January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

imress. By the the time he fought Ali he was about 40 (in my opinion) and washed
up. And yes, he lacked heart, he never should have quit in the Miami fight
againt Ali. I still don't know the real story on that one -- or how he died.|
|9/13/02 02:41:24 PM|Steve|N.J.||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|Hey Bob,I agree with
you completely on Joe Louis.I personally think he and Ali are a pick-em for all
time great heavyweights.Louis threw faster,more accurate combinations than
either Forman or Liston.He was also a harder puncher and stronger guy than he
seems to be getting credit for on this site.|
|9/13/02 03:59:39 PM|Bob Bumbera|NC||renfbera@aol.com||||10|John, Liston's
mother once said she thought Sonny was born in 1929 then later changed it to
1932, no one knows for sure. I don't think Sonny knew how old he was. He was
born on an Arkansas plantation with no birth certificate. I beleive his mother
had 12 or 13 kids with various men. So he may have been as old as 35 when he won
the title. I think in the first Ali fight he just said the hell with it, I'm
tired, I can't catch this guy I'm going home. Another day another dollar. I
remember a story when Sonny fought Chuck Wepner. Wepner said during the ref's
instructions Liston looked like he was 50 years old and been out drinking all
night. He was a good, strong fighter with one of the best jabs in boxing
history, but he had a hard time coping with crafty boxers like Machen. Maybe if
Liston had given himself a break earlier in life he would have made a great
champion. |
|9/13/02 07:35:10 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|How come we
don't have more comments on Ali verses Frazier, prime against prime? I want to
say again, or if I have neglected to do so, thank you to Evren for keeping our
long time tournament going. It has been a long hard road from start to finish.|
|9/14/02 10:52:58 AM|EVREN|LONDON||@||||10|Enjoying a holiday in Italy will post
soon. Evren|
|9/14/02 12:16:28 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|EVERN: It must be nice!, no,i hope you
are having a good time there (especially on there beaches!). i've sat back and
pondered the FOREMAN/LOUIS bout. I have to agree with JOHN G. AND GO WITH BIG
GEORGE. and only going by opponents alone, didn't LOUIS have a "BUM OF THE MONTH
CLUB?" I know George fought more than his share of "bums!" But at they same
token,he sure took on a lot
better,Lyle,Ali,Frazier(twice),Norton,Holyfield,Chuvalo,Moorer,Morrison,Young,ok
ay big GEORGE never used footwork,and neither did LOUIS,(THEY DIDN'T HAVE TOO!)
GOING OUT ON A LIMB. EARLY ROUND KAYO-FOREMAN.|
|9/14/02 03:31:52 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|TWO-THINGS THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN,EDDIE
MACHEN TURNED 34 THE NIGHT HE UPSET JERRY. AND SHORTLY (A FEW MONTHS) BEFORE
QUARRY'S COME BACK VS LORENZO ZANON. JERRY ROLLED HIS PICKUP AND BROKE HIS BACK
FOR THE THIRD TIME, ON A CALIFORNIA BACK ROAD BY WHERE,JAMES DEAN MET HIS
DEMISE.MIGHT HAVE HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH JERRY'S PERFORMANCE ALTHOUGH HE
GUTTED IT OUT W/ KAYO WIN. QUARRY SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIGHTING SOMEONE LIKE 8TH
RANKED EVANGELISTA, AND GOT AN EARLY KAYO, WITH THE RANKING RATHER THAN TAKE ON
A MATADOR LIKE ZANON. I REMEMBER BOXING ILLUSTRATED DID RATE JQ 15TH WORLD FOR
THE COMEBACK WIN.|
|9/14/02 06:25:04 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Jimmy D, Jerry
had no business fighting anybody in 1977, Evangelista included. Even though he
was still at a relatively young age of 32, he had taken far too much punishment
and he should have stayed retired after the Norton fight. As a fan of Jerry's I
was happy to see him fight again, and I screamed at Jerry on the TV to please
throw punches all the way through the bout, which saw Zanon outbox him for
almost eight rounds before Jerry lowered the boom. In hindsight though, I think
I was a bit selfish for wanting Jerry to fight again because it was in Jerry's
best interest not to do so. Oh by the way, I think Jerry would have beaten
Evangilista, even at that stage of his career. |