January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

the index of any good boxing book and the successes are there alphabetically
listed. Even over here in Australia where boxing is a tiny sport, we have had
many successes such as Jeff Fenech who readily admits that the alternative to
boxing was gaol. He won three world titles, is now fabulously wealthy, and is
training kids trying to give them the same chance in life boxing gave him. Other
successes here include Barry Michael, Lester Ellis, Rocky Mattioli, Hector
Thompson, Tony Mundine (senior), Johnny Famechon, Jeff Harding, George Barnes,
Jimmy Carruthers, Fred Henneberry, Ambrose Palmer, Les Darcy et al. The simple
fact is that most if not all boxers come from the poorer side of life and in
lieu of NASA offering them fabulous careers as rocket scientists or astronauts,
boxing lends them their only viable opportunities in life. You talk about
deaths in boxing. There are deaths in all sports. Over the last decade in
Australia more jockeys have been killed than boxers. Everything has its
inherent risks.....even walking out the front door or playing golf in a storm.
People who never boxed get dementia-related conditions, and non-smokers get lung
cancer. Those who enter boxing know the risks and the choice is theirs, not the
'kill joys' who generally don't like things that they are not good at (and I am
not suggesting that in your case). As far as the Quarry family is concerned, I
stand by my belief that they are far better placed than the rest of us to judge.
They rode the thrills and spills of Jerry's career and they were also the ones
who had to confront on a daily basis the sad aftermath to his courageous career.
I don't know about you, Forest, but they are certainly more qualified to judge
than me, as well as all those fat senators who like to call inquiries about
anything and everything. I don't know how corruption entered the debate, but
anything that generates money also breeds dishonesty in any walk of life.
Anyway, Forest, if I'm wrong then it wouldn't be the first time and I wish you
all the best. |
|1/27/03 11:44:12 AM|Mark Sargeant|UK||lpu00mts@reading.ac.uk||||10|I hope
members of this sight will share sympathy with the plight of Riddick Bowe who
was jailed last week. Although deservedly in prison for the crime he committed,
I can't help feel sorry for the man who had everything and let it all slip
through his fingers.In many ways Bowe was the best fighter since Holmes. At
his peak he had remarkable skill, speed and footwork for such a big man.
Combined with a lot of power and a very good and brave chin, he was a wonderful
fighter. He beat Hoyfield twice, being the only man to knock out him out in his
career, and in their first fight, the best since Holmes-Norton and the years
following, outboxed a very courageous Holyfield to a comprehensive decision.
Although his reign was short, he continued to beat handily a number of decent
fighters, but will always be remembered for the fights against Holyfield.His
decision not to fight Lewis was disastrous for both men as it undermined each
other's claim to be fighter of the 90s. Although deemed to be cowardice on his
parts, the punishment he took from Golota, particularly in the second fight in
which he staged great comeback rallies and some of the most devastating shots I
have ever seen, show that he had a heart as good as anyone. It was just in his
mind, and advice from others and the behaviour of his entourage that made him
look like a thug. In reality, even during his horrendous period of growing up,
he was acknowledged to be a decent and funny man. I sincerely hope that he pulls
through this nightmare, one of many that boxers go through, and comes out ok.|
|1/28/03 01:33:50 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Of course
Mark, we have concern for what Riddick Bowe is going through. I was not aware of
the latest trouble he is in. He was a great champion, one of the best of all
time, and I wish him the best for his life. |
|1/28/03 03:10:53 PM|Carl Weingarten|TJQF||TJQF||||10|I restored the Letters
Archives dating back to the early days of the web site in 1998, up through 2001.
See the links above. As some of you know, many letters and messages were lost
due to ISP serves failures. I saved as many as I could and archived them
according to each individual year. There's some great history here, from fans,