January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

taken have been from my own blood kin. Whenever the Irish get together, the
blood flows along with the whiskey, right, Steve? Most glorious damn race in the
world! Jimmy, look at it this way, y'harp -- if you hadna dunnit, one of the
other brothers or cousins (or even a big girl cousin, maybe in training to be a
nun) woulda. Bless the Quarrys, past, present, and forever!|
|12/8/03 06:31:24 PM|Massimo|Rome||4||||10|Why didn't Jerry delay the fight if
he had a broken back ? That was, by far, the most important fight of his career
!!!! I'd be curious to know the reason, thanks !|
|12/8/03 07:07:56 PM|kookoo|ny||kookooclock000@yahoo.com||||10|this is what i
read once, that jerrys dad jack quarry told him that this fight was it and he
had to fight it or he might not det another chance, jerry having too much guts
as always went through with the fight, against his better judgement.|
|12/8/03 07:54:10 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|EVAN B: Being 1/2 IRISH and 1/2 STOOGE. I
can relate,Really sad to hear about Tony ALONGI. Massimo that was Tony Doyle you
were refering to and not Tony Alongi,Something about Doyle, Quarry was asked
which former opponent he wanted to see,and he said TONY DOYLE, So it was
arranged for the two to get together in L.A. at the CAULIFLOWER ALLEY CLUB,and
Dole was sad saying JERRY QUARRY was not JERRY QUARRY anymore. Doyle was also
quoted that Quarry was one heavyweight who could really hurt you,"Irish" GIL
KING who sparred a little with JQ, Told me he was simply "JUST AWESOME" WITH A
PRO RECORD 36-5-1 (21 KO'S) KING OTTA KNOW. take care!|
|12/8/03 09:06:08 PM|Pete|Cleveland||pco@msn.com||||10|"Who was a better
fighter, Jerry or Ellis? Well Jerry fought Ellis with a broken back and he still
only lost by a split decision. I would say Jerry was the better
fighter."I agree, Jerry was much tougher, much stronger. Ellis had a
good overhand right, but who did he beat? He wasn't a legitimate champion and he
really was just a blown up middleweight. Frazier was smart not to involve
himself in that tournament back in '67, although it did provide some good
televised entertainment for fight fans.|
|12/8/03 10:21:02 PM|Forest Ward|South Carolina||joekevin@cs.com||||10|John
Gerard, how are you buddy? I was watching a tape over the weekend, Eddie Machen
vs. Doug Jones, from 1962 in Miami Beach. In the prefight introductions the
announcer introduced Willie Pastrano, and Tony Alongi to the crowd. What a
coincidence.In fairness to Jimmy Ellis, he has a lot to be proud of. He
was an overachiever, big time! He got the most out of his ability. As a
heavyweight, his record was not shabby. He beat: Johnny Persol, Leotis Martin,
Oscar Bonevana, Jerry Quarry, and George Chuvalo.|
|12/8/03 10:54:56 PM|Evan B|Belfast||evanb46@juno.com||||10|Maybe this would be
a good time to go through some of the Jerry Quarry legends and find the truth. I
remember around 1968 or so when Jerry had a big fight scheduled. Then he
reportedly sprained or even broke his ankle sliding into second base in a family
softball game. I think the big fight had to be postponed. I remember thinking,
"What a dope!" but at the same time, I liked it because he was with his family
having a good time, and not duking it out with vice cops at 3 AM in an alley in
Hollywood, you know. It's a human mistake that could have happened to any of us.
But is it true? Koo Koo, Kent, do you remember that story? Jimmy? Besides,
sliding in one of those games show A DAMNED HIGH LEVEL OF COMPETITIVENESS! I
wonder who was on the teams. |
|12/8/03 11:12:09 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Evan, yes
that doesn't sound like much of a brawl, Jerry falling into the jukebox but it
could very well have cost him the title. It is not entirely Mr. Jimmy's (James
Quarry) fault as he was protecting himself. In fact, Jerry was also to blame
for throwing the punch in the first place. Forest, Jimmy Ellis was a
good fighter. I just feel Jerry, overall, was a better fighter.|
|12/9/03 01:43:05 AM|Sonia Hathaway (Quarry)|Joshua Tree,
CA||Sonia90101@aol.com||||10|I remember when I was younger, The Quarry's had a