January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

|3/13/03 06:15:49 PM|Forest Ward|South Carolina||joekevin@cs.com||||10|You guys
are right about Kellerman on the whole he is a plus for boxing. I am told by
people who know him that he is a nice guy. It's just that some of his remarks
are so unfounded and said with such authority that I have difficulty listening
to him. So I rarely do.All right fans since we are discussing Rocky
Marciano prowlness. Let me ask a question. Who do you think punched harder,
Rocky Marciano, or Cleveland "Big Cat Williams?" Well, I asked the only man who
fought both of them, Keene Simmons, that question, and guess what he told me?
Rocky Marciano. I asked Keene this question about 3 years ago at Ring 8 in NYC.
At the time Keene was about 80 years old of sound mind and good health.|
|3/14/03 12:58:31 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|I once did a
poll to see if fans at another website liked Max Kellerman as an announcer or
not. Over 80% of the people who responded said they didn't like Kellerman.
Uusally a commentator or writer has some people who like his work and others who
don't like his work. I have never known about a commentator or writer that is
so disliked before Kellerman. I am a regular at this other site and I visit
other sites as well that I don't post at and the prevailing feeling seems to be
that boxing fans in general don't like Kellerman as a commentator. |
|3/14/03 07:09:57 AM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|MY TAKE ON
MARCIANO: First let me say, I never saw Rocky fight in person. I was born in
1955. Anyone that says Marciano was overrated was never hit by him. Any of the
guys he fought, including Archie Moore and Joe Walcott had nothing but praise
and respect for him. And Archie Moore was not a guy who threw roses at anyone.
I don't think there was ever a better conditioned or more dedicated heavyweight
champ then the rock, but I don't think he was the hardest puncher either.
Foreman, Tyson, and maybe Liston and Louis hit harder. But the fact is -- no
one in the pros ever walked out of the ring a winner over the guy 49 times. and
that's got to count for something on a resume. I personally would not know who
to pick on Rocky vs. Dempsey. I think Jack had faster hands, tougher skin, but
not the stamina. About 15 years ago, my wife and I met Sandy Saddler at the
Elks Club in Queens, the great ex-champ who also helped Dick Saddler train
George Foremen. I asked Sandy who he thought hit harder Foreman or Marciano and
who he thought would have won. He picked Marciano on both counts. |
|3/14/03 08:43:16 AM|Sabrina Quarry-
Porter|Florida||sabrinalporter@aol.com||||10|I JUST WANTED TO SAY I LOVE AND
MISS YOU VERY MUCH DAD.ALWAYS IN MY HEART FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!|
|3/14/03 12:09:56 PM|Bob Bumbera|NC||renfbera@aol.com||||10|Ok, I didn't mean to
imply Marciano was over rated as a fighter or he was not one of the hardest
punchers in history. I actualy have him rated as #2 behind Ali on my all time
heavy list. Some people think I nuts for that, but he never lost and no matter
who he fought what style he faced he always found a way to win. In most cases
the other guy was flat on his back. No other fighter in history can claim that,
and only Tunney and Jeffries came close as heavies. The jury is still out on Roy
Jr. I just think the champions I mentioned punched harder with one punch thats
all. And the only one I've seen fight is Foreman and believe me I'm no expert
on the art of taking heavyweight punches. So when Saddler says Marciano hit
harder than Foreman I'll have to go with that. One more thing, It's good to
have people to discuss, agree,disagree whatever about boxing. And I want to
thank the Quarry family for keeping this site going. It's not like other sites
I visit, there is alot of respect for others opinions here and I've learned alot
from that. |
|3/14/03 12:51:50 PM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|TO BOB: to be
honest with you I was shocked when Sandy Saddler said the thought Marciano hit
harder than Foreman. Maybe Sandy at that point in time was on the outs with
George and didnt want to give him credit. I don't know, he did not seem bitter.
I do remember him saying something about both men would have gone down, but
Rocky would have gotten up and George would not have. or something like that.