January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation
January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation
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just read what guys like Frazier and Foreman and others have said about him.<br />
It's not just hype... Massimo, Wilt's teams won two titles. <strong>The</strong> only teams to<br />
ever defeat (Boston and New York) Wilt's teams in the playoffs had at least 5-6<br />
Hall of Famers. Teams, not players, win titles. <strong>The</strong>re were only 16-20 teams then<br />
also, not the diluted, sloppy 30 plus teams the NBA has now. Wilt played against<br />
better centers and better teams as a result. He shot 72% from the field for the<br />
Lakers in '72, just one of his many unbreakable records. Shaq in today's best<br />
center definitely, but Wilt is best all-time. Also, I never said Wilt was better<br />
than Ali, guys. Just that his rare size and athleticism would give him a better<br />
chance than you think. Wilt was amazing at a number of sports. But obviously,<br />
spending years of time to develop skills in one sport would give a true boxer a<br />
huge edge over someone like Wilt. Thanks again. |<br />
|8/23/03 01:23:27<br />
PM|Roadscholarette|Chicago||roadscholarette@hotmail.com||||10|<strong>Quarry</strong> as a<br />
cruiserweight is a very interesting proposition! <strong>The</strong> cruiserweight division is<br />
an odd one. Guys who were natural cruisers have more often than not preferred to<br />
labor as "small" heavies, for the money, exposure, and fame. A lot of CWs have<br />
been light heavies stepping up, or light heavies who were old and fat, or lazy,<br />
and couldn't make 175 any more.Foster, in my opinion, was far and away<br />
the best light heavy ever. However, fighting guys at 190, or putting on some<br />
weight wouldn't necessarily make him a legit CW. Foster was a naturally tall,<br />
skinny guy, an ectomorph, with a dynamite punch (like Danny Lopez). To go<br />
against a <strong>Quarry</strong>, who could easily have been a natural, in shape CW, might have<br />
invited the same disaster as when Foster fought heavies.I imagine <strong>Quarry</strong><br />
would always have heard the siren song of Frazier, Ali, etc. though, and<br />
wouldn't have stayed long at the lower weight. Patterson either, or any of the<br />
other guys who were at the lower end of the heavy scale.Anyway, <strong>Quarry</strong><br />
and Foster as Cruisers? As much as I loved Bob Foster, I'd have to say that<br />
though he'd have gotten his bell rung powerfully, JQ would have taken him.|<br />
|8/23/03 02:49:58 PM|Massimo|Rome||3peat.com||||10|All Mac Foster's victories<br />
were by KO (incredible !) Did he punch so hard ? Is this the only case in<br />
heavyweight history ?To Gerry: Thanks Gerry ! OK , Wilt was better than Shaq<br />
! I' m strong inside, I'm gonna except it ! But ShaqbAli' KO 1 !!!!!! I' m<br />
joking, of course ! No basketball player could have beaten Ali' ! Maybe in a<br />
bar' s brawl but not in a boxing ring !|<br />
|8/23/03 08:14:55 PM|Forest Ward|South Carolina||joekevin@cs.com||||10|Hey Paul<br />
M., that's my point. In the late 60's Liston was ripe for the taking. But the<br />
managers of all those rising turks at the time avoided fighting him. When<br />
Leotis Martin beat him, I think every manager was relieved. Throughout Ali's<br />
suspension he repeatedly stated that he thought Liston was the best out there.<br />
Was he trying to piss off Frazier, and Ellis, by saying that? Maybe.|<br />
|8/24/03 04:28:12 AM|Tubby Breslin|Fullerton, CA||bearstubastanchu||||10|You<br />
folks really know your boxing. First of all, I was wrong: <strong>Jerry</strong> didn't have lots<br />
of title shots. But he had 2, which is more than 99.9% of pros ever have. He was<br />
also in contention for a decade, in the minds of opponents, promoters, managers<br />
and fans. I'm interested in the proposition that the 60s and 70s were a<br />
great era of heavyweight boxing. At that time, almost no one was saying so. Very<br />
few of the ranked heavies then were generally conceded to be great, believe it<br />
or not. Floyd Patterson lost too much status from his humiliating defeats to<br />
Ali, and his other losses. Chuvalo and Bonavena were virtually considered<br />
"opponents". Foreman lost part of his reputation in Zaire. Frazier was<br />
considered great even in defeat, yes. Norton, no. <strong>The</strong>re was an earlier cast<br />
including Zora Folley, Doug Jones, Eddie Machen, Cleve ("Big Cat") Williams,<br />
Amos ("Big Train") Lincoln, Buster Mathis, King Fletcher, Thad Spencer, even<br />
George ("Scrap Iron") Johnson -- who went 12 rounds with a young Joe Frazier and<br />
lost as decision -- who had many excellent outings and stayed in the Top 10 or<br />
20, but who fell well short of greatness. Some were deserving at high ranks,