January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

generate revenue). In your opinion, would the standards speak strictly to the
physical condition of the fighter, or would the matchmaking itself be
questioned? In other words, if it were determined that Riddick Bowe shouldn't
fight a young tiger (because Bowe's reflexes and cognitive ability are too
diminished to be competitive) would it be okay to match him instead against
Tyson, another guy who is slower and less powerful than he used to be? I'm
wondering if opponent selection plays into whether someone is allowed to fight
or not? |
|2/28/06 04:11:41 PM|Kent|Murrieta, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Angelo, I
think the U.S. shouldn't take fights that don't meet high standards of safety
even if it means losing T.V. money.That we shouldn't let those fights
into our markets.I have a feeling that both Tyson and Bowe might have
permanent brain damage, even without sympthoms and that no fighter should be
allowed to fight with any sign of permanent brain damage.Do you remember
the article in Sports Illustrated that Jerry, Bobby Chacaon, and Tex Cobb took
brain scans and both Jerry and Chacon showed permanent brain damage?Well
I know Jerry still had his wits about him but he still should not have been
granted a license after taking this exam but I think he actually had three
fights after this.I met Chacon about a year and a half ago and it was
like talking to a child he was in such bad shape. Maybe if he was denied a
license he might not have the damage he now has. |
|3/1/06 09:57:36 AM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron||||10|Kent: Agreed. Also,
people (including Eddie Futch from a few years ago) claim that Bowe does show
signs of permanent brain damage. In fact, Bowe himself acknowldeged that his
verbal reactions are "slower" than they used to be. Many tend to forget that as
an Olympian and young professional, and even as a young champion, Bowe was very
conversational and animated. As well, for a guy without formal education, he
was well spoken. Now, he slurs his speach and seems to struggle sometimes to
find words. He's not himself. He's still a great athlete and with all-out
training and prep, I'm sure he can still fight, but it's not in his own best
interest. I think Riddick Bowe, deep down, is a good guy who has had some bad
things happen to him---and has made some very poor judgements---and at the root
of it might be the head trauma he's suffered.|
|3/1/06 02:57:17 PM|Noam|same||same||||10|It's not only Tyson and Bowe. Try
understanding what Holyfield says when he's talking. Same with Frazier. They
both slur their words and it's hard to know what their saying.And these
are the guys who were at the top of boxing. We never get to hear from the boxers
who were middle to low ranking. You'd expect that more of them would be damaged
from the sport than the elite guys.|
|3/2/06 03:46:08 PM|Frank|Indiana||furmann365@yahoo||||10|Sorry I don't remember
hearing about a Calvin Grove. I mostly watch the bigger fighters unless it's a
name I've heard. Joe would have KOd Lewis no knock on Lewis. Bowe I'm not sure
about. Seems like he was champ for ten minutes. He could have been a great one I
think. Jimmy Young is another of my Philly heavies. Too quick for Ali and could
box Foreman. There was some talent there too. He would never try Joe though. Joe
was deadly serious. thx.|
|3/2/06 04:16:59 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron||||10|Frank: Jimmy Young,
at his best, could pose an awkward problem for anyone at any time. Basically,
if he was in shape and having on "on" night, he'd hit you more than you could
hit him. His punches weren't devastating, but they piled up points. Meanwhile,
his ability to slip punches and make really good fighers miss was amazing.
Young was slippery and awkward. Sometimes, because he was all defense and not
much offense, he didn't impress judges enough. But to me, there was beauty in
his ability to have a strategy and fight plan and stick with it through the
entire fight. He came in against Ali, Foreman, Norton and Ron Lyle with a plan.
He didn't let the pace of the fight change his plan. He finished these fights
impressively, all of them. These four guys were top caliber heavyweights of