January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

Liston went down from a non-punch. But Ali was a very quick study, and made his
press release adjustments by the time he was out of the ring.” This
historical journey has erased whatever remaining myths I still harbored about
Muhammad Ali. I recognize that he is historically important that he revitalized
boxing at a time when it was in the depths of despair. He brought in the big
money purses that fighters have today and we should thank him for it. But he was
jeered and criticized at the time for all his terrible performances such as
those against Doug Jones, Henry Cooper, Karl Mildenberger, Ruddi Lubbers, Chuck
Wepner, Jimmy Young and Leon Spinks among others. Reading through the articles
you see repeated how the myth is being shattered, how the idol is being toppled
from his pedestal. Nat Fleischer, founder of Ring Magazine, who saw every
heavyweight champion ringside from Jeffries to Ali, refused to rate him in his
top 10 all time heavyweights. It should now be clear even to the most ardent Ali
worshipper as to the reasons why. Muhammad Ali was not a great fighter.
He was fundamentally unsound and a flawed fighter. He won the title on a fixed
fight, he was rescued from a knockout through cheating against Cooper, he fought
nothing but bums and third stringers and some of those actually beat him in the
ring. The only decent fighters he fought Joe Frazier and Ken Norton both beat
him 2 of 3 times in the ring, while Larry Holmes thoroughly dominated him. He
went 1-1 with amateur Leon Spinks who had fewer than 8 pro fights. No other
fighter who was called great had such a dismal record. And this truth
needs to be repeated until people clear their heads of the Ali fable. The very
idea that he could beat a fighter like Joe Louis is ludicrous. One can only make
such a ridiculous claim because they are ignorant of the facts. If Henry Cooper
could knock out Ali in four rounds Joe Louis would do it in one. If Leon Spinks
could beat Ali imagine what Rocky Marciano would do. Muhammad Ali lost in the
ring to Jimmy Young because he had only a semblance of defensive skill. Imagine
what Jersey Joe Walcott and Jack Johnson would do to him. They would embarrass
him.|
|11/26/05 05:34:03 PM|Kent Appel|Murrieta, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|ME,
WHOEVER YOU ARE, I SENT YOU AN E MAIL CONCERNING HELPING YOUR BROTHER. IT WILL
COME UNDER THE HEADING BOXING INJURIES, FROM ONE OF MY E MAIL
ADDRESSES.I CAN BE REACHED AT THE E MAIL ADDRESS LISTED ON THIS POST OR
AT THE ONE I SENT MY MESSAGE TO YOU FROM.|
|11/26/05 05:42:41 PM|Kent|Murrieta, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Whoever
Henry Cooper is, the poster or imposter, not the boxer, age is relative where
one fighter can be over the hill at 30 while another fighter can still be
competitive at 40.So the comparison of Ali to other boxers at the same
age as he was in his later years in the ring is irrelavent.It is all
based on heredity and how many tough fights a fighter may have had in his
career, with most of the cause is his genentic make up.|
|11/27/05 01:16:43 PM|George Otto|Youngstown, Ohio||ehnpbsa@aol.com||||10|To the
individual named "Me",The American Association of Ringside Physicians
(which has a web site) includes neurologists who are quite knowledgeable
regarding head trauma injuries incurred by fighters. Two significant members
are Doctors Robert Voy and Barry Jordan. Another good source of information is
Dr. Margaret Goodman. The boxing commission in Nevada can tell you where
Doctors Voy and Goodman can be found. The New York and/or New Jersey State
Boxing Commissions can inform you of the whereabouts of Dr. Jordan. In
providing a rather crude and unsophisticated answer to your question about head
trauma, blows to the head rupture and tear blood vessels/veins that bring needed
blood and thus oxygen to the brain. This process, in turn, causes the brain to
atrophy, shrink, and potentially die. This ongoing condition worsens as the
fighter/ patient ages, resulting in his/her inability to understand and remember
to carry out important mental and physical tasks in life. Best of luck to you
in assisting your loved one !!|
|11/27/05 02:37:02 PM|The All KNowing|Heaven||Up There||||10|At least we know