January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

first fight also but at least Jerry would have given him a run for his money.
OH BY THE WAY, ARE SOME PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE COMING TO THE QUARRY SITE? EVREN
IN ENGLAND TOLD ME HE HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS ACCESSING THE SITE. |
|5/17/02 02:15:13 PM|Evren|London||@||||10|I've found my way back Kent...see you
all in a week - I'm off to the city of Istanbul...Best Wishes evreyone. I have
tried to e-mail James but get an error message as it is'nt a recognised address
anymore. See ya...|
|5/18/02 08:47:08 AM|mark burgess|southsea ||mark.burgess7@ntlworld.com||||10|I
must say that in watching jerry quarry in action i do find him very
unpredictable from one fight to the next, but can anybody tell me how and why
did he lose to jimmy ellis a blown up middleweight, who i thought was very over
rated!|
|5/18/02 10:55:36 AM|Gerry Schultz|ohio||jgschultz@firstam.com||||8|I guess I
have to type this again... Hi, my first time here, I'm really impressed there is
a site for Jerry and this cause. I'll try not to unload all my opinions on Jerry
and his sport here now, but here are a few: I think, overall, he is probably one
of the 20 or so greatest heavyweights ever, without being a true heavyweight. I
have his small highlight tape, and his matches vs. PattersonII, Spencer, Lyle
and Foster show very well his remarkable ability in the ring. I was always
impressed with his courage, skill and effort. I was disappointed that my tape
did not include any Mathis film, or any interviews from the many involved in his
career to historicize him better. It is too bad he did not have better strategy
vs. Ellis or Frazier as he was certainly good enough to beat both. He was
certainly better than Chuvalo, and, I think would have defeated Foreman.
Overall, I have him about equal to Frazier and Norton, who caught him on the
downside. I also have him better than Patterson or Holmes, prime vs. prime, or
most of the late 70's-early 80's dopers who followed until Tyson. He would be a
sensation as cruiserweight champ today, but the heavys now are too huge to
compare. It is too bad he did not bulk a little to slug Ali as he certainly
could have carried it. He absolutely SHOULD NOT have faught in '91, which was
sick and stupid. In closing, I think headgear should be MANDATORY for boxing,
that boxing (and sports as a whole) would clearly benefit from a government
agency which would provide better fights with better opportunities for those who
have ability, and better standards for judges and refs who often make the sport
a laughingstock. As a kid in the 70's, I was a big Quarry fan, and I'm thankful
he was there for me and so many others. Best Wishes Always.|
|5/18/02 10:59:50 AM|Paul Maduros|midwest||pama42@yahoo.com||||10|I hope and
pray that when people come to this site that not only that they post but make a
donation. I didn't know that James was having trouble paying medical bill which
we know are sky high these days. I would like to donate to help James. I would
hope all of would try and do the same. Hang in there James, a lot of people love
you.|
|5/18/02 01:38:17 PM|Evren|London||@||||10|I have to disagree strongly with
Gerry on his comments about Quarry having the ability to beat Frazier and
Foreman and a better fighter than Holmes. While I am a tremendous Quarry fan I
find those comments somewhat startling. Quarry was at his best when he fought
Joe and was outsmoked - Frazier was'nt even at his peak yet. Holmes and Foreman
were just a league above as is shown by their championship calibre. Quarry was
one of the greatest contenders ever, however and if fighters were rated on
intestinal fortitude then Mr Quarry would be in the top five best ever heavies.
Evren|
|5/18/02 03:51:22 PM|Kent |La Habra, Ca||oriononside@aol.com||||10|Mark, a lot
of the reason Jerry lost to Jimmy Ellis had to do with the fact that he had a
chipped vertabre, in essence a broken back, during the fight which was causing
him pain but hadn't been discovered until he had a more complete phyiscal after
the fight. He was placed in a body cast soon afterward. Jerry wasn't as
aggresive as he usually was but even so he lost by a split decision. Jerry