January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

JERRY AS A LITTLE SUPERHUMAN. HOWEVER I SUFFER FROM THE AFFLICTION,"STOOGEIDIS".
AS WELL AS KENT, TAKE CARE.|
|12/3/02 08:49:55 PM|Sabrina Quarry-
Porter|Florida||sabrinalporter@aol.com||||10|I had the great pleasure of hearing
my uncle Jerry sing on many occasions, and i think he was a great singer and one
song that sticks in my mind is "A Closer Walk with Thee".Uncle Jerry was the
best at everything he did. And him and my father James would be very proud to
see this website still going strong. Thank you to all the fans of this site and
please lets keep it going for the memory of Jerry and James....Dad and Uncle
Jerry i miss you with all my heart and i will love you both always in my heart
forever.Looking forward to seeing you in the afterlife...Keep Punching!!!!!!|
|12/3/02 09:25:10 PM|Steve|N.J.||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|I really thrive on
these tidbits of info we occasionally get on this site,mostley from Jimmy D. and
Kent,about Jerry's life outside the ring.I've allways somehow identified with
his life {wishfull thinking}I don't know the phycological reasons behind that.I
do know that he gave my friends and I, who gathered in front of tvs or went to
the Cherry Hill Collusiem,{long since burned down,} alot of enjoyment, and
dissapointment,during the late 60's and early 70's.He held our interest and
attention,and maybe mirrored our aspirations,like no other heavywieght of those
wonderfull decades could. |
|12/3/02 09:57:10 PM|Steve|N.J.||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|Three of my friends
and I arrived late for a closed circiut ,and very expensive in those days,live
broadcast of Jerry Quarry vs Earnie Shavers.As we fought our way down the isle
to our row of seats,we could hear the fighters being announced.We couldn't see
the screen yet because everyone was still standing up.As we got to our row,the
fight started,NOBODY was sitting down.We had to force our way down the row to
our seats.We could hear the KO taking place.When we reached our seats it was
over!Watching the replays just wasn't the same as seeing it live.Still,it was a
great night out with my friends.A memory for a lifetime.|
|12/4/02 09:51:42 AM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@yahoo.com||||10|STEVE: Did not know, you were so close
too Cherry Hill, New JERSEY. I have never been any farther East, than Chicago,
But didn't Muhammad Ali live there for a while, At the same time Joe Frazier
lived in nearby Philadelphia, before the "Battle of the Century". Thats where
Ali was gonna meet Frazier in the park,Remember that one 1970??|
|12/4/02 01:27:45 PM|Steve|N.J.||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|Jimmie D.,I live
between Camden and Cherry Hill.I'm about 4 miles across the Delaware River from
Philly,and 5 miles from Cherry Hill.We used to go to the Blue Horizen,which was
at that time a pretty well known albeit small fight club in North Philly.I saw
Bennie Briscoe fight there twice.I was there the night Joe Archer and Eugene
{Cyclone} Hart fell out of the ring locked in a clinch.They landed on a table
with a crash you wouldn't believe.I think Joey Archer hurt his neck.He was a
very slick ,classy boxer.Hart had a monster left hook,and and nothing else.Both
of these guys where top ten middleweights in the early 70's,and hugely popular
in Philly.The way that club was set up,If I am remembering correctly,was that
the best seats to view the fights where in the eighth row .Anything closer you
couldn't see over the people standing up.Also the cigarette smoke enveloped the
first seven rows like a fog.I saw Emile Griffith there several times when he
came down from N.Y.to scout a future opponent.He had shoulders that in a suit
looked about 8 feet wide.Joe Frazier still actively runs the cloverleaf gym.I've
never met him,but have been told he's very accesable to the public.When Ali came
to Philly,it was like the president was visiting.Down town Philly is
beatufill,but all the secondary streets are narrow.Whenever someone important
comes to town,the police start blocking of streets,and it turns the town into
bedlam.Ali had that effect.He almost caused a riot when he went to Frazier's
gym.Jimmie,you want to talk about a sports town? You should have seen Philly and
South Jersey the night the Flyers won the Stanly Cup!! Ali had a beatufil home