Jerry Quarry vs. Vitali Klitschko

DaveK · Dec 27, 2013

Such great posts here.

Duodenum and ChrisPonius were such great contributors here.

I think this is a great fight, with Quarry boxing and counterpunching (which he would be successful at with Vitali's much slower and wider punch stroke) and using a good body attack.

Vitali could potentially just beat Quarry to a pulp from the outside, lunking in his arm punches from awkward angles. He does throw a lot and move decently, but he gets panicky (not as much as his brother) when tagged once or twice solidly.

I can't come to a solid conclusion, but I'll say it would be entertaining.

ribtickler68 · Dec 27, 2013

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Quarry had lots of courage but Vitali would totally overpower him IMO and get Jerry out of there in six or seven rounds. Vitali is just too big and strong. Great left hook though and he might have more of a punchers chance against Wlad than against Vitali.
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I agree with you. Vlad is a better fight for Quarry.

mrkoolkevin · Feb 2, 2021

ChrisPontius said: ↑

In the 90's, Byrd was still fighting his way up to contender level untill he ran into a monster called Ike Ibeabuchi.

Byrd's best wins:
Vitali Klitschko (flukish, but a win is a win)
David Tua
Evander Holyfield (aging but is fighting for a title 5 years after)
Andrew Golota (aging but capable)
Fres Oquendo
Jameel McCline
DaVarryl Williamson

Quarry's best wins:
Floyd Patterson (aging, argubly lost one to him as well)
Buster Mathis
Mac Foster
Ron Lyle
Ernie Shavers

Edge: Even.
I think Byrd's wins are a little bit better but it's very close so let's call it even.

Now, on to their losses:

Byrd's losses:
Ike Ibeabuchi, TKO by 5
Wladimir Klitschko, UD12
Wladimir Klitschko, TKO by 7

Quarry's losses:
Eddie Machen, UD10
Jimmy Ellis, MD15
Joe Frazier, TKO by 7
George Chuvalo, KO by 7
Muhammad Ali, TKO by 3
Muhammad Ali, TKO by 7
Joe Frazier, TKO by 5
Ken Norton, TKO by 5

Edge: Byrd. Wladimir Klitschko has an offensive arsenal at least as good as Frazier's, in my opinion better. He lacks an uppercut but Frazier lacks a straight right hand. Ali didn't carry much pop but stopped him twice. Ibeabuchi stopped Byrd but he, like Klitschko, was a huge man at 6'2 240lb with little body fat, with handspeed & power the likes of Quarry has never faced.
You will also often hear the claim "Quarry only lost to greats, Ali and Frazier" but this is clearly not true.
Say Ali and Frazier didn't exist. Even then, losses to Ellis, Machen (who was halfway into retirement and went 1-3 in his next fights), Norton and Chuvalo are most definitly worse losses than only losing to Ibeabuchi, and W. Klitschko twice.

Edge in overal resume: Byrd. He has equally if not better wins and less worse losses.

Sidenote: Byrd is fighting Povetkin next october. If he beats Povetkin, this would add a win similar to the Mac Foster one on his resume, or even better if Povetkin does not flop afterwards like Foster did.

You claimed Quarry was "much better than Byrd". Even if you think all heavyweights in the 70's are supermans like some do here, there is no reasonable argument to be made that he was "much" better. At the very least, they're on par.
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Interesting breakdown.

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