Jerry Quarry Tribute 

Thank you

well said Sir!

THE ARTFUL CODGER I think quarry was probably not meant to be a fighter as I sense maybe he was too kind and thoughtful for the profession? It broke my heart to see him in that state. He was a champion if there ever was one. I liked your comment very much. God bless both jerry and you sir.

I respect your comment he was a hell of a fighter regardless of skin color it is sad that people have to use terms like that your either a great fighter or your not regardless of who you are or where your from.

@@rgball1960 Perhaps he wasn't the.."BEST"... but... Anyone making that claim...had to go through JERRY to prove it.

That’s crazy. I can kind of see the resemblance, from what I can see of your profile pic.

I learned a lot from watching his style. He was an elite fighter. If there had been a cruiserweight division in his era, I doubt if he'd have ever been beaten. I think he would have owned it. Bob Foster would have been his only challenge.

I always liked him😊

Wow!

Awesome, Jerry Quarry was a true Warrior and Gentleman

MrSticksb I agree. well said

Mothertime humbles us all that being said he always came to fight and he always did his best rest in peace Jerry and the Irish

Nicely said mate 🙏

That boxing era was the best true warriors championship belts for 15 rounds today's fighters don't compare

And a few people forgetting little Jerry was a little man in the standards of a true heavyweight and everybody talks about the acorn m4u youngbloodz the acorn earnie shavers Jerry quarry knock the tires off of Ernie shavers and exposed him for the cupcake he always was I've said this and many other runch earnie shavers never beat anybody but a washed-up Ken Norton and everybody said he's the greatest of all times he punches so hard watches punches slowly they're too wide he's totally uncoordinated he couldn't box worth a s*** but this one's about the great Jerry the bellflower bomber watch Jerry quarry dismantle shavers and tearing apart great fight great stuff great product Jerry was a great boxer great hands and good pop he just had a madman true father it's kind of tough when you start fighting at age 3 and they fought him far too much even a thoroughbred racehorse needs a break once in awhile so Jerry you hear the Viking you weren't all your praise let your head heal brother you made it 😉💝💘 and last but not least hundreds of thousands of hours of sparring big men they wore headgear he never wore it tolls are taken funchester absorbed but no one could not say Jerry what's not the heart of a lion

jasona9 its sam langford i think

@Kelly NormanHey Kelly! You are the guy who seems to suck. If nothing nice to say, just shut up!! You haven't walked for a moon in his moccasins, have you? God have mercy on you as I trust he had on Jerry.

Many of 5he top heavyweights of this golden era rate Quarry in the top 5 of hardest punchers. Very fast hands and great left hook that foreshadowed Morrison's left hook

James Verner god isn’t real jerry and Ali made themselves not god

Jerry Ashlock no one calls jerry top 5 hardest punch. I respect him

@Iceman 23 You got that right bro,this was golden times for the boxing game,boxers going down but straight back up..respect Iceman 23 all the very best from Scotland.

Great comment,God bless you!Belfast, Ireland.

EARL PORTER NOT A GOOD WAY TO GO LOSING YOUR FACULTIES, NOT COMPIS MENTIS..... YOUR SENTIMENTS SIR SAYS IT ALL EARL P👌👍

Good call Earl: The time you won your town the race We chaired you through the market-place; Man and boy stood cheering by, And home we brought you shoulder-high. Today, the road all runners come, Shoulder-high we bring you home, And set you at your threshold down, Townsman of a stiller town. Smart lad, to slip betimes away From fields where glory does not stay, And early though the laurel grows It withers quicker than the rose. Eyes the shady night has shut Cannot see the record cut, And silence sounds no worse than cheers After earth has stopped the ears. Now you will not swell the rout Of lads that wore their honours out, Runners whom renown outran And the name died before the man. So set, before its echoes fade, The fleet foot on the sill of shade, And hold to the low lintel up The still-defended challenge-cup. And round that early-laurelled head Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead, And find unwithered on its curls The garland briefer than a girl’s.

Appreciate the comment. R.e.s.p.e.c.t.

I remember Jerry Quarry Way back in the 1960,s 70,s, I did seem he wasn't big enough, but, Jerry had a Tremendous Heart in the Ring, And he did a Great Muhammad Ali Impersonation, he had a Nice way about himself. God Bless Rest His Soul R.I.P. Jerry Quarry 🙏🌹

He and Ali were actually friends, Quarry gave Ali the chance he needed to come back to the ring

@Kenneth J yes Kenneth he did lose a lot but still a winner who was brave..Tell me have you ever boxed at any level?

@laopiniondediego: *"FOUGHT THEM ALL"?* Not exactly. Foreman? Liston? Wepner? Cleveland Williams? Nope.

@@muffdiver240 Frazier,Shavers,Norton,Ali... and he kicked Foreman ass in sparing Shavers was the hardest puncher,harder than any guy you mentioned and Jerry knocked him Foreman also strongest and stronger than anyone you mentioned but Quarry kicked his ass in sparing Cleveland???Overated Liston??Quiter and knocked by light hitters Wepner??He beats who??Biggest bleeder in boxing Cmon dude be serious

@@dimcadallapeorgantone993a4 I'm not particularly interested in denigrating Quarry, as he seems to have been a decent guy, and an decent boxer- but the O.P.'s claim that Quarry "fought them all" was hyperbolic. I'll also point out that Foreman (76-5 & 68 KO's), Liston (50-4 & 39 KO's), Cleveland (80-13-1 & 60 KO's), & even Wepner (35-14-2 & 17 KO's) each won a lot more than they lost, and Quarry was prone to cutting/bleeding himself. Additionally, Quarry's contemporaries and the pundits seemed to agree that he possessed much more ability than he actually used - indicating laziness/lack of heart. Considering the brain damage he suffered preceding his demise, it's probably just as well that he didn't face Foreman, Liston, Cleveland or even Wepner, or his 53 years might've been reduced further.

@@muffdiver240 He had more heart than anyone you mentioned He beat Shavers,Lyle,Foster and Spencer so he would have a good chance of beating Liston He did well against good punchers but not good against swarmers and outboxers He would do to Liston same he did to Mac Foster who knocked Liston in sparing

If Jerry Quarry was fighting in this era of boxing, he would certainly be the heavyweight champion, many consider his left hook the greatest in the anals of boxing, the legend of the Bellflower Bomber

Damn 8 billion now

@@timjohnson8198 Fraziers Left hook was THE best.

@@joshuatree5620 Fraziers was awesome yes. Jack Dempsey also had a great left hook.

Tht a beautiful quote right there

Real fighter and no one could take that away from him

it was heart, not his chin.

John Barker Jerry was one of my favorite fighters when I was growing up. I never got over him losing to Jimmy Ellis for Ali's vacated title in the late '60's. Why he didn't show up that night, who knows? Quarry did that his whole career; he over achieved some nights and under achieved on others. That said he wasn't ever a great fighter but nobody had more heart, more guts and nobody can ever say they didn't get their money's worth watching Jerry. That night vs Shavers, who saw that coming?. Jerry Quarry, my man!!!

John Barker would’ve been fine but he cut too easy, a white guy problem lol. He was world class and first rate. A champion in any other era and a true champion of the sport in every sense of the word.

@kevindlinc I believe he would've beaten Foreman, if big George would've given Jerry the shot he earned, after beating Lyle and Shavers. He had the right combination of counter punching, hand speed, and toughness to defeat the slow, wild swinging, and gassed after five rounds, Foreman. Foreman opted instead, to fight the very unworthy, Joe 'King' Roman. What nonsense. It would've been Quarry's only opportunity to be champion. Jerry was a gutsy fighter and a very graceful man.

Huge compliment..

Jeff Brownlee dude you are ignorant.. he is an all time great and size doesn't even matter that much. one inch would have made zero differance.. maybe several inches would have helped him sure but there are many things more important than size. he wasnt even in condition for half his fights, and wasnt vicious enough to take out prime animals maybe start there.. think for once.

jimi allman Why do you feel the need to call someone ignorant just for giving their opinion.. ?

Jeff Brownlee he was white during racial times and the black fighters knew they couldn't lose those big fights to a white man that's why they were never heavyweight champions during the 60s thru the 70s

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I have been a Jerry Quarry fan since he was first featured on the cover of the Ring Magazine and he was 19 years old. "Explosive Power in Them Thar fist". I never saw him as white. I was very sad and depressed when he died in 2002. I said I will never watch boxing again. He was a good person, honest and sincere. I still cherish the memories. RIP warrior.

+Kedbuka Nobody talks about those gym wars, but they can sometimes be tougher than the actual fights. You see a fighter with 30 or so fights, but the gym wars and sparring add to the damage, exponentially. The same was said to have happened to Terry Norris, who had a reputation for engaging in brutal sparring sessions.

+MK Dallas Not wearing headgear didn't help matters either.

+JT Leon headgear doesnt save you from brain damage. your head still moves inside the skull after impact, thats where the damage is from

That's true. I wonder how things may have turned out for Jerry, had he Gil Clancey with him, from the start.

Win lose or Draw, Jerry Quarry fights them all

Did he say that ? Where did you hear that ?

Exactly! Jerry Quarry was born a little before his time as a boxer. If he were here today I believe he would be the Cruiserweight Champion.

Agreed I said the exact same thing.

There's no doubt about it!

@@waynej2608 he would have been the best cruiser ever with the exception of Holyfield maybe and moved up to take on the right heavyweight fights....hell, even if he fought as a heavy in the early 80s I think he would have at least held one of the belts, I think....

@@Hawkman-ns9jw Yeah, I agree. The competition had changed by the 80s. Jerry was a solid fighter, and I believe he would've been competitive in any era. And, a champion, in some. Cheers.

Peter Travere Bull shit There has been loads of Boxers that were Gentlemen outside the ring .Rocky Marciano ,sugar Ray Robinson ,Joe Lewis, and many others far to many to mention

Peter Travere The only "Thugs" are some of the assholes who run the promotions and victimize these guys. Most fighters are the salt of the earth . Learning to box used to be one of the rights of passage in an earlier age and a hallmark of becoming a gentleman .

Mike Tyson and Sonny Liston were not angels. Didn't Mayweather go to prison for beating a woman? Weren't two of Muhammad Ali's opponents jailed for rape?

Examples of a small minority in the brotherhood of boxing .The majority labor in the ring and the gym never achieving any major success other then for the pure love of the sport . Cherry picking examples like this then labeling a whole group shows your own prejudice.

MrSticksb According to a dictionary, a thug is someone who uses strength/violence for gain - not necessarily a criminal.

Thank You please don't forget Buster Mathis, Thad Spencer, Mac Foster, Larry Middleton and Jack Bodell among others. RIP my Hero Jerry Quarry.

And an undefeated Mac Foster who was an up and coming undefeated knock out artist .

Mine too. In my lifetime of being a boxing fan, I'd pick Quarry, Ali, Duran, Frazier, Sean O'Gradey, Jorge Ahumada, Salvador Sanchez, Evander Holyfield, Johnny Tapia, Thomas Hearns, Oscar De La Hoya, Galady Golovkin, to name a few. For all it's shortcomings, I still love the sport of boxing. Nothing like a good fight, esp involving talented fighters.

'With no pull, and no irritation'.

@@waynej2608 do they still make it? I’ve never seen it

@@Hawkman-ns9jw Not sure, but the original poster on this, above, says he 'still' uses it. So, I guess they still do make and sell Rise shave cream.

Are you Mike's daughter?

Ya uncle is a legend Anna

He sacrificed himself for the entertainment of others and what he loved. I have a lot of respect for him.

Ever met anyone name Chris, Kevin, Jim, Jeffery or mike Quary. My dad's from Bakersfield, California as we'll but we spell our last name with one r instead of two. I asked him about this after I found out about Jerry Quarry, and he said we might be related because some Quarys spell their name with 2 r's and some spell it with one like us.

Your uncle is a legend. Salut to Jerry Quarry.

ddland45 Tyson, interesting that one. Well what about Tyson vs Frazier? Back when Quarry went toe to toe with Joe Frazier they said it was the same styles with one bigger and better so J Q had no chance. I believe Joe whips Tyson and Quarry KO's Tyson inside the 7TH.

He couldn't get past Norton, Chuvalo, Ellis, Machen or Alongi either and that was his problem and that was the real problem, he just couldn't win the big important fights.

Slugfests is what they would’ve been.

@@michaelbelfer1069 Tyson vs. Frazier? Yeah, that would be a tough battle of styles inside a phone booth. I think I'll have to disagree with you, though, and say Tyson would stop Frazier inside three round for the simple reason that Tyson was faster that Frazier and had more weapons. Frazier was basically a one handed fighter with a devastating left hook, but a very mediocre right hand that he usually used more as a distraction. Tyson had power in both hands and would punch in combinations that would eventually find Frazier's jaw early, a problem Frazier had as a slow starter in may of his fights. Tyson would figure out Frazier's bobbing defense and land powerful counters while slipping Frazier's lefts. A stunned Frazier would be an easy target for Tyson's vicious and powerful combinations.

@@josephshields2922 I remember watching that Norton fight. The referee saved Norton at one point despite the fact Norton was literally turning Quarry's brain into mush.

There is no god so cut the bullshit

Just like Ali

Even Marciano looked really beat up before his untimely death.

@@BazookaTooth707 not really he only got fat but his speech was very good