January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

JERRY QUARRY OR GERRY COONEY?????|
|10/26/02 03:10:18 PM|paul|montreal||drolpaul@aol.com||||10|Jerry...in a walk
over Cooney. Cooney had poor coordination, a brittle chin and a spindly set of
pins. He did ride that big left hook to considerable success, however. But Lyle
and Norton were both shot when Cooney lowered the boom on them. Although Jerry
would have to be careful, I'm convinced he would have side-stepped Cooney's jab
and put some serious hurt on him on the inside. Jerry within 3.|
|10/27/02 09:53:25 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|I agree with
Paul, Jerry could take Cooney, probably mid round stoppage. If someone doesn't
think such a smaller man could do Cooney in, just remember what Michael Spinks
did to him. I realize Cooney was ill prepared for that fight, but if Spinks
could hurt Cooney, then Jerry could hurt him too.|
|10/27/02 01:41:16 PM|mark sargeant|UK||lpu00mts@reading.ac.uk||||10|Although i
believe that Jerry would beat Cooney, and probably by knockout, I don't think it
would be that easy. Cooney may have knocked out excellent fighters when they
were past their prime (Young, Norton, Lyle) but it still took something decent
to do it. Likewise, I thought he gave the magnificent Holmes a good battle as
well, showing that he could take punishement and dish some out. Holmes admitted
in his autobiography that Coony hit him with some of the hardest shots he
experienced and coming from someone who fought Tyson and Shavers, that is no
small tribute. Jerry was at times a bit inconsistent, but still an excellent
fighter, but at his best I think his handspeed would have given him the edge,
and gone towards ensuring a pretty convincing points win or late knockout. The
Quarry who fought Lyle, Shavers and the first Frazier fight in particular would
have been too much for Cooney.|
|10/27/02 01:49:44 PM|steve morris|N.J.||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|I've just read
three so-so books on 70's and 80's fighters.Norton's book gives very little in
the way of respect for Jerry's qualities as a fighter or person.He hes no solid
facts to back up his somewhat vague assertions that Quarry may have been a
racist or that he was cocky.He says that he always felt he could beat Quarry.
Larry Holmes does say that Quarry was one of a group of fighters who would be
champion's if fighting the more recent heavyweights.Ernie Shavers ,however,seems
to have given Jerry the most respect.He writes that Jerry "pummelled me from
ringpost to ringpost" and generally gave him the worst beating of his career.He
makes no excuses about walking into a lucky punch.|
|10/27/02 08:47:46 PM|Kent |La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Thanks Eric
for winning last night at Soboba. I was getting a complex because the last five
fighters I have met that I have seen fight recently have all lost. For those
that don't know, Eric Quarry, son of Jimmy, fought in a benefit for the Police
Activities League (PAL). It was rough going but in true Quarry sprit, he pulled
it out by close decision over Richard Perry. It was nice to see that Brenda and
Sonia were looking well (they worked Eric's corner)but I didn't get a chance to
get back stage to say hello to everybody as I was taking notes for an article
about the event that I am doing for an Native American news site that is at the
following address, www.pechanga.net. My report will probably be up on that site
on Tuesday under the Native News section. Sorry Eric, I can only give you one
line as there were 13 other fights. |
|10/27/02 09:52:24 PM|Sonia Hathaway (Quarry)|Joshua Tree,
CA||Sonia81@aol.com||||10|Thanks Kent, it was awesome to be there with my
brother Eric, to support him. I will say though I was a bit nervous, not that I
was afraid he'd lose but I goof up or something, but it was all well worth it.
I am proud of my brother, cause not matter what "he didn't quit" so as the
saying goes "THERE'S NO QUIT IN A QUARRY". Richard's a nice guy also. Dad,
would've been proud, but then again he always was.|
|10/28/02 07:07:40 AM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|ON QUARRY VS.
COONEY: Are you guys kidding? Jerry was a REAL fighter not some built up phoney.
Spinks and Foreman revealed Cooney for what he was. Cooney had a fine left hook