January 2002 - March 2004 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

talents that I've ever seen. Most of the time Jerry's skills are either over
estimated (sometimes by people on this site), or ridiculed (by people who know
little about boxing). I don't agree with the possible match ups with Torrres or
Foster. Torrres would have came to Quarry, and forced Quarry to punch hard and
fast, Quarry wins in 1st or second round. Foster would have gave Quarry fits for
about 5 rounds. And then those Quarry left hooks to the stomache would begin to
sap Foster of his stamina. And Bob would collapse anytime after round 5John
G., when Liston made his comeback in the late 60's it's my understanding neither
Frazier nor Quarry's management wanted to fight him. I agree with their
decision. Frazier was made to order for Liston around the years 67, 68 ,69.
Quarry too for that matter. I can just see Sonny's jab pounding Jerry's face.
Dundee was not going to put Ellis in with him either during this period. When
Liston fought Leotis Martin in 1969, Liston did not have the psychological
advantage over Martin that he had over other fighters. Martin as a middleweight
in 1962-63 was a sparring partner for Liston, during Listons Championship
tenure. As a result Martin had no fear of the younger Liston or the older
Liston, and he took the fight and we all know what happenened.|
|8/22/03 04:56:39 PM|Massimo|Rome||threepeat.com||||10|The Tubby's portrayal
(beautiful word !) is indeed very accurate but, in my opinion, he forgot two
things about JQ1)His chin was granite 2) He often had troubles with
cutsTo Forest: I don' t think the old Liston would have beaten a young
Frazier ! Maybe a prime Liston would have beaten a prime Frazier ( in
theory ) but I'm not sure because Frazier'sheart was twice bigger than
Liston's heart !!Frazier was a lion, like Quarry !I' m a huge Liston' s
fan, but this is my opinion ! Leotis Martin beat Liston for a lucky punch !!|
|8/22/03 05:23:30 PM|Massimo|Rome||34.com||||10|I forgot ! Is it true that Ali'
had troubles againstBob Foster ? Foster said he fell severaltimes but
he never was hurt and that he hitAli' with hard punches ! I' m curious !
Thanks|
|8/22/03 06:47:20
PM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|Hi! I haven't
looked through all the letters yet, but from those I have, it appears I'm the
only female boxing fan posting on the page. My Dad was an amateur, and I picked
up my interest from him; we used to watch together all the time, and talk
fights. He and my husband had/have a really big collection of fight videos and
films, and I read and watch extensively. I was saddened to learn of tough Jerry
Quarry's condition and final passing. His era was by far the best in boxing
history, and my favorite to talk about. I post in other general discussion
forums about boxing, but most either have little interest or knowledge. I look
forward to "trading shots" with the posters in here! :-)|
|8/22/03 07:42:41 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|Leotis Martin was a good fighter, he wore
Liston down,after Liston had beat him up,those were some pretty good throws he
had there to kayo Sonny,I remember Cosell who seemed to genuinely like
Sonny,"Charles what happend?" and Sonny saying,"if i'd had known that Howard I
wouldn't have got knocked out" I don't care if JQ had succumbed To Foreman
early,I still would have rather seen him in there, Than his 74' bout with
"smokin joe" and a payday, Foreman-Quarry title bout at that time would have
received a huge buildup of excitement for the fans, and would have paid both
fighter's handsomely.ACTUALLY JAMES J. WOODY AND (EVERYONE'S FRIEND) JACK
O'HALLORAN WERE THE BEST,JUST HAD TOO MANY "OFF NIGHTS".besides O'Halloran's
agent was better than JERRY'S|
|8/22/03 10:31:26 PM|KENT APPEL|LA HABRA, CA||ORIONONSIDE@AOL.COM||||10|Tubby,
Jerry did not get plenty of title shots. He got exactly two, one against Ellis
in 1968 for the WBA title and one agaisnt Frazier in 1969, for the New York
State Athletic Commision version of the title. He did earn a third one
that he never got, of course in 1973 based on the wins over Lyle and