January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

e working better -- including who pressed the action. I know this is vague, but
my scores were usually the same as the judges. I've always believed the MOST
PUNCHES THROWN system is weak and almost meaningless. Obviously, some punches
that land are devastating -- like a JQ left hook -- and at the other extreme,
some are pawing or stroking the air. The absolute bitch to score is an
even fight between two mediocre guys -- and when you begin to get bored.
People, what are some different systems? I also agree with all that Kent
said. Massimo, do you have an expression meaning "to feel out" or "feeling
out"? In boxing it means testing an opponent, seeing what he's got -- usually in
the first 1, 2 or 3 rounds. "Norton is feeling Big George out."Evren, very
sorry to hear Irish boxing is in the pits. Don't want to start a controversy
here, but maybe that's for the best. Those people have often problems as it is
without kids boxing and risking injury. By the way, somebody asked how early
Ali or JQ might have started getting brain damage from fighting. Not all of you
agree, but I'd say maybe from their very first amateur fight, or definitely
from their pro starts. The damage occurs little by little and adds up. The
connections between brain cells and brain structures begin to die and be gone
from blows, directly and indirectly. Pretty soon, areas of connection are gone.
For example, a boxer may realize he remembers almost nothing about the 6 years
he was in the army, or the friends he made when he lived in Italy. Eventually,
he may forget all names. When I studied neurology in about 1977-1978, scientists
believed there were 14 billion brain cells in a human being. Now they believe
there are many times that. The problem is that brain cells do not and cannot be
regenerated or regrown. They are lost forever, almost all scientists agree.
Maybe with technology derived from stem cell research, we will learn ways to
reverse that. So please forgive me, everybody, but I think when you weigh
the greatness of boxing versus the damage it inflicts on boxers (and there
families), it would be better to stop the sport -- as much as we'd all miss it.
One more thing: when I said indirect damage from a blow, I meant the way a
brain can be shaken or momentarily pushed against the skull. Direct damage is
simply being hit straight on. Both kinds of damage are serious. Most boxing
deaths occur from guys knocked down and their heads hitting hard against the
turnbuckle or ropes. They have cerebral hematomas (building collections of blood
under the skull, putting serious pressure on the brain itself) and can't
survive. Sometimes a fighter -- like Alejandro Lavorante in the early 60s --
gets his brain badly hurt in one fight (against Cassius Clay) and then weeks or
months later, dies in a second fight from the old damage with new damage added.
Johnny Logan was the last man Lavorante fought, I think. Again, I apologize
for bumming you out. My opinion only. |
|8/6/04 11:52:35 PM|Gerry|Cleveland||same||||10|I'm not a fan of the 10-point
system, it should be five at most. As has been said, very few 10-7s are ever
given. Like Jimmy D, I prefer the California system much maligned by Howard
Cosell. 0-0 for a tie round, 1-0 for a slight edge, 2-0 if one guy really gets
it. Five points is the hypothetical ceiling, though, again, a 5-0 round id as
unimaginable as a 10-5. I do like the idea of separating jabs and power punches
for scoring. Pursuit should be given credit for also, in my opinion. I'd like to
see more penalties to discourage some of the grabbing, shoving and other
nonsense. But boxing is nowhere near unified enough to enforce any kind of
uniform standards for judging a fight... Laila vs. Tyson? Massimo, I think you
should fight him, since he seems to now be so easy. What a joke. |
|8/7/04 03:10:56 AM|Massimo Cini da Pisa|Roma||jimmy connors won 109 single
titles !.com||||10|Gerry-Me against Mike Tyson ? It would be a good
matchup, I would not be intimidated by him. He is faster, but I punch
harder.Ernie-Alejandro Lavorante began his professional career
in impressive fashion, scoring many knockouts. His best win was a 7 round KO
over Zora Folley. Lavorante lost the last 3 fights of his career in 1962: a 10
round KO against ArchieMoore, a 5 round KO against Cassius Clay and then the