There was talk of Tua fighting Mercer and McCall. I would have loved to have seen if Mercer and McCall's chin would have held up. Both men were known for their ability to take a good punch.
GOTTA WORK NOOKIE ?(YOU TRANSVESTITES MUST GET YOUR REST) finally figured out your namesake, and not for boxing, its a bad matchup no.1 keep steroid chumps with steroid chumps ok Nookie? -1980-on! Jerry was 1-7-1 vs the WORLD BOXING HALL OF FAME, And 7-0 vs top ten RING MAGAZINE (just a magazine remember Nookie?) Patterson #3 (a Draw) Patterson #5, Spencer #2, Mathis #6, Foster #1, Bodell #8, Middleton #7, Lyle #3, Shavers #6, Wether Jerry Quarry would have beaten TWO TON TUA or not, David Tua Will never beat 8 world contenders ! (and 4 by knockout-4 more than Bonavena!)- Few champions in any division rarely beat 8- ALI (31)-The Great Joe Frazier HAD (10) !
Hey rainman, the name is Hookie... pretty sure you know that though. Mac Foster and Thad Spencer may have been ranked but they really were nothing special. Bodell and Middleton sucked even though at one point they were ranked. Lyle was green and Patterson was old. That leaves the Shavers win... good win but it gives no indication of how a fight between Quarry and Tua would go. Quarry's best wins are no better than Tua's best wins. Tua's stoppage wins over Ruiz, Maskaev, Rahman, Moorer, Oquendo, Izon, and Nicholson are impressive. Even his stoppage wins over Wilson, Sullivan, Daniels, and a few others are worth mentioning.
Sorry but I can't see Tua getting stopped at all.. He went two decades and nearly 60 fights surviving the punching abilities of Lewis, Ibeabuchi, Rahman and a few others. Hell he was only decked once and that was like in the last fight of his career. Quarry could win a decision if he boxes smart and doesn't get tagged too many times, but inevitably he's going to take some shots.
Lyle did not take very many shots from Foreman>? Nookie what planet are you from (PA?) Lyle was known for his TOUGH mandible, Shavers did not hit him much?, Did you really even see these fights ?? huh? EX-EXPERT (WHICH IS AN IDIOT!) I'm sick and tired of you putting down Quarry , he's not running for office against your old hide Hillary !!! Jerry Quarry was at the top of his profession for 10 years ! But could not beat a sole only 53 powder punch (only 32 knockouts (16 for the count) -ALI HAD 3 ! TUA WAS STEROID ERA!everyone but you know's that ! Only Two other fighter's Jerry missed (Foreman and Bonavena) wanted nothing to do with Quarry's Punch as well as another fighter you seem to have respect for Joe Bugner! but none for Bodell or Middleton who defeated Bug ! Do you happen to know Jerry's record vS Bugner opponents?-PROBABLY NOT ! Jerry knocked out Norton at main street gym with one punch-1970, Kenny was out before His Lifeless carcass Crashed to the Canvas! 1975- Jerry chased Norton outta Massacre Canyon Inn, Norton tore out in his Corvette-do the research !!