Jerry Quarry vs. Joe Alexander

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Jerry Quarry 199 lbs beat Joe Alexander 205 lbs by KO at 3:00 in round 2 of 10

  • Date: 1974-05-08
  • Location: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA
  • Referee: Arthur Mercante

From the youtube replay, what was almost the 'upset of the year' at the Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseum occurred near the end of round one, when hard punching Joe Alexander slipped a Quarry left right and counterpunched with a picture perfect left hook that send Quarry to the canvas. Quarry beat the count, and appeared okay, and the round had already ended.

Coming out in round 2, Alexander tried to finish Quarry, whose timing was off and who was swinging wildly. At some point a Quarry right got through and sent Alexander to the canvas. Alexander got up and battled on, but he was still dazed. In the ensuing slugout, Quarry went in for the finish and landed a right left right combination that put Alexander on his back for the full ten count in his own corner.

Post fight comments

  • "If you stick your chin up in the air and say 'Come and hit it' - someone's gonna come along and hit it. The punch caught me leanin' backwards. I wasn't hurt, but the punch caught me doing the wrong thing at the wrong time." -Jerry Quarry
  • "Keep your hands up and keep your ass off the canvas!" -Gil Clancy, Quarry's trainer, between rounds one and two.
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