Ruiz RETIRES!!!?????

Hmm...no thanks, but if you want, I can bet that on the Mayweather fight. Do you like Arturo Gatti? Nope. :boxing:

True, Johnny was a b ore to watch. But he did hold the title for quite some time. Give the man some credit. He was never in any drama outside the ring. He lived a quiet life. Im sure he is just disappointed. 2 middleweights beat him. Just because he fought the fight that folks wanted to see. Those who saw the fight on HBO know that Ruiz actually held a meeting with Jim Lampley and asked him what he could do to be more "ENTERTAINING" I mean come on that's pretty commendable and it cost him the fight! He changed his style for one of the biggest fights of his life and got his ass handed to him by doing so, BUT it should not be forgotten that he tried to make his fans happy (all three of them that were in the NEW YORK CITY crowd!) Damn, that's the messed up part about it, he came out to a song entitled Puerto Rico by Frankie Ruiz and people still booed him, a lot in fact, and that's where many Puerto Ricans live! He didn't even have the support from his own people! He truly was unliked!

True, Johnny was a b ore to watch. But he did hold the title for quite some time. Give the man some credit. He was never in any drama outside the ring. He lived a quiet life. Im sure he is just disappointed. 2 middleweights beat him. Just because he fought the fight that folks wanted to see. C'mon......"he held titles" ? Those belts can't hold water ! Who cares what he was outside the ring ? Inside it, he was a horror show. He fought illegally. He won in questionable fashion numerous times. He whines....& he has the biggest asshole in the world for a trainer. The fact that John Ruiz is a f*ckin' millionaire from boxing is an unfunny joke.

True, Johnny was a b ore to watch. But he did hold the title for quite some time. Give the man some credit. He was never in any drama outside the ring. He lived a quiet life. Im sure he is just disappointed. 2 middleweights beat him. Just because he fought the fight that folks wanted to see.

he should just go off into the sunset, and enjoy his wealth

He'll be back, unfortunately. Hopefully, he doesn't get anymore nice paydays. He doesn't deserve them.

I was never a big fan of Ruiz anyways, definitely not a very exciting fighter.

Ruiz would never have been "a champion" if there were one title per division though. True, plenty of others, including Jones, wouldn't have either, but Ruiz certainly wouldn't have been. The fact that Ruiz gets to say he was a heavyweight champion is reason enough to dump all the promoters and sanctioning bodies and start up the international boxing league. Don't know if anything like that would happen in the foreseeable future, but interesting points indeed!

Well, he sure wasn't the most exciting, talented, skillful fighter, but did he deserve all the hate he received? I personally don't think so. It takes a whole lot to be a boxer, and even more to be a champion. Hate him or love him the FACT is he was both boxer and champion.

It's too bad Ruiz never got the respect he deserved. His accomplishments are amazing considering his limited skills and abilities. He was treated very unfairly in his time.

hmm I'll bet you 100,000 on Gatti. I think Feather will win, but I'm just going to bet for that guy I am rooting for this time.

90 million on trinidad. :boxing: Hmm...no thanks, but if you want, I can bet that on the Mayweather fight. Do you like Arturo Gatti?

Yeah right Holyfield couldn't beat Ruiz in his prime. Ruiz's footwork and handspeed is too much for ol' Evander to handle. "Ole Evander"..exactly. His age at that time had everythign to do with him losing to Ruiz.

He'll be back. They all come back....

I already bet Borikua 10 million points, and I'll bet you 10 million as well. Sounds good? 90 million on trinidad. :boxing:

....Dude, is that Ron Jeremy in that pic with you?? Indeed sir the one and only Hedgehog!

Alright 5 million it is.

I already bet Borikua 10 million points, and I'll bet you 10 million as well. Sounds good? How about 5 million. I lost some points last night and I also want to bet on Castillo and who knows what will happen there. I might be short on points by May 14.

I already bet Borikua 10 million points, and I'll bet you 10 million as well. Sounds good?

Thank god. After Winky beats up Trinidad this May, he's going to retire as well. Maybe him and John Ruiz can open their own gym in Puerto Rico and train fighters to be one-dimensional huggers.. Wanna bet on that? I got Trinidad for sure.