Bobby Quarry boxer

Bobby Quarry boxer
bouts
24
won
10
lost
12
draw
2
Status
inactive
Division
heavyweight
Debut
1982-07-20
Height
-
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1962-11-20
Death
-
Nationality
USA

Robert Neil Quarry (born November 20, 1962), known as Bobby Quarry, is a former boxer and the youngest brother of Jerry and Mike 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 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 WBO heavyweight champion Ray Mercer less than four months earlier. Bobby carelessly dropped his guard, and Morrison took advantage and knocked him out with a free head In contrast to his brothers, Bobby did not enjoy much success in the ring - his career professional boxing record was 10-12-2. He won only one of his last nine bouts, a televised victory over Dave Kilgour. The win was a poorly engineered TV mismatch with Quarry weight 222 1/2 and Kilgour 194. Kilgour would be, in fact a cruiserweight, a lower division, in modern boxing, but at the time, boxers that weighted over 190 pounds were considered Heavyweights. After consecutive knockout losses to David Dixon, Rocky Pepeli, the loss to future world champion Tommy Morrison (on ESPN in Las Vegas), and Jimmy Ellis Jr., Bobby was retired due to his deteriorating state at age 29.Quarry later returned to school with the goal of becoming a sports reporter, and had a brief television career as a sports commentator and reporter. He subsequently did time for grand theft at Folsom Prison for possession of stolen property, from which he had to be released on furlough to attend his brother Mike Quarry's funeral where he is seen in the local paper with 5 year old son Sam Quarry.As Bobby was the least popular of the fighting Quarry brothers, not many of his professional bouts were either seen by the general public or even filmed. Two televised rare Bobby Quarry bouts can still be found online, though.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1992-08-13 Jimmy Ellis DWWLLW Boise LOST
Technical knockout
1992-02-16 Tommy Morrison WWWWWL Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas LOST
Technical knockout
1991-10-29 Rocky Pepeli WWWLWW Country Club, Reseda LOST
Technical knockout
1991-04-29 David Dixon WWWLWW Great Western Forum, Inglewood LOST
KO
1991-01-28 David Kilgour WWWWWW Great Western Forum, Inglewood WIN
KO
1990-09-17 Vyacheslav Yakovlev WLW LOST
Points
1989-12-05 Henry Hearns WLLWLW Bakersfield LOST
Unanimous decision
1989-09-23 Eddie Gonzales WWLLLW Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, Lancaster DRAW
Points
1989-03-04 Henry Hearns WLWWLL Lancaster LOST
Unanimous decision
1988-05-21 Steve Cortez LLLLL Sullivan Arena, Anchorage WIN
Technical knockout
1988-04-29 Rodney Stockton WWLLLL Redondo Beach LOST
Technical knockout
1988-03-26 Rodney Stockton WWLL Aviation Gym, Redondo Beach WIN
Points
1987-08-22 Levi Billups WLWLWW Sagamihara LOST
Unanimous decision
1983-10-25 Tommy Tellery debut Bakersfield WIN
KO
1983-04-25 Guy Ramey debut Westchester County Center, White Plains WIN
Points
1983-03-15 Ricardo Peterson D Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City LOST
Technical knockout
1983-03-01 Jim Leming LLLWLD Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City LOST
Split-decision
1983-02-08 Jim Leming WLLLWL Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City DRAW
Points
1982-12-07 Mike Perkins WL Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City LOST
Unanimous decision
1982-11-05 Miles Prince LLL Halloran Plaza Hotel, Pennsauken WIN
Technical knockout
1982-10-21 Garland Hall debut Ice World, Totowa WIN
KO
1982-09-28 Frank Van Cenzo debut Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
1982-07-22 Clifford Smith LLLLLL Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
KO
1982-07-20 Johnny Pitts LLLWLL Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Majority decision