May 1973 ~ 'Heavyweight Rankings'

[Bill Paxtom]

Nobody wanted to fight Earnie Shavers

'Irish' Jerry Quarry originally signed a fight contract in {May 1973} to face Earnie Shavers
@ Madison Square Garden on June 18th.

But, Jerry got a 'stomach flu' and pulled out.

Burl Charity {Trainer for Earnie Shavers}

"We had signed to face '4' previous World Ranked fighters, and they all bowed out for
one reason or another."

"Before Jerry Quarry, we had signed to fight George Chuvalo. But he pulled out 'twice'.
We also had deals with Mac Foster and Ernie Terrell. And they too, backed out."