January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

Ali, The Lion of Flounder's manager said the Lion was the only person on earth
who thought he had a chance. He (manager) said they wouldn't have taken a fight
with Frazier or Foreman, because, "Those guys were killers." The thought was
that Ali was not, and this was good, since everyone who knew Jean Pierre was
concerned only with him getting out without being hurt badly.That's
amazing that just about everyone of those bouts had controversy or questions of
some sort.Quarry-Bonavena would have been a super fight! Bonavena was a
nut though, so who knew what was in his crazy head. I really would see it going
the distance, and Jerry would have been one tired fighter, though I can't see OB
winning more than a handful of rounds.|
|1/12/04 12:25:10 PM|Kent|La Habra,Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|John, the
comments Holmes made before the Cooney fight were part of the hype that Holmes,
and everyone involved, got caught up in. I don't think it was typical of how
Holmes is most of the time. The Holmes verses Cooney fight brought out
the worst in a lot of people.These days, Holmes is very respectful of
Cooney and vice versa.|
|1/12/04 04:05:06 PM|charles anderson|ark.||ctjjandfam@aol.com||||10|larry
holmes was a great fighter,unfortunley he had to follow ali who is a hard act to
follow, so he never got the adulation he deserved and coveted. i think never
fighting foreman hurt his chances being remembered as a great champ. i think he
could have beat big george if having the chance. i guess we will never know.|
|1/12/04 07:42:10 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Charles,
Holmes didn't fight Foreman because Foreman had already retired by the time
Holmes himself fought for the title and Holmes was ready for retirement when
Foreman made his comeback ten years later.Foreman left the game in 1977
after his loss to Jimmy Young and Holmes defeated Norton for his first title in
1978. It would have been too soon for a young Holmes to take on Foreman when
Foreman was champion or just after Foreman lost the title. It is not Holmes'
fault Foreman retired.|
|1/12/04 08:39:41 PM|Gerry Schultz|Cleveland,
Ohio||Jgschultz11@aol.com||||9|Massimo, your Primo comments have been
entertaining. Like Wilt, he suffered from the fact that no one rooted for
Goliath. A very good moving boxer for a big man of his day, but reminds me of
Gerry Cooney defensively. Since both had clear short-term successes, that may
not be such a negative comparison... No way Holmes beats Frazier for the Philly
title. Holmes a master boxer yes, but not a strong chin as many of his opponents
revealed. JQ might last a full 12 with Holmes also as Larry had average power as
well, though Holmes would get the decision there. Frazier by late-round KO over
Holmes. I don't rate Holmes as high among champs, but like Frazier, is a very
likable guy, very down-to-earth. Jerry would counterpunch Oscar and suffer a
knockdown a la Chuvalo, but would get the decision, I think. Especially if no
former Globetrotters ref the match... I'm watching the Lakers-Cavaliers NBA
game, not the L.A. season many imagined, eh? Personally, I'm glad to see the
Lakers have to earn something for a change.|
|1/13/04 04:13:53 AM|Massimo|Roma||4||||10|Thanks Gerry, even if I feel that a
comparisonbetween Wilt and Primo is a little offensive... Wilt, who ? That
bum ain't nothing ! ))))|
|1/13/04 09:31:35 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|I want to be
one of the first to jump on the bandwagon of the fantastic Lion of Flanders,
Jean Pierre Coopman. What a fighter! Second only to the Preem!|
|1/13/04 10:20:57
AM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|Since we're
talking about immortal fighters like the Lion of Flounders, I'll tell you a guy
I really like, and that's Tex Cobb. Certainly his ability to take a punch goes
into the books with the best, maybe even more laudible since he was so inept and
got hit so much, and not just by moonlighting fighters with beer bellies
either.Something really interesting about him is that, appearance aside,