January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

A tie for first place!!I keep hoping the Koo Koo Klock and/or
Foolface show up here though.HEY BOB B AND FAN, MR. JIMMY LIKED ME
BEST!! NANA NA NA NA NA!!JUST KIDDING, EVEN WITH OUR SOMETIMES
BICKERING WE ARE ALL FRIENDS HERE.|
|7/19/05 07:28:49 AM|Angelo|DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Steve: Ali didn't
"dodge" the draft. He didn't go to Canada or Mexico. The Authorities knew
right where to find him. Refusing induction and staying here to fight it is not
the same as hightailing it out of the country. I've already stated that I don't
agree with his decision not to step forward when his name was called. I've also
stated several times that the vast majority of law enforcement are very good,
hardworking people, doing a job that most of us wouldn't have the guts or
patience to perform. The 60's were a turbulent era, when the Beatles alienated
millions by practicing eastern religion and saying they were "more popular than
Jesus...," when millions rioted, millions bought, sold and used illegal drugs,
millions joined counter-culture and radical movements. Ali was part of the era-
--a huge part of the era. Like many others, he's moderated. It seems as though
the people who can't dispute his greatness in the ring end up reaching for ways
to assasinate his character. By any expert's reasonable measure, he's a top
three all time heavyweight. Socially, he was a product of his times. Again,
I've read his account of being in a dressing room before a fight and having a
man brought in to meet him. The man, a black man, had been targeted by several
whites who identified themselves as police (They were lying.). He was picked
up, beaten, burned and castrated by them. I won't go into more detail than
that, though Ali's book certainly did. This was the backdrop for the period---
this is what affirmed Ali's beliefs. I know that these guys who assaulted the
man did not represent most white Americans. But had I been an influencial black
man, I could see reacting to society the way Clay/Ali did. Millions around the
world love this man, still. Steve, he must have done something right other than
winning fights. Lots of guys have been champions and have had great fight
records. It's funny that this one, Ali, became the most recognizeable living
face on the planet,loved in so many places. |
|7/19/05 07:29:18 AM|Les.|N.J.||N/A||||10|Steve; I never said i was a tough guy,
you did. I am not an ex-cop i am a retired Police Officer also, i'm a Vietnam
veteran who served in Vietnam all of (1967) and i have been awarded the (Combat
Infantry Badge) and the (Purple Heart) yes, there is not a day that goes by that
i do not think of Nam in some way. Anyway, the welcome home still stands...... |
|7/19/05 10:04:28 AM|Massimo the
Giant|Roma||getreal@Ed"TooShort"Jones.com||||10|Ed "Too Tall" Jones... TSK!TSK!
He was listed at 6'9" which means he was probably about 5'9"...I read he was eye
to eye with "The Midget" at Wrestlingmania 1 (or maybe 2 or whatever) and this
confirms my guess: about 5'9". Joe Frazier himself was probably wilter than him.
If you guys wanna really see a tall guy, that's for you!
http://images.google.it/imgres?imgurl=http://www.achievement.org/achievers/w
oo0/large/woo0-
018.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/photocredit/achievers/woo0-
018&h=400&w=319&sz=37&tbnid=PUUnIfImXZYJ:&tbnh=120&tbnw=95&hl=it&start=2&prev=/i
mages%3Fq%3D%2Bsite:www.achievement.org%2Bkareem%2Babdul%2Bjabbar%26svnum%3D10%2
6hl%3Dit%26lr%3DBill looks to be about the same wiltness as Kareem, not
as my mother, but as Kareem!|
|7/19/05 11:42:48 AM|Italian Stallion|Philadelphia||Unknown||||10|If Ali came to
Philly talkin smack he would leave with a welt over his eye. Joe owns Philly,
we know it for real.|
|7/19/05 12:19:29 PM|Fan|USA||n/a||||10|Kent, I left myself wide open for that;
that's why I prefaced my comments with admitted hesitation. However, I think it
was an invited response as I felt my "credentials" as a JQ fan were being
challenged. I am confident James liked you better. |
|7/19/05 03:42:14 PM|Kent|Murrieta, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Fan, I don't