Jerry Quarry vs Ernie Shavers

[club fighter]

Jerry Quarry (most notably known for losing due to cuts to Frazier and Ali), and Ernie Shavers (known as one of the heaviest hitters in heavyweight history) met in the ring in 1973. Rather than box from the outside like his handler Gil Clancy instructed him to do he mixed it up with shavers in the middle of the ring and came away with a surprising early KO.

After looking at Quarry's resume it might not be such a surprise since his only losses were against the best, Ali, Frazier, Norton, etc.

RIP Jerry, and sorry for the low-quality vid, it's all I could find on it.

[OctoberRed]

Good stuff, very good stuff

[lackluster]

Just watched the video. Woah, those were great punches.

[HOUDINI563]

Quarry really was an excellent technical fighter. Wonderful counterpuncher with good power in either fist especially his hook. Issues he had were a tendency to cut, being unlucky to fight during the Ali/Frazier era and he loved to party.

[billeau2]

Jerry Quarry (most notably known for losing due to cuts to Frazier and Ali), and Ernie Shavers (known as one of the heaviest hitters in heavyweight history) met in the ring in 1973. Rather than box from the outside like his handler Gil Clancy instructed him to do he mixed it up with shavers in the middle of the ring and came away with a surprising early KO.

After looking at Quarry's resume it might not be such a surprise since his only losses were against the best, Ali, Frazier, Norton, etc.

RIP Jerry, and sorry for the low-quality vid, it's all I could find on it.

The Quarry brothers were like the american version of the Fury's. Boxing was in the blood, all over six feet of Irish, and with a chin of stone.

[VegasMichael]

He was a tough hombre. Kind of cursed to be in the same era as Frazier, Foreman, Ali, Norton, etc. but what can you do. He also fought Patterson a couple times and Chuvalo. Dude had his work cut out for him for sure.

[OctoberRed]

He was a tough hombre. Kind of cursed to be in the same era as Frazier, Foreman, Ali, Norton, etc. but what can you do.

A curse for any man.

[johnbook]

A hell of a fighter.
so sad how he ended up.

[billeau2]

That was like someone took a fifteen round fight and condensed it into 3/4th of a round.

[Zmerai Khan]

I love Quarry one of my favorite fighters. Game as the day is long, and showed up to beat the odds or beat the man up, if he couldn't.

But he wasn't just a brawler. Clearly there was depth to his game.


I will say, the limitations to his success were often self-inflicted. He partied and took fights he shouldn't have. That's why we wound up with guys like Mayweather.

Quarry really was an excellent technical fighter. Wonderful counterpuncher with good power in either fist especially his hook. Issues he had were a tendency to cut, being unlucky to fight during the Ali/Frazier era and he loved to party.

And yet no love for Fury!?

Just chiding you, of course.