Jersey Joe Walcott vs. Jerry Quarry

I really liked Jerry and thought highly of him as a fighter, but in this matchup I believe Jersey would confuse Quarry and keep him off balance for much of a fight. Jersey Joe by a clear decision.

 

well since Walcott was beating Marciano through 12 rounds I have to think that in his prime he would of beaten old hard luck Quarry.

 

I like Walcott by a competitive-but-clear-cut UD. Quarry didn't really have a big enough punch to present a serious threat of stopping Walcott, he couldn't box with him, and if he tried to beat him with pressure, he'd be picked apart by sharp counters.

 

Quarry by brutal knockout in the third round. Walcott had a glass chin and Quarry was too powerful for the jouneyman Walcott.

Jerry Quarry KO 3 Jersey Joe Walcott:good

 

ima have to go for quarry in this one.

 

1970's once again prove to be overrated with guys like Quarry are being pick over Walcott. I suppose Bugner would be beating the likes of Dempsey or Louis?

 

Walcott had the style to confuse and outbox Quarry, but the more mature Jerry had a good style to upset Liston,Foreman the slower, puncher type

 

Quarry was a great counterpuncher.......so was walcott.

pick´em for me....

 

Jerry Quarry was a fine fighter who was unlucky to come along in a verry strong rea but he was not in Walcotts league.

What makes matters worse is that he matched up badly with slick boxers as the Machen and Ellis fight's demonstrate. This makes it unlikley that he would be able to beat Walcott who was much better than either.

Many people have speculated that Quarry could have been champion in another era. They might well be right but Walcotts era is not one of them. It was the era of the exact type that Quarry had the most trouble with. The era of the slickster.

 

You are a ****ing joke!

 

Punchers were tailor-made for Quarry. But with clever and tricky boxers like Walcoot he had problems (Machen, Alongi, Ellis, etc.), IMO Walcott would be too tricky and cool, Quarry´s one-punch was very hard and underrated, but we take the best Walcott against the best Quarry, so beside a lucky punch I give Jerry not much chances...


Walcott UD Quarry (9-5-1)

 

I think you are being too zealous in your defence of Walcott here.
Quarry was never champion but he might have been if he had been fighting in the era of around 1950.
Walcott was champion, I take nothing away from him in that regard.

Walcott dropped decisions to Maxim and Layne though, and was beaten one-sidedly in his first fight with Ezzard Charles. Therefore, I dont think picking Quarry over Walcott is some sort of insane move.

I dont rate Quarry highly because he fought in the 1970s or because he fought Ali and Frazier - I rate him because he beat some very good fighters.
If Ron Lyle, Floyd Patterson, Mac Foster, Earnie Shavers and Thad Spencer were fighting in 1950 and appeared on the win columns of Walcott and Charles I'm sure as hell we'd be hearing about how they were good fighters.
Personally I'd rate them above the likes of Lee Oma, Lee Savold, Pat Valentino and Fred Beshore. And I really dont think that's over-rating the 60s/70s.

 

Jersey Joe would keep this one mainly at long range, not Jerry's preferred distance. Walcott would also get Quarry coming forward, imposing his will, and taking the ring generalship over Jerry.

Walcott W 15 Quarry

 

Stylisticaly though these guys were much more problematic for Walcott than Quarry would be. Maxim was a slickster, while Layne was a slugger who applied a lot of pressure. Quarry as a counterpunching boxer puncher would have played to Walcotts stylistic strengths more than either of them.

I personaly think Jimmy Ellis would be a much tougher mark for Walcott than Jerry Quarry would be. Or for that matter Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers or Mac Foster.