January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

I don't agree. Jimmy made the fight interesting; but you don't win the
Heavyweight Championship of the World by sticking your head out between the
ropes during a fight. Jimmy became discouraged after he lost to Ken Norton, and
he stopped training the way a contender is supposed to train. He was a talent,
but he was only a talent when he was in top shape. He started drinking more and
training less. The really Good and Great fighters could accept setbacks and
come back. It's a matter of Heart, Jimmy Young had Heart sometimes but not
allthe times. The Jimmy Young who beat George Foreman fights the Jerry Quarry
who beat Thad Spencer, Mac Foster, or even the Jerry Quarry who lost the 1st
fight to Frazier. Quarry stops him late in the fight. Like I said it's a
matter of Heart |
|2/15/03 04:31:07 AM|Kent |La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Gil Clancy
once said, Jerry Quarry used fighters of the caliber of Jimmy Young for sparring
partners. Clancy said Jerry was the best gym fighter he ever saw. Jerry at his
best stops Young by mid to late round stoppage.|
|2/15/03 06:28:46 AM|Daryl Breese|Bakersfield||CALBREESE||||10|Kent, What the
heck are you doing up this early? This reminds me of the joke about the two
golfers who are standing on the tee at number 13 overlooking the Kern River and
one says to the other, "Look at those stupid fisherman fishing in the rain."
Quarry can't be hurt by Young, presses the fight, displays superior
counterpunching, and ends it within seven rounds. Jimmy Dorsey, what do you
think?|
|2/15/03 02:41:50 PM|steve|nj||dmmsrm@comcast.net||||10|I was in the army and
didn't get to see the two Quarry vs Patterson fights.I've never seen either
fight in it's entirety.I've seen snippits of rounds and seen the knockdowns on
the Quarry tape, short version.I noticed that in round two,Quarry had two pretty
solid knockdowns.I also noticed that in the final scoring,He was givven a 3-0
round,for round two!! Combining the other part,s of the fight I saw where Quarry
looked a little lerthargic but clearly landing the harder ,more effective
blows.Not having seen the whole fight,and constantly reading how Jerry got a
"disputed decision".I can only assume Jerry blew the fight.I have never before
seen a 3-0 round,even with two knouckdowns.|
|2/15/03 06:04:49 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Actually
Daryl, what were you doing being up that late? I was up all night working on a
couple of pieces for some other websites. Just got over being sick for almost
two weeks. Have not talked to the person we spoke about visiting. Have you
been in contact with him? Also haven't talked to our pal, his brother. It
doesn't matter if anyone else knows who I am talking about as it is not
something secret by any means but I know you will understand what I am talking
about. |
|2/16/03 05:18:44 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|YES,I MAY BE A LITTLE BIASED, QUARRY AND
FRAZIER OWNED JIMMY WHEN THEY SPARRED,SO I WOULD PREDICT MAYBE A 10 ROUND
DECISION, ON JERRY'S BEHALF,WE ARE TALKING AT THEIR BEST, I KNOW JERRY WAS ONE
OF THE BEST STREET FIGHTER'S TO EVER WALK DOWN THE STREET HA HA !AND HAD ONE
HELL OF A PUNCH,BUT LETS FACE IT2 21 0F 53 WENT THE DISTANCE WITH JERRY, I CAME
ACROSS SOME OTHER THINGS LATELY OF A MAN WHO KNEW QUARRY IN BAKERSFIELD I WILL
SHARE ON THE NEXT POST.|
|2/16/03 07:37:00 PM|steve|nj||dmmsrm||||10|I just watched a Showtime Special
entitled "When We Were Kings".I had forgetten how well Ali actually fought back
against Forman.He landed hard right hand leads,which George Plimpton said was a
kind of insult to another professional fighter.He landed alot more hard
combinations of jabs,left hooks,and very hard rights than I remembered.I'm not
an Ali fan.It paines me to say it ,but I think Ali actually outfought Forman
that night.My previous impression of this fight was of Ali laying on the
ropes,doing nothing, just letting Forman wear himself out.I still wan't to know
about that 3-0 round in the Quarry vs Patterson fight. |