I know this has been talked about before but with James Toney suspended and not allowed to fight for the WBA belt for three years to me it seems like a good time to bring this up. Lets say Tyson wins a couple of easy fights and Ruiz continues to beat non middleweight for a couple of fights, Does Tyson-Ruiz have a shot of happening? And Who wins and why?
Tyson certainly is not on steroids or anything. It is funny that a fighter is discredited for being on a drug, but if he's on a drug and it hampers his performance, nothing is said. Like when Tyson fought Lewis and was doped up on Zoloft.
agreed even at 39 Tyson still has the speed advantage over 90% of the Division. ONly Title holder with faster hand speed is probally Byrd and that I am not even sure of
Tyson the old 88 tyson for first 3 rounds? Are you kidding me? He's a slow turd at the opening bell!
Tyson is a fast starter thats probally why he has like 20 1st RD KOs. He has almost as many 1RD KOs as Ruiz has KOs all 2gether.LOL :boxing:
i think tyson would come out of ruiz holding with uppercuts...or even uppercut him while being held,and as we knw ruiz has never had a really hard body,so he will be KO'ed.
I dont think ruiz would be that hard for tyson,we all know tyson is the old 88tyson for atleast the first 3rounds...and ruiz wont handle it well.
You don't know much about boxing then. Because that would then count out Lewis for a jabbing whore and Hopkins for running around the ring.
Great champs like Ruiz and Holyfield use clinching tactically, just like every fighter clinches. But Ruiz the best at it.
It's a bigger disgrace to classify Ruiz with Hopkins and Holyfield. These people clinch when absolutely necessary, not as a primary stragegy. Hopkins comes to fight, but he is more a tactician, not a clincher. Holyfield clinches when absolutely necessary too. Lewis is a jabbing whore, but he can dish out punishment at just the right time.
Ruiz employs clinching as a primary strategy, and punching last. Probably 99% of his fight ends in clinches. He comes not to fight, but rather not to lose. Everytime, he degrades himself to a lot of fans.
Ruiz is the laziest bogus champion in the world.
You don't know much about boxing then. Because that would then count out Lewis for a jabbing whore and Hopkins for running around the ring.
Great champs like Ruiz and Holyfield use clinching tactically, just like every fighter clinches. But Ruiz the best at it.
But HOLYFIELD can fight, Ruiz cant
Ruiz on his best day could never beat Tyson on his worst day. Calling Ruiz a champ is a disgrace to boxing. Champions fight, not hide behind the guise of clinches and kisses and molesting opponents in the ring.
Tyson is a shot three round fighter at best at this point in his career. I hate John Ruiz more than anyone, but Tyson can't fight anymore in my opinion.
Ruiz would hug and mug. Tyson would get very frustrated with him. Ruiz wouldn't last 90 seconds with the old Tyson. But this pathetic version would lose to Ruiz IMO.
Tyson is a two round feeble minded chump who would get owned by Ruiz. Let Tyson try beating a journeyman before he even thinks about stepping up to a real champ.
lol Ruiz isnt even the real champ, he lost to Toney.LOL
Tyson would hurt Ruiz early and that would be all over.Toney should how to beat Ruiz go to the body, and Tyson hits a hell of alot harder than Toney does.
Damn straight, Tyson would tear Ruiz's belly up. Ruiz cant hurt Tyson with punches, only clinches, thats sad