January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

took a lot of punishment is proof of this and demonstrates his skill as well as
in his victories against faded stars like Norton, Lyle and Young. He really
couldn't have bbeen in shape against Spinks or Foreman so we can't judge that
accurately on those performances. What is impressive was his ability to not only
kick his drug habit but to come out of it a very decent man who has made
worthwhile contributions to society since. Not a great boxer but a good one, and
a top man. Puts Tyson to shame.|
|7/2/03 10:35:04 AM|VIDEO POST|The Jerry Quarry Foundation||TJQF||||10|VIDEO POSTGerry Cooney vs Ron Lyle October 24,
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|7/2/03 12:16:18 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|I know on these posts,I'm always pro-
Lyle,And I see Ron Lyle as just the opposite of Howie Cosells,appraisal,to me
Lyle was a crowd pleasing dedicated fighter,who got the breaks a little too late
in the fight game,not to say he did not have a great career, and not the "Thug"
which is usually how he's portrayed,Anyone who saw him against Shavers can
attest his courage,One other note for everybody,Can anyone tell me whom the
third man IN Quarry's corner was when he fought Lyle,I know Albert and
Clancy,but who was the younger guy there? IT really does not matter,but I know
it was not MOE(mr.JIMMY).And looks alot like Jerry's brother in law and Mike
ROSSMANS FIRST LOSS in the person of Middleweight Mike NIXON,and am sure it
probably was not.|
|7/2/03 04:12:13 PM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|I had never
seen the Cooney/Lyle fight. But after watching the clip here, regardless of
age, if Lyle is hit with that body shot, he would be unable to continue due to
broken ribs.The difference youth may have made is that Lyle would have
been less likely manevered into taking that shot and he may have hit Cooney with
some significant punches of his own. Something he didn't do in the fight. |
|7/3/03 01:03:47 PM|Forest Ward|South Carolina||joekevin@cs.com||||10|Hi folks,
one more time, Gerry Cooney had a glass jaw, he could not take a punch. In his
entire career he was never able to get off the canvass and win a fight after
being knocked down. Cooney never had that fire in his belly, which all great
fighters have, and most good ones too. I know a lot of people say he
made a good showing against Larry Holmes. Good compared to what? Mike Weaver
staggered Holmes more than once in their fight. Truth Williams, lost a disputed
decision, many thought Williams won. Witherspoon, lost a close decision, many
people thought Witherspoon won. Renauldo Snipes knocked Holmes down and almost
out. Earnie Shavers knocked Holmes down, and almost out. Michael Spinks, won 2
decisions over Holmes. Comparing Cooney's fight with Holmes,to these fights, and
quite frankly Cooney's loss is not that impressive.Make no mistake,Larry
Homles was a great fighter. HE HAD THAT FIRE IN HIS BELLY.|
|7/3/03 01:39:53 PM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|TO DAN CUNNINGHAM:
Dan, believe me,Cooney would NOT have "eaten up" Chuvalo.Chuvalo would
have ended it around the ninth round. He could take it and dish it out to both
the head and body. |
|7/3/03 04:25:02 PM|Malcolm
Donaldson|England||mjdonaldson1955@aol.com||||10|Jerry was my all time favorite
fighter -great to watch-great to listen to...so sad to how the great man went
down hill..very nice to read all the coments about him.|
|7/3/03 05:51:02 PM|Evren|London||@||||10|I agree Chuvalo would have stopped
Cooney late or Cooney would grab onto a decision - 'grab' being the optimum word
- so many done this against George.|
|7/4/03 01:42:54 AM|Ed|Cicero N Y||mooseygoop@aol.com||||10|I recently read that
Chuvalo's mind is still sharp as a tack and that he has an excellant memory and