January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

throat is also not out of the question.All of these things are illgal in
boxing but would be fair game if my safety was in danger.I would not
even try to kick someone with a high kick, which is the kind that would be used
in a match with rules, even if I could kick high now, which I
can't.Boxers have not always won mixed matches as back in the 1960s, a
Judo man and professional wrestler name Gene Labell fought and defeated the
number four ranked light heavyweight in the world, who's name escapes me at the
moment by chocking him unconcious. Boxer have also lost in king of the cage
matches more recently.|
|2/14/06 02:24:00 AM|Noam|same||same||||10|We forget that a boxer versus a
karate expert, or whoever, would mean that the boxer doesn't wear gloves. The
boxer would be bare knuckled. Every punch not only hurts or knocks you out, but
it breaks the skin or, worse, a bone. Ouch. Splat. HUUUUUGE
advantage.Secondly, a boxer's instincts and reflexes are second to none.
A wrestler has no comparable reflexes. A karate guy is used to taking deep
breaths and then 10 seconds of deep mental reflection before attacking his
target, usually a motionless piece of wood (which doesn't punch back). A good
boxer, however, easily evades those kicks and chops before delivering the final
knock-out blow leaving the karate guy snoring. Thirdly, all parts of
the body would be a target. Low blows would be okay. Hit the karate guys in the
cods ? No problem ! Imagine a Foreman uppercut to your lunchbox, before Ali jabs
you to the throat. You'd be doubled over unable to breath. The karate guy wants
out of there, PRONTO.Fourthly, karate guys are used to taking opponents
out very quickly. If a fight went more than a few minutes then I'd be surprised
if Bruce or Chuck or Van Weasel or whoever would have the stamina to go 12
rounds. Imagine any black belt guy in the heat of Manilla going 5 rounds against
Ali or Frazier. Or round 6. Round 7. ROUND 15. It wouldn't happen ! They'd
either win in five seconds or die of exhaustion after being bludgeoned to a
bloody pulp. Finally, Steve, I've ALWAYS acknowledged the heart and
bravery of Joe Frazier. I just believe that - rightly or wrongly - he was
handled with kid gloves by his match makers. He didn't fight all the best
available of his time. To highlight that point, how many of the 12 best of the
1970s named by Frazier himself did he fight ? Anyway, the book by
Frazier is very informative. It tells you how to fight a southpaw, etc, how to
train, the mindset you need, etc, etc. He makes a lot of sense and there's none
of that macho hubris that was in his earlier book when talking about
Ali.It must be acknowledged, and I'm sure Angelo agrees, that if any of
us were in a ditch some place being attacked by barbarians (the Alamo perhaps,
with Davey Crocket and Daniel Boone), Joe would be one of the first guys you'd
pick to be beside you. As to that there is no doubt.|
|2/14/06 03:56:11 AM|Massimo|Roma||4||||10|Nobody is gonna believe this, but I
would love to see the Andre' vs Chuck Wepner fight fought in 1976, in which "The
Midget" threw Chuck out of the ring in the third round.I think a Wilt vs
Ali' fight would have been very enterteining to watch and that everybody in the
USA at the time would have payed to see it. I wrote in the USA because I don't
know how famous Wilt was out (or outside) of the USA at the time. Too bad they
didn't fight !! Can you immagine the staredown before the fight ? A 3 round
fight Wilt vs Ali' would have been also interesting. I don't think Ali' would
have found a way to knock the big fella out within 3 rounds.His jab would
have been useless against a 7'1" 1/16 guy. What an enterteining fight would have
been ! Anyway, I knew that Wilt dodged Ali' and not the other way around.|
|2/14/06 08:06:38 AM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron||||10|Kent: What you say
is true---without rules, it becomes a street fight. Some boxers might adapt
well to that. In fact, Frazier and Duran come to mind. I still like a good
boxer's chance in this scenario, especially without gloves. It becomes a matter
of getting close enough and being able to take a few hard punches/kicks to
deliver a punch or five. The martial arts expert would obviously win if he took