Jerry Quarry vs. Lennox Lewis

[dave]

Lennox a much bigger man and Quarry was prone to cuts, but Quarry was also very determined and that would bother Lewis plus Quarry was an excellent counter puncher.

Also the fight would be a 15 rounder, in the end Lewis cut's Quarry down by the 11th, if not Quarry get's him in the 14th.

[irishspiceboy]

quarry would prob stop lewis in the tenth,always thought lewis had stamia issues,deffo thought ray mercer bet him,quarry done pretty well against holmes,and lewis aint no larry

[ramalinga]

This board is seriously afflicted with nostalgia beyond any common sense. Whenever fantasy matchups are created between a fighter from a past era and a current or recent fighter, all the weaknesses of the current fighter are brought up and the fighter from the past is supposed to exploit them.

Lennox Lewis might very well be the best H2H boxer of all times. He was an unusually gifted athlete, very skilled for a big man, one of the best punchers ever, a very well rounded fighter. Quarry was an undersized brawler with great determination but no outstanding attribute in terms of skill or athleticism. Lewis would most likely beat the Ali of the 19070's, he would destroy Frazier and Quarry.

[ChrisPontius]

Lewis would fucking annihilate Quarry. A 6'0, 195lbs boxer should have something VERY special to beat the greatest superheavyweight of all time, and Quarry does not have that. A guy like Dempsey or Marciano at least has a puncher's chance, but Jerry was one of those wear-you-down types.

[diamondDave]

I love Jerry Quarry but there is just no way. Jerry was a small heavyweight and a smaller heavyweight era, who would be a light heavy or a crusierweight today. And Lewis is one of the godfathers of the next generation of super sized heavyweights. The size is advantage is way too much too make up for any skills advantage Quarry may have had.

[Rico Spadafora]

Lennox would KO him.

[irishspiceboy]

rember mccall,only a sparring partner for tyson,ko lewis easily, and the rockman, u cant be great if u get knocked out by no hopers. seriously he was good,but old tyson and old holyfield,could not stop the holy one but toney did.i give he the ****** fortune fight he was very impressive,

[ramalinga]

rember mccall,only a sparring partner for tyson,ko lewis easily, and the rockman, u cant be great if u get knocked out by no hopers. seriously he was good,but old tyson and old holyfield,could not stop the holy one but toney did.i give he the ****** fortune fight he was very impressive,

But you can be great like Ali if you win the title from a guy who just quits on his stool and takes a dive in the rematch?

You can make a case against the career of any fighter in history if you only point out the weak spots. Lewis beat a version of Holyfield that would have toyed with Toney, he destroyed Ruddock, Bruno, Grant, Golota, Briggs, Rahman in the rematch, Tyson. Lewis was a boxer - puncher with skill, athleticism and power. He was great, plain and simple.

[Bummy Davis]

Jerry was good against the BIG SLOW guys but Lennox brings much more than that to the table. Jerry MAY have been able to upset Foreman but I can not see him overcoming Lennox

[Jorodz]

Jerry was good against the BIG SLOW guys but Lennox brings much more than that to the table. Jerry MAY have been able to upset Foreman but I can not see him overcoming Lennox

couldn't have said it better myself

[dave]

This board is seriously afflicted with nostalgia beyond any common sense. Whenever fantasy matchups are created between a fighter from a past era and a current or recent fighter, all the weaknesses of the current fighter are brought up and the fighter from the past is supposed to exploit them.

Lennox Lewis might very well be the best H2H boxer of all times. He was an unusually gifted athlete, very skilled for a big man, one of the best punchers ever, a very well rounded fighter. Quarry was an undersized brawler with great determination but no outstanding attribute in terms of skill or athleticism. Lewis would most likely beat the Ali of the 19070's, he would destroy Frazier and Quarry.well you can be bias either way I suppose...but why do most boxing pundist refer to the Ali-Frazier era as the golden age of boxing and say most of the contenders could have been champs in any other era including today's?

[Jorodz]

rember mccall,only a sparring partner for tyson,ko lewis easily, and the rockman, u cant be great if u get knocked out by no hopers. seriously he was good,but old tyson and old holyfield,could not stop the holy one but toney did.i give he the ****** fortune fight he was very impressive,

:patsch wrong

[PATSYS]

It would be like Lewis-Botha except perhaps it lasts a little longer.

[KO Joe]

quarry would prob stop lewis in the tenth,always thought lewis had stamia issues,deffo thought ray mercer bet him,quarry done pretty well against holmes,and lewis aint no larry
Quarry never fought Holmes. Almost, but not.

[KO Joe]

I love classic match ups that can never happen. The way they have virtual boxing is great, but wouldn't a time machine be better. Just a crazy thought.

[itrymariti]

This board is seriously afflicted with nostalgia beyond any common sense. Whenever fantasy matchups are created between a fighter from a past era and a current or recent fighter, all the weaknesses of the current fighter are brought up and the fighter from the past is supposed to exploit them.

Lennox Lewis might very well be the best H2H boxer of all times. He was an unusually gifted athlete, very skilled for a big man, one of the best punchers ever, a very well rounded fighter. Quarry was an undersized brawler with great determination but no outstanding attribute in terms of skill or athleticism. Lewis would most likely beat the Ali of the 19070's, he would destroy Frazier and Quarry.

:huh

[Guru_Too_You]

But you can be great like Ali if you win the title from a guy who just quits on his stool and takes a dive in the rematch?

You can make a case against the career of any fighter in history if you only point out the weak spots. Lewis beat a version of Holyfield that would have toyed with Toney, he destroyed Ruddock, Bruno, Grant, Golota, Briggs, Rahman in the rematch, Tyson. Lewis was a boxer - puncher with skill, athleticism and power. He was great, plain and simple.

And he also got knocked out by two C level fighters in his career. One who was a crack-head and one who was a knock out in waiting for anyone with a pulse.

And no HW version of Holyfield beats the version of Toney that he fought.

[Bummy Davis]

:huh

I think he serious problems with Joe Louis H2H

[Ilesey]

Lewis would kick the ever loving shit out of Quarry!

[rabid dog]

Lewis would fucking annihilate Quarry. A 6'0, 195lbs boxer should have something VERY special to beat the greatest superheavyweight of all time, and Quarry does not have that. A guy like Dempsey or Marciano at least has a puncher's chance, but Jerry was one of those wear-you-down types.
I wouldn't go as far to say he'd clobber Quarry...it would be hard, but Lennoz should wina UD or late stoppage ;)

[Jennifer Love Hewitt]

This board is seriously afflicted with nostalgia beyond any common sense. Whenever fantasy matchups are created between a fighter from a past era and a current or recent fighter, all the weaknesses of the current fighter are brought up and the fighter from the past is supposed to exploit them.

Lennox Lewis might very well be the best H2H boxer of all times. He was an unusually gifted athlete, very skilled for a big man, one of the best punchers ever, a very well rounded fighter. Quarry was an undersized brawler with great determination but no outstanding attribute in terms of skill or athleticism. Lewis would most likely beat the Ali of the 19070's, he would destroy Frazier and Quarry.

That's about right.

[clark]

I would not say Lewis was one of the best punchers ever.
Great boxer, though. Quarry would probably lose on cuts in the middle rounds.

[SuzieQ49]

Lennox would cut his face into a bunch of Ribbons


Lennox TKO 4 Quarry

[SuzieQ49]

Lennox Lewis might very well be the best H2H boxer of all times.


You got the wrong Lewis. I think you Meant Joe Louis. Joe Louis would knock Lennox Lewis out.

[Vantage_West]

quarry would of had a good go but it think lewis's size (not weight) is the advantage. his jab and uppercut would catch the smaller man.


problem with quarry is that his style is a aggressive counterpuncher and is a great all rounder...better than ali and frazier in that sense. he was a giant killer aswell.. all big men had probelms with him.

lewis i dont think can stop him. jerry is a surviver, had a cast iron chin also has some solid skills to get him in and out of a brawl.

which leads on to why he never got the best of fraizer or ali was that he boxed with ali...twice and for some reason did a no show against him in the rematch. and to brawl with frazier....and do pretty well.

[spittle8]

Lewis would fucking annihilate Quarry. A 6'0, 195lbs boxer should have something VERY special to beat the greatest superheavyweight of all time, and Quarry does not have that. A guy like Dempsey or Marciano at least has a puncher's chance, but Jerry was one of those wear-you-down types.
This.

[Seamus]

If we are talking about the best versions of both fighters, Lewis takes him out in 6, uncompetitive rounds. Lewis could control distance very well. This is a mercy stoppage.