January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

could do the same and it wouldn't be a lucky shot like Rahman's and McCall's
punches were.Tyson and Liston at their best depended on intimidation and
were not as effective against fighters who were not afraid of them. I give Rocky
the edge in these fights, no fear in the Rock.Rocky verses Jack Dempsey
would be a shootout but I think Rocky would wear him down for a late round
stoppage or decision.Jack Johnson would not be used to the work rate
Rocky would bring. Johnson's era saw a slower pace, they had to fight sometimes
unheard of number of rounds, so Rocky would outwork him in a fifteen round
contest.Vitali Klitschko would hit Rocky a lot but Rocky would take his
punches and wear him down with punches of his own, leading to a late round
stoppage win for the Rock. Vitali is very strong but except for his two round
destruction of Kirk Johnson, he tends to take a few rounds to get his
knockouts.Vitali K, has as habit of carrying his left hand very low and
someone is going to exploit this like Rocky likely would have done. You heard
it from me first, Vitali is a sucker for a right hand.When all is equal
a bigger fighter would beat a smaller fighter except in the case of the smaller
fighter having superior skills and in the case of Rocky verse Klischko, Rocky
has the edge in skills.|
|1/4/05 01:50:19 AM|Noam|same||hgysyg||||10|KentYour sister sounds a
real honey. Does she want my telephone number ?My top five heavies of
all time:1. Ali and Marciano (I can't split them)3. Louis4.
Holmes5. JohnsonAli had the jab, indestructible chin, and was the
smartest guy ever in the ring. Rocky was an animal, had pulverizing power in his
overhand right (and sometimes his left hook), and would not accept defeat no
matter what.I was surprised to read that Rocky didn't have a will when
he died and little if any of his millions could be found by his family. Rocky
hoarded money in cash (he didn't trust banks and the tax man) and nobody could
find the hiding places when he died.Also, he lent pals hundreds of
thousands of dollars without signed contracts or written records. When he died
these great pals all claimed they returned the loans the previous
week.Rocky also had very close connections with the mob. In early 1969
Rocky visited the dying Mafia don Vito Genovese (Don Corleone was him in the
Godfather film) in a prison hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He seemed to get
a bit of a thrill hanging with those guys.The night before Rocky went to
the White House to meet President Kennedy, he stayed overnight at the home of
Mafia guy Frankie 'One-Ear' Fratto. Rocky was so naive that he even asked Fratto
whether he wanted to go to the White House with him.Rocky apparently
knocked back a million dollars not to throw a fight he had with Don Cockell
(which would have been a major upset had he lost). The mafia respected
Rocky because they couldn't corrupt him. I respect him because he was a great,
great fighter.|
|1/4/05 03:15:12 AM|Massimo |Roma||4||||10|I don't agree about Liston in his
prime being ( or that Liston in his prime was) easy to hit. If you watch his
second Cleveland Williams fight, he could move the head very well.He had the
best left jab ever tied with Joe Louis, a hell of a left hook, a hell of a right
hand, a great uppercut and could take a paradise and a hell of a punch. He
wasn't scared of anybody but God. He was really a very very good fighter. I
doubt a little about his heart and stamina though. He would be easily the
undesputed heavyweight champ. Unfortunately his fights are rarely shown on
television. I'd love to see his fights with Zora Folley, Nino Valdes, Wayne
Bethea etc.Jack Johnson was great but a little boring to watch. He had
some trouble against the little Stanley Ketchel.|
|1/4/05 04:03:41 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Liston's jab
would have given Marciano fits. Liston's weight advantage would also come into
play. This would have been a war. Marciano didn't retire undefeated
because he avoided anyone---he retired undefeated because he was that damn good.
I could see him being stopped by Liston or Ali on cuts. He wouldn't back down