January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation
January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation
January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation
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TIME, WHAT DO EMILE GRIFFITH, FOREST WARD, AND JERRY QUARRY HAVE IN COMMON? THEY<br />
WERE ALL TRAINED AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER BY GIL CLANCY. GIL IS OVER 80 YEARS OLD<br />
AND IN GOOD HEALTH AND WELL OFF, AND A NICE GUY, AND NONE OF HIS SONS OR<br />
DAUGHTERS EVER BOXED, ALTHOUGH ONE DAUGHTER WAS A BOXING COMMENTATOR. FLOYD<br />
PATTERSON IS IN THE LAST STAGES OF ALZHEIMERS, HE HAS GREAT TROUBLE SWALLOWING<br />
HIS FOOD, SOON HE MAY NEED A FEEDING TUBE. PERSONLLY I BELIVE IT WOULD EASIER TO<br />
MAKE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SAFER THAN IT WOULD BE TO MAKE BOXING SAFER.#3<br />
FINALLY WE COME TO KENT. KENT, I AM NOT NEW TO THIS SITE I'VE MADE POSTING'S<br />
OVER THE YEARS, NEVER LOOKED TO PROVOKE AN ARGUMENT, AND ALWAYS LEFT A<br />
LEGITIMATE EMAIL ADDRESS. IF YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THE WORLD OF ONE SIDED<br />
THINKING, THAT IS YOUR CHOICE, BUT REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT THE ARBITRATER OF WHAT<br />
IS ALLOWED TO BE POSTED ON THIS BOARD, OR WHAT CONSTITUTES INSIGHTFUL THOUGHTS.<br />
YOU ARE NOT JUDGE AND JURY. ONCE AGAIN IF WE ARE TO TALK ABOUT THE PAIN AND<br />
SUFFERRING THE QUARRY'S SUFFERRED WE CANNOT FORGET OF THE PAIN AND SUFFERRING<br />
THEY INFLICTED ON OTHERS, IT TAKES 2 TO BOX, AND ONE IS GOING TO BE THE WINNER<br />
AND ONE IS GOING TO BE THE LOSER. THAT IS AS IT IS IN LIFE AND IN BOXING.<br />
SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN I WILL TALK ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE, YES,<br />
JOE LOUIS HAD A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM WITH COCAINE, HE STATED AS MUCH IN HIS<br />
BIOGRAPHY WITH BARNEY NAGLER. AND SO DID JERRY AND MIKE. JERRY DID TIME IN JAIL<br />
FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE(THAT'S PUBLIC RECORD), AND MIKE QUARRY MOVED TO<br />
NEW YORK FOR A TIME ABOUT 20 YEARS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF KICKING COCAINE<br />
PROBLEM, AS PUBLICALLY STATE BY MIKE IN A NATIONAL MAGAZINE. IT WOULD NOT BE<br />
FAIR TO MIKE TO END THE STORY ON THAT NOTE, GOD BLESS HIM DID OVERCOME HIS<br />
COCAINE PROBLEM ONE DAY AT A TIME, AND FOR THAT REASON HE IS A HEROE OF MINE.<br />
KENT, ONE MORE TIME I GIVE YOU MY FEELINGS ABOUT MAKING BOXING SAFER, IT CANNOT<br />
BE DONE. END OF STORY|<br />
|1/19/03 04:55:27 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Forest, I in<br />
no way ever want to censor anyone's opionons. I was just stating mine in return<br />
and yours are very welcome by all of us here. I disagree that nothing can be<br />
done to make boxing safer. One of the things the <strong>Quarry</strong> foundation has pushed<br />
for is a test to show the presence of a gene that shows whether a person is more<br />
likely to have the symthoms of pugilsitica dementia if they enter into boxing or<br />
other contact sports. <strong>The</strong> last I heard is that a company owns the patent to this<br />
test and they have not made the test available at an affordable price so that it<br />
can be widely used. If a test like this is available, then people who want to<br />
enter into sports like boxing can make a more informed decision about if they<br />
should compete or not. Ever notice that fighters like George Foreman and George<br />
Chuvalo don't have signs of damage from the ring while others like <strong>Jerry</strong> did<br />
have damage. <strong>The</strong> test would have shown that <strong>Jerry</strong> was more at risk than either<br />
of these two fighters. Someone asked about any senators or congressman who are<br />
helpful in trying to make contact sports as safe as they can be and one in<br />
particular stands out, Senator John McCain of Arizona. Sen. McCain was very<br />
helpful in helping pass legislation supported by the <strong>Quarry</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> so far.<br />
As far as Mike's substance abuse problems in the past, I don't have knowledge<br />
that his problem was very severe. It doesn't mean it couldn't be possible, and<br />
I guess we could ask him, but it wouldn't be a good time to bring this up as he<br />
is battling an illness, not boxing related, that needs his attention at the<br />
moment. All I know is I don't think he drinks or takes any kind of illicit<br />
drugs now. That <strong>Jerry</strong> was arrested at one time for an alcohol related offense<br />
doesn't mean he had a substance abuse problem. It means he made a mistake. He<br />
too may have had a problem but why bring that up now? Oh by the way, was the<br />
cutman you spoke about Mr. Chuck Bodak? I met Mr. Bodak last year at a fight<br />
card and if Emile Griffith didn't remember him, then Griffith does have a major<br />
problem as Mr. Bodak is quite a colorful individual. |<br />
|1/19/03 10:11:37 AM|Sonia Hathaway (<strong>Quarry</strong>)|`Joshua Tree,<br />
CA||Sonia81@aol.com||||10|You know I am not saying they did or not saying they<br />
didn't, but you know people are human and allowed to make mistakes and most of
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