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    Jerry Quarry

    …to beat Ron Lyle and Earnie Shavers, but he was knocked out by Frazier in five rounds. Following a defeat by Ken Norton in 1975, Quarry announced his retirement, but he was unable to resist the lure of the ring. He returned briefly in 1977 and in 1983—the same year…

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    …to beat Ron Lyle and Earnie Shavers, but he was knocked out by Frazier in five rounds. Following a defeat by Ken Norton in 1975, Quarry announced his retirement, but he was unable to resist the lure of the ring. He returned briefly in 1977 and in 1983—the same year…

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