January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation
January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation
January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
words to cool him down. <strong>The</strong> Ring magazine quoted him as saying someing about<br />
"knocking his shorts off", but I think it might have been a bit saltier. :-)|<br />
|7/12/03 01:01:15 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA<br />
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|Yes I also followed Mike Nixon's<br />
career,they only time he was ever in the top ten was as a junior middleweight<br />
for WORLD BOXING after a KO WIN over Gert Steyn,in 1977.RING MAGAZINE HAD him in<br />
their U.S.ratings when he beat Mike Rossman,at the time WORLD BOXING RATED HIM<br />
#14,HE HAD EVERYTHING but a chin and frequently sparred with Sugar Ray Robinson<br />
in 1971-72,also managed by <strong>Jerry</strong> <strong>Quarry</strong>,BETWEEN HIS CONTRACT RIFFS WITH veteran<br />
pilot Mel Epstein, he was 27-8-1 10 knockouts and ko'd 6 times,last bout a ko<br />
loss in MADISON SQUARE GARDEN to VITO ANTUFERMO on the ALI-SHAVERS UNDERCARD.|<br />
|7/13/03 02:25:51 PM|JIMMY DORSEY|VENTURA<br />
CALIFORNIA||RONNYRAINS@YAHOO.COM||||10|On Nixon: Mike's Career took a turn for<br />
the better,when he got away from Epstein, and had Ralph Gambina,and started<br />
throwing his punches better,and turning them over,AFTER THE DAVIS<br />
DISASTER'S.From 1973 on he only lost to the very best of middleweight's "SUGAR<br />
RAY SEALES,TONY LICATA,MIKE "JEWISH BOMBER"ROSSMAN(A nationally televised<br />
rematch).and of course Antuofermo,He was robbed in a Draw with Rico Dinerous, at<br />
the Olympic,(won every damn round).and also highway robbery vs Dave "SUGAR"<br />
Love,winning every round then decking Love with a body blow,whom Love said was<br />
low and could not continue,resulting in a 9th-round no decision,THE DAVIS<br />
DEBACKLES REALLY HINDERED HIS CAREER!|<br />
|7/14/03 10:09:34 AM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|I remember a<br />
pretty good lightheavy named Eddie Bossman Jones.I wonder whatever became of<br />
him. I believe he was Foreman's sparring partner.Also Jimmy <strong>The</strong> Cat Durpree<br />
another tough guy who no one was dying to fight either.|<br />
|7/14/03 04:26:02 PM|seth wolfson|fairfax,ca||s.wolfson@earthlink.net||||9|I was<br />
feelinga little nostalgic about my youth and the great years of boxing, which is<br />
how I wandered to this site.<strong>Jerry</strong> <strong>Quarry</strong> was a terrific fighter, and my<br />
favorite heavyweight, being a homeboy from LA, if not Bellflower.When I<br />
met him in person, he was gracious and friendly. I was surprized not only at how<br />
short he seemed for a heavyweight, but how broad and powerful he was.I<br />
was sad at his passing, and heartbroken to discover how tragic his last years<br />
were. I will remember him as a great warrior with a huge heart- and a fine<br />
gentleman.And, oh yeah, he whipped Jimmy Ellis's butt.|<br />
|7/15/03 12:21:49 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Seth, you hit<br />
the nail on the head about <strong>Jerry</strong> being down to earth and easy to talk to. He<br />
always had a way of making his fans feel important. He didn't act like he was<br />
above us. I will always remember him for not only being a fine fighter, but also<br />
a very fine gentleman. <strong>The</strong> sporting world could use a few more like <strong>Jerry</strong><br />
<strong>Quarry</strong>.|<br />
|7/15/03 07:40:20 AM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|How tall was<br />
<strong>Jerry</strong>? He is listed at 6'.I stood next to Tsyon on the street and he is<br />
about 5'9".|<br />
|7/15/03 12:21:57 PM|Dan Cunningham|San Francisco||DGCSOCCER@AOL.COM||||10|John<br />
Gerard: Styles make fights. In addition there is not always rhyme or reason<br />
many times in justifying how a fight turns out by comparing the fighters to<br />
other results in other fights. <strong>The</strong>re are sometimes too many variables involved<br />
that the fight fan does not know about. For instance, <strong>Quarry</strong> sparred Norton<br />
several times. <strong>Quarry</strong> had his way with him alledgedly ko'ing him with 16 oz<br />
gloves on. But, when <strong>Quarry</strong> finally fought Norton, Norton got the better of<br />
<strong>Quarry</strong>. Why? Because <strong>Jerry</strong> was not in shape and had been partying in Hawaii. <strong>The</strong><br />
promoter and manager for Norton knew this. Did we? No! Alas, Cooney was<br />
promoting fights, smoking,drinking and partying when the Foreman fight came up.<br />
Clancy liked Cooneys chances because of the power in the left hook. <strong>The</strong>re was<br />
not that much preperation made for Cooney in this fight and Clancy did not do<br />
anything tecnically to improve Cooneys skills/lack of. <strong>The</strong> plan was to turn
Change language