Heavyweight Brothers

Palais · Post by **Palais** » 13 Feb 2003, 05:55

This may have been up before, but let's go...

Joe & Phil Muscato
Max & Buddy Baer
Leon & Michael Spinks
Duane & Rodney Bobick
Floyd & Raymond Patterson
Henry & Jim Cooper (Twins)
John & Bobby Jordan
Jerry & Bob Quarry
Ben & Bobby Wise
Bruno & Plinio Scarabellin ?
Wladimir & Vitali Klitschko

Come on...

Tomato-Can · Post by **Tomato-Can** » 13 Feb 2003, 08:15

Cassius & Rudy Clay?

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 13 Feb 2003, 09:34

muhammad & rachman ali
tony & nate tubbs

Scypion · Post by **Scypion** » 13 Feb 2003, 18:59

Gene and Don Fullmer
Larry Holmes had a brother that boxed, can't remember his name.
Milton and Steve McCrory
Adolfo and Edwin Viruet
Ezzard and Ray Charles

Just kidding on that last one.

Scypion · Post by **Scypion** » 13 Feb 2003, 19:03

I am sorry. I just noticed that this was a thread for heavyweight brothers only. I was just thinking of the Curry brothers too (Don, Bruce, Graylin).

Tomato-Can · Post by **Tomato-Can** » 13 Feb 2003, 22:55

Like you said Scypion, wrong thread but Larry Holmes brother was middleweight Mark Holmes.

Scypion · Post by **Scypion** » 14 Feb 2003, 00:21

Thanks for the info. I remember the name now that I see it.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 14 Feb 2003, 02:11

palle..do you mean Jerry and Mike Quarry? But no....mike was a light heavy. Was there a Bob Quarry? Would be interested in hearing something about him.

Ray Charles isn't a heavyweight, so he doesn't count. Is that the reason for the comment "just kidding on the last one?"

Palais · Post by **Palais** » 14 Feb 2003, 02:26

Jaclem...Yes, Bobby (Robert) Quarry was indeed a heavyweight brother, the youngest to Jerry and Mike. Not a very good boxer but always a dangerous counterpuncher. Something Dave Kilgour, am.oth. experienced. Kilgour had Quarry almost down and out against the ropes but got caught by a tremedous right that hit "right on the money". (I think it ended Kilgour's pretty promising career).
His record between 1982-92 was mediocre 9-12-2, but he had that "irish spirit", as his brothers.
Other brothers to "investigate"; Campolo, Cavalier, Gibbons, Jeffries, Kahut, Moha, Shugrue, Stribling, Walcott, Woodcock....
Jaclem...By the way, no siameese brothers to my knowledge, but there's one one-armed welterweight of the 70's I can't recall the name right now.
YT :)

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 15 Feb 2003, 12:29

What about Henry and George Cooper.

DMuscato · Post by **DMuscato** » 12 Jun 2003, 08:59

Actually there were three Muscato brother's in Boxing. The third is Sammy.
Sam started his boxing career as a Middleweight and ended it in the Lt-Hvywt division.

DLH=Chicken · Post by **DLH=Chicken** » 12 Jun 2003, 15:28

Jaclem wrote:palle..do you mean Jerry and Mike Quarry? But no....mike was a light heavy. Was there a Bob Quarry? Would be interested in hearing something about him.

Ray Charles isn't a heavyweight, so he doesn't count. Is that the reason for the comment "just kidding on the last one?"

Robert was the last of the Quarry brothers and the last born to Jack and Arwanda. He was considered to be an all round athlete. In high school he went out for basketball. In football he played both offence and defense and was the clean up batter in baseball.

He turned professional boxer in 1982 at the age of 20. One year later he sustained an injury to his right eye that caused him to be blind in that eye playing sand lot football. He would memorize the eye chart when ever being tested for his professional boxing licenses in the various states that he fought.

In the beginning of his career, because he was a Quarry, he thought that it would be easy to earn big money and be able to win easily. So he really did not dedicate himself. Robert show a lot of natural ability as an athlete, especially as a fighter. He learned his skills sparring with his older brothers, Mike and Jerry, and was considered to be a heavy puncher.

Robert fought off and on for about 10 years. His biggest fight was against the then title contender Tommy Morrison, in the early 90's. Who later had a win over George Foreman. The fight was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on a Sunday Night on ESPN. At that time this fight received the biggest TV rating that ESPN had. We feel it was a combination of Morrison fighting a Quarry. Robert was stopped in the 3rd round. His brother James worked his corner that night.

During an interview early in his career a newspaper reporter asked Robert what kind of profession he would have gotten into had he not become a fighter. Jokingly, Robert replied that he would have become a "Rocket Scientist" The nickname stuck. The announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr., then started announcing Robert as "Robert "The Rocket Scientist" Quarry.

Robert is now back in school. Wanting to better his education. One of his dreams is to become a sports journalist. He lives in Shafter, California where his brother Jerry is buried.

http://www.jerryquarry.com/bobbyq.htm

Vetteguy99 · Post by **Vetteguy99** » 12 Jun 2003, 22:36

Ali had a brother, who fought as a small heavyweight,
during the late sixties or early seventies. I can not
remember his name, but I remember reading about
him in ring magazine.
I did however see Bobby Quarry fight a couple of times,
he was a blown up ligtheavie who fought as a heavyweight.

Jeffsboxing · Post by **Jeffsboxing** » 12 Jun 2003, 23:51

Interesting.
Can you please post photo of Rahman Ali (or Rudolph/Rudy Clay)?

Thanks.

PS.

Don't forget that heavies Oliver McCall and Dee Dee McCall...

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 13 Jun 2003, 01:38

My wife and I were eating lunch a little over twenty years ago and I saw Rudy/Rahman and a lovely lady just two tables away from us. No conversation, not even eye contact, and I wouldn't even bring it up but for the chance it might irritate terap.

Palais · Post by **Palais** » 27 Dec 2003, 12:38

Brittish & Empire Heavyweight Champion Jack Gardner had two boxing hwgt brothers; Rodney and Bob.
:) Palais

crooked nose · Post by **crooked nose** » 27 Dec 2003, 15:18

I am amazed that everyone has overlooked the most obvious pair of heavyweight brothers, the only pair to have both won the title.
LEON and MICHAEL SPINKS, fer crissakes. Will you you guys wake up out there?

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 27 Dec 2003, 20:02

leon and michael were brothers!!!!Well, I'll be damned..the things you learn on boxrec.....

Southpaw Stylist · Post by **Southpaw Stylist** » 27 Dec 2003, 20:22

crooked nose wrote:I am amazed that everyone has overlooked the most obvious pair of heavyweight brothers, the only pair to have both won the title.
LEON and MICHAEL SPINKS, fer crissakes. Will you you guys wake up out there?

Read the first post moron.

zurdo · Post by **zurdo** » 28 Dec 2003, 03:36

John and Jimmy Ellis 80s and 90's journeyman Heavyweight brothers from California..

Non heavy weight brothers Prudencio and Ricardo Cardona both alphabet champs in the early 80's..

BubiScholz · Post by **BubiScholz** » 24 Feb 2004, 05:59

Both not heavyweight, but both world champion: Ralf and Graciano "Rocky" Rocchigiani

TheRiverCityHippy · Post by **TheRiverCityHippy** » 25 Feb 2004, 15:10

the british heavyweight of the sixties brian london has a brother who fought at heavyweight also. cant think of his name now, but in fact i think their dad was heavyweight jack london. (or was he a writer, hang on, i`m getting myself confused here.....)