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	Jimmy Quarry, Jerry's oldest brother, started the Jerry Quarry Foundation for [[Dementia Pugilistica\|Pugilistica Dementia]] in 1994. Younger brothers [[Mike Quarry]] and [[Bobby Quarry]] also fought professionally and suffered brain damage from boxing. [http://www.jerryquarry.com]		Jimmy Quarry, Jerry's oldest brother, started the Jerry Quarry Foundation for [[Dementia Pugilistica\|Pugilistica Dementia]] in 1994. Younger brothers [[Mike Quarry]] and [[Bobby Quarry]] also fought professionally and suffered brain damage from boxing. [http://www.jerryquarry.com]

	Quarry was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1995. He was so disabled at the induction ceremony that he could not sign his name for autograph seekers. [http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/05/sports/jerry-quarry-53-boxer-battered-by-years-in-the-ring-dies.html]

	[[The Ring Magazine\|The Ring]] ranked Quarry as the 27th [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest heavyweight of all-time]] in 1998.		[[The Ring Magazine\|The Ring]] ranked Quarry as the 27th [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest heavyweight of all-time]] in 1998.

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	'''Jerry Quarry''', once described as the greatest fighter never to have won a title, was one of the best and most popular heavyweights of the 1960s and 1970s. He fought such boxers as [[Muhammad Ali]] (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), [[Floyd Patterson]] (twice), [[Eddie Machen]], [[Thad Spencer]], [[Jimmy Ellis]], [[Buster Mathis]], [[George Chuvalo]], [[Mac Foster]], [[Ron Lyle]], [[Earnie Shavers]] and [[Ken Norton]]. [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/apr/16/columnist-jerry-fink-quarrys-spirit-lives-on-at-cl/]		'''Jerry Quarry''', once described as the greatest fighter never to have won a title, was one of the best and most popular heavyweights of the 1960s and 1970s. He fought such boxers as [[Muhammad Ali]] (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), [[Floyd Patterson]] (twice), [[Eddie Machen]], [[Thad Spencer]], [[Jimmy Ellis]], [[Buster Mathis]], [[George Chuvalo]], [[Mac Foster]], [[Ron Lyle]], [[Earnie Shavers]] and [[Ken Norton]]. [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/apr/16/columnist-jerry-fink-quarrys-spirit-lives-on-at-cl/]

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	'''Jerry Quarry''' first ~~put on a~~ pair of boxing gloves when he was three years old~~. By the time~~ he was ~~eight, he had~~ won the Jr. Golden Gloves 45-lb. ~~Championship~~. He ~~continued~~ in the ~~amateurs until 1964 when~~ he ~~culminated his amateur career~~ by ~~winning~~ the [[~~National Golden Gloves~~]] Heavyweight Championship vs. [[~~Jim Danlinger~~]] and was the ~~tournament~~'s most ~~outstanding fighter~~. ~~He set~~ a ~~record~~ ~~still standing today~~: winning the ~~title~~ by ~~knocking out all five opponents~~ in ~~three days~~.		'''Jerry Quarry''', once described as the greatest fighter never to have won a title, was one of the best and most popular heavyweights of the 1960s and 1970s. He fought such boxers as [[Muhammad Ali]] (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), [[Floyd Patterson]] (twice), [[Eddie Machen]], [[Thad Spencer]], [[Jimmy Ellis]], [[Buster Mathis]], [[George Chuvalo]], [[Mac Foster]], [[Ron Lyle]], [[Earnie Shavers]] and [[Ken Norton]]. [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/apr/16/columnist-jerry-fink-quarrys-spirit-lives-on-at-cl/]

			Quarry was given his first pair of boxing gloves by his father, [[Jack Quarry]], when he was three-years-old and had his first fight when he was five. He won a Junior [[Golden Gloves]] title at the age of 10 and repeated for the next three years. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1078210/index.htm]

			Quarry won the [[National Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Championship in 1965 and was named the tournament's most outstanding fighter. He knocked out all five of his opponents, setting a tournament record which still stands. He stopped Lynn Farr in the semifinals and Jim Donlinger in the finals. Both suffered broken jaws. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19650324&id=hgNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DTkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4366,6799671]

			Quarry compiled an amateur record of 170-13. [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/quarry-j.htm]

			Managed by his father and veteran fight manager [[Johnny Flores]], Quarry turned professional in May 1965 at age 19. After 12 straight wins, Quarry fought a 10-round draw with [[Tony Doyle]] in November 1965. In 1966, Quarry fought two 10-round draws with [[Tony Alongi]] and suffered his first pro defeat, dropping a 10-round unanimous decision to tough veteran [[Eddie Machen]]. He attributed his loss to poor conditioning and promised that poor conditioning would never again cost him a fight.

			After [[Muhammad Ali]] was stripped of the World Heavyweight Championship in 1967 for refusing to be inducted into the United States Army, Quarry took part in the [[World Boxing Association]]'s eight-man elimination tournament to fill the title vacancy.

			Quarry's first tournament bout was in October 1967 against former [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Floyd Patterson]], whom he fought to a 10-round draw four months earlier. Quarry defeated Patterson by a 12-round majority decision. Three months later, Quarry stopped [[Thad Spencer]] in 12 rounds in the semifinals.

			In April 1968, Quarry fought [[Jimmy Ellis]] in the tournament final for the vacant [[WBA]] Heavyweight Championship and lost by a 15-round majority decision. Disappointed in his performance, Quarry said afterward, "If they'd given me the decision, I'd have given it back. I didn't deserve it." Shortly after the bout, Quarry learned that he had fought Ellis with a cracked vertebra. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1081131/index.htm] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19680810&id=cqJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u1wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3793,6349963]

			After upsetting [[Buster Mathis]] by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision in March 1969, Quarry got another title shot, fighting [[Joe Frazier]] for a portion of the World Heavyweight Championship at [[Madison Square Garden]] in June 1969. Frazier was recognized as champion in six states — New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Maine, Pennsylvania and Texas. Frazier retained the title when the fight was stopped after the seventh round due to a cut under Quarry's right eye. The bout was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] by [[The Ring Magazine\|The Ring]]. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19690624&id=VDpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7245,2599348]

			Following two quick knockout wins, Quarry lost to [[George Chuvalo]] by a seventh-round TKO in December 1969 at Madison Square Garden. Quarry returned to the Garden six months later and scored a sixth-round knockout against [[Mac Foster]], who was 24-0 with 24 knockouts.

			[[Boxing Illustrated]] named Quarry the most popular professional boxer in the world in 1968 and 1969, and Quarry shared the honor with [[Muhammad Ali]] in 1970.

			In October 1970, Quarry was the first comeback opponent of Ali, who was returning to the ring after three years of inactivity. The fight was stopped after the third round due to a cut over Quarry's left eye, and Ali was declared the winner. Quarry won his next six fights and then fought a rematch with Ali in June 1972. Ali dominated the fight and won by a seventh-round TKO.

			After six consecutive wins, including a 10-round decision victory against [[Ron Lyle]] and a first-round knockout of [[Earnie Shavers]], Quarry had a rematch with [[Joe Frazier]] in June 1974. Frazier battered Quarry and stopped him in five rounds.

			Quarry turned to alcohol and cocaine as his boxing career faded, dulling his reflexes and leaving him virtually defenseless in the ring.

			Following a fifth-round TKO loss to [[Ken Norton]] in March 1975, Quarry announced his retirement.

			Quarry earned $2.1 million in purses but lost it all through drug and alcohol abuse and three marriages. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19990104&id=YnMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s68FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3397,261868]

			Quarry returned to the ring in November 1977 and scored an unimpressive ninth-round knockout win against [[Lorenzo Zanon]]. Quarry, who lost the first seven rounds, went back into retirement following the fight. He made another comeback in 1983 and defeated two mediocre opponents. After winning the second fight by a controversial 10-round majority decision, Quarry again called it quits. He made one final comeback attempt in 1992 and lost to club fighter [[Human:22715\|Ron Cranmer]] by a six-round decision. Quarry made $1,050 for the fight. [http://books.google.com/books?id=BpOHLI2wu9MC&pg=PA256&lpg=PA256&dq=jerry+quarry+%22james+williams%22&source=bl&ots=FsueQ5hIFu&sig=AFt_HIvldFi3RiFjlXh-7JM9zQU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qZ6jU6C9BqfS8AH7_oGgDg&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=jerry%20quarry%20%22james%20williams%22&f=false]

			Before his 1983 comeback, Quarry underwent examinations for a [[Sports Illustrated]] article about brain damage in boxing. His neurological exam was normal, but his CAT scan and his neuropsychological results were poor. By the age of 50, the pounding he had taken in the ring turned him into a confused, childlike man whose relatives had to take care of him. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1120728/index.htm]

			Jimmy Quarry, Jerry's oldest brother, started the Jerry Quarry Foundation for [[Dementia Pugilistica\|Pugilistica Dementia]] in 1994. Younger brothers [[Mike Quarry]] and [[Bobby Quarry]] also fought professionally and suffered brain damage from boxing. [http://www.jerryquarry.com]

	~~Under~~ the ~~watchful eyes of his co-managers - his father James, and veteran fight manager~~ [[~~Johnnie Flores~~]] ~~- Quarry turned professional~~ in ~~May of 1965. He ran off 12 wins in a row before running into [[Tony Doyle]] and was held to his first draw~~. He ~~also had two draws with [[Tony Alongi]]. His first loss came in his 20th pro bout, against the tough veteran [[Eddie Machen]]. His loss~~ was ~~attributed to poor conditioning, and~~ at the ~~time Quarry promised~~ that ~~poor conditioning would never cost him another loss~~. ~~He beat~~ [~~[Joey Orbillo]], [[Alex Miteff]], [[Billy Daniels]], [[Floyd Patterson]], and [[Buster Mathis]], to name a few~~. ~~He lost a disputed 15~~-~~round decision to [[Jimmy Ellis]] for~~ the ~~[[WBA~~]~~] version of the heavyweight title.~~		Quarry was inducted into the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1995. He was so disabled at the induction ceremony that he could not sign his name for autograph seekers. [http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/05/sports/jerry-quarry-53-boxer-battered-by-years-in-the-ring-dies.html]

	[[~~Boxing Illustrated~~]] ~~magazine named~~ Quarry the ~~most popular professional boxer in the world in 1968 and 1969; in 1970, he shared the honor with~~ [[~~Muhammad Ali~~]].		[[The Ring Magazine\|The Ring]] ranked Quarry as the 27th [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time\|greatest heavyweight of all-time]] in 1998.

	~~QUARRY TURNED TO COCAINE and alcohol~~ on ~~the downslope of his career~~, ~~dulling his reflexes~~ and ~~leaving him virtually defenseless in the ring~~.		Quarry died on January 5, 1999. He had been hospitalized on December 28 with pneumonia and then suffered cardiac arrest. Family members directed
	~~In the final years of his~~ life, Quarry ~~suffered from the effects of [[Dementia Pugilistica\|dementia pugilistica]]. Quarry's condition may~~ have ~~been brought, aside from his regular career, by his last two comebacks in 1983 and 1992, or perhaps~~ to a ~~susceptibility to the syndrome, which has afflicted both his brothers Mike and Bobby~~.		doctors to remove life support after being told that Quarry would be bedridden and have to be fed through a tube. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/boxing/news/1999/01/03/quarry_dies/]

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*~~Acted~~ in various television shows ~~from 1967-1980. Appeared in~~ such ~~hit shows~~ as: Batman, ~~Adam 12, and~~ I Dream of Jeannie. Quarry also appeared in an episode of ~~Night~~ Rider ~~with [[Ken Norton]]~~ (Redemption of a Champion - 1986).		*On June 4, 1968, Quarry was saved from drowning by a 21-year-old surfer named Randy LaDow at Newport Beach, California. [http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/18874349/]
	*Saved from drowning in 1968 at Newport Beach, California by a surfer named Randy LaDow. (source: Ring Magazine, Sept.1968, page 29: The Chatterbox by [[~~John Ort~~]].		*Quarry acted in various television shows, such as Batman ("Ring Around the Riddler" 1967), I Dream of Jeannie ("The Strongest Man in the World" 1968), Adam 12 ("Log 73: I'm Still a Cop" 1969) and The Six Million Dollar Man ("The Infiltrators" 1977). Quarry also appeared in an episode of Knight Rider ("Redemption of a Champion" 1986) with former opponent [[Ken Norton]] and promoter [[Don King]]. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1620897/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1]
	*Brother of fellow boxers [[~~Mike Quarry~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Bobby Quarry~~\|~~Robert Quarry~~]]		*[[White Hope\|The Great White Hope]] is written on Quarry's gravestone. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7447]
	*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7447 ~~Find a Grave]~~
	*The Jerry Quarry Foundation for Dementia Pugilistica [http://www.jerryquarry.com Site]

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	[[Boxing Illustrated]] magazine named Quarry the most popular professional boxer in the world in 1968 and 1969; in 1970, he shared the honor with [[Muhammad Ali]].		[[Boxing Illustrated]] magazine named Quarry the most popular professional boxer in the world in 1968 and 1969; in 1970, he shared the honor with [[Muhammad Ali]].

			QUARRY TURNED TO COCAINE and alcohol on the downslope of his career, dulling his reflexes and leaving him virtually defenseless in the ring.
	In the final years of his life, Quarry suffered from the effects of [[Dementia Pugilistica\|dementia pugilistica]]. Quarry's condition may have been brought, aside from his regular career, by his last two comebacks in 1983 and 1992, or perhaps to a susceptibility to the syndrome, which has afflicted both his brothers Mike and Bobby.		In the final years of his life, Quarry suffered from the effects of [[Dementia Pugilistica\|dementia pugilistica]]. Quarry's condition may have been brought, aside from his regular career, by his last two comebacks in 1983 and 1992, or perhaps to a susceptibility to the syndrome, which has afflicted both his brothers Mike and Bobby.

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	*Acted in various television shows from 1967-1980. Appeared in such hit shows as: Batman, Adam 12, and I Dream of Jeannie.		*Acted in various television shows from 1967-1980. Appeared in such hit shows as: Batman, Adam 12, and I Dream of Jeannie. Quarry also appeared in an episode of Night Rider with [[Ken Norton]] (Redemption of a Champion - 1986).
	*Saved from drowning in 1968 at Newport Beach, California by a surfer named Randy LaDow. (source: Ring Magazine, Sept.1968, page 29: The Chatterbox by [[John Ort]].		*Saved from drowning in 1968 at Newport Beach, California by a surfer named Randy LaDow. (source: Ring Magazine, Sept.1968, page 29: The Chatterbox by [[John Ort]].
	*Brother of fellow boxers [[Mike Quarry]] and [[Bobby Quarry\|Robert Quarry]]		*Brother of fellow boxers [[Mike Quarry]] and [[Bobby Quarry\|Robert Quarry]]

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	'''Jerry Quarry''' first put on a pair of boxing gloves when he was three years old. By the time he was eight, he had won the Jr. Golden Gloves 45-lb. Championship. He continued in the amateurs until 1964 when he culminated his amateur career by winning the [[National Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Championship, and was the tournament's most outstanding fighter. He set a record still standing today: winning the title by knocking out all five opponents in three days.		'''Jerry Quarry''' first put on a pair of boxing gloves when he was three years old. By the time he was eight, he had won the Jr. Golden Gloves 45-lb. Championship. He continued in the amateurs until 1964 when he culminated his amateur career by winning the [[National Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Championship vs. [[Jim Danlinger]] and was the tournament's most outstanding fighter. He set a record still standing today: winning the title by knocking out all five opponents in three days.

	Under the watchful eyes of his co-managers - his father James, and veteran fight manager [[Johnnie Flores]] - Quarry turned professional in May of 1965. He ran off 12 wins in a row before running into [[Tony Doyle]] and was held to his first draw. He also had two draws with [[Tony Alongi]]. His first loss came in his 20th pro bout, against the tough veteran [[Eddie Machen]]. His loss was attributed to poor conditioning, and at the time Quarry promised that poor conditioning would never cost him another loss. He beat [[Joey Orbillo]], [[Alex Miteff]], [[Billy Daniels]], [[Floyd Patterson]], and [[Buster Mathis]], to name a few. He lost a disputed 15-round decision to [[Jimmy Ellis]] for the [[WBA]] version of the heavyweight title.		Under the watchful eyes of his co-managers - his father James, and veteran fight manager [[Johnnie Flores]] - Quarry turned professional in May of 1965. He ran off 12 wins in a row before running into [[Tony Doyle]] and was held to his first draw. He also had two draws with [[Tony Alongi]]. His first loss came in his 20th pro bout, against the tough veteran [[Eddie Machen]]. His loss was attributed to poor conditioning, and at the time Quarry promised that poor conditioning would never cost him another loss. He beat [[Joey Orbillo]], [[Alex Miteff]], [[Billy Daniels]], [[Floyd Patterson]], and [[Buster Mathis]], to name a few. He lost a disputed 15-round decision to [[Jimmy Ellis]] for the [[WBA]] version of the heavyweight title.

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	'''Jerry Quarry''' first put on a pair of boxing gloves when he was three years old. By the time he was eight, he had won the Jr. Golden Gloves 45-lb. Championship. He continued in the amateurs until 1964 when he culminated his amateur career by winning the [[National Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Championship, and was the tournament's most outstanding fighter. He set a record still standing today: winning the title by knocking out all five opponents in three days.		'''Jerry Quarry''' first put on a pair of boxing gloves when he was three years old. By the time he was eight, he had won the Jr. Golden Gloves 45-lb. Championship. He continued in the amateurs until 1964 when he culminated his amateur career by winning the [[National Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Championship, and was the tournament's most outstanding fighter. He set a record still standing today: winning the title by knocking out all five opponents in three days.

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	'''Jerry Quarry''', once described as the greatest fighter never to have won a title, was one of the best and most popular heavyweights of the 1960s and 1970s. He fought such boxers as [[Muhammad Ali]] (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), [[Floyd Patterson]] (twice), [[Eddie Machen]], [[Thad Spencer]], [[Jimmy Ellis]], [[Buster Mathis]], [[George Chuvalo]], [[Mac Foster]], [[Ron Lyle]], [[Earnie Shavers]] and [[Ken Norton]]. [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/apr/16/columnist-jerry-fink-quarrys-spirit-lives-on-at-cl/]		'''Jerry Quarry''', once described as the greatest fighter never to have won a title, was one of the best and most popular heavyweights of the 1960s and 1970s. He fought such boxers as [[Muhammad Ali]] (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), [[Floyd Patterson]] (twice), [[Eddie Machen]], [[Thad Spencer]], [[Jimmy Ellis]], [[Buster Mathis]], [[George Chuvalo]], [[Mac Foster]], [[Ron Lyle]], [[Earnie Shavers]] and [[Ken Norton]]. [http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/apr/16/columnist-jerry-fink-quarrys-spirit-lives-on-at-cl/]

	Quarry was given his first pair of boxing gloves by his father, [[Jack Quarry]], when he was three-years-old and had his first fight when he was five. He won a Junior [[Golden Gloves]] title at the age of 10 and repeated for the next three years. [http://~~sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1078210~~/~~index.htm~~]		Quarry was given his first pair of boxing gloves by his father, [[Jack Quarry]], when he was three-years-old and had his first fight when he was five. He won a Junior [[Golden Gloves]] title at the age of 10 and repeated for the next three years. [http://www.si.com/vault/1966/02/21/607860/sudden-rush-of-new-heavies]

	Quarry won the [[National Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Championship in 1965 and was named the tournament's most outstanding fighter. He knocked out all five of his opponents, setting a tournament record which still stands. He stopped Lynn Farr in the semifinals and Jim Donlinger in the finals. Both suffered broken jaws. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19650324&id=hgNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DTkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4366,6799671]		Quarry won the [[National Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Championship in 1965 and was named the tournament's most outstanding fighter. He knocked out all five of his opponents, setting a tournament record which still stands. He stopped Lynn Farr in the semifinals and Jim Donlinger in the finals. Both suffered broken jaws. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19650324&id=hgNUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DTkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4366,6799671]
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	Quarry's first tournament bout was in October 1967 against former [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Floyd Patterson]], whom he fought to a 10-round draw four months earlier. Quarry defeated Patterson by a 12-round majority decision. Three months later, Quarry stopped [[Thad Spencer]] in 12 rounds in the semifinals.		Quarry's first tournament bout was in October 1967 against former [[World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Floyd Patterson]], whom he fought to a 10-round draw four months earlier. Quarry defeated Patterson by a 12-round majority decision. Three months later, Quarry stopped [[Thad Spencer]] in 12 rounds in the semifinals.

	In April 1968, Quarry fought [[Jimmy Ellis]] in the tournament final for the vacant [[WBA]] Heavyweight Championship and lost by a 15-round majority decision. Disappointed in his performance, Quarry said afterward, "If they'd given me the decision, I'd have given it back. I didn't deserve it." Shortly after the bout, Quarry learned that he had fought Ellis with a cracked vertebra. [http://~~sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1081131~~/~~index.htm~~] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19680810&id=cqJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u1wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3793,6349963]		In April 1968, Quarry fought [[Jimmy Ellis]] in the tournament final for the vacant [[WBA]] Heavyweight Championship and lost by a 15-round majority decision. Disappointed in his performance, Quarry said afterward, "If they'd given me the decision, I'd have given it back. I didn't deserve it." Shortly after the bout, Quarry learned that he had fought Ellis with a cracked vertebra. [http://www.si.com/vault/1968/05/06/610708/right-on-the-money] [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19680810&id=cqJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u1wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3793,6349963]

	After upsetting [[Buster Mathis]] by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision in March 1969, Quarry got another title shot, fighting [[Joe Frazier]] for a portion of the World Heavyweight Championship at [[Madison Square Garden]] in June 1969. Frazier was recognized as champion in six states — New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Maine, Pennsylvania and Texas. Frazier retained the title when the fight was stopped after the seventh round due to a cut under Quarry's right eye. The bout was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] by [[The Ring Magazine\|The Ring]]. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19690624&id=VDpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7245,2599348]		After upsetting [[Buster Mathis]] by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision in March 1969, Quarry got another title shot, fighting [[Joe Frazier]] for a portion of the World Heavyweight Championship at [[Madison Square Garden]] in June 1969. Frazier was recognized as champion in six states — New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Maine, Pennsylvania and Texas. Frazier retained the title when the fight was stopped after the seventh round due to a cut under Quarry's right eye. The bout was named [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] by [[The Ring Magazine\|The Ring]]. [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19690624&id=VDpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7245,2599348]
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	Quarry returned to the ring in November 1977 and scored an unimpressive ninth-round knockout win against [[Lorenzo Zanon]]. Quarry, who lost the first seven rounds, went back into retirement following the fight. He made another comeback in 1983 and defeated two mediocre opponents. After winning the second fight by a controversial 10-round majority decision, Quarry again called it quits. He made one final comeback attempt in 1992 and lost to club fighter [[Human:22715\|Ron Cranmer]] by a six-round decision. Quarry made $1,050 for the fight. [http://books.google.com/books?id=BpOHLI2wu9MC&pg=PA256&lpg=PA256&dq=jerry+quarry+%22james+williams%22&source=bl&ots=FsueQ5hIFu&sig=AFt_HIvldFi3RiFjlXh-7JM9zQU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qZ6jU6C9BqfS8AH7_oGgDg&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=jerry%20quarry%20%22james%20williams%22&f=false]		Quarry returned to the ring in November 1977 and scored an unimpressive ninth-round knockout win against [[Lorenzo Zanon]]. Quarry, who lost the first seven rounds, went back into retirement following the fight. He made another comeback in 1983 and defeated two mediocre opponents. After winning the second fight by a controversial 10-round majority decision, Quarry again called it quits. He made one final comeback attempt in 1992 and lost to club fighter [[Human:22715\|Ron Cranmer]] by a six-round decision. Quarry made $1,050 for the fight. [http://books.google.com/books?id=BpOHLI2wu9MC&pg=PA256&lpg=PA256&dq=jerry+quarry+%22james+williams%22&source=bl&ots=FsueQ5hIFu&sig=AFt_HIvldFi3RiFjlXh-7JM9zQU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qZ6jU6C9BqfS8AH7_oGgDg&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=jerry%20quarry%20%22james%20williams%22&f=false]

	Before his 1983 comeback, Quarry underwent examinations for a [[Sports Illustrated]] article about brain damage in boxing. His neurological exam was normal, but his CAT scan and his neuropsychological results were poor. By the age of 50, the pounding he had taken in the ring turned him into a confused, childlike man whose relatives had to take care of him. [http://~~sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1120728~~/~~index.htm~~]		Before his 1983 comeback, Quarry underwent examinations for a [[Sports Illustrated]] article about brain damage in boxing. His neurological exam was normal, but his CAT scan and his neuropsychological results were poor. By the age of 50, the pounding he had taken in the ring turned him into a confused, childlike man whose relatives had to take care of him. [http://www.si.com/vault/1983/04/11/619344/too-many-punches-too-little-concern]

	Jimmy Quarry, Jerry's oldest brother, started the Jerry Quarry Foundation for [[Dementia Pugilistica\|Pugilistica Dementia]] in 1994. Younger brothers [[Mike Quarry]] and [[Bobby Quarry]] also fought professionally and suffered brain damage from boxing. [http://www.jerryquarry.com]		Jimmy Quarry, Jerry's oldest brother, started the Jerry Quarry Foundation for [[Dementia Pugilistica\|Pugilistica Dementia]] in 1994. Younger brothers [[Mike Quarry]] and [[Bobby Quarry]] also fought professionally and suffered brain damage from boxing. [http://www.jerryquarry.com]
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	Quarry died on January 5, 1999. He had been hospitalized on December 28 with pneumonia and then suffered cardiac arrest. Family members directed		Quarry died on January 5, 1999. He had been hospitalized on December 28 with pneumonia and then suffered cardiac arrest. Family members directed
	doctors to remove life support after being told that Quarry would be bedridden and have to be fed through a tube. [http://~~sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com~~/more/boxing/news~~/1999/01/~~03/quarry_dies~~/]		doctors to remove life support after being told that Quarry would be bedridden and have to be fed through a tube. [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-01-05/sports/9901050116_1_jerry-quarry-punches-heavyweight-champions-floyd-patterson]

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