January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

|10/3/02 09:10:02 PM|Gerry Schultz|Ohio||jgschultz@firstam.com||||10|It is
almost unfair to compare eras when Ali and Louis are paired. I agree, they are
the two best ever. But Louis is a victim in that his movement and physical
attributes as a fighter, while ahead of the class for his day, pale when
compared to athletes who came later. A prime vs. prime does not do justice to
Louis ,who would be even better had he came along later. Still, Ali is nearly
unbeatable anyway. Despite what some have said, I think highly of some of the
heavies mentioned, Jimmy Y, Bugner, Bonavena, and Chuvalo. I think Jerry
probably would have all their numbers, though. I also agree, as I've said, that
JQ was rushed, and took too many real fights too soon. It had a big impact on
the way his career unfolded. As good as he was in 1973, he'd have probably been
even better with a climb less steep. |
|10/3/02 10:00:31 PM|Daryl Breese|Bakersfield||CALBREESE@aol.com||||10|I have
been working on the JQ Biography for months. I still have a dozen interviews to
get, and could used all your help with any special stories and memories. Call
my cell phone 661.703.4444........ this will be a very positive book with no
cheap shots. My goal is to have this book hit hard---just like Jerry.|
|10/4/02 04:46:28 AM|Evren|London||@||||10|Gerry - that Louis reached the final
is testament to his abilities regardless of era's. It is no shame to lose to
Ali.|
|10/4/02 11:22:06 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|I am picking
Ali by decoision over Louis. Ali had the advantage of movement and handspeed as
well as at his best, he was very hard to hit. Add to this his ability to take a
punch and we have Ali winning by outlanding Louis over the distance. Louis had
trouble with Billy Conn because of his movement and boxing ability and Ali was
bigger and better at it than Conn. So the winner and still THE GREATEST OF ALL
TIME, MUHAMMED ALI!|
|10/4/02 05:15:07 PM|Evren|London||@||||10|Kent - if you are gonna be a good
journalist you are gonna have to learn how to spell the greatest heavyweight
fighter of all times name !! (joking)|
|10/7/02 01:44:15 PM|Joe Krause|Chicago||sadmspats@yahoo.com||||10|Don Dunphy
was o.k, he let the action speak for itself most of the time. I really enjoy
Dick Enberg's call of the Quarry-Orbillo fight in Los Angeles I believe. Any of
you Californian's know what network Dick was working for back then? Was he a
west coast NBC guy?|
|10/7/02 10:57:31 PM|Kent Appel|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Joe,
Enberg was with California independent station KTLA, channel 5 during this time.
I don't think he went to NBC until much later. Enberg was the voice of
Southern California major league baseball team, the Angels, for quite some time
and they broadcast on KTLA. |
|10/8/02 06:46:07 AM|P.Miles|Sydney, Australia||PlMls4@aol.com.au||||10|Kent,
you got it right about Ali -v- Louis. Both were great punchers, but Ali
absorbed punishment better. It is sad that there would have to be a loser from
these two great fighters, however, for mine, Ali wins on points. He got up when
knocked down (and at some stage he would have tasted the canvass against Louis);
he scored points even when off balance; his punches hurt even when he was going
backwards; and his evasive skills were freakish and only the best managed to hit
him. Add the best jab in the business, and the most reliable chin that ever
survived bombs like Henry's Hammer and Joe's left hook, and there you have it
.......... the greatest of all time ! At least in my opinion anyway. By the
way - this is a terrific site. |
|10/8/02 09:09:05 AM|Evren|London||@||||10|So the votes are in and they are
unanimous - The Greatest of All Time - Ali ! Ali ! Ali !Thanks for everyone
that took part, Evren|
|10/8/02 11:54:16 AM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|JOE KRAUSE: Joe did ENBERG give the
fighter's weights of the Quarry/orbillo BOUT? mr.JIMMY SAID JERRY WAS 192LBS BUT