11/12/1976	The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	60–7–3	Tom "The Bomb" Bethea	UD	10	30/10/1976	The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	59–7–3	Eddie Owens	UD	10	05/10/1976	Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	58–7–3	Tony Greene	PTS	10	24/08/1976	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	57–7–3	Billy Freeman	KO	8	03/08/1976	Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	56–7–3	Sylvester Wilder	TKO	5	22/06/1976	Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	55–7–3	Chuck Warfield	PTS	10	08/06/1976	Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	54–7–3	Nat Gates	SD	10	11/05/1976	Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win	53–7–3	Mike Rossman	UD	10	30/09/1975	Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States
Win	52–7–3	Tony Santiago	SD	10	09/09/1975	Orlando, Florida, United States
Loss	51–7–3	Pedro Soto	MD	10	25/07/1975	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	51–6–3	Vernon "Sledgehammer" McIntosh	TKO	6	08/07/1975	Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	50–6–3	Vernon McIntosh	UD	10	03/06/1975	Orlando, Florida, United States
Loss	49–6–3	Yaqui Lopez	UD	10	14/05/1975	Stockton, California, United States
Win	49–5–3	Melvin Mott	UD	12	21/04/1975	Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, United States	Texas Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	48–5–3	Bobby Rascon	PTS	10	17/02/1975	Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Win	47–5–3	José Roman	UD	10	03/01/1975	Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, United States
Win	46–5–3	Pedro Soto	UD	8	09/12/1974	Felt Forum, New York City, United States	5–3, 5–3, 6–2.
Win	45–5–3	Bobby Rascon	UD	10	26/11/1974	Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win	44–5–3	Karl Zurheide	UD	10	21/05/1974	Jones Hall, Houston, Texas, United States
Win	43–5–3	Gary Summerhays	SD	12	10/04/1974	Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States
Loss	42–5–3	Pierre Fourie	PTS	10	02/03/1974	Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win	42–4–3	Bobby Rascon	UD	10	15/02/1974	Albuquerque Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win	41–4–3	Brian Kelly Burden	UD	10	05/02/1974	Oklahoma City, United States
Win	40–4–3	Karl Zurheide	UD	10	18/12/1973	Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Loss	39–4–3	Chris Finnegan	PTS	10	13/11/1973	Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom	97–100.
Loss	39–3–3	Andy "Scappoose Express" Kendall	MD	10	03/10/1973	Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States
Draw	39–2–3	"Irish" Billy Wagner	PTS	12	21/07/1973	Felt Forum, New York City, United States	American Light Heavyweight Title. 5–6, 8–4, 6–6.
Loss	39–2–2	Tom Bogs	UD	10	10/05/1973	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Draw	39–1–2	Hal "TNT" Carroll	PTS	10	23/04/1973	Felt Forum, New York City, United States	5–5, 4–5, 8–1.
Win	39–1–1	Walter "Snake" White	UD	10	04/04/1973	Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	38–1–1	Ray "Windmill" White	UD	12	29/01/1973	Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States	California Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	37–1–1	Paul Kasper	TKO	5	11/01/1973	Orlando, Florida, United States	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, United States	46–46, 48–46, 45–47.
Loss	36–1	Bob Foster	KO	4	27/06/1972	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBA/WBC World Light Heavyweight Titles.
Win	36–0	"Ground" Chuck Hamilton	TKO	8	03/04/1972	Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	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, United States	8–2, 7–3, 10–0.
Win	34–0	Jimmy "The Cat" Dupree	TD	5	29/10/1971	Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States	NABF Light Heavyweight Title. 3–1, 2–1, 2–2.
Win	33–0	"Ground" Chuck Hamilton	UD	10	14/08/1971	Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States
Win	32–0	Amado Vasquez	TKO	9	31/05/1971	Baseball park, National City, California, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the ninth round.
Win	31–0	Ron "Burnaby Brawler" Wilson	UD	10	15/05/1971	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States	7–3, 7–1, 6–3.
Win	30–0	Hill Chambers	SD	10	28/04/1971	Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	47–45, 48–45, 45–47.
Win	29–0	Larry "Sea" Cruz	KO	1	13/04/1971	Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States
Win	28–0	Ron "Burnaby Brawler" Wilson	MD	10	27/02/1971	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States	6–4, 6–2, 4–4.
Win	27–0	Andy "Scappoose Express" Kendall	MD	10	23/01/1971	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States	6–2, 6–2, 4–4.
Win	26–0	Amado Vasquez	UD	10	19/12/1970	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States	8–2, 8–2, 8–1.
Win	24–0	Enrique Villareal	TKO	9	14/11/1970	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States	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, United States
Win	22–0	Eddie Avoth	UD	10	06/06/1970	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States	5–3, 5–3, 4–2.
Win	21–0	Jesse Jerome Hill	PTS	10	25/04/1970	Santa Barbara, California, United States
Win	20–0	Filifili Alaiasa	PTS	8	24/03/1970	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win	19–0	George "Moonport Mauler" Holden	UD	8	03/03/1970	Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Win	18–0	Bob Matthews	PTS	6	19/02/1970	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	17–0	"King" George Thomas	UD	8	26/01/1970	Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	16–0	Ruben Figueroa	SD	8	31/10/1969	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States
Win	15–0	Teddy "Bear" Murray	UD	8	21/10/1969	Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	14–0	George "Moonport Mauler" Holden	TKO	7	14/10/1969	Orlando, Florida, United States
Win	13–0	Vidal Flores	PTS	8	09/10/1969	La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Win	12–0	Dean Whitlock	TKO	6	06/10/1969	Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win	11–0	Jeff "Berlin" Wall	KO	3	18/09/1969	Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, United States
Win	10–0	Ken Watkins	UD	6	09/09/1969	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Win	9–0	"King" George Thomas	PTS	8	03/09/1969	Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, United States
Win	8–0	Ken Watkins	PTS	6	15/08/1969	Arena, San Bernardino, California, United States
Win	7–0	Larry Gregg	KO	2	11/08/1969	Aldrich Arena, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	6–0	Ruben Figueroa	MD	6	23/06/1969	Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States	2–2, 3–2, 3–2.
Win	5–0	Ernie Gipson	TKO	5	27/05/1969	Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California, United States
Win	4–0	LaVerne Williams	KO	3	19/05/1969	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, United States
Win	3–0	Bob Matthews	PTS	6	13/05/1969	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States
Win	2–0	Butch McCarthy	KO	1	29/04/1969	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, California, United States	McCarthy knocked out at 1:53 of the first round.
Win	1–0	"Boxing" James Dick	UD	5	18/04/1969	Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, California, United States

References[]

External links[]

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