January 2002 - March 2004 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

shorter guys can dominate in modern times. Anyway, Henry Armstrong and many
others proved that you don't need bulging muscles to be a great fighter. Another
thing, prior to the 1970s there were only 8 weight divisions and no
cruiserweight and super middle weight and all that stupid 'super' stuff that
makes up the 13 weight divisions there now are. Before the 1970s there was one
title in each division for a total of only 8 world titles in boxing. Now with
all the alphabet titles there are over 45 on offer. They are even creating more
titles (like they recently have with Sven Ottke - the WBC now call him the
'emerit' champion or some nonsense like that) just to rip off more sanctioning
fees. It had greater prestige just to be a contender pre-1970s than it means to
hold a title now. If Jerry Quarry, Earnie Shavers, Ron Lyle or even Joe Bugner
were fighters over the last 10 years then chances are that they would have held
a world title at some stage. |
|10/13/03 07:52:06 AM|Sonia Hathaway(Quarry)|Joshua Tree,
CA||Sonia81@aol.com||||10|Of course this site is Cool! Hey KooKoo, you are too
funny. |
|10/13/03 08:47:08 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Not only did
Joe Louis beat Abe Simon, who was over 6'5" and 260 pounds, he also defeated
Buddy Baer, who was 6'5" 250, Primo Canera, 6'6" 265 pounds as well as Tony "Two
Ton" Galento, 5'9" 230 pounds, He also beat Max Baer, while not as big as baby
brother Buddy, was 6'3" 220 pounds, compaared to Louis'6'1" 200 pounds. Louis
wouldn't need today's training metholds to beat most of today's lumbering no
talents. He had skill.When asked why smaller fighters can beat bigger
heavyweights, James Toney had this to say, "these guys are lazy, they don't wnat
to run or train hard." Toney has the skill to possibly win at least one of the
major heavyweight titles and with Lennox Lewis being on the way down skill level
wise, maybe even the consensus championship itself. Toney, the IBF crusierweight
champion, is fighting at anywhere from 190 pounds to 215 pounds these days, a
samll heavyweight compared to most of the guys out there now.Remember,
two of the three major heavyweight belts today are held by smaller heavyweights
in Chris Byrd, 211 pounds and Roy Jones Jr., 193 pounds. Could Jones beat
Louis, I don't know, but if he could beat Louis, that just proves that a smaller
heavyweight can beat a bigger heavyweight!! |
|10/13/03 08:53:27 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Damn those
typos, just goes to show I shouldn't post without wearing my reading glasses.
Getting older but not old, sigh!|
|10/13/03 10:06:47 AM|Massimo|Rome||8||||10|I think Sonny Liston's body was
close to perfectionfor a heavyweight ! 6'1", about 215lbs ( not too
heavy)and very long arms ! Buddy Baer was at least 6'6",but Abe Simon
was not taller than 6'4". You can trustbecause I'm an height's expert, as I
have widely shownin my discussion about Andre' the Midget... Max Baerwas
6'2 1/2 and Carnera was 6'5 3/4. Dulcis in fundo,Calvin Lane is 7'5
1/2...Goodbye !|
|10/13/03 10:25:16 AM|Massimo "Smaller than Life" Cini|Rome||9||||10|What do you
think about a Tyson-Bonavena matchup ?Don't you think that Bonavena's
chin,power and fearlessnesswould have given Tyson a tough fight ?|
|10/13/03 11:16:31 AM|kookoo |ny||kookooclock@yahoo.com||||10|i knew you guys
would bring uo carnera, simon and nova. these guys had no skill whatsoever.
carnera would fall over his own feet. what jones beating louis would prove is
that todays fighter are better conditioned and yes jones has much more skill
than louis. heres some of my fight results/ rocky vs tyson , tyson wins in 2
rds, louis vs tyson, tyson in 3 rds, liston vs tyson , tyson 3 rds, frazier vs
tyson, tyson 1rd, frazier coming straight at him makes it a short night. frazier
has a less chance against tyson than anybody i ever seen. his style would get
him killed quick.tyson vs ali, tyson in 6 or 7 rds. EVEN THOUGH HE IS A
JERK, IN HIS PRIME HE WOULD HAVE BEAT ANYONE!THESE ARE THE FACTS AFTER
WATCHING BOXING ALMOST 40YRS. TIME FOR THE BIRD TO FLY. KOO KOO KOO KOO|