Jerry Quarry vs Billy Conn

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  1. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Reading a new book about Louis vs Conn. Got me thinking about an all Irish affair over 15.
    Thoughts?
     
  2. Pedro_El_Chef

    Pedro_El_Chef Active Member Full Member

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    With Conn's victories over Savold, Pastor and his performances against Louis, and Quarry's loss to Ellis, I find it hard to predict anything other than a Conn UD here.
     
  3. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Close fight, I'd say Quarry is the harder puncher here and getting Conn to trade wouldn't be that tough. I like Quarry by KO
     
  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I have a feeling that Conn woudl be all wrong for Quarry.
     
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  5. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Conns speed and elusiveness might be the opposite of what Quarry was used to beating
     
  7. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    This is a fight that I would be really interested in seeing because there are so many variables. I am pretty sure that Conn would outbox Quarry, I think that he was the better fighter. In exchanges I think that he would be faster than Quarry and that he hits hard enough to hurt him; Conn only had 14 kos but the majority were at heavyweight, if memory serves.
    But Quarry can box better than he is given credit for and he was pretty sharp himself. He can certainly hurt Conn but I don't know if he can close ground like Louis did, if that makes sense. I think that this would be a very good fight because you know that they are going to box and trade.
     
  8. Claude

    Claude Member Full Member

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    Quarry only lost to Ellis because of a broken back.
     
  9. Pedro_El_Chef

    Pedro_El_Chef Active Member Full Member

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    Spinal?
     
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  10. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I believe he injured a couple vertebrae horsing around with his brothers?
     
  11. Smooth.Boi

    Smooth.Boi New Member banned Full Member

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    I think Quarry would have his way with Kahn, from bell to bell. He couldn't take Louis's power and I don't think he could take Quarry's either. Quarry was a legitimate HW who fought grown men. Kahn's stint at HW was cute for what it was, but in reality he had no business there, it was just the cash grab of his day. This would be over rather quickly, and brutally, and would probably spawn some new rule changes regarding mixed weight bouts.

    I have Quarry in 5, by towel stoppage
     
  12. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don't do cross era fantasy predictions, so I won't argue with your Quarry prediction, but Conn beat ranked HWs Bob Pastor and Lee Savold before the 1st Louis fight, as well as multiple other HWs, and 227lbs Jay Turner before the 2nd Louis fight.
     
  13. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Excellent and intruiging match up.I confess I can see good arguments for both men.
    Gun to head,Conn by split dec.
     
  14. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    This is a hard one to predict. Quarry definitely wouldn't be too big as he was around the same size as Joe Louis. Can go either way, but I say Conn via decision