January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

Patterson, Ernie Terrell, Buster Mathis and other fighters deserve to be
remembered, too. But that's what happens with history. Don't let it happen to
you. Be more knowledgable than that. |
|8/1/04 12:19:48 AM|Gerry|Cleveland||same||||9|WOW... give me a second to get
back to my feet... Opinions are something I respect, some people don't really
have one, so I appreciate yours. Let me clarify a few things while I put on some
band-aids,... my comments on Ali's clinching were NOT meant to sum up this guy's
entire career. Come on guys, read the posts. I have called Ali the best I ever
saw numerous times. Man, you guys can fill up a screen! There has to be more to
this than Ali , am I right? Bill, you must have forgotten what site you were on.
Ernie, your comments go beyond boxing to personal way too easily. Did someone
named Gerry hide your Exlax recently? I'm sorry to sound like an old fart - I'm
far from it - and I do bathe regularly. Someone named RS used to complain, ad
nauseum , that this site is filled with Ali worshippers, I never knew how right
she was until this. If you guys want to hang Ali posters above your beds, go for
it, ok? The man, to me, was a racist, was anti-christian, treated opponents
terribly in the media, and got some very shady wins in the 70's, that's my take.
As much as I don't like him, I will say AGAIN he is the best I ever saw, and,
AGAIN, that he was not just a compelling figure for this sport, or all sports,
but for America, a rare stature for any athlete to rise to. Given that I've said
this many times, I deserve some credit for objectivity. I won't hold my breath
for it ... Fran, you're grudgingly welcome for Thome, who I continue to watch.
Actually, I've been a Phillies follower since the mid-70's, Mike Schmidt was my
favorite player. I think I do know Dubya, but I'll let the Pennsylvania and Ohio
voters do my talking in November ... I'm glad someone else stuck up for
Cleveland Williams, I just wish he wasn't standing over me with a crowbar.
Thanks again guys.|
|8/1/04 03:43:32 AM|Massimo|Roma||Shaq, who ?||||10|Ernie-I have seen
Big Cat only in two of his fights: Ali'and Liston 2. Williams lost in a poor
way in both fights. I wish I can see Big Cat in some of his best fights. Me and
you are maybe the only two persons alive on earth who have seen Ted Gullick
fight. I have a tape of his fight with George Foreman. Ted fought a decent first
round, but in the second George kicked the hell out of him ( Oregon
slang).Billy Daniels was a good fighter. He was probably ahead on points
against Cassio Marcello when the fight was stopped. Jerry Quarry destroyed him
in 1. That was a good performance !PS: I have to correct you on the Liston-
Williams fightsIn the first one, fought in 1959, Liston beat Williams in
three, but Williams hit him with a very hard shot.In the second one,
fought in 1960, Liston destroyed Williams in 2. It was as easy as a walk in the
park for Sonny. |
|8/1/04 03:57:19 AM|Bill|London||billharmon@aol.com||||10|Gerry, are you
suggesting that there was no racism towards blacks in America in the 1960s ? 40
years on and you're still hating a black man barely out of his teens who reacted
to an environment not very hospitable to him.How long since Ali has
uttered a racist or anti-christian word ? Four decades ? Truth be known, Gerry,
you are more anti-christian than Ali. Christianity preaches forgiveness and you
still keep on hating 40 years on.How come you only focus on the
negatives. When discussing Ali's 20 year career, you only mentioned traits that
developed in his 30s after he had already fought 32 fights. Yet you stigmatize
his career by ignoring the great period (1960 - 1967) to selectively pick on the
traits that came as he aged.You've done the same thing with him
personally. You highlight the few bad things in his early 20s (did you ever sin,
Gerry ?) when he reacted to the whirlwind of the times. But when have you ever
mentioned the dignity he shows with his incredibly debilitating illness, the
braveness of his not hiding away, the hope he gives to others with the same
condition, and the joy he continues to give the world by getting out to meet and
greet. (Not to mention the great joy that his long boxing career brought to tens