True. I think he was a badly underrated fighter. Quarry came of age at a very difficult time in boxing history competing with the likes of Ali and Frazer. People forget that Jerry Quarry defeated both Ron Lyle and Ernie Shavers-two opponents who really shook up Muhammad Ali. Quarry was no bum.
@@johnratican3824 You make good points. He also beat Mac Foster a former sparring partner of Sonny Liston. Foster came into the fight with Quarry 24-0 with 24 KO's. Quarry put his lights out.
Three Greatest boxing champions of all time in the same ring, Ali, Frazier and Foreman. They make me laugh,they make me cry. They had this greatest promo in boxing.
Actually, it wasn't an upset at all. Quarry went into the fight as a 2-1 favorite. In his previous fight, Shavers was on the verge of being stopped by a faded Jimmy Ellis in the 1st round but pulled out the win with a desperation uppercut. Except for his power, Shavers wasn't highly regarded as an all around talent.
One of the funniest moments ever when Foreman is being interviewed and Ali and Frazier are in the back just mock throwing hands. Brilliant. No era like the Golden Era.
As a boy, Jerry Quarry was my boxing idol; In fact, it was because of Jerry Quarry that I became an amateur boxer myself in 1969. Sadly, I was no Jerry Quarry in the ring. I will also have to agree with several other commenters; This was NOT an upset!
The Quarry Brothers were interesting. Mike Quarry couldn't punch but he could survive by using his excellent footwork. Jerry was an excellent counter puncher with power, but he didn't have the legs that Mike had. If Jerry had Mike's footwork, he likely would have been heavyweight champion.
I was at this fight and this was no upset. Quarry was the far superior boxer and went right after Shavers, never giving Shavers a chance to get started!
And you're one of the few people who know that. Good for you! Quarry was incredibly good, and strong & on any given night with that hook (Tommy Morrison had that hook talent too) could defeat anyone at that time. Is it any wonder Sonny Liston who was still fighting at this time -- never signed to fight Jerry Quarry? Not because Sonny couldn't defeat him but because Sonny probably thought this was a fighter who could defeat him. There were others. Joe Bugner comes to mind -- I think Bugner defeated either Shavers or Ron Lyle and that too was a surprise. I wasn't surprised. Strength alone doesn't win fights -- ask Shannon Briggs.
This wasn't a huge upset, in fact Quarry was a slight betting favourite. Quarry was a top-five ranked contender, while Shavers was unbeaten in three years and had won 33 straight fights but his opposition was largely second rate. Note Shavers' freakish reach - 80" for a guy of just 6'. Like Sonny Liston, who was 6'1" with an 84" reach, that extra leverage was undoubtedly a factor in both men's devastating punching power.
Shavers may or may not have been the hardest puncher in history. But Quarry beat him because he was the superior fighter. Better skills usually overcomes better power.
Gil Clancy can go dig himself. Anyway remember Ernie knocking down Larry in their bout, thought it was over,maybe fans have a grudge ALI-Holmes ,But Larry getting up from Shavers Punch,showed the heart of a CHAMPION!
I remember his commentary during the Jaime Garcia/ Juan Meza fight. Garcia will beat him to the punch, he said. Not much more than a moment later, Meza leveled him with a short left hook. Open mouth, insert foot.
This was not considered an upset.Quarry was a highly ranked, highly regarded and very skilled fighter who (like Shavers) had the misfortune of fighting in one of the greatest eras of Heavyweight Boxing.They would both be very rich and famous men in today's diminished era.
This should not have been considered a big upset, Quarry was simply underestimated. Shavers was not a great boxer skill wise but he had superb punching power, although he was not the hardest puncher in history, LoL. Foreman could hit harder than Shavers for sure, and Shaver's could not hit harder than Tyson overall, but his straight right hand punch apparently was a bit stronger. Ali and Holmes said Shavers hit them hardest because they were hit full leverage on the jaw by Shaver's right hand, which in that case was a devastating punch, but neither of them were knocked out by it. Ali was also slower and washed up at that point, as opposed to when he fought Foreman where he skillfully avoided being hit full leverage to the head.
Yea sorry brah, Tyson is my guy, but Shavers has been stated by all in his time as the hardest hitter, including by Foreman. And Tyson knew it as well. Tyson could hit hard, but his knocks out came from flurries of combos coming in at angles due to his speed and footwork. Shavers was just straight hitting dudes cold.
Afew months before this fight JimmyEllis was on his way to doing the same thing to Shavers. Ellis was pounding Shavers the same way Quarrry was until Earnie nail Jimmy with a hand grenade of a right uppercut.
The referee should not have let the fight continue after Shavers stood disoriented in the corner, not knowing what was happening. He was out on his feet at that point. Shavers fighting style put him at serious risk against Quarry from the start.
If I'm not mistaken is that Irish jerry quarry. Could you quote me some william butler yates son the lake isle of innis free. One punch tonyi thanks for this it made my day. T out
If I'm not mistaken is that Irish jerry quarry. Could you quote me some william butler yates son the lake isle of innis free. One punch tonyi thanks so much these guys when I was a young kid were my inspiration what a generation of fighters amazing . Tonyi
Quarry was incredibly good, and strong. On any given night with that hook (Tommy Morrison had that hook talent too) could defeat anyone at that time. Is it any wonder Sonny Liston who was still fighting -- never considered a bout with Jerry Quarry? Not because Sonny couldn't defeat him but because Sonny probably thought this was a fighter who could defeat him. There were others. Joe Bugner comes to mind -- I think Bugner defeated either Shavers or Ron Lyle and that too was a surprise. I wasn't surprised. Strength alone doesn't win fights -- ask Shannon Briggs.
Boxing does not obey transitive logic. If your style leaves you open to Quarry's left hook, you will be in trouble, even if you are more dangerous to ALi and FOreman than Quarry was.
@@georgethomas4889 You're right to a degree, but today's heavies are horrible in talent. I have followed boxing since the "71 and being taller and heavier by today's heavies does not make them superior to past heavies.
@@georgethomas4889 size means nothing if you have no skill. Did Nokoli Valuev go undefeated? No he was beaten by a guy who weight 210 pounds. How bout Willard or Carnera, or Bowe? All beaten by small heavyweights
@@georgethomas4889 lighten up. Skill overcomes size. A few extra inches and pounds mean nothing. Were you one of those guys last year who called Usyk "a little blown up cruiserweight" who would get demolished by the bigger Joshua? That should have shown you that it's about talent, not size. Quarry and Shavers would whip their share of today's heavyweight contenders. There isnt anything special overall about the skills of this era's heavies. Bigger isn't neccesarily better.
@@vincentfisher1603 absolutely correct. Usyk whipping Joshua last year demonstrated how overrated size is in determining winners and losers. Better skills will trump superior size.
It appears that Quarry threw a hard right at 13:51 that could have hurt Shavers but the poor camera angle leaves things unclear as to the impact. Shavers responded with a couple of punches but afterwards backs away and it became apparent he was already hurt.
Every manager in the division thought Jerry was already finished by that point, that was proven wrong. For some reason, Dick Sadler avoided taking this fight for Big George taking on "King" Roman, then Ken Norton. I later heard Archie Moore (who was handling George) suggested George still too green to take on a hardened veteran like Jerry, they were secretly hoping Earnie would have won his bout with Jerry.
I would be surprised if that fight was thrown didn't look real at all to me! Think about it out of all those fights Ernie shavers had when have you ever seen him get knocked the f*** out in the first round? Especially by a white boy! Now maybe today that's a different story the fighters are much better! These folks have thrown fights on several occasions so again I'm not surprised I could be wrong but I don't think so! But we'll never know because the powers to be are good for covering up s*** history shows that! They have never been honest let's keep it a buck!
Ring side brother Irish Flat lined the acorn Once jerry hurt his man Lost only to the very best Before his fall Shavers Horrific Boxer Bad feet Bad conditioning Strengths Riding that right hand Quarry Great counter puncher Either hand Jerry Rip Acorn rip
The good old days for boxing.
Jerry Quarry wasn’t scared of any man. Took a lot of punishment, dished it out as well RIP Jerry❤️
He was barely 200 pounds!
Got his brain beat out---turned into a vegetable---a cucumber or ....an eggplant.....
What a circus in the ring before the fight began! Never seen anything like it.
When Ali was in the ring or in audience circus was guaranteed.😅😅😂 what a man he was
What a great win for Quarry.
Hard to believe that years later, Shavers came so close to winning the title from Holmes.
I wouldn't call this a huge upset, Quarry was tough as nails and highly skilled.
True. I think he was a badly underrated fighter. Quarry came of age at a very difficult time in boxing history competing with the likes of Ali and Frazer. People forget that Jerry Quarry defeated both Ron Lyle and Ernie Shavers-two opponents who really shook up Muhammad Ali. Quarry was no bum.
@@johnratican3824 You make good points. He also beat Mac Foster a former sparring partner of Sonny Liston. Foster came into the fight with Quarry 24-0 with 24 KO's. Quarry put his lights out.
Three Greatest boxing champions of all time in the same ring, Ali, Frazier and Foreman. They make me laugh,they make me cry.
They had this greatest promo in boxing.
Actually, it wasn't an upset at all. Quarry went into the fight as a 2-1 favorite. In his previous fight, Shavers was on the verge of being stopped by a faded Jimmy Ellis in the 1st round but pulled out the win with a desperation uppercut. Except for his power, Shavers wasn't highly regarded as an all around talent.
@@Mike-yg8ig and would later give unbeaten Ron Lyle a 12 round boxing lesson.
so many legends in the ring jeeez
Great to see Frazier Foreman and Ali in same ring Quarrys Best fight here Thanks for posting like Earnie too,Cheers,Keith
I love it great feature film with some of my favorite heavyweights
One of the funniest moments ever when Foreman is being interviewed and Ali and Frazier are in the back just mock throwing hands. Brilliant. No era like the Golden Era.
And Ken Norton at the mic.
@@scottodonnell7121That was Floyd Patterson.
@@waynej2608 thank you for the correction.
Would have loved to see Quarry vs.Big George,i think whoever got nailed first was going down.
the punch that actually did it came at 13:52 a right cross by Quarry. He was hurt but that wasn't evident until a few of seconds later
Great analysis
Yup
As a boy, Jerry Quarry was my boxing idol; In fact, it was because of Jerry Quarry that I became an amateur boxer myself in 1969. Sadly, I was no Jerry Quarry in the ring. I will also have to agree with several other commenters; This was NOT an upset!
You never boxed in your life
Jerry was a great fighter and he was my champion wildman I owe the way my life turned out to Jerry quarry thanks Jerry I'll never forget you
The Quarry Brothers were interesting. Mike Quarry couldn't punch but he could survive by using his excellent footwork. Jerry was an excellent counter puncher with power, but he didn't have the legs that Mike had. If Jerry had Mike's footwork, he likely would have been heavyweight champion.
I was at this fight and this was no upset. Quarry was the far superior boxer and went right after Shavers, never giving Shavers a chance to get started!
And you're one of the few people who know that. Good for you!
Quarry was incredibly good, and strong & on any given night with that hook (Tommy Morrison had that hook talent too) could defeat anyone at that time. Is it any wonder Sonny Liston who was still fighting at this time -- never signed to fight Jerry Quarry? Not because Sonny couldn't defeat him but because Sonny probably thought this was a fighter who could defeat him.
There were others. Joe Bugner comes to mind -- I think Bugner defeated either Shavers or Ron Lyle and that too was a surprise. I wasn't surprised. Strength alone doesn't win fights -- ask Shannon Briggs.
Quarry's left hook was devastating.
Rest In Peace Cuz! Earnie Shavers!
This wasn't a huge upset, in fact Quarry was a slight betting favourite. Quarry was a top-five ranked contender, while Shavers was unbeaten in three years and had won 33 straight fights but his opposition was largely second rate. Note Shavers' freakish reach - 80" for a guy of just 6'. Like Sonny Liston, who was 6'1" with an 84" reach, that extra leverage was undoubtedly a factor in both men's devastating punching power.
Jimmy Ellis came close to knocking out Shavers in the 1st round of Shaver's previous fight.
Shavers was paid to lose.
@@1968doggNo, he wasn't!
You can only watch in awe when you realise that guys that are this hard were fighting effectively in the second division.
Ali labeled the hardest pincher he ever faced.
Shavers may or may not have been the hardest puncher in history. But Quarry beat him because he was the superior fighter. Better skills usually overcomes better power.
Great fight.
Gil Clancy can go dig himself. Anyway remember Ernie knocking down Larry in their bout, thought it was over,maybe fans have a grudge ALI-Holmes ,But Larry getting up from Shavers Punch,showed the heart of a CHAMPION!
I remember his commentary during the Jaime Garcia/ Juan Meza fight. Garcia will beat him to the punch, he said. Not much more than a moment later, Meza leveled him with a short left hook. Open mouth, insert foot.
Clancy knew nothing about boxing, just like merchant
This was not considered an upset.Quarry was a highly ranked, highly regarded and very skilled fighter who (like Shavers) had the misfortune of fighting in one of the greatest eras of Heavyweight Boxing.They would both be very rich and famous men in today's diminished era.
Good point. Both men are probably underrated due to the intense competition of their era.
Brutal both of them.
This should not have been considered a big upset, Quarry was simply underestimated. Shavers was not a great boxer skill wise but he had superb punching power, although he was not the hardest puncher in history, LoL. Foreman could hit harder than Shavers for sure, and Shaver's could not hit harder than Tyson overall, but his straight right hand punch apparently was a bit stronger. Ali and Holmes said Shavers hit them hardest because they were hit full leverage on the jaw by Shaver's right hand, which in that case was a devastating punch, but neither of them were knocked out by it. Ali was also slower and washed up at that point, as opposed to when he fought Foreman where he skillfully avoided being hit full leverage to the head.
Foreman and Tyson stated Earnie Shavers hit harder than them. Punching power is just one aspect of the games as Quarry showed here.
Yea sorry brah, Tyson is my guy, but Shavers has been stated by all in his time as the hardest hitter, including by Foreman. And Tyson knew it as well. Tyson could hit hard, but his knocks out came from flurries of combos coming in at angles due to his speed and footwork. Shavers was just straight hitting dudes cold.
Sombody should do an upload an explanation about how boxing matches are scored. Ive never heard it explained clearly
Once the official rules are understood judges can vary greatly in how they score a contest, which is why some outcomes are so controversial.
Quarry -----a tough dude!💥
Could Muhammad stir up a crowd or what,lol.👍
Ali was crazy back then.
Ali , OMG
Afew months before this fight JimmyEllis was on his way to doing the same thing to Shavers. Ellis was pounding Shavers the same way Quarrry was until Earnie nail Jimmy with a hand grenade of a right uppercut.
“He is getting a tremendous hand”… 🤔????? Sounded like Ali boos to me! Now Frazier sounded like a tremendous hand!
The referee should not have let the fight continue after Shavers stood disoriented in the corner, not knowing what was happening. He was out on his feet at that point. Shavers fighting style put him at serious risk against Quarry from the start.
Mercante was the worst referee in history
Wow just WOW!
If I'm not mistaken is that Irish jerry quarry. Could you quote me some william butler yates son the lake isle of innis free. One punch tonyi thanks for this it made my day. T out
you are not mistaken, 'Irish' Jerry Quarry was a multifaceted man and my boyhood hero. RIP Jerry.
If I'm not mistaken is that Irish jerry quarry. Could you quote me some william butler yates son the lake isle of innis free. One punch tonyi thanks so much these guys when I was a young kid were my inspiration what a generation of fighters amazing . Tonyi
Tell us you know nothing about boxing without telling us
2 warriors
3.32 Foreman vs Ali 😂
I think Jerry was one of the bone-crushing punches, in the 🌍!
Styles make fights,Quarry had a vicious left hook. With heavyweights no bouts are really upsets when you have 2 bangers going at each other.
What year was this fight?
1973
Shavers was so bad on defense. He should have gone down much earlier and taken an eight count. He just stood there.
Maybe. But easy to say. I don't think either of us have taken a head shot from an outstanding fighter like Jerry Quarry.
Was Quarry labeled the real Rocky Balboa?
No.
Bell flower bomber
Quarry was incredibly good, and strong. On any given night with that hook (Tommy Morrison had that hook talent too) could defeat anyone at that time.
Is it any wonder Sonny Liston who was still fighting -- never considered a bout with Jerry Quarry? Not because Sonny couldn't defeat him but because Sonny probably thought this was a fighter who could defeat him.
There were others. Joe Bugner comes to mind -- I think Bugner defeated either Shavers or Ron Lyle and that too was a surprise. I wasn't surprised. Strength alone doesn't win fights -- ask Shannon Briggs.
Boxing does not obey transitive logic. If your style leaves you open to Quarry's left hook, you will be in trouble, even if you are more dangerous to ALi and FOreman than Quarry was.
Either one of these guys would clean out today's collection of wanna be heavies.
A 6 ft 200 ibs guy clearing out a division with a 6 ft 9" 270 lbs and a 6 ft 6 240lbs champion? Calm down.
@@georgethomas4889 You're right to a degree, but today's heavies are horrible in talent. I have followed boxing since the "71 and being taller and heavier by today's heavies does not make them superior to past heavies.
@@georgethomas4889 size means nothing if you have no skill. Did Nokoli Valuev go undefeated? No he was beaten by a guy who weight 210 pounds. How bout Willard or Carnera, or Bowe? All beaten by small heavyweights
@@georgethomas4889 lighten up. Skill overcomes size. A few extra inches and pounds mean nothing. Were you one of those guys last year who called Usyk "a little blown up cruiserweight" who would get demolished by the bigger Joshua? That should have shown you that it's about talent, not size. Quarry and Shavers would whip their share of today's heavyweight contenders. There isnt anything special overall about the skills of this era's heavies. Bigger isn't neccesarily better.
@@vincentfisher1603 absolutely correct. Usyk whipping Joshua last year demonstrated how overrated size is in determining winners and losers. Better skills will trump superior size.
Fiiiuuu!! This is the big surprise of the Century!
I cannot identify at all where Shavers was hurt. can anyone?
i say 13:31 exactly the hit apparently was the one?
It appears that Quarry threw a hard right at 13:51 that could have hurt Shavers but the poor camera angle leaves things unclear as to the impact. Shavers responded with a couple of punches but afterwards backs away and it became apparent he was already hurt.
The golden age of the heavies…….
the bunch jerry threw at 13:51 ended the fight .
Yup. Overhand right that Shavers walked into. That started the deluge.
Every manager in the division thought Jerry was already finished by that point, that was proven wrong. For some reason, Dick Sadler avoided taking this fight for Big George taking on "King" Roman, then Ken Norton. I later heard Archie Moore (who was handling George) suggested George still too green to take on a hardened veteran like Jerry, they were secretly hoping Earnie would have won his bout with Jerry.
I would be surprised if that fight was thrown didn't look real at all to me! Think about it out of all those fights Ernie shavers had when have you ever seen him get knocked the f*** out in the first round? Especially by a white boy! Now maybe today that's a different story the fighters are much better! These folks have thrown fights on several occasions so again I'm not surprised I could be wrong but I don't think so! But we'll never know because the powers to be are good for covering up s*** history shows that! They have never been honest let's keep it a buck!
It was real. As amazing as it may seem to you Eddy, white boys can fight too.
Of course, it was real. Both men were throwing bombs. Quarry was just a better skilled fighter and followed thru beautifully when Shavers was hurt.
Ring side brother
Irish
Flat lined the acorn
Once jerry hurt his man
Lost only to the very best
Before his fall
Shavers
Horrific
Boxer
Bad feet
Bad conditioning
Strengths
Riding that right hand
Quarry
Great counter puncher
Either hand
Jerry
Rip
Acorn rip
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