January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

over.Before Frazier fought Foreman, he said he didn't feel right. High
blood pressure, perhaps hepatitis (which he got later, before he was to fight
Knoetzee, then Shavers), his eyes, whatever. He said he felt weak. Could Frazier
have beaten Big George the night he fought Ali the first time, or in Manila? Who
knows, but if Foreman had won anyway, it wouldn't have been as easy as it was
those two times. Joe lost to only George and Ali, decisively only to one. He was
always ready. I wonder how fighters today would respond to some of the new
interval anaerobic training methods employed with Olympic fighters? Most
fighters run like they're carrying anvils - 10 minutes per mile or slower. One
of the Mexican fighters (can't remember who) hooked up with the track couch at
San Diego State, they worked out a running program, and just the difference in
roadwork improved his ring performance immensely. I also read about another
fighter who was dating a woman who was a 10K and marathon runner, and after she
just about killed him on their runs, he too improved unbelievably.Say,
what happened in here the last few days? First, my bookmark took me only to a
timed out message, then to Colussus, saying the page was "taking a vacation."|
|10/27/03 05:40:24 PM|Massimo |Rome||4||||10|To everybody in the wordl-
Can you hear the AUDIO of the videoclippes ?Before I could, but not
anymore !|
|10/27/03 06:20:17 PM|Massimo|Rome||4||||10|RS-Have you seen all the
Frazier's fights ? I ask you that because I know you are a huge Frazier fan ( as
anyone should be) ! Even if he had fought only the Thrilla all the men and women
in the wordl should say:" Thanks Joe !Thanks to be born". What a luck that
Joe was a little fat when he was a boy... If not... No Joe Frazier ! The Thrilla
is the best fight I have ever seen and I think I'll keep watching it for all my
life... Am I crazy ? I don't think !Ali'-Frazier 1 maybe is the second best
fight I have seen... Is that a coincidence ?... I don't think so !|
|10/27/03 06:40:45 PM|Angelo|Washington,
DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Rhodescholarette:I like your Ali observations
because I'm an Ali fan and also because I think you're accurate, and not
necessarily in that order! Ali's will to win a fight sort of reminds me of a
playoff or World Series game from the 1970's or early 80's---my memory is going-
--with the Yankees and Reggie Jackson. Jackson was on first base and a ball was
hit up the middle. The infielder picked up the ball and tried to throw out the
batter running to first, but as Jackson was running to second, he shifted his
hip slightly to the left as the ball was going by and it bounced off him,
leaving runners safely on base because of the interference. It was a crafty,
gritty, bold play---he totally improvised on the spur of the moment and was
apparently that desperate to win. Reggie Jackson reminds me of Ali in certain
ways---he had the same confidence and always seemed to save his best
performances for when he was on the biggest stage. Also, he had that same will
to win and an I think an umatched understanding/intelligence of the game. |
|10/27/03 07:39:05 PM|charles anderson|ark.||ctjjandfam@aol.com||||10|what did
frazier have to say about jerry in his autobiography?|
|10/27/03 07:45:33 PM|Massimo|Rome||4||||10|Charles-Frazier showed a
great respect and consideration for Jerry Quarry in his autobiografy.|
|10/27/03 07:59:51 PM|VIDEO POST|The Jerry Quarry Foundation||TJQF||||10|VIDEO POSTPer recent and some earlier
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|10/28/03 02:03:58 AM|Paul|Sydney, Australia||PlMls4@aol.com||||10|RS - I recall
reading an amusing story about Ali's preparation for a fight overseas. I forget
who the fight was against, but it was a bout Ali was expected to win. Angelo
Dundee was in bed trying to sleep the night before the fight when the window
blinds kept rattling. Every time Dundee started to nod off to sleep, the blinds
would rattle again and he did not sleep much. When daylight came he inspected