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Rick Farris wrote:

raylawpc wrote:

Sailor Tom Sharkey wishes a Happy St. Patrick's Day to all his fellow Californians on the Classic American West Coast Boxing

thread!!

Frank O'Baltazar

Randy O'de la O

Roger O'Espy

Rick O'Farris

. . . today, everybody is IRISH

Thank you Mr. O'Ray. By the way, to Scar, Pops & Pug . . . as I tilt me glass of Jameson's on this fine day, I wish all of you be in Heaven at least a half hour before the devil knows you're dead!

Rick "Half a Mick" Farris

Rick Farris wrote:

raylawpc wrote:

Sailor Tom Sharkey wishes a Happy St. Patrick's Day to all his fellow Californians on the Classic American West Coast Boxing

thread!!

Frank O'Baltazar

Randy O'de la O

Roger O'Espy

Rick O'Farris

. . . today, everybody is IRISH

Thank you Mr. O'Ray. By the way, to Scar, Pops & Pug . . . as I tilt me glass of Jameson's on this fine day, I wish all of you be in Heaven at least a half hour before the devil knows you're dead!

Rick "Half a Mick" Farris

raylawpc wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

raylawpc wrote:

Sailor Tom Sharkey wishes a Happy St. Patrick's Day to all his fellow Californians on the Classic American West Coast Boxing

thread!!

Frank O'Baltazar

Randy O'de la O

Roger O'Espy

Rick O'Farris

. . . today, everybody is IRISH

Thank you Mr. O'Ray. By the way, to Scar, Pops & Pug . . . as I tilt me glass of Jameson's on this fine day, I wish all of you be in Heaven at least a half hour before the devil knows you're dead!

Rick "Half a Mick" Farris

Ooops I didn't include the Hanleys because I forgot they lived in California . . . Sharkey and I apologize, and wish a top 'o the mornin' to the O'Hanley's.

THEHAMMER321 wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

raylawpc wrote:

Sailor Tom Sharkey wishes a Happy St. Patrick's Day to all his fellow Californians on the Classic American West Coast Boxing

thread!!

Frank O'Baltazar

Randy O'de la O

Roger O'Espy

Rick O'Farris

. . . today, everybody is IRISH

Thank you Mr. O'Ray. By the way, to Scar, Pops & Pug . . . as I tilt me glass of Jameson's on this fine day, I wish all of you be in Heaven at least a half hour before the devil knows you're dead!

Rick "Half a Mick" Farris

What about Paul O'Zappulla I felt slighted Rick

raylawpc wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

raylawpc wrote:

Sailor Tom Sharkey wishes a Happy St. Patrick's Day to all his fellow Californians on the Classic American West Coast Boxing

thread!!

Frank O'Baltazar

Randy O'de la O

Roger O'Espy

Rick O'Farris

. . . today, everybody is IRISH

Thank you Mr. O'Ray. By the way, to Scar, Pops & Pug . . . as I tilt me glass of Jameson's on this fine day, I wish all of you be in Heaven at least a half hour before the devil knows you're dead!

Rick "Half a Mick" Farris

Ooops I didn't include the Hanleys because I forgot they lived in California . . . Sharkey and I apologize, and wish a top 'o the mornin' to the O'Hanley's.

Rick Farris wrote:

raylawpc wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:
Thank you Mr. O'Ray. By the way, to Scar, Pops & Pug . . . as I tilt me glass of Jameson's on this fine day, I wish all of you be in Heaven at least a half hour before the devil knows you're dead!

Rick "Half a Mick" Farris

Ooops I didn't include the Hanleys because I forgot they lived in California . . . Sharkey and I apologize, and wish a top 'o the mornin' to the O'Hanley's.

Tom . . . The Hanley's live in Chicago, but Dan & Pops are here every year for the WBHOF event.
I talk more with Dan each week than I do with any of my Cal amigos, so I feel he's a neighbor.

raylawpc wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:

raylawpc wrote: Ooops I didn't include the Hanleys because I forgot they lived in California . . . Sharkey and I apologize, and wish a top 'o the mornin' to the O'Hanley's.

Tom . . . The Hanley's live in Chicago, but Dan & Pops are here every year for the WBHOF event.
I talk more with Dan each week than I do with any of my Cal amigos, so I feel he's a neighbor.

Who is it up in the Bay area then?

THEHAMMER321 wrote:Was looking for Alex Ramos yesterday online and Rocky Lockridge showed up on the page also so I got to reading a story about him I didn't know he was in such bad shape I remember him well from his fighting days so many of his fights were on sat or sun afternoon back when the networks NBC,ABC,CBS had fights and unlike so many fighters he wasn't arrogant or cocky and I will never forget his fight with Roger Mayweather as Roger enters the ring with dark sunglasses goes over to Lockridge corner stares him down and Lou Duva chases Roger away like the punk that he is and as far as the fight Lockridge knocks Mayweather senseless in the first round if ever a fighter got what was coming to him it was Mayweather but getting back to Lockridge the guy is homeless on the streets of Camden New Jersey a crack addict he had a stoke a few years ago and walks with a cane,I guess there is no way of telling which guys are gonna go down the wrong path because Rocky wasn't a punk or a braggart just a workman like fighter in and out of the ring just sad to see people down and out like that.

Rick Farris wrote:Where is Roger???

Rog, we miss you. The paintings, the stories and the friendship. Hope all is well.
I realize that sometimes life interferes with our ability to post, things more important take priority.
When you are able to resurface, I for one will be happy.


-Ricardo

Rick Farris wrote:To Scartissue:

Yes, you are correct, but my ealiest piece was a contribution
in the old "Ring Magazine" In Rings Around The World" it was in the Sixties
and it was only reporting on a junior novice boxing tournament in Vancouver, go figure!

In 1972, while meeting Manuel Gonzalez, at the near end of his boxing years.
I cobbled together a few lines that were printed in the Nanaimo Daily Free Press.

In Lee Kerr's "Boxing Illustrated" column, I did a piece on the yardsticks for
measuring greatness. Also, in one column, he had nicknames for boxers
published. My entry was for Dick Tiger "The Biafran Banger".

The Sound Off days in World and International Boxing in the Seventies
were quite interesting. Often the arguments focused on Jerry Quarry and Muhammed Ali.

Funny thing about Quarry, it may have been at the 1968 Seattle Golden Gloves
because Boone Kirkman was from nearby Renton and attended the fights. Well he happened to be staying on the same floor as the B. C. team. Our light-heavyweight, was jogging down the hall, as Jerry ( and i think Dave Centi) were leaving a room, and he ran into Quarry. He said it was like running into a brick wall. Anyway, he wasn't one of our team winners.

For those that care about such things, I have updated the thread
BOXING: CHAMPIONS & CONTENDERS (1950 - 1959).
The theme is rock and roll, but all about boxing in the Fifties. :idea:

kikibalt wrote:

Rick Farris wrote:Where is Roger???

Rog, we miss you. The paintings, the stories and the friendship. Hope all is well.
I realize that sometimes life interferes with our ability to post, things more important take priority.
When you are able to resurface, I for one will be happy.


-Ricardo

Rick Farris wrote:Rick I read a piece in one of the boxing magazines back in the 1980s and it was Gil Clancy talking about Jerry Quarry's punching power and George Foreman's power he said something to this effect Quarry had perfect technique when he threw a punch,he also said he worked with Foreman before his fight with Jimmy young and that Foreman had bad technique but that he was just so big and strong but pound for pound he thought that Quarry hit harder of course Foreman outweighed him by 30 pounds which was enough to sway in Georges favor
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Explosive . . .

Paul . . . Jerry was clearly an "explosive" puncher. When he was in proper physical and mental condition, his speed and timing were impressive.
He came up in an era of Ali, Frazier, Foreman and some great contenders. I believe this was one of the toughest eras in heavyweight boxing.
Although out gunned by Ali and Frazier, Quarry showed his power and skills to unbeaten Earnie Shavers, Mac Foster and Ron Lyle.
Jerry ended their unbeaten streaks, and he schooled them in the process. It was a past prime Jerry that flattened Shavers in one round.

Early in his career, Quarry unleashed a two punch combo (left hook-right cross) to the iron chin of Scrap Iron Johnson.
The power sent Scrap Iron reeling in circles across the ring until he crashed to the canvas, counted out cold! Nobody did that to Scrap, not even Liston.
Jerry Quarry certainly defined the term, "heavy handed".

Jerry's gym workouts were fun to watch, because it wasn't unusual to see somebody hit the deck, including Jerry on one occasion.
They could have counted Ken Norton out when he was dropped by Quarry in a sparring session at the Main St. Gym, in summer 1970.
Trainer Bill Slayton quickly attended his fighter as Jerry stepped to the side of the ring.
Johnny Flores pulled off Jerry's head guard and poured water in his mouth. Quarry stepped out of the ring.

I always believed that this contributed to Norton's KO loss to a small heavy from Venezuela, Jose Luis Garcia, just a couple weeks later.
Jerry often set up his head shots with a brutal left hook to the liver. He hit equally hard with both hands.
He was known for his great jab, devistating hooks high & low, but I loved his short, chopping right to the chin.
He was able to throw it with such a quick, unexpected release.
I thought Jerry was a bit jaded when he faced Shavers, but he was a relaxed underdog. Shavers caught Jerry on the wrong night.
When Shavers felt the power, he got the message.

Jerry Quarry vs. Earnie Shavers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEpVPBH12Ik


-Rick Farris

Rick Farris wrote:Rick I read a piece in one of the boxing magazines back in the 1980s and it was Gil Clancy talking about Jerry Quarry's punching power and George Foreman's power he said something to this effect Quarry had perfect technique when he threw a punch,he also said he worked with Foreman before his fight with Jimmy young and that Foreman had bad technique but that he was just so big and strong but pound for pound he thought that Quarry hit harder of course Foreman outweighed him by 30 pounds which was enough to sway in Georges favor
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Explosive . . .

Paul . . . Jerry was clearly an "explosive" puncher. When he was in proper physical and mental condition, his speed and timing were impressive.
He came up in an era of Ali, Frazier, Foreman and some great contenders. I believe this was one of the toughest eras in heavyweight boxing.
Although out gunned by Ali and Frazier, Quarry showed his power and skills to unbeaten Earnie Shavers, Mac Foster and Ron Lyle.
Jerry ended their unbeaten streaks, and he schooled them in the process. It was a past prime Jerry that flattened Shavers in one round.

Early in his career, Quarry unleashed a two punch combo (left hook-right cross) to the iron chin of Scrap Iron Johnson.
The power sent Scrap Iron reeling in circles across the ring until he crashed to the canvas, counted out cold! Nobody did that to Scrap, not even Liston.
Jerry Quarry certainly defined the term, "heavy handed".

Jerry's gym workouts were fun to watch, because it wasn't unusual to see somebody hit the deck, including Jerry on one occasion.
They could have counted Ken Norton out when he was dropped by Quarry in a sparring session at the Main St. Gym, in summer 1970.
Trainer Bill Slayton quickly attended his fighter as Jerry stepped to the side of the ring.
Johnny Flores pulled off Jerry's head guard and poured water in his mouth. Quarry stepped out of the ring.

I always believed that this contributed to Norton's KO loss to a small heavy from Venezuela, Jose Luis Garcia, just a couple weeks later.
Jerry often set up his head shots with a brutal left hook to the liver. He hit equally hard with both hands.
He was known for his great jab, devistating hooks high & low, but I loved his short, chopping right to the chin.
He was able to throw it with such a quick, unexpected release.
I thought Jerry was a bit jaded when he faced Shavers, but he was a relaxed underdog. Shavers caught Jerry on the wrong night.
When Shavers felt the power, he got the message.

Jerry Quarry vs. Earnie Shavers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEpVPBH12Ik


-Rick Farris

Rick Farris wrote:Rick I read a piece in one of the boxing magazines back in the 1980s and it was Gil Clancy talking about Jerry Quarry's punching power and George Foreman's power he said something to this effect Quarry had perfect technique when he threw a punch,he also said he worked with Foreman before his fight with Jimmy young and that Foreman had bad technique but that he was just so big and strong but pound for pound he thought that Quarry hit harder of course Foreman outweighed him by 30 pounds which was enough to sway in Georges favor
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Explosive . . .

Paul . . . Jerry was clearly an "explosive" puncher. When he was in proper physical and mental condition, his speed and timing were impressive.
He came up in an era of Ali, Frazier, Foreman and some great contenders. I believe this was one of the toughest eras in heavyweight boxing.
Although out gunned by Ali and Frazier, Quarry showed his power and skills to unbeaten Earnie Shavers, Mac Foster and Ron Lyle.
Jerry ended their unbeaten streaks, and he schooled them in the process. It was a past prime Jerry that flattened Shavers in one round.

Early in his career, Quarry unleashed a two punch combo (left hook-right cross) to the iron chin of Scrap Iron Johnson.
The power sent Scrap Iron reeling in circles across the ring until he crashed to the canvas, counted out cold! Nobody did that to Scrap, not even Liston.
Jerry Quarry certainly defined the term, "heavy handed".

Jerry's gym workouts were fun to watch, because it wasn't unusual to see somebody hit the deck, including Jerry on one occasion.
They could have counted Ken Norton out when he was dropped by Quarry in a sparring session at the Main St. Gym, in summer 1970.
Trainer Bill Slayton quickly attended his fighter as Jerry stepped to the side of the ring.
Johnny Flores pulled off Jerry's head guard and poured water in his mouth. Quarry stepped out of the ring.

I always believed that this contributed to Norton's KO loss to a small heavy from Venezuela, Jose Luis Garcia, just a couple weeks later.
Jerry often set up his head shots with a brutal left hook to the liver. He hit equally hard with both hands.
He was known for his great jab, devistating hooks high & low, but I loved his short, chopping right to the chin.
He was able to throw it with such a quick, unexpected release.
I thought Jerry was a bit jaded when he faced Shavers, but he was a relaxed underdog. Shavers caught Jerry on the wrong night.
When Shavers felt the power, he got the message.

Jerry Quarry vs. Earnie Shavers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEpVPBH12Ik


-Rick Farris