January 2002 - March 2004 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

knocked out by the great bob foster,so when he had to go in and fight ali his
heart was not in it,i dont know if you have heard this before but what is your
theory on it. Ive got the chance to order the
quarry v ellis fight is it worth watching and how on earth did he lose to ellis
a blown up middleweight,? One more thing for tonight,the first time i saw
jerry fight was when he knocked out jack bodell in london,(i saw it on tv a few
years back) what has been the general opinion of that fight in jerrys career,ie
was he expected to knock out bodell quickly,or a long hard fight? Over here in
england the fight was billed as an eliminator was anybody in america aware of
this!|
|5/14/02 08:52:54 PM|Kent|La Habra, California||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Wow
this is turning into the Kent and Mark show. Any other Quarry regulars feel
free to jump in at any time. I have heard the idea that Jerry seeing Mike
brutally knocked out by Bob Foster didn't help Jerry's concentration but I also
think Ali got into his head in that second fight. If you notice Jerry is
aggressive in rounds one and two but towards the end of round two, Jerry lands a
good left/right combo to Ali's head and Ali play acts like he is hurt by
wobbling at the knees scornfully. It was like he was saying, "is that all you
got?" It was after this second round that Jerry's fire seemed to go out until
he was in survival mode near the end of the sixth and he fought back like the
Jerry Quarry we all know only to be stopped while out on his feet by Ali early
in the seventh round. I had heard of Bodell but as I remember it here in America
it was considered a tune up for Jerry at the time. |
|5/14/02 09:00:30 PM|Sonia Hathaway(Quarry)|Joshua Tree,
CA||Sonia81@aol.com||||10|Dad, we're all here for you, no matter what. This
site is still awesome. Let's keep it up always!|
|5/15/02 09:04:12 AM|Sonia Hathaway(Quarry)|Joshua Tree,
CA||Sonia81@aol.com||||10|HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE JERRY! YOU'RE STILL LOVED & VERY
MUCH MISSED!|
|5/15/02 10:35:27 AM|Sabrina Quarry-
Porter|Florida||SabrinaLPorter@aol.com||||10|HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE JERRY....WE
ALL LOVE AND MISS YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!|
|5/17/02 10:22:08 AM|Slade|Oregon||info@ptctel.com||||10|I recall the after
fight interviews of the Quarry-Ali II fight and the Bodell fight. Jerry
mentioned 3 things that definately affected his performance. First was the
knockout of his brother. Second, of course, was the good performance Ali put
together. I vaguely recall what the other things was....but there was
definately something else he mentioned that was bothering him....he may have
felt he came into the fight overweight - not sure if weight was the specific 3rd
issue he mentioned though. I think he scaled 198 in that fight, but I've seen
him fight well at 205. One of the sports writers asked Quarry immediately after
the Bodell what he thought of Bodell. Jerry said "Well, he fell awkwardly".|
|5/17/02 12:50:21 PM|Kent|La Habra, California||oriononside@aol.com||||10|I
think the thing that bothers me as a Quarry fan is that most of the time the
only fight that is ever shown is the second Ali fight when Jerry wasn't at his
best and people get the impression that Jerry fought lethargic like that every
time. Ali had a style that was difficult for Jerry, and Jerry probably would
have lost the fight anyway, but if Jerry had been at his best, then the general
public would see what a good fighter Jerry was even in defeat. Jerry's best
chance to beat Ali would have been in their first fight if he hadn't been cut.
Ali might not have been as sharp as the bout wore on due to his inactivity and
Jerry appeared to be stepping up the pace in that third round. You could sense
a slight changing of the momentum starting towards the end of the second round
of that fight and throughout the third round prior to the cut and it could have
increased if the cut hadn't occured. Ali still probably would have won the
first fight also but at least Jerry would have given him a run for his money.
OH BY THE WAY, ARE SOME PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE COMING TO THE QUARRY SITE? EVREN