January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

awarness to the terrible tradegy of fighters being injured from their days in
the ring. With the help of Geoge Otto and James Quarry, the Quarry Foundation
helped pass legislation here in the United States to make boxing safer and for
betterment of the sport including, the Reciprocity act and the Muhammad Ali
reform act. Sure there is more work to be done and short of banning boxing,
which we don't support, there are still going to be fighters injured in the
ring. What we can do is make the sport as safe as possible. So Forest, instead
of being critical, what are some measures we can take to help us achieve our
goal? Sure there are fighters that were injured by the powerful fists of Jerry
Quarry but the point you miss is that not one person who has ever visited this
site, let alone the many fine fans of the Quarrys as well as members of the
Quarry family who visit here, supports any fighter being injured. Yes, there
are inhearant dangers in the sport but I will say again, we can work to limit
those dangers as much as possible. |
|1/17/03 11:31:10 AM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|KENT: JERRY WAS OUTWEIGHED IN HIS BOUTS
20-40-1.I'M LACKING 5 BUT OF THOSE QUARRY WAS AT LEAST OUTWEIGHED 3 0F 5 I
KNOW.ANYWAY BOY WAS HIS CAREER INTERESTING,EVEN THE BOUTS YOU NEVER HEARD OF
HAD A LOTTA INTEREST IN THEM. FOREST WARD, ARE YOU THE HEAVYWEIGHT, THAT FOUGHT
FOREMAN ON TIMES SQUARE??, JUST A LITTLE CURIOUS|
|1/17/03 05:57:21 PM|Steve|nj||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|First,I was amazed and
saddened to hear about Mike's health problems,it seems like no good luck has
visited this strong,deserving clan lately.From thier posts,they seem to be a
family of strong faith.This will bring them through anything! Kent,I think my
comments where misunderstood by Forest Ward.I love the sport of Boxing!While I
agree with you ,Kent,that being critical of the sport without suggesting any
solutions helps no one. I stand by my criticism of the referees in the Frazier
and Norton vs Quarry fights.I felt it certainly was necessary to remind people
of Joe's drug addiction.He was put in a position of grave responsibility,where ,
literally,the fighter's lives were at stake!In this instance,that life was Jerry
Quarry's! Joe was clearly befuddled,confused,and not really sure what to do !He
continued to wave Quarry in after he'd absorbed many powerful,unanswered blows.I
think the first and most obvious steps that can be taken would be to demand from
our Congressional leaders and Senators that a Federally controlled boxing
commission be set up.Now by that I mean a legitimate organization,manned by
people who have nothing to do with the sport personally.That is, they have no
conflicting interest. Second,get serious about eliminating the criminal elemints
from the sport.I don't mean fighters with jail records.Pete Rose was banned from
baseball for gambling.Don King is a convicted numbers runner who kicked a man to
death,is widely acknowledged to regulurly cheat fighters out of millions of
dollars,and yet is paraded around the ring after every major fight,preening and
strutting for the cameras.I mean the Panama Lewis types who stripped the padding
out of his fighters'gloves in the John Collins'fightof years ago.I believe John
Collins committed suicide soon after that fight, his carreer in ruins.Now ,after
being banned from boxing,I see that our old friend Panama is now in the corner
of Mike Tyson.Hey,Enttienne,better have your corner check Mike's gloves!Boxing
is a great and noble sport.It deserves the loyal following of the very
patient,long suffering fans.It could very easily be made much safer.I think a
federal commission to oversee boxing could do wonders.FFFFFIRST OF ALL,A pension
plan,health insurance.This to be funded by a percentage of the profits made by
all venues involved in the fight!Casinoes,promoters like Don King,managers and
the fighters themselves.THE IRS is quick enough to be there to collect thier
income tax from the purse,arent they?Lets hear some ideas and opinions from all
you regular guys on this site.Would a letter writting campaign be usefull?Which
Senators and congressmen would be most receptive to our cause? Remember,we all
vote.|
|1/18/03 02:05:59 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAI