January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

that after Machen was knocked out by Ingo, Machen became punch shy. Although,
they me be right, I am not sure. He had a few fights before Ingo where he
seemed a little over cautious, I have some of the films of his early fights, but
I can't recall the fight I am referring to. Either way he was a remarkable
fighter who just had a case of bad luck.John G. I agree with you about
confusing Machen, Jones, Williams,Folley and I may add Terrell. When I was a
kid it seemed like these guys were in the top 10 forever. And because they were
so inter-changeable as opponents, it almost seemed like incest. John, I tried
to Email you a while back. If you can Email me i have some images that I think
you may like|
|5/23/03 06:31:29 PM|EVREN|LONDON||evren@btinternet.com||||10|Forest - I would
be intersested in hearing what Machen fights you have on film or tape. E-mail me
if you can I will do the same in kind if you wish.|
|5/23/03 08:17:56 PM|Paul Maduros|midwest||pama42@yahoo.com||||10|I just wanted
to say that I'm trying to collect every Boxing magazine with Jerry on the cover.
E-bay has been a great place to look. A word to the wise , don't bid against
me:) Hey Linda is there pictures of Jerry I can buy? Let me know, thanks|
|5/23/03 08:36:45 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@yahoo.com||||10|Paul:I HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT A DOZEN,WITH
JQ ON THE FRONT,I CAN MAKE YOU OUT A LIST OR SOMETHING,Eddie Machen was some
kinda bad luck fighter for sure,I Have an old magazine where they said a trooper
stopped him at 120 mph on the alameda freeway, As We talked about how some
fighter's were protected against top fighter's.Bobick,Cooney,(I FEEL MUCH TO A
DEGREE TYSON).The main name to the game is to make some money and get out
intact,My buddy Tony "the Irish Express" McMINN.Always told me,you never take a
fight you know your gonna lose unless you get a big payday,Tony was a cheif
sparring partner for SUGAR RAY LEONARD,and a top 20 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT,with a
hell of a wallop,who had to work fulltime job during his career,like most
boxer's without the breaks.|
|5/23/03 08:46:53 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|BY THE WAY:folks I am trying to put
together month to month W.B.A. World Boxing Association TOP TEN heavyweight
ratings,For JQ'S TIME 1967 TO 1975 MONTH TO MONTH,if anyone could help,They
would be in old BOXING ILLUSTRATEDS,I did an entire segment of THE RING MAGAZINE
where JQ was anywhere from # 1 contender to # 8 in an 87 month span.||
|5/26/03 02:21:40 PM|Carl|TJQF||TJQF||||10|Hello all. I manage the Jerry Quarry
web site and forum. Please do not post articles or other documents on this
page. It was set up for your letters and comments only. If you have an article
you'd like posted on the web site, ask here and I'll contact you. Thanks, --
Carl|
|5/27/03 05:35:03 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|I haven't
posted in a while, but I do visit frequently to read all the letters. Lots of
good stuff here. Regarding matchups that never happened: JQ vs. Jimmy Young,
mid-70's. This one could go either way. We all know what Jerry could do when
he was inspired, and Jimmy Young proved himself to be quite capable when he
trained hard and was focused. He took Ali 15 rounds and while awkward, still
fought decently. His upset of George Foreman was his greatest moment and he
also had a nice win over Ron Lyle. In my opinion, his fight against Norton was
too close to call---Norton got the decision but I think it should have gone
Young's way, or should have been called a draw. Another interesting fight would
have been Leroy Jones against Jerry. Unfortunately, Jerry was well on the
downside when Jones became a contender. At this point, I think Jones would have
won by decision or by stopping Jerry on cuts. But a 1974 Quarry against a 1979
Jones would have been much more interesting to watch. Jones had remarkable hand
speed for a man of his large size, and good defense. I don't think he could KO
Jerry, but the strategic battle would be amazing boxing. Jerry might out-
hustle/outwork Jones. By the way, Jeff Merrit did take on an up and coming