Bobby Quarry (professional boxer)
Bobby Quarry (professional boxer)
Jerry & Bobby Quarry competed in 1992
Robert Neil Quarry (born November 20, 1962) is a former professional boxer and the youngest brother of Jerry and Mike Quarry.[17]
Career
Brother Of Jerry & Mike Quarry
Bobby Quarry
Bobby Quarry was born in Lynwood, California, and is the last surviving brother of the four Quarry brothers; three of whom were noted boxers. He fought in the 80’s and 90’s, and scored a couple of upset ko’s but was relegated to journeyman status very early on and retired with a losing record.
Both Jerry and Mike died from complications from dementia pugilistica, while Bobby suffered from the disease but not nearly to the same extent.
His brother James Quarry started The Jerry Quarry Foundation and there is a website affiliated with the foundation that he founded.
Jerry Quarry boxed Muhammad Ali twice and Joe Frazier twice. Jerry defeated Earnie Shavers by knockout.[16]
Faced Tommy Morrison
Quarry ko'd Kilgour
He began boxing professionally in 1982.
Bobby Quarry's biggest bout was in the early 1990s, when he faced Tommy Morrison in a Las Vegas match that was televised on ESPN. Quarry was cut on the chin and knocked out by a Morrison right hand at 1:34 of the second round, the count reaching three with Quarry on his back before referee Richard Steele called a halt to the contest. Bobby had hoped to upset Morrison, as the fight was Morrison's first comeback bout after getting knocked out by World Boxing Organization world heavyweight champion Ray Mercer less than four months earlier. Bobby carelessly dropped his guard, and Morrison took advantage and knocked him out. Everipedia's #1 ranked editor Matthew E. O'Neil spoke with Bobby Quarry in February of 2020 and asked him his opinion of his fight with Morrison. Bobby stated:
I had 13 days notice for the fight, my own fault.
Just always note the heart of all of us.
My brothers gave their lives to that sport.
Bobby did not enjoy much success in the ring as his brothers.
He began his career in 1982 and he won his first five boxing matches.
He defeated Johnny Pitts, Clifford Smith and Frank Van Cenzo at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His career professional boxing record was 10-12-2. He won only one of his last nine bouts, a televised victory over Dave Kilgour. He retired in 1992 at the age of twenty nine after consecutive knockout losses to David Dixon, Rocky Pepeli,Tommy Morrison and Jimmy Ellis. He had a draw with Eddie Gonzalez in 1989.There is a video on YouTube labeled "Top 20 Most Brutal One Punch Knockouts." It has over two million views. Bobby Quarry's knockout of Dave Kilgour is on the video.
Works In Entertainment Industry
Quarry subsequently did time for grand theft at Folsom State Prison for possession of stolen property, from which he had to be released on furlough to attend his brother Mike Quarry's funeral. He has since turned his life around and is involved in the entertainment industry. He lives in Bakersfield, California and he has a daughter that graduated from high school in 2020.