January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

difference does it make if u take the guy out by concusing the brain or cutting
an eye?) and i dont think he was on the verge of collapse either, hes fought
through those conditions a few times in the past.The man sure impresses me,
being 38 years old and still dominating the division.About Larry Merchant..
I think he tries to get an interesting interview from fighters but comes off as
insulting..as obnoxious as Howard Cosell could be at times he had a way of
approaching fighters and gettin good interviews from them.|
|7/24/03 04:08:23 AM|Evren|London||@||||10|The thing is with Merchant is that he
talks as if he is speaking for a whole nation. He is talking for America.
While I admire Lewis greatly - he grew up about 2 miles from where I live
and in the same town as I work now, I do not make him an all time top tenner! I
also rate Tyson above him. I remember when Lewis won the Gold Medal in 1988 I
was 13 years old. When he returned to England I remember running with him when
he used to jog along a park near where he moved to called Danson(about three
miles from where I live now). People used to really stop and stare and toot
their horns etc - seems so long ago now....I guess I was in the prescence of
greatness..for a while.|
|7/24/03 04:09:15 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Yes, Lewis is
one of the best of his era and he deserves a spot in anybody's top all time
heavyweights. But for whatever reason, he missed fighting Riddick Bowe, who for
a short time was a very dominant fighter in the division. He also caught Tyson
and Holyfield on the way down.Is he the most dominant of his era? I have
some doubts about this. He could be, and there are strong arguments supporting
this, but I don't know for sure.There is nothing wrong with us Americans
rooting for one of our countrymen to become heavyweight champion again. There
is also nothing wrong with Brits celebrating Lewis' acomplishments. Fans
from various countries supporting their favorite fighters is good for the sport
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|7/24/03 08:51:30 AM|EVREN|LONDON||@||||10|Kent, your such a nice guy. Well
put.|
|7/24/03 11:38:29 AM|Paul Maduros|Midwest||pama42@yahoo.com||||10|While I didn't
mean to go overboard about Jerry, I know that he was human , like all of us. All
I can say is I wish that hollywood could have picked up on Jerry. Who knows what
would have happened. Just a heck of guy , what can I say.|
|7/24/03 11:44:19 AM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|I agree Lewis is
a fine champion. I don't think I would rate in the top all time ten, but he
certainly would be in mytop 15 list. He had size, speed, and punch. The fact
that he was kayoed by two not so great fighters prevents me fromcallling him
great. Of relatively recent fighters, I would rate Ali, Frazier, Foreman, and
Holmes higher. It's true that he fought a washedup Tyson, but If I am not
mistaken, Tyson paid him a large sum of money to waive the mandatory defense
against him. So eventhe management of a young Tyson obviously wasn't dying
to cross paths with Lewis. I do think his slip is starting to show, and
heshould go out a winner. I would hate to see his skills erode to say 60%
of what they once were and someone like Joe Messi come along at the right time
and undo all the respect Lewis built up.|
|7/24/03 08:46:48 PM|Paul Maduros|midwest||pama42@yahoo.com||||10|I don't mean
to sound negative but, Lennox Lewis will find out soon how quick his skills will
erode now. He's good but, he like 37 now. Very few fighters can box much longer.
They all seem to try and hang on too long, it's a shame.|
|7/25/03 03:20:50 AM|Evren|London||@||||10|Well it seems as though George
Foreman is coming back. Any thoughts gentleman?|
|7/25/03 06:55:34 AM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|ON FOREMAN
COMEBACK: George is one of the very few who left the sport with all his money
and all his marbles. Why tempt fate? I can see old fighters coming back if the
wolf is at the door and they have no other way to survive, but George should
stay home and count his grill money. Look at Ali, Patterson, JG, and so many