January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

|11/25/04 03:28:16 PM|mark
sargeant|uk||mark_sargeant2003@yahoo.co.uk||||10|After the predictable shambles
of last weekend's heavyweight fights, perhaps with the exception of Byrd and
McCline, I am glad that John Ruiz of all people has had the sense to speak up
for what would be best in the division and that is each champion facing off with
one another before finding one undisputed winner. It would give some credibility
to the division i suppose.The Klitiscko-Williams fight should go the way of
the Ukrainian but the latter did absorb a hell of a lot of punches to finally
get through to Tyson. Williams was always regarded as very talented but mentally
fragile which explained a couple of his losses but if his mind is there then
there could be an upset which would probably undermine the division further. If
you go by records than at the age of 33 Klitishko's record is worse than Byrd's.
He's only beatan Larry Donald, Herbie Hide and a game but limited Corrie
Sanders, as well as Kirk Johnson. I know he took Lewis close but the latter was
at the end of his career and that cut was pretty horrific. The fight had to be
stopped. It will take him another 6-8 fights to create some sort of legacy. |
|11/27/04 04:50:00 PM|Massimo Cini da Pisa|Roma, remember CARTAGO DELENDA EST
?||andre' the midget.com||||10|Why didn't Mike Tyson fight Frank Bruno in
Wembley back in 1989 ? They offered him a lot of money to fight the British
slugger in England ! Why did they fight in Las Vegas ? Anyone knows ?I think
today Frank Bruno would hold his own pretty well against the modern
heavyweights, likely even better than he did in the 80's. And it is a real shame
that John " Boredom" Ruiz holds a title belt, while Donovan Razor Ruddock never
held one. Cheers and thanks.|
|11/27/04 06:19:12 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|Just found something interesting on
Microfilm,When Floyd Patterson decisioned EDDIE MACHEN to win W.B.A.'S "FIGHTER
OF THE MONTH" for July 1964. Tony Alongi was ranked as the World Boxing
Association's Number #10 Contender effective August 4th 1964, I always thought
Alongi made at least one of the governing bodies elite World top ten lists,
although probably not Ring Magazine (the best!). So this puts an interesting
swing on Quarry's career. for he is now 15-8-4 10-knockouts against past-
present-future World top ten heavyweights. and 38-1 22 knockouts vs everyone
else, actually undefeated (who counts Cranmer?!). I finally found something to
back me on Alongi who had a great record not withstanding. It also had a very
intersting article on how Billy Daniels upset No. 1 CONTENDER DOUG JONES on 24
hours notice substituting for none other than Tony Alongi who had to pull out
for bone chips in his right elbow.|
|11/27/04 09:20:07 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|It is
interesting that Mel Counts checked in here. I met him in person and he looked
to me, a ten year old boy, as Wilt as Wilt was. I am guessing that Big Mel, who
was listed at 7'0" tall, was close to Wilt in height. Mel could have been a
half inch taller than seven feet if Wilt was 1 and 1/8 inches above seven
feet.Mel played for both the Boston Celtics for about four years and for
the L.A. Lakers for about four or five years and he backed up both Russell and
Chamberlain at center.It isn't a big deal now but back in the sixties,
Counts would come in and play forward alongside Wilt and it was a big deal to
have two seven footers on the court at the same time. It might have been the
first time it had ever happened.|
|11/28/04 08:09:12 AM|Massimo da Pisa|Roma||4||||10|I have a secret to share
with all of you:there is a picture available somewhere on the Internet with
Wilt and Andre' together. Hell, I would renounce to 10 spaghetti to watch that
picture just to know how much Wilt was wilter than " the Midget". There is
another picture in a book that (or which) I don't have ( me tapino) with Jabbar,
Shaq , Wilt and Russel ( who is clearly wilter than Coolidge...My God, than
Coolidge !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) in the same room
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Jabbar looked clearly wilter than Wilt