Jerry Quarry vs Ken Norton, March 24, 1975, Highlights HD 50fps
Norton was the, 4 contender and Quarry was, 5. Quarry received 185, 000 and Norton got 100, 000. In early 1974, Quarry complained that the top black heavyweights would not fight him. It is a black conspiracy, Quarry said. I m being boycotted by Ali, Norton and He said they wanted to leave the little white boy out of I respect him as a fighter, but I don t like him one bit, Norton said of Quarry before the fight. I don t like him because he s a prejudiced Quarry retired after losing to Norton but later returned to the ring. The 1998 Holiday Issue of The Ring Magazine ranked Ken Norton, 22 and Jerry Quarry, 27 on the list The 50 Greatest Heavyweights of AllTime. The original bout on this undercard was signed as Ken Norton vs. Oscar Bonavena. However, Bonavena pulled out on February 27th citing promoters couldn t assure him a win over Norton would guarantee him a title fight with Ali. Bonavena was also being investigated at this time by the Central Bank of Argentina on tax issues tha
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