"Ruiz-Toney inked!"

Ruiz is terrible for this sport as alot agree. I dont wanna see any hugging or man love. Toneys counter skills are a joy to watch, if Ruiz dont hold him. I would luv ruiz to get taken out and quite frankly I would never like to see him in a ring again. HW boxing is getting so much bad flack due to Ruiz, not just a boring fighter but a serious lack of skill, and the holding oh god, remember the rahman fight NO MORE BTW I dont care if his "styke", is "effective", it is absurd.

Ruiz is a big man who lost to a little man in Roy Jones. Don't get me wrong, Ruiz is a good fighter, but he doesn't have the firepower that Toney has. Also, just take one look at their records and the quality of opponents. Toney by KO in 5. Ruiz is a good fighter?? :eek: Sure dont hear that very often...an excellent hugger perhaps, but a good fighter? :confused:

Ruiz by late round KO or Ruiz by UD

Ruiz is a big man who lost to a little man in Roy Jones. Don't get me wrong, Ruiz is a good fighter, but he doesn't have the firepower that Toney has. Also, just take one look at their records and the quality of opponents. Toney by KO in 5.

Toney by UD. Go Toney!!! His skillz are going to win this one.

Toney wins this one, by DQ as Ruiz is finally punished for being a discredit to the sport of boxing. Ruiz should just go ahead and admit he dreams of being a wrestling champion, since he obviously loves to hug overgrown sweaty men....

At this point any belt is credible. Or, at this point NO belt is credible.

Toney is one of those old school fighters who could fight 15 rounds easy. I dont think he'll have too many problems...unless he comes in severely overweight. That might be a bit of stretch there because if Booker won any round during their fight he won the 12th just because he outworked Toney because Toney seemed so tired. I'd agree with you that Toney could go 15 rounds easily at the lighter weight classes, but not when he weighs 227 lbs. Toney should come in less than 220 lbs for this fight, and I'd favor him greatly to win, but if he comes in heavier than he did against Booker, then anything can happen.

I would see this is a pretty even fight. It will be very exciting. I can't wait to see Ruiz's axx get kicked. The only thing I worry about is the stamina of Toney. Toney has been so inacitve comparing to Ruiz... Toney is one of those old school fighters who could fight 15 rounds easy. I dont think he'll have too many problems...unless he comes in severely overweight.

"NEWS FLASH Ruiz-Toney inked! Quietman vows to bust up Toney! WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz’ manager/head trainer Norman “Stoney” Stone said Friday that Ruiz vs James Toney is a done deal and the only remaining questions are the title fight’s exact date and site. "Both parties have signed," Stone said. "John’s the man in the heavyweight title and Toney’s just another temporary obstacle." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meanwhile, Ruiz (41-5-1, 28 KOs) proclaimed, "I am the best heavyweight in the world. I’ve been calling for a heavyweight tournament, but none of the so-called world champs are willing to risk their belts against me. Others talk about being the best, but I am the best heavyweight today. Toney’s my mandatory and his time is coming. It won’t be a problem getting rid of him before I clean up the rest of the heavyweight division. Come fight time, I’m going to bust up Toney so bad he won’t be able to trash talk anymore. But I’m not going to hurt his ears. After he wakes up, I want him to hear the ring announcer say, ‘And still the WBA heavyweight champion of the world, John ‘The Quietman’ Ruiz.’ I’m putting Toney’s lights out for good. I am the true king of the heavyweights." Saturday, March 12 2005"- Fight News.com :eek: I cant believe i want to watch a Ruiz fight, infact i'm really interested.

I think Toney would have little trouble knocking Ruiz out. He punches way too effective, has a superior defense, and is a better fighter overall. I can picture Ruiz throwing his useless combos to the body, and Toney countering with uppercuts. Toney K.O. 5 bodypunching is overrated, and headhunting is where it is at. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

50/50 fight I would see this is a pretty even fight. It will be very exciting. I can't wait to see Ruiz's axx get kicked. The only thing I worry about is the stamina of Toney. Toney has been so inacitve comparing to Ruiz...

Then watch how quiet Ruiz gets. I just hope that they don't have a re-match clause.

Ruiz will smother Toney, Toney might have quick hands but you have to be quick on your feet to handle Ruiz. Toneys style is tailor made for Ruiz, Toney walks forward and uses upper body movement. You have to beat Ruiz by knocking him out which wont happen Toney isnt the hardest hitter at Heavyweight and Ruiz has a pretty good chin. Toney isnt quick on his feet either. Ruiz in a boring Unanimous Decision victory, Ruiz will hold and smother Toneys shots, for the love of god Toney better pray Nady is the ref... I advise a lot of you to go watch Holyfield vs Toney, Toney stays to close to his opponents....Toney is fucked. That is a really good analysis if Ruiz fought his normal fight. Honestly I think that Ruiz only uses his punch and hold style when he thinks that might get knocked out. Remember before the Jones fight he said he wanted to go back to his puncher mover style! Remember how shitty that was, it wasn't just the referre keeping Ruiz off Jones, Ruiz didn't really want to grapple. So if Ruiz tries to box Toney, toney could easily start piling on the points. Also you no that the networks would be happy to have Toney replace Ruiz so I am predicting a ref that takes away points from Ruiz if he tries to hold or low blow. If Toney doesn't get hit with a KO punch, which I say 60 percent chance he wont he will take the decision.

Ruiz will win, it is obvious.

I hope Ruiz ko's Toney's ass. :boxing:

I am like many others in not liking Toney but i won`t downgrade his skills. Toney is great boxer and miles ahead of Ruiz. I can`t really pick a winner ( if the judges are fair then i lean towards Toney ) but i think i kow its going 12 rounds which means it`ll probably be a bad fight to watch!

damn this fight....i dont like ruiz,but ...what the hell, toney is not that much of a step up,he's pretty boring except for his iterview etc...i just dont think toney would carry that belt anymore better than ruiz...either way i dont care who wins,but i will be interested to see who wins this and how. If toney underestimates big papa's bear power and gets laid out,i will laugh my ass off for about 3 weeks. I hope someone gets ko'ed atleast,so the people that order this fight dont feel like there money was robbed by don king.

Toney would win Ruiz by UD. Under best condition. Toney is talented boxser than Ruiz, like former Roy Jones Jr. I think. To beat Ruiz you have to be dazzling on your feet, Roy had great footwork Toney DOES NOT.

I imagine 80% of BoxingScene will jump on me, but I see this as a Ruiz UD... No need to jump on you cause youre probably right, unfortunately! This could very easily be a 12 round nightmare...but I hope somehow, someway, Toney manages to avoid being held (according to Teddy Atlas it takes 2 to hold :confused: ) and can eek out a win. It far past time Ruiz lost!