January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

curious, and see a possibility for a discussion.Kent - boy, I don't know
about that. MRIs are really sensitive in picking up even the results of a kid's
injury, riding bikes, let alone a boxer's brain. Steve - Frazier didn't
give anyone time to think, and threw off another fighter's rhythm, also making
him hurry what he wanted to do. Frazier was every fighter's nightmare, far more
so than the lightning fast mover. Athletically, he was in the upper echelon with
Ali and Foreman, and this was tough to crack into - other fighters had to do it
almost by chance, and then it was almost impossible to follow up on. Frazier was
hard to hit, and disguised being hurt well.I was thinking about
something the other day after posting in here. We know research is being done
regarding genetic susceptibility to brain injury. It's also possible that along
with the psychological component, that ability to take a punch has its seat in
brain chemistry too. What I was wondering though, and I've never read anything
about this, is if a fighter can become ~less~ able to take a punch with time. I
thought this might be the case with Frazier. Not that he developed a glass jaw
by a long shot, but it would explain Foreman (who I don't believe could have
taken him the night he fought Ali the first time), and some other times when he
seemed to be a little shook by punches he used to shake off. Even the modern
age's reincarnation of Two Ton Tony Galento, Ron Stander, froze Joe a couple of
times. Does anyone else ever get this idea about different fighters? How about
Quarry? Roberto Duran seemed to show it a little, I think.|
|9/7/03 08:19:38 PM|Kent|La Habra,
CA||kentallenent@aol.com||||10|Roadschlolarette, Does Bobby Quarry show no
damage whatsoever on his MRI exams? I have no idea. All I know is Bobby is
coherent and he has said he is not damaged from the ring. I would say most
people would say George Foreman has not suffered major damage from the ring but
would George Foreman show no damage at all? Maybe some damage would show up but
he is still together mentally and I would say the same thing about Bobby. My
point is that when people think about punch drunk fighters, they don't usually
think about Foreman falling into that catagory and that any inclusion of Bobby
Quarry into that group is unwarrented or pre-mature. I hope the latter is not
the case.Of course I am not around him often but from what I have seen,
he is functioning well mentally.Would I recommend Bobby going back into
the ring? No way, given that his family has a history of being damaged in the
ring. Why tempt fate? But I would also not recommend that Jonathan Quarry,
Jerry's youngest son, not go into the ring for the same reason even though
Jonathan is a big strapping young man who seems to be the most likely candidate
to carry on the Quarry legacy in the ring. Jonathan, of course would show no
damage from the ring as he has not, as far as I know, ever boxed.
Recently Bobby and Jack Quarry, the father of the Quarry clan, were
interviewed by a man from New York who posted here asking how he could get in
touch of Bobby. I got him in touch with Bobby and helped set up the interview.
I think this man, who's name escapes me without scrolling down through the
posts, would verify that Bobby does not seem damaged. Apparently this man is a
free lance journalist and he is looking for a magazine to publish the article.
Several years ago, about the time that TJQF started, this man also interviewd
James Quarry. I think it is the interview that appeared in Ring magazine and/or
People magazine.|
|9/7/03 11:08:11 PM|PAUL MADUROS|MIDWEST||pama42@yahoo.com||||10|I know some
people are not going to agree with this statement, but I think w/ one clean shot
Jerry hit harder than Frazier. Frazier could be hurt, I think Ali would have
stopped him in their 2nd fight had the referee Perez not interfered. |
|9/7/03 11:49:00 PM|Ed|Cicero n y||mooseygoop@aol.com||||10|Hi RS
Regarding your question about fighters ability to take punches, I always thought
the skull and how the brain is encased in it was key to how well a fighter takes
a punch. A skull with certain thickness and perhaps some other component that
cushions the brain has always been my hunch as to that. Consider how different