Professional Boxing Record
| 53 Wins (32 knockouts, 11 decisions), 9 Losses (6 knockouts, 3 decision), 4 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 53-9-4 | Ron Cranmer | UD | 6 | 30/10/1992 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | At 47, Quarry's legs were there, but after 9 years of inactivity, his skills were only memories as his reflexes were shot. Jerry took a jab beating from Cranmer, in this, his final comeback, fought at the cruiserweight limit. Inspired by Foreman's comeback. |
| Win | 53-8-4 | James Williams | MD | 10 | 22/11/1983 | Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| Win | 52-8-4 | Lupe Guerra | TKO | 1 (10) | 31/08/1983 | Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Quarry raced across the ring and decked Guerra with the 1st punch he threw-his trademark left hook. Guerra got up, whereupon Quarry threw and landed a 3 punch combination and down went Guerra again. Guerra's corner then threw in the towel and the referee stopped the contest without bothering to count. |
| Win | 51-8-4 | Lorenzo Zanon | TKO | 9 (10) | 05/11/1977 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Zanon won every round on the officials scorecards until the 8th. |
| Loss | 50-8-4 | Ken Norton | TKO | 5 (12) | 24/03/1975 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | For vacant NABF Heavyweight title. Title had been vacated by Muhammad Ali to challenge George Foreman for the WBC and WBA Heavyweight titles. |
| Win | 50-7-4 | George Johnson | UD | 10 | 25/02/1975 | International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 49-7-4 | Joe Frazier | TKO | 5 (10) | 17/06/1974 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 49-6-4 | Joe Alexander | KO | 2 (10) | 08/05/1974 | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States | Quarry knocked down in the 1st. Alexander down twice in the 2nd. |
| Win | 48-6-4 | Earnie Shavers | TKO | 1 (10) | 14/12/1973 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | A minute and a half into the round Jerry caught him with a tremendous left and dropped him with a following right. Shavers barely beat the count and Quarry immediately swarmed all over him. Referee Arthur Mercante called a halt at 2:21 of the 1st round. |
| Win | 47-6-4 | Tony Doyle | TKO | 4 (10) | 10/09/1973 | Forum, Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Win | 46-6-4 | James J Woody | TKO | 2 (10) | 31/08/1973 | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Woody down three times in the 2nd round, and the 3 knockdown rule was in effect to stop the fight. |
| Win | 45-6-4 | Ron Lyle | UD | 12 | 09/02/1973 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | A short right hand in the 5th round caught Lyle on the chin and made his knees wobble. But there were only 30 seconds left and Lyle was able to survive the assault. In the 8th Quarry landed a looping left hook that caught Lyle by surprise and sent him staggering up against the ropes, but again Lyle made it through the round. |
| Win | 44-6-4 | Randy Neumann | TKO | 7 (10) | 09/02/1973 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | Quarry softened up Neumann with hard body blows early in the fight then finished his opponent with a two-fisted attack to the head that forced ring physician, Dr. Edwin Campbell, to stop the bout before the bell sounded for the 8th round. |
| Loss | 43-6-4 | Muhammad Ali | TKO | 7 (12) | 27/06/1972 | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For NABF Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 43-5-4 | Larry Middleton | PTS | 10 | 09/05/1972 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, United Kingdom | Quarry's fitness and strength carried him through in the end, but Middleton's long reach caused him a lot of trouble. In the early rounds Middleton held his opponent off with long left hands. By the middle of the fight Quarry got his booming counter-punching going and punished Middleton severely to the body. |
| Win | 42-5-4 | Eduardo Corletti | KO | 1 (10) | 17/04/1972 | Forum, Inglewood, California, United States | Corletti was knocked down twice. |
| Win | 41-5-4 | Lou Bailey | UD | 10 | 02/12/1971 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Quarry knocked Bailey down 6 times in the featured event, but failed to get a knockout. Quarry sent Bailey down twice in the opening round, three times in the 2nd and once in the 3rd. |
| Win | 40-5-4 | Jack Bodell | KO | 1 (10) | 16/11/1971 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, United Kingdom | Bodell attacked Quarry from the start, and showed a desire to brawl. Quarry, however, noticed Bodell swinging widely, and counterpunched Bodell hard enough for Bodell to go down and get back up. Quarry capitalized with a lightening fast counter right hook over the top that finished Bodell. |
| Win | 39-5-4 | Tony Doyle | UD | 10 | 24/07/1971 | Playboy Club Hotel, Wembley, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 38-5-4 | Dick Gosha | UD | 10 | 18/06/1971 | Ocean Shores, Washington, United States | |
| Loss | 37-5-4 | Muhammad Ali | TKO | 3 (15) | 26/10/1970 | City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Fight stopped due to Quarry cut. |
| Win | 37-4-4 | Stamford Harris | TKO | 6 (10) | 08/09/1970 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 36-4-4 | Mac Foster | KO | 6 (10) | 17/06/1970 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | Quarry broke Foster down with many left hooks to the body in round 5. He sent him sprawling in 6, and after a right cross to the head sent Foster through the ropes, the referee stopped it without a count. |
| Win | 35-4-4 | George Johnson | UD | 10 | 19/03/1970 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 34-4-4 | Rufus Brassell | KO | 2 (10) | 03/03/1970 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States | Quarry was knocked down by a punch after the bell to end the 1st round. |
| Loss | 33-4-4 | George Chuvalo | KO | 7 (10) | 12/12/1969 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | In round 7 Quarry was knocked down by a left hook on the top of the head. He rose at the count of 3, but decided to take a knee, he got up at the count of 10 instead of 9 and referee Zach Clayton declared the fight over at 2:59. |
| Win | 33-3-4 | Brian London | KO | 2 (10) | 03/09/1969 | Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, United States | London was knocked down twice in the 2nd round. |
| Win | 32-3-4 | Johnny Carroll | KO | 1 (10) | 11/08/1969 | Aldrich Arena, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | Carroll down 3 times. |
| Loss | 31-3-4 | Joe Frazier | TKO | 7 (15) | 23/06/1969 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | For NYSAC World heavyweight title. In between rounds 7 and 8 the referee stops the fight because of the bad cut to Quarry's eye. 1969 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine. |
| Win | 31-2-4 | Buster Mathis | UD | 12 | 24/03/1969 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | Mathis was knocked down in the 2nd round. Quarry showed complete contempt for Mathis' punching power. He walked right in and dug searing hooks and solid rights to Buster's belly and ribs. |
| Win | 30-2-4 | Aaron Eastling | TKO | 5 (10) | 26/01/1969 | Memorial Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, United States | Eastling dropped twice in the 4th. |
| Win | 29-2-4 | Charlie Reno | TKO | 5 (10) | 10/01/1969 | Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, United States | Reno received one standing-eight count in the 5th round. |
| Win | 28-2-4 | Willis Earls | UD | 10 | 19/11/1968 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 27-2-4 | Bob Mumford | TKO | 5 (10) | 11/11/1968 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Loss | 26-2-4 | Jimmy Ellis | MD | 15 | 27/04/1968 | Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, United States | For vacant WBA World Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 26-1-4 | Thad Spencer | TKO | 12 (12) | 03/02/1968 | Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, United States | WBA Heavyweight elimination tournament. Spencer was knocked down in the 4th and 10th rounds. |
| Win | 25-1-4 | Floyd Patterson | MD | 12 | 28/10/1967 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | Elimination tournament for WBA Heavyweight title. Quarry dropped Patterson with short rights to the head in the 2nd and 4th rounds. But he had to battle to hold his own in the late rounds as Patterson appeared to get stronger and take charge of the fiercely contested bout. |
| Win | 24-1-4 | Billy Daniels | KO | 1 (10) | 15/09/1967 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Draw | 23-1-4 | Floyd Patterson | MD | 10 | 09/06/1967 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, United States | Patterson down twice in the 2nd, Quarry down in the 7th. |
| Win | 23-1-3 | Alex Miteff | KO | 3 (10) | 27/04/1967 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 22-1-3 | Brian London | UD | 10 | 09/03/1967 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 21-1-3 | Memphis Al Jones | KO | 5 (10) | 11/01/1967 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States | Quarry was knocked down twice in the 3rd round. |
| Win | 20-1-3 | Joey Orbillo | UD | 10 | 15/12/1966 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | Orbillo was knocked down in the 4th round for a nine-count. |
| Win | 19-1-3 | Leslie Borden | KO | 5 (10) | 29/11/1966 | Valley Music Theatre, Woodland Hills, California, United States | |
| Win | 18-1-3 | Bill Nielsen | UD | 10 | 20/10/1966 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Loss | 17-1-3 | Eddie Machen | UD | 10 | 14/07/1966 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | Machen seemed to hold Quarry, and his vaunted left hook in disdain and occasionally smirked, smiled and even laughed at his rather awkward young opponent. Machen paraded around the ring even before the verdict was announced. |
| Draw | 17-0-3 | Tony Alongi | PTS | 10 | 27/05/1966 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 17-0-2 | Memphis Al Jones | UD | 10 | 27/05/1966 | Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 16-0-2 | George Johnson | TKO | 2 (10) | 07/04/1966 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | Johnson was knocked down in the 2nd round. |
| Draw | 15-0-2 | Tony Alongi | PTS | 10 | 04/03/1966 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | Alongi was knocked down in the 7th. The judge Artie Aidala scored the bout 5-5 in rounds, but favored Quarry in supplemental scoring. |
| Win | 15-0-1 | Prentice Snipes | KO | 5 (10) | 17/02/1966 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | Snipes was knocked down twice in the 5th round. |
| Win | 14-0-1 | Eddie Land | UD | 8 | 03/02/1966 | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13-0-1 | Roy Crear | TKO | 3 (10) | 23/12/1965 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Draw | 12-0-1 | Tony Doyle | PTS | 10 | 11/11/1965 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | Doyle was knocked down in the 4th round for a five count. |
| Win | 12–0 | Roy Crear | TKO | 3 (10) | 02/11/1965 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States | Quarry was knocked down in the 2nd round. Los Angeles Times. |
| Win | 11–0 | Al Carter | TKO | 6 (8) | 28/10/1965 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | Carter was knocked down in the 6th round. |
| Win | 10–0 | Milton Manley | KO | 1 (8) | 13/10/1965 | Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Ray Junior Ellis | KO | 3 (6) | 23/09/1965 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | John Henry Jackson | PTS | 8 | 09/08/1965 | Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | JP Spencer | TKO | 4 (8) | 02/08/1965 | Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Ray Junior Ellis | UD | 6 | 29/07/1965 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Willie Davis | KO | 3 (6) | 16/07/1965 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Dave Centi | UD | 6 | 24/06/1965 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | Centi was knocked down in the 2nd round. |
| Win | 3–0 | Lance Holmberg | PTS | 6 | 17/06/1965 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | John Henry Jackson | KO | 4 (6) | 03/06/1965 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Gene Hamilton | PTS | 4 | 07/05/1965 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, United States | Pro debut for Quarry. |
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