Mike Quarry

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
Statistics
Weight(s)Light Heavyweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Nationality American
Born(1951-03-04)March 4, 1951
DiedJune 11, 2006(2006-06-11) (aged 55)
La Habra, California
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights82
Wins63
Wins by KO17
Losses13
Draws6

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.'" 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

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