Both fighters were 28. Quarry weighed 202 pounds, eight lighter than Shavers.
The buildup had almost guaranteed violence. Quarry predicted three rounds and believed he could finish Shavers in one if his opponent came after him. Don King, then part of Shavers’ management team, called it their easiest fight. Madison Square Garden matchmaker Teddy Brenner went further, predicting the shortest 12-round fight in history. He wasn’t far off.
Trainer Gil Clancy wanted Quarry to box, but Quarry abandoned that idea almost immediately. Instead of giving Shavers room to unleash his power, he attacked him.
Quarry drove Sh
