January 2002 - March 2004 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

to Chuvalo, I've read where Jerry was clearly depressed after these fights.
Muhammed Ali and Joe Frazier both seemed to be waiting for Jerry when JQ ran off
a string of wins, but the press seemed to still be punishing Jerry and did not
seem to give Jerry credit for becoming a better fighter in the 70's, I think.
Jerry's record does show some real inconsistency, attitude must be a big factor
in this. After 1975, it seemed Jerry did not get nearly the credit for his
performances that he began to get in the 90's and still gets now. Did Jerry's
early hype prevent him from fairly getting a title shot against Foreman? What
kind of attitude did Jerry have going into the Norton fight? Like FrazierI, an
unrealism seems to exist, where he can take a fight with a major contender on
two weeks notice, go in out of shape and expect to beat him. Again, as with
Frazier, there are some great moments, particularly round 3. JQ 's boxing talent
in hugely obvious, all considered. But his attitude through all this, high and
low, is something I'd like to know more about. There are some who've said Jerry
made a lot of excuses and was not grounded enough to learn from these few losses
and draws to become what he had the talent to become, champion. I ask these
questions as a real fan of this guy, believe me. Any replies? |
|12/16/03 04:12:18 AM|Paul|Sydney||PlMls4@aol.com||||10|Until the Iraqi
Information Minister confirms his identity, how can we be sure that the right
guy was captured ? ((((:|
|12/16/03 09:39:19 AM|Angelo|Washington,
DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Gerry:Two of Jerry's greatest wins were against
Lyle and Shavers. In my opinion, at the time, people knew they were nice,
impressive wins---but thought that maybe Lyle and Shavers "must have been
overrated for Quarry to beat them." Well, both of these guys picked up the
pieces and continued on with their careers. Both of them got title shots and
fought very well in these bouts against Ali. Lyle had the epic slugfest with
Foreman. Shavers floored Larry Holmes---arguably one of the best Champions
ever. Shavers KOed Norton in one round. In other words, it took a few years
for people to realize that both Shavers and Lyle really were very good fighters
and they proved themselves AFTER Quarry beat them. |
|12/16/03 10:38:36 AM|Pete|USA||pco@intel||||10|"There are some who've said
Jerry made a lot of excuses and was not grounded enough to learn from these few
losses and draws to become what he had the talent to become, champion. I ask
these questions as a real fan of this guy, believe me. Any replies?
"(QUOTE)As great a fighter as Jerry was, I don't think that he was
championship material. I don't mean any disrespect to Jerry or his many fans,
but Jerry was a guy that champions had to get past, to become champions. When
you consider how many heavyweights actually go on to become champions(not
including these phoney paper champions & federations designed to make big money
for promoters, while ripping off boxing fans), Jerry was very close to being
there. When we start making excuses for fighters, we lose objectivity. Everyone
here holds Jerry in high esteem; we liked his attitude, many of his fights were
classic fights of the "GOLDEN ERA" of heavyweight boxing and he looked good, in
and out of the ring. Unfortunately, he was not an Ali, Frazier or Holmes.|
|12/16/03 11:15:48
AM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|Possibly even more
than the other forms of entertainment, athletes are victims of a Walter Mitty
meat grinder created by a public that lives in shades of black and white - first
place or last, winner and loser, ignoring their own travails across the range of
human experience. It's sort of like creating Gods in a laboratory, and hoping we
hit the jackpot of perfection and immortality, and will be allowed to ride in
the car if we can ever figure out how to build it. Even those who endure and
reach the top are recycled and subjected to a hierarachal rating system against
others who did likewise, or hypothetical comparison to people who didn't, or who
they never met; when someone makes it through the gauntlet, it's as if "we" want
to then deny them if we can't come too.Massimo -Well, a person