January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation
January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation
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he used to jog along a park near where he moved to called Danson(about three<br />
miles from where I live now). People used to really stop and stare and toot<br />
their horns etc - seems so long ago now....I guess I was in the prescence of<br />
greatness..for a while.|<br />
|7/24/03 04:09:15 AM|Kent|La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Yes, Lewis is<br />
one of the best of his era and he deserves a spot in anybody's top all time<br />
heavyweights. But for whatever reason, he missed fighting Riddick Bowe, who for<br />
a short time was a very dominant fighter in the division. He also caught Tyson<br />
and Holyfield on the way down.Is he the most dominant of his era? I have<br />
some doubts about this. He could be, and there are strong arguments supporting<br />
this, but I don't know for sure.<strong>The</strong>re is nothing wrong with us Americans<br />
rooting for one of our countrymen to become heavyweight champion again. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
is also nothing wrong with Brits celebrating Lewis' acomplishments. Fans<br />
from various countries supporting their favorite fighters is good for the sport<br />
|<br />
|7/24/03 08:51:30 AM|EVREN|LONDON||@||||10|Kent, your such a nice guy. Well<br />
put.|<br />
|7/24/03 11:38:29 AM|Paul Maduros|Midwest||pama42@yahoo.com||||10|While I didn't<br />
mean to go overboard about <strong>Jerry</strong>, I know that he was human , like all of us. All<br />
I can say is I wish that hollywood could have picked up on <strong>Jerry</strong>. Who knows what<br />
would have happened. Just a heck of guy , what can I say.|<br />
|7/24/03 11:44:19 AM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|I agree Lewis is<br />
a fine champion. I don't think I would rate in the top all time ten, but he<br />
certainly would be in mytop 15 list. He had size, speed, and punch. <strong>The</strong> fact<br />
that he was kayoed by two not so great fighters prevents me fromcallling him<br />
great. Of relatively recent fighters, I would rate Ali, Frazier, Foreman, and<br />
Holmes higher. It's true that he fought a washedup Tyson, but If I am not<br />
mistaken, Tyson paid him a large sum of money to waive the mandatory defense<br />
against him. So eventhe management of a young Tyson obviously wasn't dying<br />
to cross paths with Lewis. I do think his slip is starting to show, and<br />
heshould go out a winner. I would hate to see his skills erode to say 60%<br />
of what they once were and someone like Joe Messi come along at the right time<br />
and undo all the respect Lewis built up.|<br />
|7/24/03 08:46:48 PM|Paul Maduros|midwest||pama42@yahoo.com||||10|I don't mean<br />
to sound negative but, Lennox Lewis will find out soon how quick his skills will<br />
erode now. He's good but, he like 37 now. Very few fighters can box much longer.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y all seem to try and hang on too long, it's a shame.|<br />
|7/25/03 03:20:50 AM|Evren|London||@||||10|Well it seems as though George<br />
Foreman is coming back. Any thoughts gentleman?|<br />
|7/25/03 06:55:34 AM|John Gerard|NYC||rock289z@yahoo.com||||10|ON FOREMAN<br />
COMEBACK: George is one of the very few who left the sport with all his money<br />
and all his marbles. Why tempt fate? I can see old fighters coming back if the<br />
wolf is at the door and they have no other way to survive, but George should<br />
stay home and count his grill money. Look at Ali, Patterson, JG, and so many<br />
others. |<br />
|7/25/03 10:55:32 AM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|George is a<br />
freak---he probably CAN comeback and win! But I agree that there isn't a good<br />
reason for it. He has a lot to offer right now (selling the grills and doing<br />
fight analysis) , and even though he's big and strong, all it takes is a split<br />
second to cause irreversible physical damage, and for what? I think some<br />
guys who tarnished their greatness by staying around too long include Sugar Ray<br />
Leonard, Evander Holyfield and even my favorite, Muhammad Ali. Ali should have<br />
quit after the third Frazier fight, 1975. Maybe after Norton III, 1976. Or<br />
even after his last KO win against Richard Dunn. To me, even worse than his<br />
loss to Holmes was the decision loss to Trevor Berbick. That was a terrible way<br />
for the greatest heavyweight of all time to go out---losing to an alsoran.As<br />
for Lennox Lewis: He's been a very good Champion in and out of the
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