January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

since I do care about the safety of the fighters, even Tyson, regardless of his
sometimes crazy antics in the ring, I also have the conflicting feeling of (with
wanting to see him fight) that for his own good and personal safety he should
never fight again as of late especially, he has begun to take a lot of
punishment. Noam, I am assuming you are talking about Vitali Klitschko
as the fighter you don't see being defeated by Tyson at this point. An in prime
Tyson I would favor Tyson in this one but those days are long
gone.Remember folks, I haven't heard anything official about
Tyson/Toney, just a feeling when I saw Tyson sitting next to Goossen. I am sure
they had a lot to discuss.|
|12/21/04 09:30:18 PM|Dr. Philip Patterson|Chicago||not given||||3|Since I
didn't give my email, this probably won't go through. But on the chance it does,
I wanted to tell you I found your site after I did a search on 'pugilistica
dementia'. It is a huge irony, boxing fans, that a boxer had put up a site
hoping to prevent this self-inflicted illness.I treat head trauma cases all
the time, there are WAY too many of them, car accidents, work injuries, fights.
So, boxing fans, you might have an idea about what a doctor might think of your
sport.There is only ONE WAY to prevent this disease in boxing. BAN BOXING
TODAY.It is, by far, the stupidest, most distructive sport out there today.
As I recall, even Howard Cosell called for the ban of boxing. Let me ask, how
many beatings will you pay to see this year?There is something very wrong
with those who promote this dispicable sport. The fact you are fans of a guy
destroyed by it seems lost on you.Haven't you got it yet? If you really
care about Mr. Quarry, or Muhammed Ali, or countless others, you will push for
the ban of boxing TODAY. Thank You.|
|12/21/04 09:56:22 PM|kookoo|ny||kookooclock000@yahoo.com||||10|SAD TO SEE
MASSIMO IS STILL HERE TAKING UP SPACE, WHAT A MORON, THIS SITE USED T BE GREAT,
TOO MANY PEOPLE JUST KILLING TIME TALKING ABOUT BASKETBALL , ITALIAN COOKING AND
WHAT EVER THEY DREAM UP.|
|12/21/04 10:05:53 PM|Noam|same||75767||||10|KentImagine the
conversation between Tyson and Goosen. They wouldn't be taking about rocket
science, or poetry, or philosophy. Also, I was saying that I can't see
Toney beating Vitali whatshisname; I wasn't talking about Tyson.Dr
PattersonAfter we ban boxing, let's also ban motor racing, bike riding,
walking across the road, flying planes, parachuting, football, and every other
dangerous activity. Surgery is dangerous, too. In a perfect world no one
would get hurt. Unfortunately, the world is not perfect. I know many have been
injured and killed by boxing, but boxing also has given many others a chance to
make something of themselves that they otherwise would not have got.All
the boxers are in the ring voluntarily, fully aware of the potential dangers.
They accepted the risk and not one of the injured or killed were conscripts. No
one forced them to do it. I suppose if someone gave them the choice of being a
boxer or a doctor, they'd be a doctor, but they rarely get that choice because
they don't have the brains or the opportunity.Truth is, vehicular
accidents have caused more head traumas than boxing. And alcohol has killed more
brain cells. I'm sure you will have an answer to counter me, but this is just my
opinion and I mean no disrespect in expressing it. |
|12/22/04 01:14:02 AM|Kent Appel|La Habra,
Ca||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Welcome Dr. Patterson, yes the only way to stop
Dementia Puglistica is for boxing to not exist however, if boxing is outlawed,
it would still exist, then boxing would go underground and I much prefer at
least some regulation and rules to the underground sport it would
become.Some of the things that can be done to help us acheive our goals
of at least reducing the chances of a fighter developing the affliction, that by
the way claimed the life of the founder of this site, Mr. Jerry Quarry in 1999,
is for laws to be passed such as making mandantory MRI scans each year before a
fighter can obtain a license and if any brain damage is detected, regardless of