Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry II

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Double Jeopardy
DateJune 27, 1972
VenueConvention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Title(s) on the lineNABF heavyweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Muhammad Ali United States Jerry Quarry
Nickname "The Greatest" "Irish"
Hometown Louisville, Kentucky Bakersfield, California
Purse $500,000 $200,000
Pre-fight record 36–1 (25 KO) 43–6–4 (26 KO)
Age 30 years, 5 months 27 years, 1 month
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 216+1⁄2 lb (98 kg) 198 lb (90 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA/WBC
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
NABF heavyweight champion
Former undisputed heavyweight champion		 WBA/WBC
No. 2 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Ali defeated Quarry via 7th round TKO

Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry II, billed as Double Jeopardy, was a professional boxing match contested on June 27, 1972, for the NABF heavyweight championship.[1]

Background

Ali called Quarry “the last of the white hopes” and described himself and Bob Foster as the soul brothers. Foster was facing Quarry's brother Mike as the first half of a double header.[2]

Ali was rated a 5‐1 favourite going into the bout.[3]

The fight

Quarry did better than in their first fight but once again struggled to close the distance with Ali, who once again dominated most of the fight from the outside. Quarry was hurt going into the seventh round, and after landing several unanswered shots, Ali signaled to the referee to stop the fight, which he did shortly afterwards.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Aftermath

Speaking after Foster's successful defence, his promoter Lou Viscusi suggesting he might move up to face Ali saying “I'd like to try that left for size on Ali”.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[12]

References

  1. ^ "Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry (2nd meeting)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bob Foster vs. Mike Quarry". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ United Press International (25 June 1972). "Ali 5 to 1 Over Jerry Quarry on Tuesday". nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Muhammad Ali's ring record". ESPN. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. ^ Thomas Hauser (1991). Muhammad Ali:His Life and Times. Simon & Schuster. pp. 210–12.
  6. ^ Felix Dennis; Don Atyeo (2003). Muhammad Ali: The Glory Years. miramax books. pp. 166–70, 192.
  7. ^ Joe Ryan (2003). Heavyweight Boxing in the 1970s:The Great Fighters and Rivalries. McFarland & Company. pp. 50–3.
  8. ^ "The night when Muhammad Ali and Atlanta shined". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  9. ^ "The night Muhammad Ali's legend was reborn – and the party that followed". The Guardian. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Obituary: Jerry Quarry". The Independent. 4 January 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  11. ^ Neil Amdur (28 June 1972). "Ali Knocks Out Jerry Quarry in Seventh". nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Muhammad Ali's bouts
27 June 1972 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
vs. Larry Middleton
 Jerry Quarry's bouts
27 June 1972 		Succeeded by
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