Ruiz Fires Don King

Source: boxingtalk.com Ruiz attempting to break away from DKP By Scott Shaffer September 01, 2005 - WBA heavyweight titlist John Ruiz has reportedly retained a law firm and sent promoter Don King notice that he has terminated their relationship. Sources who have seen the letter informed Boxingtalk that in addition to cancelling their promotional relationship, the letter claims that King owes Ruiz at least $8.8 million dollars. The letter calculated that figure from King's alleged failure to provide Ruiz with the proper number of bouts called for under the contract, to pay Ruiz his minimum purses and training expenses and for fraudulent misrepesentations in connection with Ruiz's win over Fres Oquendo. Ruiz lost his last bout to James Toney, but was reinstated as the WBA champion when Toney tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Phone calls to longtime Ruiz co-manager Tony Cardinale were not immediately returned. Remember where you heard it first!!

Comments (20)

DrDepravity

Ruiz is probably hoping for one more PPV fight where he will get a fair cut. One fair cut is equal to three King fight cuts.

20y ago

neils7147933

as much as i hate ruiz, i give himc reidt for this, he has balls.... he probably wants to face klitshchko but DKP doesn't want him too... so ruiz will fight him, and vitali will murder him This makes the Vitali-Ruiz fight more plausible...

20y ago

neils7147933

WTF! $8.8 million dollars?? Ruiz is owed that much, that must mean he's earnt a lot of money in his career. it does seem like he has been around FOREVER but thats only because he's so BORING, he doesnt deserve that much, i think he's lucky he's earnt anything. I read Ruiz was only getting around 400,000 per fight even though he was promised much more...

20y ago

TheEvilSaint

What a stupid move by Ruiz! King is the only thing that kept him and Byrd their titles! Lets see to either one can hang on to their title w/o King! This is where Manny_P would say "nyahahahahaha" this is a GOOD move by ruiz. this way, he wont be part of controversial decisions, fixed fights, and will eventually lose his title in the next fight he takes! if byrd and ruiz lose their titles, the boxing world will improve greatly.

20y ago

dnicpon

Yay ....Don King lost one .....they all should leave that con artist. He is a SAD excuse of a promoter.

20y ago

USA4LIFE

I hope more people leave King, I blame him for boxings lack of popularity, forcing bad ppv fights Thats how everyone feels, I hope too.

20y ago

Memorex

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHWEEEEEEEEE! If this goes down. Ruiz is going to get knocked the fuck out the next time he fights. I hope everyone remembers when I said that no Don King with Ruiz= lmao talk about getting ktfo, i will never get tired of seeing that :boxing:

20y ago

Pico_Hollywood

is Don King Puerto Rican because he Represents alot of Puerto Rican Fighters??

20y ago

MetalVomit

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHWEEEEEEEEE! If this goes down. Ruiz is going to get knocked the fuck out the next time he fights. I hope everyone remembers when I said that no Don King with Ruiz=

20y ago

JohnL

Now watch the WBA find a pretext for vacating their HW title.

20y ago

riz

as much as i hate ruiz, i give himc reidt for this, he has balls.... he probably wants to face klitshchko but DKP doesn't want him too... so ruiz will fight him, and vitali will murder him

20y ago

_Evil_

20y ago

badblood

WoW.. HTF do you have 3K+ posts in a little over a month.. Don't your fingers hurt from typing? lol j/k Like Kaps said, keep post whoreing.

20y ago

kapersky

kings have so much money that he cant count them with his finger why is he still trying to fool fighter?. he is very good manager but also a fucking asshole.

20y ago

ejk22

I hate Ruiz and his dickface trainer but I have to give him credit for this move. Hopefully more will follow and Don King is seen and heard from less and less.

20y ago

_Mr_Soprano

Byrd did just fine with CKP. WoW.. HTF do you have 3K+ posts in a little over a month.. Don't your fingers hurt from typing? lol j/k

20y ago

kmac

I hope more people leave King, I blame him for boxings lack of popularity, forcing bad ppv fights

20y ago

badblood

20y ago

_Mr_Soprano

What a stupid move by Ruiz! King is the only thing that kept him and Byrd their titles! Lets see to either one can hang on to their title w/o King! This is where Manny_P would say "nyahahahahaha"

20y ago

neils7147933

Chris Byrd will soon follow suite. :) As soon as his wife tells him to (smilie)

20y ago