January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

|2/27/06 08:19:59 AM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron||||10|I think Frazier would
have his hands full with Bowe or Lewis---good, big, skilled heavies. At the
same time, I don't think either of these guys approach the power of George
Foreman in his prime, so I wouldn't necessarily be looking for a quick KO.
Frazier was relentless and had a bigger heart, I think, then Lewis or Bowe.
This is really tough to call---I have a weird feeling that Frazier might find a
way to get inside against Lewis and lay him out with a hook. Bowe should have
the size and skills to beat Frazier, but if he came in lazy (as he did against
Golata), he'd be out of wind by the sixth round, and Frazier would just be
getting started. I think Bowe would have a legitimate chance to KO Frazier, but
after watching over 20 snoozing rounds of Lewis-Holyfield, I don't think Lewis
would hurt Frazier. |
|2/27/06 08:44:06 AM|Kent|Murrieta, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Hello Pat,
yes Wilt Chamberlain did score points while he was a Laker but he wasn't
focusing on scoring as the most he ever averaged for a full season while a Laker
was 20.7 points a game and he only averaged 14.8 points a game for the
championship year in 1971-72 as compared to over 30 points a game for his career
average.Wilt was playing more like Bill Russell by that time,
concentrating on defense and trying to get the Lakers championships.In
his other championship year with the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers he averaged
about 24 points a game, also below his career average.But Chamberlain
could get a lot of points almost any time he wanted to if the team needed it. |
|2/28/06 08:42:44 AM|George Otto|Youngstown||ehnpbsa@aol.com||||10|28 February
2006Dear Congresswoman Anne Northrup of Louisville,
Kentucky:Given the recent worsening of the physical condition of former
heavyweight boxing champion Greg Page, who lives in Louisville, both the AAIB
and the Jerry Quarry Foundation hope that all efforts will resume to secure the
passage of Senate bill 148 to establish a national boxing commission. As you
well know, yu voted against this bill last November. Please keep in mind that
the establishment of such an entity can help prevent such a tragedy of this
magnitutude from occurring. Please get this bill through the House.Thank
you for your time and effort regarding this issue.I amSincerely
yours,GEORGE OTTO, Esquire|
|2/28/06 09:42:50 AM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron||||10|Mr. Otto: As usual--
-clear, to the point and persuasive. Thank you for looking out for the athletes
we follow. It's a weird paradox---boxing fans (I count myself in that group)
patronize the sport and through our interest, generate millions of dollars in
purses, whether by buying tickets or driving up television ratings. We build
our own "relationships" with the fighters, even though we rarely meet them. By
supporting the sport, in a sense, we're enabling tragic outcomes like the Greg
Page injuries. But with that said, the sport still does a lot of good for youth
and though it's a high risk activity, there are many other risky sports that
people participate in. Banning boxing isn't the answer---I think you've found
the answer, and it's reforming boxing with common sense measures such as those
that Kent has mentioned, along with the badly needed establishement of a
national commission to provide closer oversight of the sport. When people
counter by saying "That isn't going to prevent deaths and serious injuries" my
response is that it might not prevent terrible things from happening, but it
will give us reason to believe the frequency will be whittled down. If these
measures you suggest stop even a small percentage of tragic head injuries from
occurring, it's all worth it. This isn't an all or nothing proposition---if it
helps SOME boxers, that's good enough for me. |
|2/28/06 02:58:22 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron||||10|Kent: I wonder if it
would be legal to ban the closed circuit showing of fights held outside the U.S.
if the fighters failed to meet U.S. competitive standards? This being the case,
it would take out the incentive for promoters to go overseas or to South America
for example, to stage a fight (if they were counting on an American audience to