January 2002 - March 2004 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

calling, shaking down old ladies for their retirment checks!|
|6/9/02 06:19:02 AM|Evren|London||Evren@btinternet.com||||10|The fight, apart
from the first round , was very one sided. Although I pulled for Lewis and hoped
he would win I was very upset seeing Tyson and his Era end in such a devestating
way. Tyson was absolutely terrible compared to the great fighter we remember. He
was outjabbed, outsped and outfought. His footwork was slow and it seems the
decision to bring him in heavier was a mistake. Mike would'nt have needed
anymore power than he had already. All the weight meant was that he was'nt able
to get inside Lewis' reach with his notoriously fast movement. Lennox, it
must be said was excellent, sticking to Emmanuel Steward's game plan,
frustrating Tyson early and then dominating after Tyson had 'blown out'. The
afterfight interview was touching and it was a great moment to see Tyson accept
his defeat like a man. No excuses and full of praise for Lewis' ability. I think
he may have earnt himself a lot of respect right there. He can be a nice,
intelligent person and it would be nice to see more people to try and get to his
sensitive side when writing about him or interviewing him. The end of an
era... I must rate Tyson of the eighties and early nineties in the top ten
Heavyweights of all time with Lewis just outside maybe (it is very crammed up
there). He must also, surely go down as among the top five 'punchers' in history
along with Foreman, Liston, Shavers and Louis. My respect goes out to Lennox
(once again) and my respect goes to Tyson for being graceful in defeat. Tyson's
quote 'Thankyou, it was a great payday' was one to remember.|
|6/9/02 07:22:05 AM|SABRINA|FLORIDA||SABRINALPORTER@AOL.COM||||10|WAY TO GO
LEWIS...TYSON IS ALL WASHED UP.I DIDN'T GET TO WATCH THE FIGHT BUT I'M SURE IT
WAS A GOOD ONE...I KNEW LEWIS WOULD WIN.....|
|6/9/02 08:39:55 PM|Bob Bumbera|NC||renfbera@aol.com||||10|Well, Lewis did it!.
I did not see the fight but it does not suprise me at all. Tyson is not the
fighter he once was and maybe he doesn't care to be. I said here a couple of
months ago I wanted Tyson to win, but thought Lewis would take it. Hey, at
least from what I read, Tyson went down like a man this time. I also believe
there is nothing else for Lewis to prove. He should retire and live a healthy
life from now on. The Marciano-Frazier fight would be brutal indeed. A Prime
vs. Prime fight between these two, I'd have to give the nod to Frazier. I think
Joe would get hurt, but that hook is too fast for The Rock. It would cut him up
like it sliced up Ron Stander. I'm not positve, but the two times Rocky was
knocked down in title fights were from left hooks, Walcott and Moore. Neither
man was a fast starter so I'll say 8th round TKO for Frazier. Louis would KO
Williams within 6 rounds. Liston KO'ed Williams once in the 6th and again in the
2nd. So I know Louis could do it in the same time frame. Although, in the
second fight The Big Cat hit Sonny with a tremendous right that bloodied
Liston's nose, so Joe could have been knocked down by a right, as he sometimes
was. A question for you guys. Who is/are the fighter(s) Jerry's putting the
wood to on the opening page and home page of this web site? I've trying to
figure it out for months now. My best guess is Lou Bailey. Am I way off base?
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|6/10/02 02:10:26 AM|Slade|Oregon||info@ptctel.com||||10|It's amazing how Lewis
continues to peak. If he continues to fight, I wonder when we will see him
start to deminish? At 37, 39, 41? He has done such a great job developing in
his laters years. Age probably isn't the most significant factor that effects a
fighters ability. If you look at some of the great title fights over the last
century, some folks might argue that fighters tend to lose skills because once
they have fought their greatest fight (say, winning the title), they no longer
have the overwhelming drive to peak at that point again. I noticed in the after
fight interviews, Lewis was often asked "what's left for you to prove?" and he
didn't have an immediate answer, other than he was going to take some time off
and consider his options... |
|6/10/02 04:09:51 AM|Evren|London||@||||10|In the competition we have Frazier