January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

I've said it before---King prevented Tim Witherspoon (and others) from having an
opportunity during their primes to fight the best in the division. King did
serve the purpose of generating crazy interest in title fights, and also staged
the fights in locales (Zaire, Caracas, San Juan, etc.) that made them attractive
to a world audience. I'm a little too young to remember much about pre-King
heavyweight boxing. Did all the stars come out for Clay-Liston and other 60's
title fights? Or did the King promotions bring Hollywood into the crowd? Going
further back, when Joe Louis was champion, was it a Hollywood style audience
watching him, or the pool room cigar smoker set?Kent: Without trying to
make this site a political forum, I agree with you. I've never served in the
armed forces---because the volunteer military, made up mostly of brave and
honorable young people, allow the rest of us to pursue other careers/other
interests. We owe them a lot for defending our country and carrying out our
leaders' policies whether we agree with the policies or not. And you know, I'm
not the President's biggest supporter by a long shot, but all I hear from his
opponents is the Monday morning quarterbacking you refer to. They seem to
change positions as things unfold, but if you listen to previous statements from
them, they held opposite viewpoints a few months or a few years back. I think
the word for it is hypocricy or at the very least, indecisiveness.|
|5/27/04 11:08:29 AM|Gerry Schultz|Cleveland,
Ohio||jgschultz11@aol.com||||10|Angelo, good points regarding King, he did add
something to the division, not just take. But overall, I view his contribution
as clearly negative... Pooper, we disagree on Frazier-Quarry, which is fine, but
you might want to read what Smokin'Joe himself had to say about JQ and those
fights, check out Frazier's bio when you get a chance, you may learn a few
things... Also not wanting to get political, I did serve. I would not call it "
Monday QBing", as everything that has happened, except the prisoner abuse, has
been predictable in Iraq. If we had McCain, we'd clearly be better off, you may
want to note which guy McCain himself favors. |
|5/27/04 01:38:28 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|JERRY would have had his hands full with
any of the top fighter's today, not to say he would not have been very
competitive, Holyfield-people have forgotten just how good he was,he's really
hurting his legendary career by staying around too long.And whats worse he
does not need the money (especially if he dosen't have to drive
anywhere!!)Riddick Bowe, and Tim Witherspoon and Lennox Lewis would have been
hell for Jerry. Anyone who were perpetual motion with a strong jab could beat
Jerry,Mr. Jimmy was the first to admit this, however, Quarry was only beaten by
the very best in his division, And you never quite knew about the outcome of his
fights with his temperment,aside from Ali, and Frazier (2-all time greats)If Ali
was not allowed to hold, hug, and push they other guys head down with his
weight, without so much as a warning,His alltime ranking might not be so high!
Especially against Frazier.Quarry was at his best against guys who came to him,
This is why I think he would have beaten,Bonavena,kirkman,Tua and Ruiz handily,I
also think he would have beaten Bugner easily(WHO NEVER THREW MUCH IN
COMBINATION,AND GOT VERY LAZY, WITH NOT MUCH WALLOP)Holmes is another fighter
who would beat Jerry, AND "iron MIKE needs to beat a top fighter, too tell!|
|5/27/04 01:48:43 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Jimmy:
Good post. And yes, Jerry would be competitive with anyone. It seems as though
he brought out his best when he was the underdog. My biggest regret for his
career was the Jimmy Ellis fight. If he had a bad back, he should have
postponed the fight. If he DIDN'T have a bad back, he should have thrown
caution to the wind and gone after Ellis with everything. As it is, I think the
decision could have gone either way. He hurt Ellis more than Ellis hurt him,
but Ellis did land more.Gerry: Thanks for your service. You won't hear me
second guess guys who sign up (Whether you go to war or not, you put yourself in
a vulnerable position when you sign on for the armed forces and it takes a lot