January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

more. He'd better get some quick paydays in while he can, and put the money
away. He's going to be old a long time.Instead I'd like to see Tyson-
Toney, that would be an exciting fight !Do you think that Tyson's power
would be too much for Toney ?>Toney might have a chance today. Boy, he's
really something. Few lightheavyweights have had any success in the heavyweight
ranks, and here Toney's moved all the way up from ~middle~weight!About
odd fights, did you ever see Andre' the Midget vs Chuck Wepner ?>In
their primes, it'd depend who was able to execute his specialty first. To a non-
boxer, Wepner would seem like a cross between Muhammad Ali's speed and George
Foreman's power. However, Andre was simply monstrous and strong as a horse, so
Chucky would definitely want to fight outside!|
|12/1/03 07:26:01 PM|Massimo|Rome||4||||10|RS-I have seen Jones against
Tarver and he didn't impress me at all... He can't hurt Tyson because is not
powerful enough and his style would be tailor made for Iron Mike. The
last thing Tyson needs is money because it doesn't matter how much money you
give him, after a week he'll be full of debits again.Andre' the Midget
vs Chuck Wepner was really fought in 1976 and Andre' won easily in 3 rounds. He
literally threw Chuck out of the ring ! Yeah, he was a little bigger than me,
even if his dimensions were always overrexaggerated by the wrestling
organizzators... Shoe size 24 ? Shaq wears 22 ... I doubt !!!!!!!|
|12/2/03 06:12:31 AM|Paul|Sydney, Australia||PlMls4@aol.com||||10|Massimo and
Koo Koo - I think you are right about Toney. He can fight and one of the best
things he has going for him is that he is fearless. I don't know much about
'Tough Guy' competitions, but for mine nearly the toughest sports type in the
world are jockeys. These guys go through hell for their profession. I've raced a
few horses and I was amazed what these guys do. They're up at 3am to ride
trackwork, they have a rice cracker for breakfast before hitting the sauna,
sometimes they'll drive 300 kilometres or more to a country race meeting,
they'll then ride in up to eight races and each race is very hard physically for
them, they then drive home, have a cup of vegetables for dinner, and some even
then still have the energy to do a work-out. Many of them use boxing routines to
keep fit and are good with their fists. They have super, super discipline. And
they can't go out and celebrate a good win by getting on the grog and feasting.
If a guy like Tyson had their work ethic then he probably would still be
unbeaten. Another thing with jockeys is that the race clubs have such strict
conduct codes they must be on their best behaviour at all times. On top of all
that, it is a highly risky sport with falls frequently resulting in deaths and
serious injuries. From what I observed the toughness of jockeys goes almost
unheralded. Pound-for-pound these guys are nearly the toughest of the lot. |
|12/2/03 08:00:05 AM|Massimo|Rome||4||||10|Yo,yo,yo Paul-I' d never
ride a horse because I couldn' t trust an animal that is about ten times
heavier than me and about 100 times stronger. Just doing it needs a lot of
guts.|
|12/2/03 12:30:17
PM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|Massimo -
I'm with you regarding horses. Anything that big and that dumb is not
for me!Paul -We've watched some of the workouts at a track in
the Chicago area (Arlington Park), and the teams for the different horses are
some really hard working folks. It's like a pro athlete in training. They keep
meticulous records too. I know they're likewise meticulous about the horses's
diet. I got to see the prep area at the zoo once, and human athletes should only
be so careful about their diets. Imagine what it must be like for an expensive
race horse!Some trivia I read once: pound for pound, a human is stronger
than a horse. P4P, a human is much weaker than an ant. P4P, if a human could
jump like a flea, they could clear two football fields!|
|12/2/03 01:25:08 PM|Massimo|Rome||4||||10|RS-About big animals, I saw
once a pissing elephant. It was a very formative experience... That elephant