January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

Shavers, and Merritt proceeded to break Earnie's jaw. The July, 1973 date had
to be postponed (it ended up taking place in December). Jerry was now unhappy
too, and he took Moore to task publicly, noting that, besides making the very
foolish decision to use someone as dangerous as Merritt as a sparring partner,
Moore had badmouthed Jerry unfairly in the past. He added that he
only wished Archie was a few years younger so that he could take Shavers' place,
and give Jerry the pleasure of knocking him out.|
|7/9/05 08:55:08 PM|Angelo|dc||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Wow, from what I've seen
and read of Archie Moore, I didn't realize he was an idiot. Until now. What
would possess him to pick on Jerry Quarry? When you consider JQ's
accomplishments, throughout his career, and the way he handled himself in
interviews (respectfully), I couldn't think of a reason why old man Archie Moore
would go after him. I would have loved to seen the look on Moore's face when
Jerry dispatched of Shavers in the first round. Priceless. |
|7/9/05 09:40:33 PM|Fan|Fandom||Fan@Fandom.com||||10|Archie Moore= Hell of a
fighter, hell of a mouth.|
|7/9/05 10:08:16 PM|steve |na||na||||10|Noam,when your not busy beating up on
Forrest,you can produce some very insightfull posts.I was impressed with your
comments in your post of 7/9/05.You mentioned drawing up a list of 10 fighters
based on character,love of the sport,skill,and courage,as opposed to just sheer
ability.[your words}.You are right on the mark!That's what makes boxing such a
fascinating,and in it's brutal way,a noble sport.I'm also surprised and
interested in this newest tidbit about the Quarry's and Archie Moore not liking
each other.|
|7/9/05 10:21:23 PM|steve |NA||na||||10|When Joey Giardello fought Dick Tiger in
one of thier title fights,he was accused of elbowing,hitting low,and holding.His
response was,{Hey,this was for the title,I'd have hit him over the head with the
corner stool if I had to.}That pretty well sums it up.A title fight,at least it
used to be,was a real war,if you got hit low,you'd retaliate in the next
round.Many great fighters followed up on a solid punch with an elbow.Hey,this
ain't tennis. |
|7/9/05 11:06:55 PM|Steve|ma||na||||10|Fan, thanks for that info on Archie Moore
vs the Quarry's.I don't know how I managed to miss that stuff,but I was in the
military during those years.Still,in all the years I've been on this site,I
never heard that story before.Archie Moore definitely loved the sound of his own
voice,and a master of the malopropism.|
|7/9/05 11:10:50 PM|Angelo|DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Just watched Ali-Shavers
again. It was a clear decision win for Ali, but not an easy one. At least
twice and maybe three times, Shavers stunned Ali with full blown hammers. Ali's
chin was the best, bar none. For once, Shavers actually paced himself and had
plenty of firepower left, even late in the fight. But in that 15th round, Ali
finished with a flurry---opening up on Shavers. If there was another half-
minute, I belive Ali would have won by KO. Shavers was spent. |
|7/9/05 11:25:13 PM|Noam|same||same||||10|Massimo - I am going to have to do
some research on Layne and Johnson. Will get back to you on it.Steve -
haven't heard from you for a while and I was starting to get worried, what with
your advanced age and all (you know that I'm joking).I only beat up on
Forest when he beats up on me and wrongly accuses me of being someone else. In
fact, I usually enjoy reading Forest's posts, especially when he talks about how
he met Jack Dempsey twice and stuff like that. However, the problem is
that whenever someone has a different opinion, Forest lectures and calls us
idiots. And he gloats about Ali's poor health. That's bad. I'd rather not argue
with him, but if I am to uphold myself as the baaadesst man on the planet then I
can't turn the other cheek, ever, unfortunately.Now, regarding that list
of boxers. I'd have Moore in that list. Also Jerry Quarry (never quit). I'd also
think about Thomas Hearns (always gave his best), Sam Langford (5'7" and a
heavyweight), Azumah Nelson and Evander Holyfield (ultimate warriors), Fighting