After protest, Ali's career resumed in Atlanta on Oct. 26, 1970- staging his comeback in the old Atlanta Municipal Auditorium against Jerry Quarry ...

ESPN Classic will celebrate Muhammad Ali with a 25-hour tribute beginning Friday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET. ... Ali vs. Jerry Quarry II (1972) 4:30 p.m. - Ali vs. Jimmy Ellis (1971) ...

George Foreman, who faced Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle, ... It was Ken Norton, Jimmy Young, Jerry Quarry, Joe Frazier, Ron Lyle and a half-dozen more. Enticing matchups were plentiful.

On the night of June 27, 1972, the boxing doubleheader billed by Muhammad Ali as the Soul Brothers vs. the Quarry Brothers -- Jerry was sometimes called the Great White Hope -- filled the ...

Nearly three years after the Mac Foster triumph, Quarry had been twice beaten by Muhammad Ali and had failed to balance the scales with uninspired points wins over Dick Gosha, Tony Doyle, Lou ...

Quarry was guaranteed $300,000 for fighting Ali in Atlanta in 1970 after Ali’s 3 1/2-year absence from the ring. He was stopped in the third round after being severely cut over the eye.

The Heist Took Advantage Of Ali's Comeback Fight Against Jerry Quarry The events behind Fight Night's story transpired amid Muhammad Ali's historic return to boxing in 1970.

"Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist" is inspired by an infamous armed robbery after Muhammad Ali's 1970 comeback boxing match against Jerry Quarry. Click here for important updates to our ...

Jerry Quarry, a popular heavyweight who fought Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson, but who eventually lapsed into a punch-drunk fog has died aged 53. Quarry was hospitalised on December 28 with ...

It will tell the story of how on the night of Ali’s defeat of Jerry Quarry, which came after he was banned from boxing for refusing to enter the military draft, hundreds of guests at an after ...