Re: Could Quarry have defeated Ali if not for the cut in the first fight?

it's amazing how many fringe contenders from yesteryear like quarry could be
legitimate chances of over throwing todays champion...


"BoxMuham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  (Kenneth Leja)
>
> >Ali wasn't in his best shape so maybe?
> >
> >And, suppose Quarry had fought more strategically against Frazier?
> >Could he have prevailed? Instead, he charged like a mad bull and was
> >beaten bad by matador Frazier.
>
>
>            I don't look at it that way.  Ali and Frazier always stopped
Quarry.
>  Very different levels of fighters, even the comebacking version of Ali.
>            Ali looked far better than Quarry in that first meeting (as
well as
> in the rematch).  Had it not been for the cut, Ali would have stopped
Quarry
> anyway.
>
>              Joe Frazier vs. Quarry?  C'mon.
>
>                Now Quarry vs. a peak Mercer level fighter looks to heavily
> favor Quarry.  Mercer obviously had the skills to hang tough with Lewis
and
> most of that level of heavyweight.
>          But vs. Ali and Frazier?  You can't stack many against those two
> heavyweights.  Don't start with Quarry, much as I like his fighting
ability.
>
>                    BoxMuhammad
>