January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

experience,Bugner also,never fought Bonavena(and my money would have been on
Oscar)or Mathis.|
|4/25/03 12:11:49 AM|Kert Appel|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Bobby
Quarry's event that was supposed to take place late last year, "battle of the
bouncers and tribute to Jerry Quarry," featuring a biographical film narrated by
Burt Randolph Sugar that chronicles Jerry's live and career, is going to take
place Saturday, May 17, at the Dome in Bakersfield, Ca, formally known as
Strongbow Stadium. More information will be posted in weeks leading up to the
event. |
|4/25/03 12:17:28 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||orionoside@aol.com||||10|One more thing,
Carl and Mark. I remember Mr. Jimmy saying that not only did Jerry have an edge
over Bugner in their sparring sessions, he was dominate over Bugner. I also
remember reading where Gil Clancy said Jerry was able to have an advantage in
sparring over contenders like Jimmy Young and that Jerry was the best gym
fighter he ever saw.|
|4/25/03 06:21:25 AM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|I also remember
Bugner freely admitting that Liston handled him easily in sparring as did
Frazier. But this was very early in his career and he was somewhat of a late
bloomer. They guy was good. Very underrated. |
|4/25/03 01:29:51 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|TALK ABOUT BUGNER BEING UNDERRATED,how
about RON LYLE?!IV'E never seen anyone including "BIG GEORGE" HURT Lyle, the way
Ernie Shavers did,yet Lyle came back to Ko SHAVERS,He also beat Bugner,the
reason Bugner could survive Ali,and Frazier, was his 6'4" size and reach, and
lack of agression,he wouldn't have stayed up under the fusilage,Frazier dished
out to JQ!he just didn't get hit,his unagressive 15-round performance vs Ali,was
one of the worst in history at KULA LUMPER,people talk about Quarry's no-hitter
vs Ali in Vegas, should watch Bugner's title showing vs Muhammad,Don't get me
wrong BUGNER was okay,Lack of a major league punch also hindered him, and say if
he ever BEAT QUARRY,BONAVENA OR MATHIS,would have been Britains best up to
LEWIS,TAKE CARE. |
|4/25/03 01:51:56 PM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|Yes, Lyle was
very good. He was almost muscle bound and pretty on in years when he began his
career, but he was one very rough guy. As the joke went "Ron has a Masters
Degree in Violence". He also defeated Bonavena via decision I recall and I was
told Norton refused to fight him.|
|4/25/03 07:06:33 PM|Gary Chapman|Swindon,
England||gt@gchapman.freeserve.co.uk||||9|Hi just wanted to say am enjoying the
site, jerry quarry has always been one of my favorites, the best white
heavyweight since marciano and if a crusierweight division had existed in the
early 70's jerry would have been a champion no doubt.I also workout and spar
even though I have mild cerebal palsy,i have loved boxing ever i was little (i'm
now 32). One last thing: fighters must know when to quit, its so easy to say i
know but if JQ had retired in '75 or 77' he would be still be with us today.
take care, Gary Chapman |
|4/25/03 07:12:29 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Yes, Ron Lyle
was very good. I thought Lyle won at least one of the fights with Jimmy Young.
I believe it was the first one where he pounded on Young's sides with hard body
shots all through the fight only to lose a decision on the judges scorecards.
Lyle's body attack brought out red welts on Young's sides. Lyle, in both bouts,
landed the harder punches but I guess the judges were more impressed with
Young's quanity over Lyle's quality of punches. I read an interview with Lyle
where he said he believes he won both fights against Young.|
|4/26/03 08:56:24 AM|Mark Sargeant|UK||lpu00mts@reading.ac.uk||||10|Lyle was an
excellent fighter who made the era of the 70s so good. If had been a
professional in his early 20s he could have been up in the Liston, Frazier and
Foreman class rather than the one just below with Quarry, Young and Shavers.