Should Jerry Quarry be in the HOF?

[Galaxy]

IMO if you put Quarry in any other era he could have & probably would have been among top guys... I think that says a lot about him!

You could say that about putting Tim Witherspoon in the current era though, it's irelevent.

You can't put someone in the Hall of Fame based on how you think they might have done in a different era, the Hall of Fame is about ACTUAL acomplishments not fantasy

Agree & imo how Quarry performed in what is arguably the best heavyweight era ever is an accomplishment within itself...

Johnannson is in there, Braddock is in there & I feel Quaary should be too

[Kev]

IMO if you put Quarry in any other era he could have & probably would have been among top guys... I think that says a lot about him!

You could say that about putting Tim Witherspoon in the current era though, it's irelevent.

You can't put someone in the Hall of Fame based on how you think they might have done in a different era, the Hall of Fame is about ACTUAL acomplishments not fantasy

Agree & imo how Quarry performed in what is arguably the best heavyweight era ever is an accomplishment within itself...

Johnannson is in there, Braddock is in there & I feel Quaary should be too

Both Braddock and Johannson were world champs though! And both were part of boxing history, Braddock as the Cinderella Man who inspired a nation during the depression era and Johannson who was involved in arguably the greatest fight trilogy of all time.

Quarry may have been able to beat them both (but just an assumption) but he never won a belt and wasn't involved in any great defining moment other than being a competitive opponent against the best fighters in his era.

Both Braddock and Johansson are famous outside of boxing for their acomplishments, Quarry is known in boxing circles only. If you go on acomplishments he doesn't get in, and if you go on FAME he still doesn't get in.

[Kev]

Should also mentione that Johansson died only a week ago too so RIP to a great fighter and some great memories