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

[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."