Mike Quarry ~ Forced To Fight On By Father ~ 'Road To Palookaville'

[Bill Paxtom]

Friday ~ March 10, 1978

Coliseum ~ San Diego, California

Attendance ........ 1760
Gate Receipts .... $12,812

* Mike Quarry - 60-9-5 {15 KO's} ~ 5' 11" ~ 177 lbs. ~ {Age; 27 years, 0 months}
vs.
* Pete McIntyre - 11-4-1 {8 KO's} ~ 5' 11" ~ 174 lbs. ~ {Age; 24 years, 2 months}
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~ The Skinny ~

Mike Quarry had fought only 2-weeks earlier in San Diego {February 24th against Ronnie Wilson}.

Mike was in Anaheim, getting ready for his bout with Michel Spinks in 3-Weeks {March 31st}.
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~ The Skinny II ~

On Tuesday, March 7th > Jack Quarry gets a call from San Diego, asking if his son Mike would
be able to fill in for the 'Main Event' > Friday Night fight at the Coliseum.

Originally, Alvaro Lopez of Los Angeles was to come in to face 'local' Pete McIntyre. But Lopez
pulled out when he got a better fight purse offer for a bout in Las Vegas.

Jack Quarry is offered a Fight Purse of { $3000 } to get Mike down to San Diego. Jack accepts
the bout on short notice.
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~ The Skinny III ~

Pete McIntyre is being billed with a record of 11-4-1 with {8 KO's}. Though this is 'spotty', as
it appears that his record is > 6-8-1 with {4 KO"s}.

That being said, Pete has gone 5-3-1 with {3 KO's} in his past '9-Bouts'. Pete who is a local
fighter from San Diego can 'punch', but he has little defense and a 'shaky' chin.

~ Mike Quarry 'Upset' ~ Bombed Out By Unknown In San Diego ~

Mike Quarry's career appears to be over, as he was 'bombed out' by little-known San Diego
fighter Pete McIntyre.

Quarry, who took the bout on only 3-days notice, was expecting an easy trip here at the
Coliseum against McIntyre, but he was in for a 'San Diego Surprise'.

Quarry got off to a good start during the first 2-Rounds, as he displayed fast-hands and sharp
punches by landing with his quick left-hand, and short rights to the head.

But in Round 3, Quarry abandoned his boxing skills and decided to 'trade' with the hard-hitting
McIntyre. It was a 'big mistake' as McIntyre slammed Quarry with wide left-hooks and long
right-hands to the head. By the end of the Round, Quarry was both 'groggy' and wobbling on
shaky pins, to go along with a swollen left-eye.

In Round 4, a confident Pete McIntyre came out by firing in 'thudding' left jabs into Quarry's
swollen left-eye. McIntyre was aggressive, and hammered Quarry when he got in close. Quarry
had no fire-power in his punches to hold off the 'hard-swinging' McIntyre, and was beaten
around the Ring during Round 4.

In Round 5, McIntyre continued to slam away on a 'near defenseless' Quarry. At the {1:20 Mark},
McIntyre caught Quarry with a hard left-hook to the chin, 'dropping' Quarry to the canvas for a
'4-Count'.

Quarry got up 'groggy', but wanted to continue. As the action resumed, McIntyre 'unloaded' with
a barrage of punches, and drove Quarry into a Corner. There, McIntyre ripped away and 'dropped'
Quarry again with several punches to the head.

The Referee - Frank Rustich counted out Mike Quarry at {1:54} of Round 5.

Fight Purses
* Mike Quarry ........ $3000 + {7.5% of the Gate Receipts $960} = $3960
* Pete McIntyre ..... $1250

After Bout Comments

Jack Quarry >
"We were set up with a 'ringer'. That guy {Pete McIntyre} is no mediocre fighter. He's a big
bomber. I was told that he was decent, but not like this. We were set up."

Mike Quarry >
"I was doing fine, until I got caught on my left-eye in Round 3. The eye 'swelled up' and I
couldn't see his punches coming in, especially the right-hands."