Jerry Quarry vs Riddick Bowe? (David vs Goliath?)

Bowe liked to beat down on the little guys

 

Oh, I would make Quarry a live underdog. I never thought that highly of Bowe. He is remembered because he and Holyfield, another very imperfect fighter, meshed so well in style and temperament to create wildly entertaining fights, much like Gatti and Ward (though Holy is a step above that either). The extremely limited and not very powerful Coetzer gave Bowe issues by not folding per the script and Bowe chose to get dirty which the ref allowed. I could see Quarry, who was quite skilled with good pop, doing a notch or two better.

 

How come I don't ever hear you complain about Frank Bruno?
Homework assignment: rewatch Bruno Vs Coetzer.
Observe the dirty tactics Frank resorted to. There's no comparison to the Bowe fight. Absolutely none.

 

Homework assignment: Start a thread about Frank Bruno if he interests you so much.

He never much interested me.

 

That's weasel talk.
Bruno fouled Coetzer far worse than bowe. Now you know

 

Homework Assignment: Read the title of the thread and point out where Bruno's name is.

Bonus Question: Point out where Wlad Klitschko's name is.

 

Ultimately a massacre. Bowe proves Quarry is overmatched within 2 rounds, after that a ferocious beating until stopped, probably before 4.

 

I think Quarry lands some solid shots and makes it a fun fight--hell Herbie Hide did. But ultimately Bowe walks him down, beats him down, and the ref saves Quarry after a few knockdowns and a heavy barrage.

 

What makes you not rate Holyfield that highly?

 

I do rate him fairly highly, not top ten, but top 15.

 

Riddick Bowe probably wins by stoppage. I know Jerry Quarry generally did well against bigger come forward fighters with limited defense. But in this case he won’t be able to keep Bowe off him all night with just counterpunches. And Bowe was way too big and durable for Jerry to dispatch him like he did to shavers

 

Fair enough; I should have asked it differently. Could you elaborate on what you mean when you say Holyfield was a very imperfect fighter?

 

He didn't always fight with a high IQ. He would push all his chips into the center of the table when he didn't have the cards in his hand. It made for exciting fights but was not the best strategy. He lacked high end power while also lacking high end out-boxing skill. And I'm being harsh here. He is still one of the 15 or so greatest heavyweights the sport has ever seen.