I am a stone cold Jerry Quarry fan. He won my respect and the world's respect. He is one of my all time favorite fighters. He knocked out Earnie Shavers, he knocked out some tough fighters. Jerry was a Warrior with a capital W, you gotta love him. NOTE: Look at the end of his fight with Ali, look how Ali put his arms around Jerry and spent a lengthy time consoling him, Ali knew that this was a true gallant warrior with the heart of a lion. Jerry, don't worry, you will go down in history with some of the all time greats in my book. Rest in peace dear brother. -- Today is now June 19th, 2023, since writing this, I have become a Pastor and a man on a mission to save lost souls, we're here for just a season, then there's eternity. The most important thing in life is where will we spend eternity, Heaven is real, so is hell. There's an 11 hour video of testimonials of people from all over the world, this video has changed my life. The name of the video is,"MANY TESTIMONIES OF HEAVEN AND HELL, HELL IS REAL CHRISTIANS, NO JOKE". I've listened over and over, God don't play, He mean what he says, so many are learning that the hard way, the suffering is off the charts. Watch,pray along when it comes and enjoy eternity with a happiness never imagined, please trust me, if not, you'll think about this message for eternity in a place you want out. Love you all.
What's more commendable about Gerry Quarry was the fact he was the first reputable heavyweight contender to sign a contract against Muhammad Ali after the unconstitutional 3 year halt the government and the boxing commissions of the various states imposed upon Ali's career. He got a hard time from those who thought Ali still shouldn't be able to practice his profession and as well those critics who claimed he was gambling his own career because a lost to a man who hadn't fought in 3 yrs. would look bad on his resume. Nevertheless Gerry gave him the fight and comported himself well until the fight was stopped on cuts he'd suffered from Ali's blistering jab. He may have never been champion, but an entertaining fighter who was quite skilled. In another age he may well have been champion. It was his misfortune to fight when there were a lot of great heavyweights were around.
Just learning about Jerry Quarry, he was a very underrated fighter. He was a all around boxer, could jab, box smart, but also had a excellent left hook, head movement, and feet movement as well. His uppercuts and right hook were pretty fierce as well. On top of that, he was TOUGH! Strong chin, never gave up, got knocked down, got back up, got injured, still fought and won. He is a veteran boxer worthy of respect and to be studied.
Jerry had hurt his back and could not bend in his fight with Jimmy Ellis. I was around both as they trained and was at the fight also. Many thought Jerry won that fight. Fighters of a good caliber never ducked a fight they had signed for because the threat of losing the money paid for the fight. Injured or not...they went through with their signed contracts. In this case, it was dumb and cost him any chance to win a title.
+Tracy Alexander tabradleyale@yahoo.com Good to hear this . Maybe if your dad caught Quarry earlier in the first round , or had a better chin , he would stood a better chance of winning this fight . Anyway , good effort from your dad .
Joe Alexander - Dead age 58 Jerry Quarry - Dead age 53 I love boxing and competed as a meatball professional in club exhibitions. I am age 58 with dementia setting in. I am told it shall get worse. GOOD! I look forward to watching all these fights again like it's my first time seeing it, but never forget what guys like this gave to entertain us.
LOL no way. Overrated. Joe Alexander was a novice club fighter. If he had landed any kind of clean follow up punch Quarry would have been knocked out. So much for Quarry's granite chin.
@Daniel Prescott BS hogwash. When you step into a ring under the bright lights to fight a 200 plus pound man you don't take that lightly. Alexander was an unranked fighter. But still a professional boxer. I know the difference between a knockdown and a knockout. Quarry was saved by the bell . Otherwise he probably gets knocked out. Quarry was a good fighter. But would never have been a champion in any era. Overrated
Jerry quarry was an incredible athlete...especially when you take into account his physique. He was to big to be a Lt. heavy,, and was a very small heavyweight. At 6ft. and 200 lbs., he was almost always the smaller fighter. Except for the fact that he was 200 lbs.of IRISH DYNAMITE!! He could bang with the best in the world! But more amazing...is the Fact that when he chose to be...he was one of the most brilliant boxers ive ever seen!! Ya just gotta Love the guy! R.I.P. My Brother!!!
Joe Alexander threw the Left Hook from Hell. I'm amazed Jerry got up (tough as he was). Tremendous knockdown and KO in R2. Well done to both. Clearly Quarry would be too much for the behemoths around today. He unlucky to be around the Incomparable Ali, Joe Frazier and Big George; he'd have been a World Champion but for them.
That had to be one of the hardest left hooks I think I have ever seen thrown.Joe Alexander came to the Arena to FIGHT! He hit Jerry flush and when he went down he went down HARD. But Jerry got up, collected himself, and won. There certainly isn't any "Quit" in a "Quarry"!!!
Man that's on giant punch on Jerry Quarry, how the hell did he get up from that punch man?? ,Jerry had some major balls. He just don't quit man. Like they say" there's no quit in a quarry"
Wow! Alexander busted Jerry good! Can't believe he put iron-jawed Jerry on the canvas but he drilled him with a solid shot. Jerry seemed a bit cold but it was legit all the way. Like the description says, "short but intense brawl." Indeed. Great comeback win for the Bellflower Bomber. Thanks for the upload!
I dont think Quarry was underrated he was a top contender that wasnt quite at the elite level. He didnt have all the gifts that the elite had but the fans understood that he would give his all. Very similar to George Chuvalo. Sad he paid dearly for being such a warrior
Quarry is the best heavyweight in history never to have the title.any other era Jerry would have been champ.he only lost against the very best...ali,frazier,and norton..by the norton fight in 75 Quarry was past his prime.A prime quarry would have beaten norton.his wins against shavers,foster,and lyle were his best.tough Irishman!!!!!
One of Quarry's problems was he fought to many fights to close together never really giving his body time to fully heal.Every fight takes a toll on all boxers .
Anyone who knows boxing of that era knows Quarry was a fucking warrior. Iron jaw, plenty of power in both hands and excellent hand speed and timing. bilvis48 is right, always fought bigger heavyweights. I think cardio was a bigger issue than the propensity to cut was. His 1st fight against Frazier he looked unbeatable for 3 rounds. Speaking of warriors, Joe was definitely one too.
@@deedavao2627 I spoke to Jerry Quarry's son years ago in a casino in Las Vegas. I asked about the Norton fight. He said Jerry was in Hawaii when he was told to fight Norton in 3 weeks. His son admitted his dad had a nose for Coke, and was totally out of shape after weeks of touring with the band Three Dog Night. Absolutely a true story
That was a good fight. I was there & you could see how p/o Quarry was to be knock down. You just knew when Quarry came out for the 2nd round that he was going to put an end to it fast & get pay back.Joe hit the deck hard I can still hear it. I was like 14years old.
Jerry was on tuff Irish kid. He didn't posses all the spit and shine of a Kenny Norton or Cassius Clay, but he could punch like a mule with either hand. If he caught you solid, you were going down and I don't care who you are. Hard hitting Earnie Shavers and many others found this out the hard way. Before the Shavers fight, Ernie thought he was going to steamroll Quarry. Such was not the case as Ernie became the "STEAMROL-EE", not the steamroll-er! RIP Jerry.
All fights are in that time zone and different matches make different outcome Kenny Norton wasn't s*** I can tell you why Kenny Norton be Jerry quarry you know when you're get your face and a cocaine pile and you're drinking straight whiskey and your wife showing your for every dollar you ever made and the money came from bleeding in the rain that's facts the training that went into that fight pre-fight was ridiculous Jerry been on the Coke in the bush and was getting hammered by his soon-to-be ex-wife Kenny Norton was a soft as a Cran the only thing Kenny Norton ever did is look in the mirror and stare this muscles and I got to say my muscles make him look like a little flower and I didn't get them from lifting weights and shooting steroids 😁😘😂🤗
WOW - I've seen several Quarry fights, but he really opened up on this one, to take the Alexander out - experience prevailed in this one - although Alexander can be proud of his performance against a top contender - Quarry was rarely knocked down in his career.
When Foreman talks about purposely ducking Quarry, it might seem like exaggerated praise. After all, against Frazier, Norton and Chuvalo, Foreman won four knockouts while Quarry was knocked out four times by the same opponents. I think what Foreman was suggesting was that the counter punching Jerry who fought intelligently and patiently would have had a real chance at beating any of those guys, and might have frustrated Foreman as well. The problem was, Jerry, in his own words, had the temper of an Irishmen, meaning he was prone to forgetting a fight plan, brawling for a knockout against bigger, stronger, and (in Frazier's case) more durable, natural heavyweights.
If you watch the slow motion replay after Alexander lands his left hook that dropped Quarry Jerry threw and almost landed a text book left hook of his own.That is why Quarry was considered one of the best counter punchers in the heavyweight division.
Jerry Quarry was a great counter-puncher as this fight would show. He was past his prime when this fight took place but had enough left to finish Alexander quickly!
Quarry between armature and pro had too many fights also to many too close together and never really gave his body time to heal.These factors burned him out mentally and physically to soon.RIP.
jerry quarry was the BEST fighter to never become champion. he just came along at the wrong time with ali and frazier on the scene. he was the best counter puncher I have ever seen .check out the book '' hard luck '' by steve springer . great book about a great fighter and a nice guy .
Joe Frazier was ringside at this fight, and must have been sweating about that big money fight six weeks later going up in smoke when Quarry hit the deck. Quarry's decline seemed, according to his biography "Hard Luck ", to have happened between the December, 1973 first round KO of Shavers and here, five months later. Against Earnie, Jerry won an upset, and never looked better. Here and against Frazier six weeks later, Quarry looked softer around the middle than he ever had in his career.
Joe Alexander, as they say, could have been a contender. He obviously had good power as not many people ever put Jerry Quarry on the canvas as he did in the first round. But what in the world was someone with the potential he had doing in the ring with a top five contender like Quarry after only about ten pro fights? Sure he almost pulled off the upset but did his management wreck a good prospect by putting in with too tough of competition too soon?
Right cross, left hook, lead right, NITE-NITE JOE!!! Last thing anyone wanted to do to Jerry in the ring was celebrate prematurely after knocking him down, lol... XD
Can any fighter hit to the body like Jerry Quarry did? In this fight those hard Quarry body shots really started to slow Alexander down. The body shots set up the final punches that finished Alexander. OUCH!!!!
George Foreman had preset contracts to sigh against little Irish 🙄and George wouldn't fight him those are facts🙊 George ran from Jerry quarry remember he's a big killer Jerry's little Irish how come George never talks about this subject 😹 George ran from quite a few Larry Holmes called George Foreman out for 15 to 20 years George wouldn't find him either and I'm no hater of George but those are the facts. Jerry fought cocaine alcoholism and a father that should have been shot in the back of the f****** head rest up little Irish💤 Jerry you still got one more fight left the truth
Quarry beat all the big bangers mac Foster, earnie shavers, Ron lyle big george foreman was a smart man not saying Quarry would beat him but it would be a hell of a fight
Notice how Arthur Mercante knew exactly when to step between the fighters just as the bell ending round one sounded. He was aware of how much time was left in the round and acted accordingly. The Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez bout was stopped with only two seconds left and Taylor well ahead. I’ve often wondered if a different referee would have allowed the fight to continue and just stepped between the fighters as Mercante did here.
Although he'd just come off those two wins against Shavers and Lyle, I wonder if this was around the time when the many hard fights and tough losses finally caught up with Jerry. Just over a month later he lost badly to a faded Joe Frazier, putting up nothing like the fight he had against peak Joe in 1969. In this fight he again went down, suggesting he was slowing up and losing his punch resistance. In fact, the Alexander fight was the last significant victory of his career. By the time he took the Norton fight, he was an empty shell, taking the fight on 18 days notice.
Jerry was a very good fighter who beat a lot of good fighters and top contenders. However, he always came up short against the great fighters Ali, Frazier, etc.
Alexander wasn't too bright. He overestimated himself and underestimated Quarry simply because he had knocked him. Apparently he didn't realize Quarry wasn't hurt.
Joe Alexander was a hard hitting spoiler, if he had better handlers he could have been a ranked fighter. In 1977 there was a great Boxing Tournament ( not that Don King/ABC crap tournament ) Joe Alexander flattened Greg Johnson in the main event, undercard Mike Weaver won on points over Bill Sharkey in a non stop action fight. That Tournament had lots of name fighters in it Matt Franklin, Eddie Gregory, Marvin Johnson & Yaqui Lopez just to name a few. I think Joe would have won the heavyweight tournament. Unfortunately promoters ran out of money, checks started bouncing & the tournament folded & never came to it's conclusion.
Those last three punches were brutal. But somehow, between the Shavers fight and this one, Quarry lost it. He managed to KO this guy because frankly, Alexander fought a stupid fight. After this, Frazier feasted on Quarry, then Norton did. The Quarry who beat Lyle and Shavers would have destroyed Norton. In this fight----the worst thing to happen to Alexander (aside from getting knocked out) was his one big punch that put Quarry down. After that, he fought like a dunce. He got it in his mind that he could "finish" Quarry and in the process, stopped boxing and started swinging, giving Quarry the chance to counter-punch his way to a KO. Quarry's timing was horrible----he was not ready for this fight. If Alexander would have boxed and fought smart----he might have stolen a decision.
Jerry broke one of his hands and injured the other punching that hard head of Earnie Shavers. Everyone seems to hold Arthur Mercante in such high regard but IMHO he let the fight go on way to long. Quarry must have hit him with at least 30 unanswered punches. The fight should have been stopped way earlier than it was, and perhaps Quarry might not have injured his both of his hands. It’s really a shame because Quarry had a ton of momentum on his side and had to stop and let his hands heal. And he was never the same again. I blame Mercante.
@@davidbrandel1311 love the Quarry analysis, I know my Boxing Hagler taught me to box in 76. I was a junior in high school. I won the Gloves in mass in 77.my Dad Donald Oneill was an I.B.F. world title judge retu red in 05, but He did some great title fights 55 in all. Including Virgil Hill, John Ruiz Hollyfield.So many I can't remember and countless non title fights. Google him. Anyway I loved Quarry. Lot of heart. Slow feet though. Would of been a cruiserweight champ if they had the division back then. He was like Patterson small heavyweight. Put Patterson down 4 times in 2 fights by the time he was 22! He was all done basically by the time he was 28.Loved your logic.
It was a legit knockdown because a punch landed, but go back & watch the slomo @1:25. Quarry wasn't hurt, he immediately threw a counter-left hook AFTER being hit. The momentum of his hook got him off balance & he tried to recover, but his feet slid out from under him. Quarry wasn't hurt, but Alexander thought he was, and then mixed it up with him. Turned out to be a big mistake, as Quarry was the superior fighter & puncher. And Jerry Quarry was a great finisher; if he hurt you, he stopped you!
Yes, Jerry was hurt. I saw him much of his early career in person and watched him train. He was almost knocked out a couple of times but recovered to win. He never was hit, by Ali, Fraiser, like he was by lesser men during his career...meaning one punch on the chin, getting caught. His reaction was as it was from the Alexander punch, a good clip on the open chin.
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Jerry has got to be one of the most underrated heavyweights of all time. A small heavyweight but balls like wrecking balls
I am a stone cold Jerry Quarry fan. He won my respect and the world's respect. He is one of my all time favorite fighters. He knocked out Earnie Shavers, he knocked out some tough fighters. Jerry was a Warrior with a capital W, you gotta love him. NOTE: Look at the end of his fight with Ali, look how Ali put his arms around Jerry and spent a lengthy time consoling him, Ali knew that this was a true gallant warrior with the heart of a lion. Jerry, don't worry, you will go down in history with some of the all time greats in my book. Rest in peace dear brother. -- Today is now June 19th, 2023, since writing this, I have become a Pastor and a man on a mission to save lost souls, we're here for just a season, then there's eternity. The most important thing in life is where will we spend eternity, Heaven is real, so is hell. There's an 11 hour video of testimonials of people from all over the world, this video has changed my life. The name of the video is,"MANY TESTIMONIES OF HEAVEN AND HELL, HELL IS REAL CHRISTIANS, NO JOKE". I've listened over and over, God don't play, He mean what he says, so many are learning that the hard way, the suffering is off the charts. Watch,pray along when it comes and enjoy eternity with a happiness never imagined, please trust me, if not, you'll think about this message for eternity in a place you want out. Love you all.
Maurice Daugherty Well said. Jerry Quarry was a winner and a dedicated, hard working pro. He was always up for a challenge. May he Rest in Peace.
Maurice Daugherty ..well said
What's more commendable about Gerry Quarry was the fact he was the first reputable heavyweight contender to sign a contract against Muhammad Ali after the unconstitutional 3 year halt the government and the boxing commissions of the various states imposed upon Ali's career. He got a hard time from those who thought Ali still shouldn't be able to practice his profession and as well those critics who claimed he was gambling his own career because a lost to a man who hadn't fought in 3 yrs. would look bad on his resume. Nevertheless Gerry gave him the fight and comported himself well until the fight was stopped on cuts he'd suffered from Ali's blistering jab.
He may have never been champion, but an entertaining fighter who was quite skilled. In another age he may well have been champion. It was his misfortune to fight when there were a lot of great heavyweights were around.
He's a hall of famer
dont quit your day job man
That era of the Heavyweights was just unbelievable. People just don't realize what a special era it was.
they don't? Wat makes you say that?
Just learning about Jerry Quarry, he was a very underrated fighter. He was a all around boxer, could jab, box smart, but also had a excellent left hook, head movement, and feet movement as well. His uppercuts and right hook were pretty fierce as well. On top of that, he was TOUGH! Strong chin, never gave up, got knocked down, got back up, got injured, still fought and won. He is a veteran boxer worthy of respect and to be studied.
Jerry had hurt his back and could not bend in his fight with Jimmy Ellis. I was around both as they trained and was at the fight also. Many thought Jerry won that fight. Fighters of a good caliber never ducked a fight they had signed for because the threat of losing the money paid for the fight. Injured or not...they went through with their signed contracts. In this case, it was dumb and cost him any chance to win a title.
He had a terrific right hand as well, as was exhibited against the rough tough Joe Alexander.
That's my Dad
+Tracy Alexander tabradleyale@yahoo.com That's awesome. You're dad had a great left hook and never gave up
+Tracy Alexander tabradleyale@yahoo.com Good to hear this . Maybe if your dad caught Quarry earlier in the first round , or had a better chin , he would stood a better chance of winning this fight . Anyway , good effort from your dad .
+Tracy Alexander tabradleyale@yahoo.com Best wishes to your dad! That was some left hook!!
Even Joe Frazier couldn't put Quarry down with a left hook like that .
I hope you're proud of him. He was sharp. And he mixed it up in the best era of the heavyweights.
1970's had the best fighters
dfy goh. Thats true for sure ..an you could see them on TV for free .
Joe Alexander - Dead age 58
Jerry Quarry - Dead age 53
I love boxing and competed as a meatball professional in club exhibitions.
I am age 58 with dementia setting in. I am told it shall get worse. GOOD!
I look forward to watching all these fights again like it's my first time seeing it, but never forget what guys like this gave to entertain us.
Will somebody please make a major motion picture out about this man!!!!!!!
The ending would be too sad...he died a miserable death...punch drunk dementia at the grand old age of 53.
gotta get that smokin joe movie first
Yeah Alexander is a interesting man
Somebody should make a highlightclip of Quary, he has so many great moments.
If Quarry hadn't of fought in the era of Ali and Frazier I bet he would have been champion.
LOL no way. Overrated. Joe Alexander was a novice club fighter. If he had landed any kind of clean follow up punch Quarry would have been knocked out. So much for Quarry's granite chin.
@Daniel Prescott BS hogwash. When you step into a ring under the bright lights to fight a 200 plus pound man you don't take that lightly. Alexander was an unranked fighter. But still a professional boxer. I know the difference between a knockdown and a knockout. Quarry was saved by the bell . Otherwise he probably gets knocked out. Quarry was a good fighter. But would never have been a champion in any era. Overrated
Joe Alexander did KO Jose Luis Garcia, who had KO'd Ken Norton.
If the class had existed back then, Jerry Quarry would have been a Dominating CRUISER WEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION!
Absolutely 💯👍
That's Big Joe from the ville!! Home town!! I know him very well
A very brave and tough man. I hope he fared better in life than poor Jerry.
Tough guy gave his all
He passed some time ago
Jerry quarry was an incredible athlete...especially when you take into account his physique. He was to big to be a Lt. heavy,, and was a very small heavyweight. At 6ft. and 200 lbs., he was almost always the smaller fighter. Except for the fact that he was 200 lbs.of IRISH DYNAMITE!! He could bang with the best in the world! But more amazing...is the Fact that when he chose to be...he was one of the most brilliant boxers ive ever seen!! Ya just gotta Love the guy! R.I.P. My Brother!!!
Joe Alexander threw the Left Hook from Hell. I'm amazed Jerry got up (tough as he was). Tremendous knockdown and KO in R2. Well done to both. Clearly Quarry would be too much for the behemoths around today. He unlucky to be around the Incomparable Ali, Joe Frazier and Big George; he'd have been a World Champion but for them.
That had to be one of the hardest left hooks I think I have ever seen thrown.Joe Alexander came to the Arena to FIGHT! He hit Jerry flush and when he went down he went down HARD. But Jerry got up, collected himself, and won.
There certainly isn't any "Quit" in a "Quarry"!!!
Man that's on giant punch on Jerry Quarry, how the hell did he get up from that punch man?? ,Jerry had some major balls. He just don't quit man.
Like they say" there's no quit in a quarry"
Wow! Alexander busted Jerry good! Can't believe he put iron-jawed Jerry on the canvas but he drilled him with a solid shot. Jerry seemed a bit cold but it was legit all the way. Like the description says, "short but intense brawl." Indeed. Great comeback win for the Bellflower Bomber.
Thanks for the upload!
Sad story of what happened to Quarry at the end of his life ,brother Mike ended the sane way. Tough seeing that happen to anyone.
Jerry and Marciano would have been a war. Ditto Jerry and Bonavena.
Classic awesome skilled badassed Quarry.RIP J.
Very exciting bout, if it had taken place back in the 1920's , it would have been called the greatest of all times!
Thanks for the video, KYM ROBINSON
The great Jerry Quarry uses guile and patience to win the contest after an early knock down by Alexander
Absolutely...and without question...perfectly said!!
The wonderful Jerry Quarry.
I dont think Quarry was underrated he was a top contender that wasnt quite at the elite level. He didnt have all the gifts that the elite had but the fans understood that he would give his all. Very similar to George Chuvalo. Sad he paid dearly for being such a warrior
Joe raised his hands like he won the title after knocking Jerry down. To bad the fight went on and he got KTFO. Celebrate when it is OVER!!!!
Never count out the bellflower bomber
He comes to fight little Irish 💯💪👊👍
Quarry is the best heavyweight in history never to have the title.any other era Jerry would have been champ.he only lost against the very best...ali,frazier,and norton..by the norton fight in 75 Quarry was past his prime.A prime quarry would have beaten norton.his wins against shavers,foster,and lyle were his best.tough Irishman!!!!!
Chuck Collins Norton was was overrated and the Chuvalo fight was stolen from him by that scumbag Zack Clayton the referee
Two tough guys!
One of Quarry's problems was he fought to many fights to close together never really giving his body time to fully heal.Every fight takes a toll on all boxers .
Irish heart... RIP Jerry Lee Quarry
Anyone who knows boxing of that era knows Quarry was a fucking warrior. Iron jaw, plenty of power in both hands and excellent hand speed and timing. bilvis48 is right, always fought bigger heavyweights. I think cardio was a bigger issue than the propensity to cut was. His 1st fight against Frazier he looked unbeatable for 3 rounds. Speaking of warriors, Joe was definitely one too.
Too bad Quarry couldn't catch Ali like that or else it would lights out .
Ali tore him up twice. Ali was taller, heavier and faster than Quarry. They weren't pretty fights.
My all time favourite boxer love and respect from ireland rip
quarry was out of shape here , but one of the best finishers iv ever seen
Richard Williams Agreed.Jerry could have been in better shape here. Same for his fight with Norton. He looked his best in 1970 vs Mac Foster.
Jerry Quarry had only 18 days of training before the Norton fight.
Jerry seldom defeated fighters who had more hand speed than him.
@@deedavao2627
I spoke to Jerry Quarry's son years ago in a casino in Las Vegas. I asked about the Norton fight. He said Jerry was in Hawaii when he was told to fight Norton in 3 weeks. His son admitted his dad had a nose for Coke, and was totally out of shape after weeks of touring with the band Three Dog Night. Absolutely a true story
That was a good fight. I was there & you could see how p/o Quarry was to be knock down. You just knew when Quarry came out for the 2nd round that he was going to put an end to it fast & get pay back.Joe hit the deck hard I can still hear it. I was like 14years old.
Joe should have boxed a little more after the knockdown. Then set up his punches..He attacked a wounded Animal here..Wow
What a pier sixer! Now, I'm off to look up this Joe Alexander. Gave Jerry a really good fight.
Jerry was on tuff Irish kid. He didn't posses all the spit and shine of a Kenny Norton or Cassius Clay, but he could punch like a mule with either hand. If he caught you solid, you were going down and I don't care who you are. Hard hitting Earnie Shavers and many others found this out the hard way. Before the Shavers fight, Ernie thought he was going to steamroll Quarry. Such was not the case as Ernie became the "STEAMROL-EE", not the steamroll-er! RIP Jerry.
All fights are in that time zone and different matches make different outcome Kenny Norton wasn't s*** I can tell you why Kenny Norton be Jerry quarry you know when you're get your face and a cocaine pile and you're drinking straight whiskey and your wife showing your for every dollar you ever made and the money came from bleeding in the rain that's facts the training that went into that fight pre-fight was ridiculous Jerry been on the Coke in the bush and was getting hammered by his soon-to-be ex-wife Kenny Norton was a soft as a Cran the only thing Kenny Norton ever did is look in the mirror and stare this muscles and I got to say my muscles make him look like a little flower and I didn't get them from lifting weights and shooting steroids 😁😘😂🤗
Finally I get to see a fight that Jerry Quarry actually wins! He fought some of the greatest to ever lace em up!
WOW - I've seen several Quarry fights, but he really opened up on this one, to take the Alexander out - experience prevailed in this one - although Alexander can be proud of his performance against a top contender - Quarry was rarely knocked down in his career.
If Quarry smelled blood he was as dangerous as they come He was a finisher
When Foreman talks about purposely ducking Quarry, it might seem like exaggerated praise. After all, against Frazier, Norton and Chuvalo, Foreman won four knockouts while Quarry was knocked out four times by the same opponents. I think what Foreman was suggesting was that the counter punching Jerry who fought intelligently and patiently would have had a real chance at beating any of those guys, and might have frustrated Foreman as well. The problem was, Jerry, in his own words, had the temper of an Irishmen, meaning he was prone to forgetting a fight plan, brawling for a knockout against bigger, stronger, and (in Frazier's case) more durable, natural heavyweights.
He was way out of shape and was drinking every day prior to Norton. He was given 18 days to get in shape.
Quarry had brass balls.
If you watch the slow motion replay after Alexander lands his left hook that dropped Quarry Jerry threw and almost landed a text book left hook of his own.That is why Quarry was considered one of the best counter punchers in the heavyweight division.
Jerry Quarry was a great counter-puncher as this fight would show. He was past his prime when this fight took place but had enough left to finish Alexander quickly!
Who gets up from a punch like that at that first KD?? Quarry is no joke and always was one of the toughest fighters to ever box
Quarry may have had the hardest chin ever.
He certainly had the confidence to trade punches with any heavyweight.
I would have loved watching a Quarry-Foreman fight in the early to mid 70’s.
He was fighting Frazier a month later-too many fights too soon
Quarry between armature and pro had too many fights also to many too close together and never really gave his body time to heal.These factors burned him out mentally and physically to soon.RIP.
@@buddimack quarry was a human punching bag
jerry quarry was the BEST fighter to never become champion. he just came along at the wrong time with ali and frazier on the scene. he was the best counter puncher I have ever seen .check out the book '' hard luck '' by steve springer . great book about a great fighter and a nice guy .
Quarry took some heavy punches from some of the best heavyweights of all time and paid the price , epic fights though
Gerry was fearless and good with both hands.
RIP Jerry
Jerry was a great fighter , very brave. He will always be my favourite boxer.
Love it WOW
Joe Frazier was ringside at this fight, and must have been sweating about that big money fight six weeks later going up in smoke when Quarry hit the deck. Quarry's decline seemed, according to his biography "Hard Luck ", to have happened between the December, 1973 first round KO of Shavers and here, five months later. Against Earnie, Jerry won an upset, and never looked better. Here and against Frazier six weeks later, Quarry looked softer around the middle than he ever had in his career.
Ring Magazine voted Jerry the best Heavyweight to have never won a title.
@flapperhead Quarry not only put his up as he was falling but almost landed a counter left hook as he was headed for the canvas.
Love it when boxing opponents arrogantly raise their hands prematurely only to get stopped in their tracks!
The flurry that knocked Alexander out was ridiculous. I'm surprised Alexander was able to get up to one knee.
Joe Alexander, as they say, could have been a contender. He obviously had good power as not many people ever put Jerry Quarry on the canvas as he did in the first round.
But what in the world was someone with the potential he had doing in the ring with a top five contender like Quarry after only about ten pro fights?
Sure he almost pulled off the upset but did his management wreck a good prospect by putting in with too tough of competition too soon?
Right cross, left hook, lead right, NITE-NITE JOE!!! Last thing anyone wanted to do to Jerry in the ring was celebrate prematurely after knocking him down, lol...
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Jerry had a heck of a chin.
Quarry was an excellent fighter w fought at the wrong time.
His first fight against Frazier was awesome.
Can any fighter hit to the body like Jerry Quarry did? In this fight those hard Quarry body shots really started to slow Alexander down. The body shots set up the final punches that finished Alexander. OUCH!!!!
Quarry really whipped Alexander's Ass!
One of the few times where Quarry was the bigger man.
George Foreman has very high respect for Jerry Quarry's skills. Somebody should ask him to elaborate.
George Foreman had preset contracts to sigh against little Irish 🙄and George wouldn't fight him those are facts🙊 George ran from Jerry quarry remember he's a big killer Jerry's little Irish how come George never talks about this subject 😹
George ran from quite a few Larry Holmes called George Foreman out for 15 to 20 years George wouldn't find him either and I'm no hater of George but those are the facts.
Jerry fought cocaine alcoholism and a father that should have been shot in the back of the f****** head rest up little Irish💤
Jerry you still got one more fight left the truth
Quarry beat all the big bangers mac Foster, earnie shavers, Ron lyle big george foreman was a smart man not saying Quarry would beat him but it would be a hell of a fight
Notice how Arthur Mercante knew exactly when to step between the fighters just as the bell ending round one sounded. He was aware of how much time was left in the round and acted accordingly. The Meldrick Taylor vs Julio Cesar Chavez bout was stopped with only two seconds left and Taylor well ahead. I’ve often wondered if a different referee would have allowed the fight to continue and just stepped between the fighters as Mercante did here.
great point.
They had better fighters back then and better referees back then!!🥊🥊
Good KO --Jerry
What a finisher .....much respect.....Mr quarry
Although he'd just come off those two wins against Shavers and Lyle, I wonder if this was around the time when the many hard fights and tough losses finally caught up with Jerry. Just over a month later he lost badly to a faded Joe Frazier, putting up nothing like the fight he had against peak Joe in 1969. In this fight he again went down, suggesting he was slowing up and losing his punch resistance.
In fact, the Alexander fight was the last significant victory of his career. By the time he took the Norton fight, he was an empty shell, taking the fight on 18 days notice.
Jerry looked out of shape and like he hardly trained for this fight. It almost got him ko'd.
My favorites are (besides Ali) the Irish fighters like Quarry, Gerry Cooney, etc.
Quarry was an excellent counter puncher. RIP
0:41---what a left hook. I don't think even Frazier hit him that hard.
Jerry was a very good fighter who beat a lot of good fighters and top contenders. However, he always came up short against the great fighters Ali, Frazier, etc.
Wouldn't Quarry vs Usyk at 200 pounds be interesting?
Holyfield or Dwight qawi at cruiserweight
jerry knew how to close--he definetly was underrated mostly because of the 2 ali fights who did absolutely dominate jerry
Jerry Quarry "Fearless Warrior"👍🙏💯
Defense hurt Jerry...Hands just a bit higher may have made a big difference but you learn that as a young fighter..He took to many shots..
Alexander wasn't too bright. He overestimated himself and underestimated Quarry simply because he had knocked him. Apparently he didn't realize Quarry wasn't hurt.
quarry was hurt. he just had time to recover
When you take a victory lap... Get the victory first. Then take the lap.
Just a shame there was no cruiserweight division back then jerry would have been champ
If I were to fight Jerry quarry in the 70s, I’d easily beat him for my experience
Quarry is not underrated. He just shouldn't have been mixing it up with fighters the size of Ali, Frazier and Norton.
Quarry fought way to much, 66 fights by the age of 29 would destroy anybody. RIP Jerry you were a gr8 boxer.
Joe Alexander was a hard hitting spoiler, if he had better handlers he could have been a ranked fighter. In 1977 there was a great Boxing Tournament ( not that Don King/ABC crap tournament ) Joe Alexander flattened Greg Johnson in the main event, undercard Mike Weaver won on points over Bill Sharkey in a non stop action fight. That Tournament had lots of name fighters in it Matt Franklin, Eddie Gregory, Marvin Johnson & Yaqui Lopez just to name a few. I think Joe would have won the heavyweight tournament. Unfortunately promoters ran out of money, checks started bouncing & the tournament folded & never came to it's conclusion.
The referee gave Quarry extra time after the knockdown.
To bad for Joe he couldn't finish Jerry, that was a nasty left he took. Love me some Jerry tho. Underrated af.
In his prime Jerry was always a top 5 heavyweight. He just couldn't get by Ali and Frazier
your pop almost knocked out a ,,fighter who possessed a legendary chin
Those last three punches were brutal. But somehow, between the Shavers fight and this one, Quarry lost it. He managed to KO this guy because frankly, Alexander fought a stupid fight. After this, Frazier feasted on Quarry, then Norton did. The Quarry who beat Lyle and Shavers would have destroyed Norton. In this fight----the worst thing to happen to Alexander (aside from getting knocked out) was his one big punch that put Quarry down. After that, he fought like a dunce. He got it in his mind that he could "finish" Quarry and in the process, stopped boxing and started swinging, giving Quarry the chance to counter-punch his way to a KO. Quarry's timing was horrible----he was not ready for this fight. If Alexander would have boxed and fought smart----he might have stolen a decision.
funktron4 Very well stated.
Jerry broke one of his hands and injured the other punching that hard head of Earnie Shavers. Everyone seems to hold Arthur Mercante in such high regard but IMHO he let the fight go on way to long. Quarry must have hit him with at least 30 unanswered punches. The fight should have been stopped way earlier than it was, and perhaps Quarry might not have injured his both of his hands. It’s really a shame because Quarry had a ton of momentum on his side and had to stop and let his hands heal. And he was never the same again. I blame Mercante.
@@davidbrandel1311 love the Quarry analysis, I know my Boxing Hagler taught me to box in 76. I was a junior in high school. I won the Gloves in mass in 77.my Dad Donald Oneill was an I.B.F. world title judge retu red in 05, but He did some great title fights 55 in all. Including Virgil Hill, John Ruiz Hollyfield.So many I can't remember and countless non title fights. Google him. Anyway I loved Quarry. Lot of heart. Slow feet though. Would of been a cruiserweight champ if they had the division back then. He was like Patterson small heavyweight. Put Patterson down 4 times in 2 fights by the time he was 22! He was all done basically by the time he was 28.Loved your logic.
Joe Alexander probably never landed a harder punch than that left hook.
Quarry, Chuvalo, Shavers, Frazier, Ali, Foreman, Ellis...blimey were we spoilt or what? Almost all of today's fighters would be outside the top 20.
Quarry was fortunate to survive this. Alexander (career record 13-7) was not a world class fighter.
It was a legit knockdown because a punch landed, but go back & watch the slomo @1:25. Quarry wasn't hurt, he immediately threw a counter-left hook AFTER being hit. The momentum of his hook got him off balance & he tried to recover, but his feet slid out from under him. Quarry wasn't hurt, but Alexander thought he was, and then mixed it up with him. Turned out to be a big mistake, as Quarry was the superior fighter & puncher. And Jerry Quarry was a great finisher; if he hurt you, he stopped you!
Yes, Jerry was hurt. I saw him much of his early career in person and watched him train. He was almost knocked out a couple of times but recovered to win. He never was hit, by Ali, Fraiser, like he was by lesser men during his career...meaning one punch on the chin, getting caught. His reaction was as it was from the Alexander punch, a good clip on the open chin.
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