January 2002 - March 2004 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

some of those posts again.MR. OTTO, LETS US KNOW WHAT IS ON THE
POLITICAL ADGENDA SO WE CAN START WRITING LETTERS AGAIN.I know people
say that boxing can never be safe, completely, but it is still worth the effort
because as Gerry says, boxing is not going away and we can work towards making
it safer.I do know that the situation of Jerry Quarry fighting at the
age of 47, when he should have never been allowed in the ring would not happen
today (that is if the states are indeed inforcing the laws now on the books).
TJQF did a lot towards acheiving those goals.|
|1/1/04 08:20:50 AM|Massimo|Roma||4||||10|Libiamo and cheers !|
|1/1/04 10:35:11
AM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|Happy New Year
2004! Anyone do anything spectacular? |
|1/1/04 01:39:33 PM|Massimo|Roma||4||||10|RS-Yesterday I have bought the
newspaper " USA TODAY " ! I was curious ! Do you consider this spectacular ?
Today, I have bought a book about the divine Mozart !|
|1/1/04 11:55:27 PM|Gerry Schultz|Cleveland, Ohio||jgschultz11@msn.com||||10|To
clarify, Kent et al, I don't feel Boxing should be improved or better handled
just because it isn't going away. Boxing has a lot of problems, some very
serious, some just plain ridiculous, but like many sports fans, I watch it ---
even today's guys. Boxing, like baseball and horse racing, is a throwback sport
to an America that has faded away since the 1950's. It was a sport of poor
immigrants, poor urban people with little access to anything else to elevate
their chances in this money-is-king country. But it has provided great moments
and figures who have transcended the sport and made impressions on those of us
who have seen it or read about it. That being said, I think saving Boxing and
improving it's current state has real value that goes beyond those directly
connected to it or it's fans. I have a few ideas, I'd like to know if anything
like them is being incorporated in the bills presented. I know a manifesto has
been presented which I've read some of, apologies if anything I suggest is
redundant: I think pro boxers should be at least 20 years old, and should have
at least 15 pro wins before they can fight for a belt in the United States.
Those 15 wins would consist of 4 4-rounders , 8 8- rounders, and finally three
10 rounders. The 10-rounders would be contender matches for the sake of
establishing rankings for title matches. Championship matches would be 12
rounds. I think each of the various commissions should use a ranking system
similar to college football, where opponent strength, records and other criteria
are examined to fairly and more accurately rank fighters so that the best guys
are getting the best matches. The USBF then would compile all of the commisions
and rank for the whole country, the NABF for the whole continent. Europe would
do the same as would other parts of the world for one set of world rankings, the
WBA for example. A federal agency would allow only those groups to sanction
fights in the U.S., forcing conformity. The same federal agency would license
promoters, monitor physical exams for fighters, school and certify judges, and
observe the various associated legal issues. Really bad record fighters and
those with a pile of KO losses would be weeded out, a senior division would be
set up for those over 40. A dethroned champ would have to win two 10 rounders to
be considered for another title fight, a champion would have to defend his belt
three times in a given year minimum and face the #1 at least once in that time
or be stripped. Purses would contain incentives, and include small percentages
for chosen charity or causes... I have other ideas also, like mandatory
headgear, pensions for retired fighters, med benefits they could pay into, etc.,
but I don't want to take up a pile of space ( I have already ). I know some of
these things are being discussed already in some form. I'd like to know more
about what is being submitted, to whom and the process involved. What do you
guys think? What other ideas do we have that might improve the sport? One more
thing, we need to get away from the PPV concept a little and allow casual fans
greater access to big fights, which will increase the sport's exposure and