January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

them, I might say that Young was showing a weird style, but outlanded Ali and
made him miss a lot, even if it was unorthodox (as Cosell liked to say). But by
knowing the two fighters, my reaction was that Young's performance was a cheap
survival---you don't wrest the belt from a legendary champion by sticking your
head outside the ropes to avoid mixing it up.|
|1/21/05 03:53:37 PM|Noam|same||same||||10|Personally, I don't think it fair
that a champion lose the title on a doubt. The challenger must decisively defeat
the champion beyond any doubt to win a decision.My thinking is this: the
title is the supreme honor and there should be no doubt about the credentials of
the guys who hold it. They should be universally accepted as THE champion and
this isn't the case when they win the title on shonky decisions (especially from
judges of doubtful credentials and objectivity). For mine, I would
give the champion a two point start in any fight. If the challenger wants the
title, then he has to compellingly earn it by decisively defeating the champion.
Lucky or corrupt decisions have to be taken out of play.The title should
be such a precious commodity that it must be won, not gifted by a doubtful
decision from a shadowy judge influenced by an even more shadowy
promoter.There must be a higher standard of proof for a challenger to
win the title - just like there is a higher standard of proof in criminal as
opposed to civil proceedings. When the stakes are higher, so must the winning
margin to get the verdict.If we want the title to be the ultimate
reward, then there must be no doubt about the worthiness of the champion holding
it, in my opinion. By doing it this way it minimizes the opportunity for
foul play. Judges are less likely to cheat by giving hometown decisions for a
favoured promoter when the margin to earn a win is more distinct.By
giving the champion a two point start, it means that the verdict must be beyond
a reasonable doubt, unlike the current system which is basically on the balance
of probabilities.Protect the title by making it special. Don't cheapen
it by giving it away on a doubt. By giving the champion a two point start, you
diminish the influence of judges and promoters.|
|1/21/05 04:13:41 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Noam,
that's interesting---I like to think that maybe the judges are already spotting
Champions a phantom lead of a point or two and maybe that's why they get the
benefit of winning a close decision or maintaining their title on a draw. I
hate to make it an official rule that they automatically get a lead, but I like
the concept that this system is unofficially happening.Let's put it this
way: I wouldn't want the Patriots to be spotted a field goal lead when they
play the Eagles in the Super Bowl, just because they're the champs! |
|1/21/05 04:45:03 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Angelo, I
don't even think if I didn't know who Ali and Young were that Young deserved to
win the fight. It was close yes but Ali controlled the ring and landed the
harder more effective punches throughout even if they were slightly less in
numbers than Young landed. It was case of quality verses quanity and the judges
correctly took this into account.Ironic in that when Young fought George
Foreman and Ken Norton, two harder punchers than Ali, he was still backpedaling
but he was giving angles and counterpunching and he was more aggresive than
against Ali. If Young had fought Ali like he did, especially in his win against
Foreman, he would have won the title. As it was he came close to winning the
title against Norton as that too was a close fight that went to Norton and was
later called a WBC title fight after L.Spinks would not fight Norton and Spinks
was stripped of that title.As far as NFL football goes, each season is
different and there is really no defending champion each year as all of the
teams, even if with most of the same personal, start from scratch. Pittsburg
has had a better season than New England this year and the odds should favor
them to represent the AFC. I am going out on a limb by picking New England, not
based on last year's win but on a gut feeling I can't nail down. Last year
means nothing to me in my picks.|