January 2002 - March 2004 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

fully grasped the theater part of sports. He seemed slightly puzzled at times
that he didn't have the charisma Ali did. What he didn't realize was that he
~was~ getting all due respect from the fan. The Ali circus brought in people who
didn't ordinarily pay that much attention to boxing. He borrowed his tricks from
many other people, but he pulled them off well. He was a true Narcissist,
perfectly suited for the role, but what was interesting was that he was always
winking at us all!Joe understood Jerry's appeal, I think. He himself
said, "Jerry's a tough fighter with a boy next door face, and an engaging
manner." I think he also realized that the novelty of being white (and good)
brought in the curious, but among serious boxing fans, I'm sure Jerry had black
fans, just as Joe and Ali had white ones.|
|12/26/03 11:32:02
AM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|Say, I heard
Stallone is pushing hard for Rocky 6. I liked the Rocky movies (except for
five), even though we know we had to suspend disbelief to a degree at times.
However, I wonder what he'll do for six? He's still in shape, and actors portray
roles as younger men than they actually are all the time. The fact is though,
he's still in his mid-50s. Say he plays Balboa as a mid-40s fighter. Rocky 1 was
based loosely on the Ali-Wepner fight, so I wonder if six would be based on a
boxer in his forties who comes back and takes the title? Not that anyone's ever
done that! :-)George Foreman could play Don King!|
|12/26/03 12:44:48 PM|Massimo|Rome||4||||10|RSIf Stallone wants me as
his challenger in Rocky 6I'm ready to kick his ass and to gain the money
!He is the ITALIAN STALLON but he is not really Italian ! If he is Italian
then I'm American !|
|12/26/03 12:45:05 PM|Massimo|Rome||4||||10|RSIf Stallone wants me as
his challenger in Rocky 6I'm ready to kick his ass and to gain the money
!He is the ITALIAN STALLON but he is not really Italian ! If he is Italian
then I'm American !|
|12/26/03 12:46:53 PM|anonymous|USA||anonymous.com||||5|My God, ANDY from LA,
why don't you get a dictionary?!!!?? And, a Merry Christmas, to you, Max Hord,
from FLA. |
|12/27/03 01:26:17 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Special
thanks go out to Mr. George Otto for all of his hard work on behalf of TJQF.
Although it is a disappointment that the latest bill to reform boxing failed to
pass the United States congress, I am sure it hasn't seen its last days and
hopefully we can reintroduce it again in 2004. Mr. Otto's hard work reminds me
that there is something much more important involved here than our sometimes
petty squabbling about issues on this letter's page and it is because of his
work that we even have this letter page. Mr. Otto gives up his own time to
carry on Jerry's and Mr. Jimmy's legacy of trying to make boxing better for
future fighters. My hat is off to you Mr. Otto for a job well done!For
those of you that don't know, Mr. Otto and our own James Quarry (Mr.Jimmy) were
intrumental in passing three key pieces of boxing reform bills in the U.S.
congrees, including the Muahmmad Ali Boxing Reform Act of 2000.|
|12/28/03 09:19:16 PM|George L. Otto|Youngstown, Ohio||ehnpbsa@aol.com||||10|Mr.
Kent--Thank you for your kind words. Despite what occurred in 2003,
other legislative developments will occur in 2004, and TJQF will be there to
participate in the legislative process !! Happy New Year to all !!|
|12/28/03 11:57:37 PM|sean|jersey||emailppsinc@aol.com||||10|Hey guys hope every
one had a nice Christmas. Im sitting here watching an old tape of Pinklon Thomas
vs Mike Weaver what a fight. Any way i was sitting thinking of a few things
about the 80's heavies vs the 90's and 00's heavies and came up with a few
fights as i try to play match maker with the variety of champs from that period
with a few fantasy match ups let me know what you guys may think and wich way
youthink these fights would have went.Larry Holmes (1981) vs
Lennox Lewis Mike Tyson (1987) vs Evander HolyfieldTim Witherspoon