ike "bazooka" quartey appreciation thread

[therealpugilist]

IMO this guy would run 147 in today's age....can't pick your era....sadly near his prime he took two L's to hall of fame calibre guys after long lay offs @ or near prime



Wish he didn't retire for 5 years....stayed active could've made a bigger mark



If you got highlights feel free to share

[PrBoxing88]

The Great Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez!!! one of the greatest of his era.

[therealpugilist]

The Great Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez!!! one of the greatest of his era.

The original was a prodigy...not enough casual know about him except his losses n how much he kayoed mfs



He was p4p one of the best late 70s-early 80s

[Mr.Fantastic]

One of the best jabs I've ever seen.

[-PBP-]

I enjoyed him but won't lie and say I was a fan. He was so inactive.

[Slip Stream]

[lazy]

Underrated champion! His left hand would reek havoc if he were fighting today.

[LoadedWraps]

Quartey was a fun fighter to watch, no doubt. Random casual NSB trolls who DKSAB don't know about gems like him.

[MAXIMUS~RICO~13]

Loved his fights with Vargas and de la Hoya. And I still think he beat the late great Vernon Forrest rather easy.

[soul_survivor]

Didn't see much of him live but his reputation always preceded. I have seen his biggest fights and he was a quality operator no doubt. It's why, whenever I mention Oscar's best wins, Quartey is always up there. You don't beat a guy like that without being damn good yourself. I wish we could be talking about a Quartey/Oscar 2 but I guess Vargas killed a lot of his momentum.