January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

CA||Sonia81@aol.com||||10|Mike V. Just to let you know our Father James
"Mr. Jimmy" Quarry, passed away July 2002, 3 wks prior to that our Mother, and
just 1 month ago, my Grandmother, so its great to get on this site, and read the
good things you all have to say about Uncle Jerry, and my Father, and they are
both very missed, and still in our hearts and thoughts, daily. Keep coming back
everyone!|
|10/29/03 09:05:19 PM|Steve|N.J.||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|Jerry Quarry is my
alltime,favorite fighter,closely followed by Joe Frazeir. The boxing world will
never see the unique packages of style and power again. I notice the lack of
mention of Philly fighters of the 70's and 80's.Guess you guys are pretty wraped
up in Calif. fighters. Ever hear of George Benton,Willie "the Worm"
Monroe,Eugene"Cyclone" Hart,Joe Giardello,Augie Panatellos,Bennie Briscoe,Denny
Moyer,Mike Rossman ? |
|10/29/03 10:22:40 PM|steve |N.J.||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|Weird stories about
Philly fighters.Anyone ever watch a televised title fight where one of the
fighters simply didn't show up ? Mike Rossman vs Victor Galandez. After
Rossman,"The Jewish Bomber",from Cherry Hill,New Jersey,won the lightheavy title
from Galandez in their first fight,in their rematch,was left standing in the
ring.this was on national tv. Galindaz simply decided not to fight.Months later
,Victor Galendez regained his title by tko over Rossman when he decided it was
time to fight.|
|10/30/03 02:22:31 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||ronnyrains@yahoo.com||||10|Steve: How are you? Yes I remember all
the "Philly Fighter's" It still bothers me that the Rocky movies took away from
a heavyweight that was very deserving of alotta those Philadelphia Accolades-
"SMOKIN" Joe Frazier|
|10/30/03 03:17:25 PM|Angelo|Washington,
DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Sonia:Your Dad and uncles (as well as the
entire Quarry clan) obviously had a big impact on many thousands of people,
including those who are regualrs on this board. Your Dad's work was important
for professional prizefighters' safety/security. I think your family has
impacted people not only because of the rich boxing tradition, but also because
they're good hearted.|
|10/30/03 03:49:03
PM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|Jimmy -
Just as he was never totally able to internalize the attraction of Ali,
possibly his inability to gain it too away from the ring, Joe Frazier has been
hurt by his city's ignorance of his accomplishments, embracing instead a silly
actor. In reality, much of America has a shallow celebrity mentality, and grabs
at the first shiny object that attracts its attention the most, the reason for
the Stallone statue as reflection of the "rich and colorful boxing culture of
Philadelphia." I'm not sure if it's still there or not.I think I
mentioned these two stories before, but in case I didn't, Earnie Shavers was
originally slated for the Clubber Lang role in Rocky 3, but when the egomaniacal
Stallone told Earnie to "hit me," Shavers did, and caused him to throw up, and
ES pulled his punch at that. If Shavers had really opened up, it could literally
have been fatal in a matter of seconds. Second story involves Rocky 2. In a
brief sparring scene, the speedball in the ring with Stallone is Roberto Duran.
Stallone looked ridiculous, couldn't have hit Duran with spray from a garden
hose, and at the end, just before the camera cuts away, Duran has danced behind
SS, and derisively taps him on the back of the head!I really enjoy most
boxing movies, lack of realism and all, but I have utter contempt for these
sissy actors who try to pretend they're really tough guys.|
|10/30/03 06:20:28 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|R.S.
What's really sad about the Rocky saga is that most of America seemed so hungry
for a caucasion champion, they embraced a movie hero! I mean, the stupidity of
having Rocky posters hanging in bedrooms back in the 70's blows my mind. Look,