January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

|1/21/05 04:55:25 PM|Larry King|Roma||CNN.com||||10|Hard times for the
challengers ! If a challenger loses the fight for the championship he might (or
may) not have another chance ! Never again ! This isn't the case for the
champion. The champion is already famous and has already a place in history,
he'll have another chance to the title someday. Immagine a guy who begins his
professional career, beats all the best contenders in the wordl, gains a N.1
CONTENDER position, fights against the champion, beats him by a very small
margin [ not enough to overcome (or overtake, or exceed) the 2 points deficit],
doesn't win the title and is probably not going to have another chance to the
title in his lifetime... What is he gonna do ? Rocky 6 with Stallone ? Again,
hard times for the challengers !|
|1/22/05 02:46:34 AM|Kent |La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|It is true,
a number one contender often doesn't get more than one or two title shots.
Jerry Quarry became the number one contender three times but he only got two
title shots. One against Jimmy Ellis in 1968 which he lost by split decision
and once against Joe Frazier in 1969 in which he lost by TKO after seven rounds.
Jerry fought well in this one, especially the first three rounds, but Frazier
wore him down with his relentless style. He of course deserved a third
shot in 1973 which he didn't get even though he defeated Ron Lyle, who had won
19 in a row and Earnie Shavers, who had won 32 out of his last 33, 32 by
knockout going into the Quarry fight. George Foreman, champion at the time,
was quoted as saying after Jerry's one round demolition of Shavers, that Jerry
had just blown his title shot. Jerry took his ill fated second bout with
Frazier instead and he showed little in being stopped this time in five
rounds.If all of a sudden Jerry had started to fade after his good year
in 1973 at least if he had been handily defeated by Foreman in 1974 instead of
Frazier, he would have deserved to get the chance at the title regardless. |
|1/22/05 03:03:08 AM|Noam|same||same||||10|MassimoIn the modern era,
contenders get plenty of chances, whether they were unlucky or not. I can't
think of a single contender who never got a second chance after a controversial
loss. Heck, some guys make a living out of being a contender, given the number
of titles on offer.AngeloRather than have an unofficial system,
make it official. Recognize that the champion earned the title and doesn't
deserve to lose it on a doubt. To win the title you must do it convincingly and
giving the champion a two point head start ensures this situation.Also,
I'd change the procedure with the score cards of judges. Many say that the
scores should be shown to everyone at the end of each round so that the fighters
know where they stand. Have a score board. Fighters would see they can't win on
points and would go all out for a ko making the fight exciting to the
end.However, I wouldn't do this. I would instead collect the cards from
the judges at the end of each round. Don't let the judges go back and tally who
is leading. Some judges tally the scores and say, "Gee, Iron Mike is
behind two points with three rounds to go. I'd better give him the benefit of
the doubt in this round so he's still in the fight. I gotta make Don happy."
It would be better if the judges weren't in this situation. They should
score each round on its merits and not be influenced by the rest of the fight
and other rounds. Each round is an individual battle.|
|1/22/05 10:49:18 AM|Massimo|Roma||4||||10|Noam-This time you're right !
My boxing soul lives back in the 60s in California, even if I'm actually from
Pisa and I started breathing in the 70s. Now, with all the belts availaible,
being a title contender is almost inevitable. Yesterday I read Butterbean's
record and I noticed that he is 1.82 (about 5'11" 1/2 wilt) and weighted 391 lbs
for one of his last fights !!!!!!! Oh my God, who is this guy ? Andre' the
Midget's reincarnation ?|
|1/22/05 01:06:21 PM|Kent|La Haba, Ca||kentallent@aol.com||||10|Massimo,
Butterbean, AKA (also known as) Eric Esch, calls himself the king of the four
rounders. He normally only takes fights that long and he has a good record in