January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

have enough. Frazier by decision.|
|6/20/02 05:00:32 PM|steve|new jersey||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|I've read some
pretty wild stuff about the events leading up to Quarry vs Norton.Norton
accusing Quarry of being a racist.I believe Jerry was still married to that
beautiful blond called "Charlie".I'f I remember correctly,that this couple where
the darlings of the boxing magazines during this last of Quarry's comebacks.I
remember a cover with Jerry and Charlie on it .the splash on the cover yelled ,
" what hidden power is driving Quarry to the heavywieght crown! " there seemed
to be rumors that Norton treated Quarry with very little respect,even going so
far as flirting with Ouarry's wife.Norton had great physical strenth,and and a
fairly effective,difficult style.His defence could be punched through by a
powerpuncher.I personally think Norton is overratted.He would have been KO'd
early by a prime,top performance Quarry,such as the Quarry who handily defeated
Ron Lyle, in my opinion,his greatist performance.Liston Ko's Williams as soon as
he catches him,4th or 5th round.Foreman over Shavers by KO in 2.He wasn't in the
same league as a prof. fighter.No boxing skills,no chin,only a freakishly hard
punch,if he could land it.It didn't work on Larry Holmes,or Ali.Norton's
inability to cope with power punchers who start fast would continue and Norton
is KO'd in the second round. Joe Frazier is still too much even for a prime
Eddie Machen.Frazier by decision again.|
|6/21/02 12:27:46 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Tyson by third
round Kayo and Frazier by decision over Machen. There is always a possiblity of
an in prime Jerry catching Norton early and knocking him out but, Norton had a
style that gave Jerry trouble, so we can't automatically say Jerry is a clear
winner. Jerry's strong showing for at least three rounds in their fight in his
bad condition and diminshing skills point to a victory for Jerry if the two had
fought earlier in Jerry's career, but you never know in a fight what will
happen. Oh by the way, did Norton and Jerry ever spar? If so, does anyone know
how the action went?|
|6/21/02 05:03:39 PM|paul drolet|montreal||drolpaul@aol.com||||10|Norton and
Jerry never sparred. In the fall of '66 , however, Joe Frazier was in L.A.
getting ready for Eddie Machen. One day, Joe sauntered into the Main Street gym
and spotted Jerry in the middle of a workout. The two laced up and, according
to witnesses, went two blistering rounds. Jerry got cut but Eddie Futch told
the people at Cloverlay Inc., Frazier's braintrust, to hold off fighting Jerry
in '67. "Those two are too evenly matched," he said. Fight fans would have to
wait 2 1/2 years before their first memorable fight in the Garden. |
|6/23/02 12:35:28 AM|Sonia Hathaway(Quarry)|Joshua Tree,
CA||Sonia81@aol.com||||10|Hi, for those of you who know us, might be affected by
this, Our Mother, passed away Saturday the 15th, and with Dad, being sick,
things are tough for us all right now. |
|6/23/02 03:18:58 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Sonia, I am so
sorry to hear about your mother. God bless you, your dad, and the Quarry
family. All my hopes and prayers are with you. |
|6/23/02 04:04:38 AM|Evren|London||@||||10|My heart goes out to all the Quarry's
at this terrible time. God Bless you all...|
|6/23/02 11:27:53 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|On a lighter
note, I saw the Batman episode that Jerry was in yesterday on TVland on cable.
He is only in it for a minute. He is one of the boxers taken hostage by the
Riddler, who is trying to control boxing in Gotham City. Jerry is put under a
spell by the Siren, played by Joan Collins. |
|6/24/02 10:18:55 AM|Bob Bumbera|NC||renfbera@aol.com||||10|Kent, I don't think
it would have been easy for Jerry to beat Norton, Kenny had an awkward style,
and a pretty good chin, much tougher than Shavers and Mac Foster. And your
right, Jerry, in his prime, would have been quicker and more accurate. And yes
Jerry did cut easily. So, Norton could have a chance to beat Jerry in his prime
on cuts or maybe a decision if Jerry ran out of gas. But I don't think it would