January 2002 - October 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

down and bounced up and ran away. He hit the ground so hard he tore his pants.
Older members of my family know the guy this happended to and he told them as
soon as the guys hands went up he knew he was doomed..he had no idea who Nick
was, till later. The guy (who got punched) was a tough guy too in a lot of
bar fights and stuff. There was another incidence with a local fighter name
Hal (tnt) Carrol (who fought Bob Foster). Hal was shot in the head and the
doctors couldn't believe his skull stopped the bullet from entering his
brain.Joe Mesi who fought on Saturday nights card is an absolute superstar
in Buffalo. Hes a bigger draw and more popular then any members of the Buffalo
Bills or Sabres. Only problem is he fights absolute stiffs. The guy he fought
Saturday stood straight up and practially stuck his chin out to be hit. Mesi
seems like a real nice guy and I hope he makes it but my personal opinion is he
doesnt have the stuff. I think any of the other 4 fighters on the card could
have beaten him easily. Hope I am wrong ..we'll see. |
|9/30/03 03:06:42 AM|Massimo|Rome||5||||10|RS-Ernie Cab is a guy who
fought Sonny Liston in1958 losing by KOT 8 and Ernie Terrell twice losing
both times by KO ( 3, 8). I think he would have given Patterson a competitive
fight. He is ( or was, I don't know) 6'1" and hisfighting weight was about
210 lbs.|
|9/30/03 04:58:28 AM|Dave Hastings|Guam||dwh96913@yahoo.com||||10|At 48, reading
about Jerry brings back the memories.And, to be completely honest, it
was the fact that Jerry was a white guy that could hang with a group of
immensely talented black heavyweights that drew my attention to
him.Jerry really never got the "Wide World of Sports" type exposure
necessary in that pre-cable era to give him name recognition among the not-sointense,
casual boxing fan. And that is a shame, as he fought the best, gave it
his all, a real warrior.Now for MY two cents: Ali may have been the
"greatest", I can not say for certain, as I did not see the fighters that
preceeded the Liston era fight LIVE fights.Somehow, old clips do not
tell an accurate story.But, I do NOT see one Heavyweight mentioned here,
that, to this day, sticks in my memory. One that fought an in-his-prime Ali.
Was European Champ at the time he met Ali. Went 15 rounds, no
knockdowns. In fact, I do not remember Ali or him even really hurting each
other. Of course, this was in 1976, so my memory may be failing me, but what I
remember was this:A tall, agile, white guy outboxing "The
Greatest."A fight I thought Richard Dunn won easily over the 15
rounds.Not even close. Ali mailed his effort in? Maybe. Thought this
was just another white guy, easily defeated? Again, could be.But lose to
Dunn he did. On World Wide Television.|
|9/30/03 05:01:23 AM|Massimo|Rome||5||||10|I think Calvin Lane would kill
anybody in a street or a bar brawl ! Maybe Foreman,Ali' and Frazier put
together, in their primes, could give him a competitive brawl...Is there
anybody who thinks he can whip Calvin in a brawl ?He is 7'5"1/2 tall,
weights about 400 pounds and his size shoe is 25EEE.Ah, I forgot ! He has a
black belt in karate !!!!!!|
|9/30/03 07:32:23 AM|Angelo|Washington, DCf||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|No,
Muhammad Ali knocked Richard Dunn out in, I believe, the 5th round. I think it
ended as a TKO, but Ali had knocked him down a bunch of times. Dunn looked good
for a few minutes of the fight, but Ali took control. In fact, it was Ali's
last win via knockount in his career. Maybe you're thinking of Joe Bugner?
Alfredo Evenagelista? Hmmmm....was Chuck Wepner European? Only if New Jersey is
part of Europe! Anyway, none of these guys came close to beating Ali. |
|9/30/03 07:46:00 AM|Massimo|Rome||3||||10|Angelo-What do you think
about Joe Bugner ? I know he was European champion several times and that he
gave Frazier a very close fight. Do you think he today would be a top contender
?How would you see him against Lewis, Tyson,Holyfield or Tua ? Thanks !|