Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry II

Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry II, billed as Double Jeopardy, was a professional boxing match contested on June 27, 1972, for the NABF heavyweight championship.^[1] Ali won on a TKO after the referee stopped the fight at Ali's request.

Double Jeopardy

Date	June 27, 1972
Venue	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Title(s) on the line	NABF heavyweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Muhammad Ali Jerry Quarry Nickname "The Greatest" "Irish" Hometown Louisville, Kentucky Bakersfield, California Purse $500,000 $200,000 Pre-fight record 36–1 (25 KO) 43–6–4 (26 KO) Age 30 years, 5 months 27 years, 1 month Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Weight 216+1⁄2 lb (98 kg) 198 lb (90 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBA/WBC No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight NABF heavyweight champion Former undisputed heavyweight champion WBA/WBC No. 2 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Ali defeated Quarry via 7th round TKO

Background

Ali called Quarry “the last of the white hopes” and described himself and Bob Foster as the soul brothers. Foster was facing Quarry's brother Mike as the first half of a double header.^[2]

Ali was rated a 5‐1 favourite going into the bout.^[3]

The fight

Quarry did better than in their first fight but once again struggled to close the distance with Ali, who once again dominated most of the fight from the outside. Quarry was hurt going into the seventh round, and after landing several unanswered shots, Ali signaled to the referee to stop the fight, which he did shortly afterwards.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Aftermath

Speaking after Foster's successful defence, his promoter Lou Viscusi suggesting he might move up to face Ali saying “I'd like to try that left for size on Ali”.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:^[12]

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
Mexico	Telesistema Mexicano
Philippines	ABS-CBN
United Kingdom	ITV[13]