January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

Moore died from hitting the bottom rope. I think they also started padding the
ropes too.|
|8/18/05 02:22:25 AM|Noam|same||same||||10|Ed - yes, the first million dollar
gate was Dempsey v Georges Carpentier in Jersey City on July 2, 1921. 80,183
fans paid $1,789.28. The first guy to win three world titles was Bob
Fitzsimmons - middlewight 1891, heavyweight 1897, and lightweight 1903.
Ed, my information is that the four ropes came into being as a direct
result of the Paret v Griffith fight. The book I got it from might be wrong, I
suppose. It reads:"Paret had been unable to extricate himself from the
ropes, a tragedy which led to the introduction of the four-roped ring. Just
under a year later, featherweight champion Davey Moore lost his life against
Sugar Ramos in Los Angeles...."More trivia:1) What was the first
movie of a fight ?2) Who had the longest heavyweight reign ?3)
Who were the first brothers to retain world titles on the same show ? |
|8/18/05 03:50:35 AM|Massimo|Roma||5||||10|Noam-Joe Louis had the
longest heavyweight reign since 1937 to 1948.|
|8/18/05 04:29:51 AM|Noam|same||same||||10|Massimo - Joe Louis is right ! 11
years, eight months, 18 days, to be exact. Who had the longest title reign in
the light-middleweight division ? (If you get this wrong you should be
ashamed.)By the way, what do you call a green vegetable that falls off
your dinner plate ? An escapea. :)|
|8/18/05 05:02:17 AM|Massimo|Roma||4||||10|Maybe Tommaso Hearns ?|
|8/18/05 01:24:31 PM|Pete|Cleveland||N/A||||10|Noam, I agree with you about
Duran being an all time great. Who do you consider to be the top 10 lightweights
of all time|
|8/18/05 03:30:46 PM|Italian Stallion|Philly||Unknown||||10|Willie the worm
Monroe|
|8/18/05 04:45:47 PM|Noam|same||same||||10|The first movie of a fight was Bob
Fitzsimmons v James J. Corbett, Carson City, March 17, 1897. First
brothers to retain world titles on the same card were Rafael and Gabriel Ruelas,
Las Vegas, in 1995.Oh Massimo. The longest reign of a light-middleweight
was Gianfranco Rosi, 5 Years, 2 months. He's Italian. You and the Stallion
didn't know the answer !!Ed - Roberto Duran is the top lightweight of
all time in my view. Apart from having the longest reign of 6 years and 7
months, his record speaks for itself and he'd fight anyone. What a pity he has
the 'no mas' fight on his resume.Julio Cesar Chavez, although holding
the longest light-welterweight reign of 4 years and 8 months, also fought as a
lightweight in 1987 and 1988 and held the title, before relinquishing it, so he
has to be in the top 10.Others, in no particular order, are Pernell
Whittaker, Shane Mosley, Oscar De La Hoya, Alex Arguello, Ike Williams, Henry
Armstrong, Barney Ross, Benny Leonard. I'd have Duran on top with Armstrong
second. Armstrong was the first and only man to hold three titles
simultaneously - featherweight 1937, welterweight 1938, and light-weight 1938.
How great was he ? I'm sure I've left someone deserving out of the list. Set me
straight, Ed.|
|8/18/05 06:32:27 PM|GEORGE OTTO|YOUNGSTOWN,
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DEMENTIA, INCORPORATED 549 10TH STREET, NORTHEAST, LINTON, IN 47441,
812.847.4137, www.jerryquarry.com 18 August 2005 The Honorable
John McCainUnited States Senate Washington, DC 20210 Dear
Senator McCain: Below is the third in a series of letters concerning the
past accomplishments and current positions of the American Association for the
Improvement of Boxing(AAIB) and The Jerry Quarry Foundation for Pugilistica
Dementia (TJQF). The purposes of these letters are to inform you of these
items. In 2001 the AAIB produced a remarkable document, Manifesto 2001, Toward