Jerry Quarry was born in Bakersfield, California, U.S. on May 15, 1945. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on May 7, 1965 against Gene Hamilton. Quarry defeated Hamilton via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Quarry got his first shot at a world title at the age of 22 after 31 professional fights. On April 27, 1968 Quarry challenged Jimmy Ellis' WBA heavyweight title but lost via 15-round majority decision. Quarry never got a world-title shot again.
Quarry's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Ron Cranmer at age 47, on October 30, 1992.
Some of Jerry Quarry's best fights were against Earnie Shavers, Floyd Patterson (HOFer), Ron Lyle, and Buster Mathis. For a complete list of Quarry's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jerry Quarry".
Quarry has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jerry Quarry Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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66 | Oct 30, 1992 | 47 | Ron Cranmer | loss | UD 6 |
65 | Nov 22, 1983 | 38 | James Williams | win | MD 10 |
64 | Aug 31, 1983 | 38 | Lupe Guerra | win | TKO 1 |
63 | Nov 05, 1977 | 32 | Lorenzo Zanon | win | TKO 9 |
62 | Mar 24, 1975 | 29 | Ken Norton 31 32-3 | loss | TKO 5 |
61 | Feb 25, 1975 | 29 | George Johnson | win | UD 10 |
60 | Jun 17, 1974 | 29 | Joe Frazier 30 30-2 | loss | TKO 5 |
59 | May 08, 1974 | 28 | Joe Alexander | win | KO 2 |
58 | Dec 14, 1973 | 28 | Earnie Shavers 29 45-2 | win | TKO 1 |
57 | Sep 10, 1973 | 28 | Tony Doyle | win | TKO 4 |
56 | Aug 31, 1973 | 28 | James J Woody | win | TKO 2 |
55 | Feb 09, 1973 | 27 | Ron Lyle 31 19-0 | win | UD 12 |
54 | Jan 05, 1973 | 27 | Randy Neumann | win | RTD 7 |
53 | Jun 27, 1972 | 27 | Muhammad Ali 30 36-1 | loss | TKO 7 |
52 | May 09, 1972 | 26 | Larry Middleton | win | PTS 10 |
51 | Apr 17, 1972 | 26 | Eduardo Corletti | win | KO 1 |
50 | Dec 02, 1971 | 26 | Lou Bailey | win | UD 10 |
49 | Nov 16, 1971 | 26 | Jack Bodell | win | KO 1 |
48 | Jul 24, 1971 | 26 | Tony Doyle | win | UD 10 |
47 | Jun 18, 1971 | 26 | Dick Gosha | win | UD 10 |
46 | Oct 26, 1970 | 25 | Muhammad Ali 28 29-0 | loss | RTD 3 |
45 | Sep 08, 1970 | 25 | Stamford Harris | win | TKO 6 |
44 | Jun 17, 1970 | 25 | Mac Foster | win | TKO 6 |
43 | Mar 19, 1970 | 24 | George Johnson | win | UD 10 |
42 | Mar 03, 1970 | 24 | Rufus Brassell | win | KO 2 |
41 | Dec 12, 1969 | 24 | George Chuvalo 32 55-15-2 | loss | KO 7 |
40 | Sep 03, 1969 | 24 | Brian London | win | KO 2 |
39 | Aug 11, 1969 | 24 | Johnny Carroll | win | KO 1 |
38 | Jun 23, 1969 | 24 | Joe Frazier 25 23-0 | loss | RTD 7 |
37 | Mar 24, 1969 | 23 | Buster Mathis 25 29-1 | win | UD 12 |
36 | Jan 26, 1969 | 23 | Aaron Eastling | win | KO 5 |
35 | Jan 10, 1969 | 23 | Charlie Reno | win | TKO 5 |
34 | Nov 19, 1968 | 23 | Willis Earls | win | UD 10 |
33 | Nov 11, 1968 | 23 | Bob Mumford | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Apr 27, 1968 | 22 | Jimmy Ellis 28 25-5 | loss | MD 15 |
31 | Feb 03, 1968 | 22 | Thad Spencer | win | TKO 12 |
30 | Oct 28, 1967 | 22 | Floyd Patterson 32 46-5-1 | win | MD 12 |
29 | Sep 15, 1967 | 22 | Billy Daniels | win | KO 1 |
28 | Jun 09, 1967 | 22 | Floyd Patterson 32 46-5 | draw | MD 10 |
27 | Apr 27, 1967 | 21 | Alex Miteff | win | KO 3 |
26 | Mar 09, 1967 | 21 | Brian London | win | UD 10 |
25 | Jan 11, 1967 | 21 | Al Jones | win | KO 5 |
24 | Dec 15, 1966 | 21 | Joey Orbillo | win | UD 10 |
23 | Nov 28, 1966 | 21 | Leslie Borden | win | KO 5 |
22 | Oct 20, 1966 | 21 | Bill Nielsen | win | UD 10 |
21 | Jul 14, 1966 | 21 | Eddie Machen | loss | UD 10 |
20 | May 27, 1966 | 21 | Tony Alongi | draw | PTS 10 |
19 | May 02, 1966 | 20 | Al Jones | win | UD 10 |
18 | Apr 07, 1966 | 20 | George Johnson | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Mar 04, 1966 | 20 | Tony Alongi | draw | SD 10 |
16 | Feb 17, 1966 | 20 | Prentice Snipes | win | TKO 5 |
15 | Feb 03, 1966 | 20 | Eddie Land | win | UD 8 |
14 | Dec 23, 1965 | 20 | Roy Crear | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Nov 11, 1965 | 20 | Tony Doyle | draw | UD 10 |
12 | Nov 02, 1965 | 20 | Roy Crear | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Oct 28, 1965 | 20 | Al Carter | win | TKO 6 |
10 | Oct 18, 1965 | 20 | Milton Manley | win | KO 1 |
9 | Sep 23, 1965 | 20 | Ray Junior Ellis | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Aug 09, 1965 | 20 | John Henry Jackson | win | UD 8 |
7 | Aug 02, 1965 | 20 | JP Spencer | win | TKO 4 |
6 | Jul 29, 1965 | 20 | Ray Junior Ellis | win | UD 6 |
5 | Jul 16, 1965 | 20 | Willie Davis | win | KO 3 |
4 | Jun 24, 1965 | 20 | Dave Centi | win | UD 6 |
3 | Jun 17, 1965 | 20 | Lance Holmberg | win | UD 6 |
2 | Jun 03, 1965 | 20 | John Henry Jackson | win | KO 4 |
1 | May 07, 1965 | 19 | Gene Hamilton | win | PTS 4 |