January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

a three round deficit to overcome when they fought him. Judges and refs tended
to "see" what they were told they'd see, not always what was happening. Rounds
and fights went his way that wouldn't have with anyone else. I admire his
athleticism, his wiles in the ring, and his toughness - unpralleled - but I
can't say the same for him as a person. Have you ever checked out his page?
Good Lord, you'd think you were accessing God's homepage!|
|10/3/03 04:45:50 PM|steve |N.J.||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|I'd like to see James
Toney vs Bob Foster in a 175 lb or 190lb. fight!! Then ,the winner against
Hollyfield. I'd like to have seen a Bob Foster vs Floyd Patterson fight.|
|10/3/03 06:05:06 PM|Evren|London||@||||10|Frazier broke George Chuvalo's eye
socket and George correctly quit. Chuvalo was also stopped by George Foreman in
three rounds which many consider a premature stoppage by Arthur Mercante.|
|10/3/03 07:40:50 PM|max hord|fernandina,Bch,Fla||rasluc@msn.com||||10|R.S.Never
heard anyone say Joe Bugner was awesome.Sounds like some "pub" talk.What you are
referring to though is the classic "gym fighter"syndrome where an ordinary guy
can look like a champion in the gym but all of that changes when it counts.|
|10/3/03 07:55:48
PM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|R.S.Never
heard anyone say Joe Bugner was awesome.Sounds like some "pub" talk.What you are
referring to though is the classic "gym fighter"syndrome where an ordinary guy
can look like a champion in the gym but all of that changes when it
counts.>Exactly right - that was the gist of it. Not knowing this, and
seeing Ali, Frazier, or Foreman in training, and guys like Bugner, others,
there's no way anyone would bet on the first three, especially Ali. He/they shot
to smitereens the old team sport maxim that you play like you practice. |
|10/4/03 02:48:32 AM|Massimo|Rome||4||||10|To Brenda Quarry-Do you have
only Jerry Quarry's fights or even other fighters fights ? Do you have some
Primo Carnera's fights ? If you have only Jerry Quarry's fights I'd like to buy
Quarry-Lyle. But before buying it I'd like to know if the film is in good
conditions. How much do you think will be the overall price ? I live in Rome. I
wrote here because I suspect my mail isn't working well. Thanks|
|10/4/03 03:21:11 AM|Massimo|Rome||8||||10|To Evren-Foreman-Chuvalo
wasn't a premature stoppage ! I have that tape. Foreman was killing Chuvalo !
Foreman completely dominated that fight ! I think that was a very good win for
Foreman. |
|10/4/03 09:21:46 AM|Gerry Schultz|Cleveland, Ohio||jgschultz11@msn.com||||9|It
may well be pub talk, but I think Joe Bugner was a very good heavy also, a solid
top Ten guy and a good contender on par with Shavers and Young. Road'ette,
you're right about Jim Jeffries, a real cowboy who was also a world-class
athlete for his era. Jeffries demolished every top guy during his reign and
retired undefeated at age 29. Many know him for coming back at 38 to face Jack
Johnson, the guy lost 50 lbs. for the fight in a matter of just a few months! I
don't hold that loss against him and it was his only loss against a rack of
dominating wins. Jeffries might by top five all-time, a real legend before the
1920's, the first big decade for sports and entertainment. |
|10/4/03 11:53:55
AM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|Gerry -
Here's a good site I found on Jim Jeffries. This page claims Jeffries
could actually jump over six feet. I've also read 5'10", so I just said "over
five" (anyone wondering about the difficulty of this should go out in their yard
and try to jump three!). It says he once shot a deer and carried it 9 miles back
to camp. The comparisons of Jeffries to other fighters is very interesting,
whether you agree with them or not. One thing is for certain - this was a
tremendously strong, athletically gifted, rugged man who would have changed his
style for today. The page likens him to a combination of Liston-Foreman, but
with greater stamina. While I know the fights then (almost all much longer and
with fewer "safety" rules) were slower paced, I'd love to see Jeffries fight to