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

[Bill Paxtom]

Mike Quarry

Looked up to his older brother Jerry. So much so, that Mike would only have Jerry as
his Trainer.

Jerry made his little brother 'a technically efficient boxer'.

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Mike Quarry

Looked up to his older brother Jerry. So much so, that Mike would only have Jerry as
his Trainer.

Jerry made his little brother 'a technically efficient boxer'.

why is he jogging in his best shirt and jeans?

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Mike Quarry

Looked up to his older brother Jerry. So much so, that Mike would only have Jerry as
his Trainer.

Jerry made his little brother 'a technically efficient boxer'.

why is he jogging in his best shirt and jeans?

1970s California Haute Couture!

[Bill Paxtom]

Originally billed as >

'Double Jeopardy'

then

'The Soul Brothers' versus 'The Quarry Brothers'

[Bill Paxtom]

June 27, 1972

Bob Foster vs. Mike Quarry ~

General Facts

* Mike Quarry was the 'youngest' Light-Heavyweight to challenge for the World Championship
* {Age; 21 years, 3 months}

* Mike Quarry had never been floored in 35 previous bouts.

Bob Foster >
"After Mike hit the canvas I looked at his face. I didn't see his eyes. All I saw was the
whites, as his eyes rolled back in his head. I thought that he was 'dead'."

"I looked over at my Manager - Lou Viscusi and said > "Oh Shit, I think he's dead Lou."

"Lou looked back at me and said > {"Business is business Bob. Fuck it."}

"But really. Mike was a good fighter. He just didn't match up with me that well. He just
didn't hit hard enough to be a real good Light-Heavyweight. If there was a 165 lb. Division
at that time, Mike would have probably been a World Champion in that lighter Division."

~ Beginning Of The End ~

Bob Foster >

"I set my Mike up in Round 4. I baited him to come in and trade. Then at the end of the Round,
I threw a right to the body, and a right-uppercut to the jaw to lift his chin up. Then 'Boom', the
left hook. He was 'out' before he hit the floor."

Lou Viscusi >

"We never thought that Mike would give Bob any problems, much less a competitive fight.
He's a good kid, but this is a 'hurting business' that were in. Nobody wants to see anybody
get badly hurt, but damn that kid took a bad punch."

[Bill Paxtom]

Chuck Hamilton >

Mike's record looked so clean before he fought Bob Foster.

'35' fights, and all wins. But the list was thin, as the only quality opponent Mike
fought was 34 1/2 year-old Jimmy 'The Cat' Dupree.

And in that bout, Mike nearly got knocked out in Round 5, before they stopped
it because of an 'accidental head-butt'. Mike got real lucky that night.

But though Mike was 'undefeated', he had fought a lot of Rounds, as he only had
{11 KO's} in those 35 bouts.

He had about 250 Rounds in the Ring, which was a lot for 3 years. He was already
looking 'frayed' around the edges.

And, Mike was taking chances with these guys. Instead of boxing them, he tried to be
entertaining for the fans, and slugged it out with these Club-Fighters. He was taking
too many punches in these 'mini' slugfests, when he should have been boxing these
wild-swingers from the outside.

[Bill Paxtom]

Wednesday ~ January 10, 1973

Orlando Sports Stadium ~ Orlando, Florida

Promoter > Pete Ashlock

Attendance ........... 2420
Gate Receipts .... { $13,794 }

* 'Irish' Mike Quarry - 35-1-1 {11 KO's} ~ 5' 11" ~ 179 lbs. ~ {Age; 21 years, 10 months}
vs.
* Paul 'The Ghost' Kasper - 37-14-1 {22 KO's} ~ 5' 11" ~ 172 lbs. ~ {Age; 28 years, 1 month}
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~ The Skinny ~

Mike Quarry has hooked up with Orlando, Florida Fight Promoter - Pete Ashlock.

Mike has dropped to the #10 WBA Light-Heavyweight, and needs a win to get back
on the 'right track'.

Mike's last win was 9-Months ago, on April 3, 1972.

Paul Kasper is a 'club-fighting' journeyman from Maine, and fits the bill.

~ Mike Quarry Wins In Orlando ~

Mike wasted little time in the Opening Round, and went after Kasper with a series of
left-hooks to both the head and body.

At the {1:45 Mark}, Mike landed '6' good left-hooks in a row, and Kasper went down for
a '6-Count'.

Pail Kasper survived Round 1, but in Round 2 he was battered by Quarry. The Maine
journeyman ate lefts-and-rights to the face, and had his nose bloodied in the process.

Mike 'staggered' Kasper at the {2:45 Mark}, and after tagging him with another barrage
Kasper's legs buckled. At the end of the Round, Paul Kasper's eyes were 'glazed'.

Somehow the Maine journeyman survived Rounds 3 and 4, as Quarry continued to
pepper him with lefts-and-rights.

In Round 5, Mike continued on the offensive, and battered Kasper with a volley of
punches to the both the head-and body. At the mid-way point in the session, Mike
unloaded with a hard left-hook to the head, and Kasper went down in his own
Corner.

Paul Kasper got up at the '7-Count', as he staggered to his feet. The Referee allowed
the bout to continue, and Mike attacked with a 'blizzard of left-hooks', as Kasper
reeled into the Ropes.

Referee - David O'Hanlon then jumped in, and called the bout over at {1:45}, and
awarded Mike Quarry a TKO 5 win.

Fight Purses
* Mike Quarry ......... $4000 {Plus Travel and Hotel Expenses}
* Paul Kasper .......... $1000 {Plus Travel and Hotel Expenses}

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