http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/jerry_quarry/74575 Recent articles about Jerry Quarry en-us Way back in the 1960′s boxing fans and the media still searched for a heavyweight “White Hope”. There was Jerry Quarry and George Chuvalo along with the likes of Tony Doyle,etc…In 1966 a fighter emerged from the upper northwest region of the United States. He was strong,aggressive and packed a wallop. He was quickly added to the White Hope bandwagon. His name was Daniel Victor Kirkman but to his adoring fans he was “Boone”. Kirkman was born January 1,1945 and resided in Renton,Washington. In 1966 he turned professional after winning the National A.A.U. heavyweight title in 1965. The wily old manager Jack Hurley viewed Kirkman as a diamond in the rough and took him under his wing. Boone would win six fights in his maiden year including two decisions over Archie Ray. Kirkman started 1967 by winning five straight including a three round stoppage over faded contender Eddie Machen. The streak ended when Kirkman suffered his first loss on cuts to veteran contender Doug Jones. Boone turned... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:18:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boone_kirkman/13660084 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/boone_kirkman/13660084 BOONE KIRKMAN http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/boone_kirkman/13660084 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png   Remember Jerry Quarry? He was a perennial mainstay in the heavyweight division throughout the1960′s and 1970′s. The dominant “White Hope” of that era. Jerry was always in the thick of the title picture and had a tremendous following. The fans either loved him or hated him. They could never seem to find a middle ground and either could the odds makers. Just when it seemed that Quarry had arrived at the crest of his skills, those skills would desert him. Untimely losses and remarkable come back wins were his claim to fame. What Jerry had is what  many of today’s top heavyweights lack. That was charisma. Win or lose the fans always got their money’s worth and the press produced reams of copy on Jerry’s adventures in and out of the ring. Quarry entered the pro ranks with the reputation as a comer. An accomplished amateur, Jerry’s progress up the fistic ladder was on its way. As Jerry began to establish his credentials he began to receive more and more interest. One of the interested p... Sun, 19 May 2013 23:17:26 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/jerry_quarry/13652191 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/jerry_quarry/13652191 JERRY QUARRY http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/jerry_quarry/13652191 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Professional boxing pundits like Bert Sugar usually rate the 1966 bout with Cleveland Williams as the virtuoso performance of Muhammad Ali's career. It has always been a bizarre choice, since anyone acquainted with the background of the fight knows that "Big Cat" Williams was a mere shadow of his former self at the time. The big, rangy puncher who had stood in toe-to-toe with Sonny Liston and waged a knockdown-laden war with him had been nearly shot to death by the police in 1964, and consequently lost a kidney. Two years later, Williams was just a journeyman with a name. When you consider the facts, Williams can't be Ali's greatest fight. By definition, the opponent for such a bout must be a true world class opponent, one who brings out the best in Ali leading to a dominant performance by "The Greatest." Credit: Ken Regan; Ali.com Not Ernie Terrell The unification fight with Ernie Terrell is often spoken of as one of Ali's best performances, bu... Tue, 14 May 2013 09:45:23 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/muhammad_alis_best_fight_which_ali_performance_was_his_best/13613363 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/muhammad_alis_best_fight_which_ali_performance_was_his_best/13613363 Muhammad Ali’s best fight: Which Ali performance was his best? http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/muhammad_alis_best_fight_which_ali_performance_was_his_best/13613363 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/4/9472cdebf2aaa153a6739542630047b4654505cd/mini/Heavyweight_Contender_979c.jpg It’s too bad that the cruiserweight division was not around in the 60′s and 70′s. Many fine boxers scaled under 190 pounds and gave creditable performances against bigger men. Doug Jones is an example as he came close to upsetting Cassius Clay in 1963. Doug had lost in 1962 to Harold Johnson for the light heavyweight title. In 1965 he lost to Ernie Terrell for WBA Heavyweight crown. Back then there was no middle ground. If you weighed over 175 pounds you fought heavyweights, period. Bob Foster, who was one of the greatest light heavyweights of all time had trouble moving up to heavyweight. Jones, Terrell, and Zora Foley soundly beat him in heavyweight bouts. After winning the light heavyweight crown in 1968 he failed in attempts to beat Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. How would he have fared at 200 pounds? I’m sure if you took all the top boxers who weighed between 175 pounds and 200 pounds since 1960 most experts would rate Holyfield number one. How would a 190-pound Holyfield have c... Tue, 07 May 2013 22:11:43 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/jimmy_ellis/13571216 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/jimmy_ellis/13571216 JIMMY ELLIS http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/jimmy_ellis/13571216 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png He was born in 1936 and he embarked on a professional boxing career in 1954. He won twenty five of his first twenty nine fights on his way to establishing himself as a top prospect by 1962. The imposing 6′ 2″ Amos Lincoln was nicknamed “Big Train” and he looked like he was going to become a force to be reckoned with for some time. Fighting out of Portland, Oregon early in his career Amos also campaigned throughout the northwest in cities like Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Boise and even Vancouver, Canada. In 1957 he made one of his few ventures outside the Northwest as he traveled to Chicago and defeated Marty Marshall. In June of 1962 Amos made his New York debut as he met future champion Ernie Terrell at Madison Square Garden. The lanky, long armed Terrell would box his way to a six round decision. It would be two years before Amos fought again. Appearing in Las Vegas, Lincoln was halted in the second round by Jimmy ” King ” Fletcher. Amos would bounce back with a decision over clever... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 05:29:46 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/amos_big_train_lincoln/13417966 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/amos_big_train_lincoln/13417966 AMOS “BIG TRAIN” LINCOLN http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/amos_big_train_lincoln/13417966 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Poor Floyd Patterson. Everyone loves him but not everyone respects him as a fighter or champion. You rarely here his name tossed about when the topic of all time great heavyweights is brought up. What a shame! Who is to blame for the heartbreaking oversight? People tend to forget that Patterson thrashed Archie Moore much more impressively then Marciano did the night he became the youngest man ever to win the heavyweight crown. Still when a ” Dream Match ” between Marciano and Patterson is talked about, Floyd is quickly dismissed… Simply put, Rocky had the PUNCH and Floyd did not have the whiskers. After the Moore victory, Floyd would make ” safe ” defenses against guys like Pete Rademacher, and Tommy ” Hurricane ” Jackson. Floyd then had his chin exposed by Ingemar Johansson. To Floyd’s credit he became the first heavyweight champion to regain the title by halting Ingo not once but twice. Finally Floyd fell to the ham like fists of Charles ” Sonny ” Liston in one round. Sonny repeat... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:32:52 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/why_the_post_title_patterson_was_better/13400692 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/why_the_post_title_patterson_was_better/13400692 WHY THE POST TITLE PATTERSON WAS BETTER http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/why_the_post_title_patterson_was_better/13400692 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/d/bdbd4e82280c92746be3dd45dded98143c3ce9a9/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f1527516.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d1BBE775AD53EC92B6E27F7C9F00C4AA2.jpg Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Since Jared Sullinger went down for the season with a back injury, the C’s have struggled to find another “blue collar” guy. Wilcox simply has not had enough time on the floor, and Bass just does not fit that mold. But then along came Shav. Baxter Holmes of the Globe writes: Jerry Quarry was a top heavyweight contender in the 1960s and ’70s who routinely got his face rearranged by some of boxing’s finest — Ali, Frazier, Patterson. The undersized but rugged Californian had a tough left hook, strong chin, and never backed down, but he cut easily, his mug often looking like a fresh crime scene by the late rounds. And it is this former boxer, who was known as Irish Jerry and posted a pro record of 53-9-4, that Celtics coach Doc Rivers felt was an apt comparison for forward Shavlik Randolph. “He leads with his face, like Je... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:02:08 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/your_morning_dumpwhere_the_cs_are_impressed_by_shavs_toughness/13354948 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/your_morning_dumpwhere_the_cs_are_impressed_by_shavs_toughness/13354948 Your Morning Dump..Where The C’s Are Impressed By Shav’s Toughness http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/your_morning_dumpwhere_the_cs_are_impressed_by_shavs_toughness/13354948 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png October 26 is a significant date in the history of the Sweet Science, a day when one great heavyweight redeemed the name of another.  On that day in 1951, Joe Louis fought his final ring battle, defeated by Rocky Marciano; on the same day in 1970, Muhammad Ali returned to the arena following a three-year absence, scoring a win over Jerry Quarry. Joe Louis vs. Rocky Marciano -- October 26, 1951 Joe Louis - Public Domain Photo Joe Louis retired after his 1948 knockout of Jersey Joe Walcott.  With absolutely nothing more to prove, but in desperate need of money, Louis returned to the ring two years later.  The ill-advised comeback began inauspiciously enough, with Louis decisioned by Ezzard Charles.  It was the Brown Bomber's first defeat since 1936, when he'd been kayoed by Max Schmeling. Following his loss to Charles, Louis won his next eight bouts, scoring victories over such worthies as Cesar Brion, Lee Savold, and Jimmy Bivins.  Smooth sailing for the good sh... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:06:16 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/october_26_a_day_to_remember_for_heavyweight_greats_joe_louis_muhammad_ali/12059167 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/october_26_a_day_to_remember_for_heavyweight_greats_joe_louis_muhammad_ali/12059167 October 26: A day to remember for heavyweight greats Joe Louis & Muhammad Ali http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/october_26_a_day_to_remember_for_heavyweight_greats_joe_louis_muhammad_ali/12059167 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png With the late Arturo Gatti in the news as he is being considered for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, fans are again speculating about his mysterious death.  But Gatti wasn't the first boxer to die under suspicious circumstances.  Zora Folley beat him to it by several decades. Folley (79-11-6, 44 KOs) was active from 1953 to 1970, and fought some of the best heavyweights of his time, being most well known in boxing circles for taking on Muhammad Ali in Ali's last fight before his three-year banishment. Folley lost to the likes of Sonny Liston and Ernie Terrell, but holds impressive victories over the likes of George Chuvalo, Oscar Bonavena, Bob Foster, Doug Jones and Henry Cooper, having split a series of fights with him. On March 22, 1967, Folley, past his prime, faced Muhammad Ali for the WBA championship (Ali's last fight till his 1970 bout with Jerry Quarry).  Ali knocked Folley out in the seventh, expressing relief that he hadn't had ... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:20:10 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/zora_folleys_mysterious_death_murky_details_from_the_death_of_the_former_heavyweight_contender/12027235 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/zora_folleys_mysterious_death_murky_details_from_the_death_of_the_former_heavyweight_contender/12027235 Zora Folley’s mysterious death: Murky details from the death of the former heavyweight contender http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/zora_folleys_mysterious_death_murky_details_from_the_death_of_the_former_heavyweight_contender/12027235 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The question has puzzled doctors since the days Joe Louis ruled the heavyweight division and boxing rivaled baseball as the biggest sport in the nation: Why do some fighters suffer brain damage from punches taken in the ring while others get hit in the head for years and show few effects? A study that has applications outside of boxing could provide at least a partial answer to that one and this, too: Why do some football players suffer concussions while others don't? Researchers say their intent isn't to end contact sports, but to find ways to make them safer. ''You can't stop these sports, and the last thing we want to do is stop these sports,'' said Dr. Charles Bernick, the chief investigator for the project. ''But we want to be able to protect athletes from long-term brain issues.'' Some 148 current boxers and mixed martial arts fighters have already taken their first set of tests for the study, funded mostly by Las Vegas hotel magnate Kirk Kerkorian and co Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:32:00 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/study_tries_to_answer_old_boxing_riddle/9952630 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/study_tries_to_answer_old_boxing_riddle/9952630 Study tries to answer old boxing riddle http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/study_tries_to_answer_old_boxing_riddle/9952630 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The recent passing of Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee reminds us of just how important having the consistent services of a top notch coach can be in the career of a fighter. While boxing has many instances of fighters who clearly won a given fight because of their own determination or tactical judgement, the trainer is always in the background as the man who helped bring that fighter to his physical peak and sharpened his skills. In other instances, the trainer is decisive and makes the difference between victory and defeat, either by motivating their man, crafting the winning game plan or shrewd, unorthodox corner tactics. Angelo Dundee's storied career provides several examples of just what a world class trainer can do for a boxer, and also shows how such a trainer is often at least as influential on the history of the sport as any one of his charges. 1. Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston I - The story of this 1964 fight has been retold many times. The 22 year old... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:29:30 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_fights_of_angelo_dundee/9806797 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_fights_of_angelo_dundee/9806797 Top 10 Fights of Angelo Dundee http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/top_10_fights_of_angelo_dundee/9806797 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali turned 70 years old this week. He celebrated at a private fundraiser in the Muhammad Ali Center in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. How did Ali prove his greatness? By taking on the very best fighters of his era. Ali fought Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Jerry Quarry, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers, George Foreman, Leon Spinks and Larry Holmes a combined total of 18 times! Today, fight fans will feel lucky if Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. face each other once ... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:47:32 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_greatest_turns_70/9424067 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/the_greatest_turns_70/9424067 The Greatest Turns 70 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/the_greatest_turns_70/9424067 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Smokin' Joe Was Much More Than Just Three Fights Against Ali For most of his life, Joe Frazier had struggled and failed to get out from behind the shadow of Muhammad Ali. He was a fine, hard-working man and a great heavyweight champion, yet since the 1971 “Fight of the Century” with Muhammad Ali, few have appreciated his virtues as anything other than as Ali’s arch-rival. Most eulogies in the press focus on Frazier’s role as Ali’s foil, and in doing so I think they do Frazier the ultimate and final disservice. --> Buy this Ali-Frazier Poster for just $10.99 While I acknowledge the fact that his rivalry with Ali is an inescapable fixture of his biography, “Smokin” Joe Frazier was much, much more than merely some guy Ali fought three times. Ali fought Ken Norton three times as well, yet Norton hasn’t been a household name since the 1970s. Even so, I often think Frazier’s excellent reign as heavyweight champion and his outstanding career as a whole are routinely i... Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:08:19 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/remembering_joe_fraziers_entire_legacy/8011714 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/remembering_joe_fraziers_entire_legacy/8011714 Remembering Joe Frazier’s Entire Legacy http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/remembering_joe_fraziers_entire_legacy/8011714 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/7/779f4f70263b5d675fcd045cf474990a55e1ed88/mini/Hearts_For_Hope_0691.jpg