Mike Rossman vs. Mike Quarry (3rd meeting)
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Mike Rossman 172 lbs beat Mike Quarry 176 lbs by RTD in round 6 of 11
- Date: 1977-05-11
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Arthur Mercante 4-2
- Judge: Tony Castellano 4-2
- Judge: Artie Aidala 3-3
"In the featured preliminary, Mike Rossman drove Mike Quarry into retirement, stopping him on cuts after six rounds of a scheduled 11-round light heavyweight battle. At the insistence of his brother, Jerry who asked for the fight to be stopped, Quarry announced his retirement following the bout. Rossman stopped him on an eye cut in the 6th round." -United Press International
- Quarry received 7 stitches in his right eye and, although announcing his retirement, still went on to fight for another 5 years.
- This bout was fought on the undercard to the Ken Norton v Duane Bobick main event.
Post fight comment
- "I wasn't out of gas, I just couldn't see." -Mike Quarry