January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

cooney) . Ali and Norton that’sWho I could not stand. I feel nothing for
them, especially Norton that saidHe wanted them to carry Jerry Quarry out on
a stretcher . Koo koo |
|12/5/03 11:15:06 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||Kentallenent@aol.com||||10|You guys are
right becaue the Cleveland Williams Ali fought that night brought nothing to the
table. Now if Ali had destroyed an in prime Williams, it would have been Ali's
greatest fight."Awaqu$ kuna Ya'ash potung Jerry Quarry. Jerry Quarry
pilek lovic sodatho awaqu$. Jerry qay ahikya pi chamshoon qay lovic!" Since
some of us are writing in Italian, I thought I would write something in my
native California dialect (California Indian). What I said was, "there once was
a man named Jerry Quarry, Jerry Quarry was a great warrior. Jerry is no longer
alive and we are all sad because of this!" |
|12/6/03 12:11:58
AM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|Yes, it isn't too
hard to look brilliant when you're fighting someone who isn't in your league. I
might be in a minority when I say this, but I think Ali hit his prime when he
~returned~ to boxing, not before, when he was up against a lower grade of
competition than before his exile.Look at who he fought when he
returned: Quarry twice, Bonavena, Frazier three times, Norton three times,
Foreman, Shavers, Lyle. Did I forget any monsters? The others were more in the
league of career one (not that that was bad, just not as good as career
two).Koo-Koo -Of course, I don't know the guy, only what I've
seen, but Ken Norton always seemed like a nice guy. Did he really say that about
Jerry? That's pretty bad, like Duran saying of Ray Lampkin after knocking him
out, "If I'd been in shape, he'd be in the morgue, not the hospital." Jeez, in
the end it's a sport, and should be a brotherhood. They should have a mindset to
beat their opponent, even KO him, but not to hurt, "carry them out on a
stretcher."Re Mike Quarry -Wow, even Foster was worried. Mike
didn't run from him though, like most Foster opponents did. I can't imagine
being a brother and even going out to fight after that, let alone doing well. I
think Foster was the best, most devastating LH ever, and believe he would have
taken even Moore, Conn, and Spinks.|
|12/6/03 01:07:48 AM|Forest Ward|South Carolina||joekevin@cs.com||||10|I guess
we will never know for sure when Ali was at his prime. Before his lay off he
was certainly approaching it. But, without question the opponents he fought
after his lay off were far superior to the ones he fought during his 1st run for
the roses. They were younger and stronger than what Ali was fighting before the
layoff.I guess it was about 20 years ago when Ali started showing signs
of brain damage. People would ask me what was wrong with Ali. I would tell them
he was hit in the head too much, and he has brain damage. They would tell me
that can't be, Ali never got hit. I would explain before the lay off he never
got hit, after the lay off was a whole new career. And he got
pounded.During Ali's 1st career as a young pro he was given a number of
stiffs to fight on the way up. No damage there. As he moved through the ranks
and fought better fighters he was so talented he rarely got hit. So during his
1st career he probably suffered less brain damage than a man getting drunk at
his bachelor party.During Ali's second career there were no more
preliminary fights (with few exceptions). Ali was fighting ranked contenders.
Imagine a fighter in his first fight, fighting Jerry Quarry, 2nd fight 15 rounds
with Bonavena, 3 fight 15 rounds with Frazier... And he is getting hit in the
head by these guys! by the time his second career is over: Frazier 3 times,
Norton 3 times, Shavers,Foreman... Most of these fights went the distance. And
once again these are young vibrant world class athletes pounding him on his
head.No question about it those guys Ali fought the 2nd time around were
far superior to the ones he fought the 1st time around. It's only conjecture at
this point to wonder what Ali's health would be like today if he retired after
the Foreman. My best guess is that the brain damaged still might have occurred,