Jerry Quarry, best heavyweight fighter never to have won a championship

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  1. Flatlander

    Flatlander Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    George Foreman said of "Irish" Jerry Quarry, "[He] was the best heavyweight fighter never to have won a championship belt. When I became Heavyweight Champion of the World, I dodged him purposely. He fought toe to toe with Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier, twice. He fought Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali twice. He outboxed two-time Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson. He outpunched Ernie Shavers. He destroyed Mac Foster and schooled Ron Lyle."
     
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    The Bellflower Bomber. No doubt the best we've seen without a belt. He's had amazing wins! A true sweet scientist!
     
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    Interesting? I've not once ever heard him called "Irish Jerry Quarry?" And I've been into this dude since I was 6 years old. He came to my neighborhood in Compton a few times to talk to the kids. Irish is a new one to me? He was known as "The Bellflower Bomber!"
     
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    Nope, Harry Wills or Sam Langford.
     
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    willcross Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Does Foreman have anything bad to say about ANYONE???
     
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    Rescore that fight for me, Patterson beat Ellis and Quarry if you ask me, and this is an over the hill Patterson
     
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    No doubt Patterson was over the hill and it was close. However JQ showed the Heart of a Lion as always but what is so under-rated about this dude is his tremendous boxing skill! Even in the Golden Age of HW's which is the 1960s this guy could box with anyone!
     
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    George chuvalo toughter and better

    End thread
     
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  9. gorgse

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    Tua and Golota are the top 2 for me that never won a belt.
     
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  10. m8te

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    george foreman praises everyone
     
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    why?
     
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    david tua would ktfo that white boy.
     
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    golota had size and some skill.

    all he was missing was the intangibles.

    with more heart and a brain , he could give anyone a tough fight.


    he was one big ass pollack , especially back then.
     
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    "Everybody wants to fight Jerry Quarry."

    - Oft quoted line from back in the day
     
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    JQ is in the top 5.
    Of course today he'd have to campaign as a CW, and he'd be able to. Jerry might be CW champ today. He'd have no chance in the current HW div. against the top fighters, just too small. The late 60s/70s era was competitive but way overrated by too many fans.

    Now, most of the HW champs and many contenders are from the old Soviet block - which by the way fighters from there were not competing in the 60s/70s ;)
     
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