Hard Luck - The Triumph And Tragedy Of "Irish" Jerry Quarry (Hardcover)

The story of boxing legend Jerry Quarry has it all: rags to riches, thrilling fights against the giants of the Golden Age of Heavyweights (Ali—twice, Frazier—twice, Patterson, Norton), a racially and politically electric sports era, the thrills and excesses of fame, celebrities, love, hate, joy, and pain. And tragedy.Like the man he fought during two highly controversial fight cards in 1970 and ’72—Muhammad Ali—boxing great Jerry Quarry was to suffer gravely. He died at age fifty-three, mind and body ravaged by Dementia Pugilistica.In Hard Luck, “Irish� Jerry Quarry comes to life—from his Grapes of Wrath days as the child of an abusive father in the California migrant camps to those as the undersized heavyweight slaying giants on his way to multiple title bouts and the honor of being the World’s Most Popular Fighter in ’68, ’69, ’70, and ’71. The story of Jerry Quarry is one of the richest in the annals of boxing, and through painstaking research and exclusive access to the Quarry family and its archives, Steve Springer and Blake Chavez have captured it all.

General

Imprint:	The Lyons Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2011
First published:	April 2011
Authors:	Steve Springer • Blake Chavez
Foreword by:	George Foreman
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	298
ISBN-13:	978-1-59921-996-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Combat sports & self-defence > Boxing Promotions
LSN:	1-59921-996-4
Barcode:	9781599219967

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