Jerry Quarry vs Bugner

[gambler49]

IMO if Bugner turns up he wins a 15 round point dec.
Quarry was a great fighter , but Bugner can win this.

[bennie]

No way. The two sparred when Quarry came over here and blasted Jack Bodell in the first round. Bodell had beaten Bugner for one, and two, Quarry didn't even bother wearing a headguard for the sparring, whereas Bugner did. Bugner was durable, safety first and didn't punch his weight. Quarry was durable, gung-ho and did punch his weight.

[Counter-puncher]

No way. The two sparred when Quarry came over here and blasted Jack Bodell in the first round. Bodell had beaten Bugner for one, and two, Quarry didn't even bother wearing a headguard for the sparring, whereas Bugner did. Bugner was durable, safety first and didn't punch his weight. Quarry was durable, gung-ho and did punch his weight.

exactly, nicely put.

[John Galt]

Wearing or not wearing a head guard has nothing to do with who would win a fight. Quarry probably had the advantage by not wearing one because he could see better. As long as one fighter wears a head guard it gives both fighters some protection from cuts.

[bennie]

Wearing or not wearing a head guard has nothing to do with who would win a fight. Quarry probably had the advantage by not wearing one because he could see better. As long as one fighter wears a head guard it gives both fighters some protection from cuts.

True, but we all know that Quarry didn't wear a headguard against Bugner because he didn't need to.

[dempseyfire]

Quarry easy on points. Bugner would be playing defense all night. Who the hell did Bugner ever beat who was near the level of Quarry?

[gambler49]

Quarry easy on points. Bugner would be playing defense all night. Who the hell did Bugner ever beat who was near the level of Quarry?

A 37yr old Cooper was near the level of Quarry also a past his prime Ellis was not too far behind either.. Now if Joe had 10 fights wiv Quarry heed win 3. But I stressed if Bugner turns up, and here I can see Bugner winning, either the fight gets stopped on cuts or he edges a point win... I think ur being harsh on Bugner here.

[dempseyfire]

Quarry easy on points. Bugner would be playing defense all night. Who the hell did Bugner ever beat who was near the level of Quarry?

A 37yr old Cooper was near the level of Quarry also a past his prime Ellis was not too far behind either.. Now if Joe had 10 fights wiv Quarry heed win 3. But I stressed if Bugner turns up, and here I can see Bugner winning, either the fight gets stopped on cuts or he edges a point win... I think ur being harsh on Bugner here.

A prime Quarry is near a 1971 Henry Cooper and a WAY past it Ellis???

If Jerry had fought Cooper that year he would've demolished the old man, it would've been sad to watch. In their primes, Quarry only lost to top, world-class fighters. Cooper lost to Bygraves, Roger Rischer, and Amos Johnson (and when Cooper stepped up to world class with the exception of a dodgy decision vs Folley who later stopped him in two rounds, he failed miserably)

Sorry, that is just plain wrong.

[gambler49]

Quarry easy on points. Bugner would be playing defense all night. Who the hell did Bugner ever beat who was near the level of Quarry?

A 37yr old Cooper was near the level of Quarry also a past his prime Ellis was not too far behind either.. Now if Joe had 10 fights wiv Quarry heed win 3. But I stressed if Bugner turns up, and here I can see Bugner winning, either the fight gets stopped on cuts or he edges a point win... I think ur being harsh on Bugner here.

A prime Quarry is near a 1971 Henry Cooper and a WAY past it Ellis???

If Jerry had fought Cooper that year he would've demolished the old man, it would've been sad to watch. In their primes, Quarry only lost to top, world-class fighters. Cooper lost to Bygraves, Roger Rischer, and Amos Johnson (and when Cooper stepped up to world class with the exception of a dodgy decision vs Folley who later stopped him in two rounds, he failed miserably)

Sorry, that is just plain wrong.

U seem to be missing the point here. Bugner could be very inconsistant.
They both had 2 fights wiv Ali, and they both fought Frazier... I don't need to tell u the difference in these fights. Also bear in mind wen Quarry fought Ali, Ali had been out the ring for 3 and half years! You could mention Shavers and Lyle. But as I sed before u have to judge Bugner vs Quarry on there best peformances here. If u sed Quarry edges a close points win, I'd say fair enuff. But u was being silly or over eager wen u sed Quarry wins easy.

[dempseyfire]

A 37yr old Cooper was near the level of Quarry also a past his prime Ellis was not too far behind either.. Now if Joe had 10 fights wiv Quarry heed win 3. But I stressed if Bugner turns up, and here I can see Bugner winning, either the fight gets stopped on cuts or he edges a point win... I think ur being harsh on Bugner here.

A prime Quarry is near a 1971 Henry Cooper and a WAY past it Ellis???

If Jerry had fought Cooper that year he would've demolished the old man, it would've been sad to watch. In their primes, Quarry only lost to top, world-class fighters. Cooper lost to Bygraves, Roger Rischer, and Amos Johnson (and when Cooper stepped up to world class with the exception of a dodgy decision vs Folley who later stopped him in two rounds, he failed miserably)

Sorry, that is just plain wrong.

U seem to be missing the point here. Bugner could be very inconsistant.
They both had 2 fights wiv Ali, and they both fought Frazier... I don't need to tell u the difference in these fights. Also bear in mind wen Quarry fought Ali, Ali had been out the ring for 3 and half years! You could mention Shavers and Lyle. But as I sed before u have to judge Bugner vs Quarry on there best peformances here. If u sed Quarry edges a close points win, I'd say fair enuff. But u was being silly or over eager wen u sed Quarry wins easy.

Bugner gets way too much credit for LOSING to Frazier and going the distance with Ali twice. So what if Quarry didn't, at least he left it all in the ring vs Ali (and the first Ali fight was lost via a cut in the 3rd ,so to say that's come bad mark on Quarry is ridiculous) And Jerry beat far superior comp than Cooper or Bugner did: Lyle, Shavers, Patterson, Mathis, Foster, Middleton and Orbillo.

And Lyle and Middleton of that list beat Bugner up.

[gambler49]

A prime Quarry is near a 1971 Henry Cooper and a WAY past it Ellis???

If Jerry had fought Cooper that year he would've demolished the old man, it would've been sad to watch. In their primes, Quarry only lost to top, world-class fighters. Cooper lost to Bygraves, Roger Rischer, and Amos Johnson (and when Cooper stepped up to world class with the exception of a dodgy decision vs Folley who later stopped him in two rounds, he failed miserably)

Sorry, that is just plain wrong.

U seem to be missing the point here. Bugner could be very inconsistant.
They both had 2 fights wiv Ali, and they both fought Frazier... I don't need to tell u the difference in these fights. Also bear in mind wen Quarry fought Ali, Ali had been out the ring for 3 and half years! You could mention Shavers and Lyle. But as I sed before u have to judge Bugner vs Quarry on there best peformances here. If u sed Quarry edges a close points win, I'd say fair enuff. But u was being silly or over eager wen u sed Quarry wins easy.

Bugner gets way too much credit for LOSING to Frazier and going the distance with Ali twice. So what if Quarry didn't, at least he left it all in the ring vs Ali (and the first Ali fight was lost via a cut in the 3rd ,so to say that's come bad mark on Quarry is ridiculous) And Jerry beat far superior comp than Cooper or Bugner did: Lyle, Shavers, Patterson, Mathis, Foster, Middleton and Orbillo.

And Lyle and Middleton of that list beat Bugner up.

Yes he did beat better comp. I don't argue this. But this is a h2h, and I see it as close. I just don't see how u can say Quarry wins easy.
Also I think Bugners counter puching style would work well against Quarry. But as I sed before Joe is going to be at his best here to win....

[yancey]

Surprising to me that votes are currently 50-50.

Quarry wins this convincingly, imo.

[bennie]

Even Bugner would scoff at his diehard fans. He 'played' the game for money and hated boxing. Quarry, in contrast, loved and needed boxing.

[bennie]

Even Bugner would scoff at his diehard fans. He 'played' the game for money and hated boxing. Quarry, in contrast, loved and needed boxing.

Just because a fighter enjoys boxing mean doesn't necessarily he will beat an opponent that doesn't. Also, although Bugner clearly had no love of boxing, maybe his lack of enthusiasm protected him in a way. Quarry may have liked boxing but just look at how he ended up. Tragic. Meanwhile, Bugner is fat and happy and living a celebrity lifestyle in the Australian sun.

You and I both know that Bugner ducked too much and has f ucked up his back.

[bennie]

That's true. Quarry gave his all to the sport.

[dempseyfire]

I can't believe Bugner is winning this poll . . .who are you people? Bugner never beat anyone near a peak Quarry in his career . . .he was less skilled, not nearly as hard a puncher, and never simply TRIED to win fights like Quarry did. This whole "if Bugner got it all together" version NEVER EXISTED vs elite comp. Yeah he gave a gutsy performance vs Frazier, a fighter past his best who fought NOTHING LIKE JERRY QUARRY! ANd he lost!! I can't believe the credit he gets for losing fights. Bugner never beat anyone when he stepped up past Euro level and fringe contenders and he wouldn't start here.

[gambler49]

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Btw the laughs aint cos u think Quarry would win, as that could well be the case.
It's ur attitude......

[gambler49]

I can't believe Bugner is winning this poll . . .who are you people? Bugner never beat anyone near a peak Quarry in his career . . .he was less skilled, not nearly as hard a puncher, and never simply TRIED to win fights like Quarry did. This whole "if Bugner got it all together" version NEVER EXISTED vs elite comp. Yeah he gave a gutsy performance vs Frazier, a fighter past his best who fought NOTHING LIKE JERRY QUARRY! ANd he lost!! I can't believe the credit he gets for losing fights. Bugner never beat anyone when he stepped up past Euro level and fringe contenders and he wouldn't start here.

Are u sure? I think this Frazier was better then any version of Quarry. Btw Bugner was only 22 wen he fought Frazier, Just a kid u hear.

[dempseyfire]

I can't believe Bugner is winning this poll . . .who are you people? Bugner never beat anyone near a peak Quarry in his career . . .he was less skilled, not nearly as hard a puncher, and never simply TRIED to win fights like Quarry did. This whole "if Bugner got it all together" version NEVER EXISTED vs elite comp. Yeah he gave a gutsy performance vs Frazier, a fighter past his best who fought NOTHING LIKE JERRY QUARRY! ANd he lost!! I can't believe the credit he gets for losing fights. Bugner never beat anyone when he stepped up past Euro level and fringe contenders and he wouldn't start here.

Are u sure? I think this Frazier was better then any version of Quarry. Btw Bugner was only 22 wen he fought Frazier, Just a kid u hear.

Whether or not you think Frazier was better than Quarry at that point doesn't mean that Frazier, a come-forward pressure fighter, fought like Jerry Quarry, a counter-striking boxer-puncher.

[Robinson]

Bugner was certainly inconsistent and had the talents, size and goods
to be a world beater, but for some reason he seemed to lose the big
ones and look less than stellar in some of the not so big ones...

Jerry Quarry was all of that which I said above but with a certain degree of pride...
That I think Bugner only found later on in his career after he had been
shunned and criticised by the media on each side of the Atlantic.

I think peak for peak its any ones fight. But I can see a Bugner getting a
win and I can also see QUarry stopping Joe.

I think Quarry and Joe had some similarities but Quarry is most certainly
under rated as a counter fighter. I think his countering skills would be
very crucial in a fight against Joe Bugner.

In the Frazier fight, from memory it was Bugner who was often playing
the counter game against the body bashing Frazier.

Re- The sparring anecdote, I never spar with head gear on but I know
plenty of others that do. It is usually worn to protect against cuts or
to guard any soft tissue damage that may already exist just as Galt
said above. Because Quarry was not wearing head gear against Bugner
when they did sparring does not mean you should read to much into
it all.

[iamasadlittleboy]

Quarry 99 times out of a 100

[gambler49]

Quarry 99 times out of a 100

Even DempseyFire would hav more sense then coming out wiv that crap!

[iamasadlittleboy]

Quarry 99 times out of a 100

Even DempseyFire would hav more sense then coming out wiv that crap!

Quarry would only lose if he was cut...so yeah maybe a little wrong lets make it 94 times out of a 100

[donnellon]

If they fought 10 times, Quarry would win 95% of the time!