January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

informational reference only, and will only be available
temporarily.DUANE BOBICK vs LARRY HOLMES - Olympic trial fight 1972.
Duane Bobick gets little mercy in this forum, for a variety of reasons other
than the fact he was over-hyped as a professional, and had the misfortune of
being humiliated on prime-time national television. Despite what happened to
him as a professional, Bobick was briefly the best amateur heavyweight in the
world. This fight with Larry Holmes is rarely mentioned, but is of historical
interest for obvious reasons. Bobick decked Larry in the first round, and
though Holmes had some good Ali-ish moves, be was overpowered by Bobick anyway.
Larry kept holding and was eventually disqualified in the third round. This was
a young and green Holmes for sure, so there's nothing against Larry, who would
have beaten Bobick as a pro. However, this 1972 bout was for the national
finals, which says a lot of anyone in that competition. Here's the clip >> CLICK HERE for 56K or
for DSL quality.
For all the post-career Bobick bashing, it's easy to see why he was such a
prospect in 1972. He moved well for a big guy, had a good jab and hit hard.
Bobick was cool in the ring, and fought with a seasoned style unusual for an
amateur. He could handle both the international boxers, as well as the street-
swinging U.S. amateurs. Some boxers are great amateur fighters, but they don't
have the right stuff for the pros, and vise verse. Bobick was just one of those
guys. Ali, Louis, Marciano and Tyson all lost in the amateurs to guys that
never made it big professionally. |
|6/8/03 03:18:17 PM|RONNYRAINS|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|BOBICK BASHING,is kinda common on the
site,I personally did not mind Bobick,he had too many international amateur
bouts, had like a 61 or 62-bout win streak.Great over blown pro record,that
would be nice to have,never beat a top tener,unless you count Wepner and his # 9
W.B.A.I said on this post he'd have won a ten rounder in the states vs
Bugner.For anything else Bug's lack of agression and punch.Bunny Johnson might
have beat Bugner(WE'LL NEVER KNOW).Bobick had big words at times,im sure to help
the gate,and he said in a mag tha JQ was stale in 1975,and doubted Jerry could
come up with anything new.He would not have needed anyhting new for you Duane!!|
|6/9/03 07:05:28 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Bobick was a
good fighter who had some flaws which were exposed at the upper levels of the
sport. He had poor defense and he could not take a punch well. He in no way
deserves the ridicule that is sometimes sent his way. He worked his way up to a
deserved top 20 world ranking by beating many of the same trial horse opponents
that are on most of the contenders and champions resumes coming up. How many
people on most boxing boards can say they were good enough to even be rated that
high? We all know the answer, none! and unless Mike Quarry happens to write in
and I happen to know Mike is not on line, the answer will stay none. I will say
this though, people on this board have been better in their treatment of Bobick
than some of the others I visit. Ironic in that Ken Norton himself was
on the receiving end of several early round knockouts, including, a first round
knockout loss to Gerry Cooney, a first round knockout loss to Earnie Shavers,
and a second round knockout loss to George Foreman. Shavers himself was a first
round knockout victim to our own Jerry Quarry. But when people think of first
round knockout losses, Bobick's loss to Norton is what comes to their minds.
This is unfair to Bobick.|
|6/10/03 09:16:51 AM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|KENT:(The Curly Q. Link Of our feerless
leaders club).Duane Bobick did get a # 1 contender ranking from both,W.B.A. AND
THE W.B.C.when he was 38-0,Ring Magazine had him at a more legitimate # 4. and
World Boxing # 3.If I were Bobick,I wouldn't be ashamed of a thing!!He did own a
very good fighter in Scott LeDoux!Which I consider his best wins,Young Sanford
was not exactly a pushover,and Chuck Wepner thou no great fighter,would give