Mike Nixon

Perhaps known better by many as the brother-in-law of the late great Jerry Quarry, "Irish" Mike Nixon pursued a very colorful boxing career of his own. After only seven amateur bouts, Irish Mike turned to the pros with an impressive string of wins in the middleweight division. Not only did Nixon slug out forty professional bouts but was involved in exhibitions with both Mike and Jerry Quarry, and the world's greatest middleweight, Sugar Ray Robinson...Nixon fought in thirty main event fights his first ten rounder coming just three days prior to his 19th birthday. Irish Mike's last bout was against the great Vito Antuofermo. Since retiring from the ring, Nixon claims he has "done it all. . . from car sales to hay bales . . and all honest work." Mike acknowledges an unspeakable pain at the loss of his friend and mentor Jerry Quarry, who passed away in 1999 as the result of brain damage incurred in the ring.