January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

commented, "this will only last fifteen seconds before something breaks out," as
the fighters were doing the posed stare down for the cameras and he was right.
But good thing both fightes teams kept them seperated as some innocent people
could have gotten hurt if a brawl had happened.Toney, in my opionion is
too heavy but he looked sculpted and in good shape, he is carrying the weight
well but will it help him in the ring?|
|9/23/04 11:55:14 AM|Massimo|Roma||4||||10|Kent-You say that security
was light at the press conference but I think it's not the number but the
quality of the bouncers that is important... I mean, with Calvin Lane nothing
would have happened. Don't you think so ?|
|9/23/04 01:36:24 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Massimo, I
didn't say there was no security as the people there, the fighters' people and
hotel staff did keep things from breaking out into a melee, but if it did turn
into a full scale brawl, Toney's people verses Booker's people and the fans in
the middle, there probably wasn't enough staff to break it up. The staff on
duty did a good job in a potentially dangerous situation.|
|9/24/04 08:18:48 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Folks,James
Toney put an ass kicking on Booker. Toney even said he injured his left arm in
the first round and he still gave the man a good beating.There was
plenty of security on hand for the fight. In fact Rydell Booker could have used
their help in fighting off Toney!|
|9/24/04 09:01:59 AM|Coolidge|Roma||4||||10|Put an ass kicking on Booker... I
guess it's American slang and I guess it means that Giacomo beat the s**t out of
Booker ( someone who writes books). Ah Kent, parla Romano, aooooh :-) !
Giacomo is a great fighter ! Now, I want Vitale Klitschko vs Giacomo Toney
!!!!!!! The other guys outta there are chumps ! |
|9/24/04 01:13:49 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Kent: Did
Toney's higher weight/bulk help him or was it a non-factor?|
|9/24/04 02:49:51 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Angelo, Toney
was moving well which surprised me as I thought he was too heavy. The weight
also didn't seem to slow down his punches. But I did notice that he was
breathing hard at times in the fight, that in about two or three rounds he
slowed the pace somewhat but Booker still couldn't do anything about
it.I still think he needs to lose about ten more pounds before he fights
someone of note. Someone said he was about 250 before he started training so he
is headed in the right direction.|
|9/26/04 03:37:35 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|KENT,Steve,other fellow stooges,I finally
received some L.A. Times microfilm from Pullman Washington,mostly Quarry's bout
with Machen, and I must say the L.A. sportswriters were down right viscious to
Jerry. when is the last time they had a young undefeated heavyweight like
Quarry? or ever! the way they talked you'd have thought the poor guy was 0-20.
Said Machen had better watch it or bumbling clumsey Jerry might knock him into
retirement. Said after Machen decisioned him, "See, told you Quarry cannot fight
and never could." He was only 21!!! I guess he could not fight in the Nationals
either.(record 5 kayoes 5 bouts)I lived that entire mess, growing up I was
appalled then as a kid the way they treated Jerry Quarry, and I'd really
forgotten how bad it really was.Referred to his family as the "Beverly
Hillbillies" I GUESS THAT WOULD MAKE JERRY JETHRO!No wonder Jerry wanted to move
to New York OR London or anywhere! They said teaching Jerry footwork was like
teaching a Polar Bear to play the piano, you don't have much to work with to
start with-Jim Murray.Those L.A. Writers had no class, Including JIM Murray.
They were not watching the same fighter I did for 60 some odd bouts! And of
course they made the big bucks, Las Vegas paper said Machen-Quarry was up for
the California fight of the year, and Jerry himself was nothing but classy
saying.he just was beat by a better fighter, and had went ten rounds with a
punctured ear drum, courtesy of a Machen right hand, bellies the Jetro tag! I've