Should Jerry Quarry be in the HOF?

[Kev]

Is it really? I mean, I see your point, but I'm sure that there's more than a few fighters in there who can't really be considered elite by any stretch of the imagination.

I would tend to agree with you Mr Uppercut, but HOF is probably already kinda watered down. so why not for Quarry? He is famous, and an integral part of the Golden Era.

Thank you. Let me add that the standerd has been set already by the HOF. With Braddock it's the story rather what he did in the ring. I'm going by what Quarry did in the ring against the very best in a era that was filled with very good fighters. Could Braddock beat Shavers,Lyle, or Foster? I don't think so.

Not sure if Braddock could have beat those guys. Then again I don't remember them killing someone with a punch like Baer did. Baer in my mind was scarier than Mike Tyson. Not sure Baer would have beat Tyson, but if he fought Tyson before he killed a guy or two and started clowing around rather than really taking it out on guys it might have been a war.

Sadly you are referring to Baer the Ron Howard creation rather than the true Max Baer. A great fighter for sure but hardly scary like Tyson. His biggest failing was that he was a clown, too good natured and happy go lucky to really dedicate himself to the sport. The Max Baer in the Cinderella Man film never existed.

Back on point though Jerry Quarry is not a Hall of Fame fighter. If you put him in then you need to argue a case for Frank Bruno as he had two encounters with Tyson and fought Lewis and Witherspoon too.

What about George Chuvalo and Henry Cooper?