hell ye and u look at his record and your like damn how did he ever beat this guy or that guy but he did, and one thing I could never undestand is why Vitali Klitschko at the time never signed to fight Ruiz for unification when he was being called out by Ruiz? I guess it didint make sense financially
QUITALI WAS TOO BUSY FIGHTING THE LIKES OF DANNY WILLIAMS AND BEING FORCED BY THE WBC TO FIGHT HIS MANDATORIES.
RUIZ'S RESUME > QUITALI'S RESUME
I said it before, I'll say it again. Ruiz/Valuev and Ruiz/Chagaev were not boring fights at all.
yea,,,he pretty much did away with that jab and hug style. unfortunately for him,,,it made him easier to beat but better for the eyes. hopefully he wont go back to that ugly style
Come on! Seriously people, who's going to pay to see Ruiz?? They end up giving most of the tickets away when Ruiz fights! Give the guy credit for having a go and fighting all the champions but he's what you call 'New School! which is 'Boring School'!
hell ye and u look at his record and your like damn how did he ever beat this guy or that guy but he did, and one thing I could never undestand is why Vitali Klitschko at the time never signed to fight Ruiz for unification when he was being called out by Ruiz? I guess it didint make sense financiallyVitali would win but yes still doesn't make sense.
I think ruiz would do good against Peter, Chagaev rematch.
yep the guy is boring but he faces the best opposition and has a good record for the opponents he's faced
hell ye and u look at his record and your like damn how did he ever beat this guy or that guy but he did, and one thing I could never undestand is why Vitali Klitschko at the time never signed to fight Ruiz for unification when he was being called out by Ruiz? I guess it didint make sense financially
He gave Valuev a tough time and Nickola was worried at the end of the fight cause he knew he lost the fight
yep the guy is boring but he faces the best opposition and has a good record for the opponents he's faced
And wins his comeback fight against a journeyman...
ruiz is back!! He will get all the belts by te end of 08. the legend returned he hugged his guy to a tko win!!! He used the Roman-Greco wrestling tactic,and his opponent couldnt breath so it was over!!
Oh really? I fuckin knew it!!! That damn Ruiz.:nonono:
where the hell did all these ruiz huggers come from? the boxing world finally gets a break from the bum for 11 months and now that hes back ppl are singing his praises, saying he got robbed against valuev, and how he'll get another title.
ruiz is a perfect example of what don king does for you: lots of gifts that you dont deserve.
wow Im suprised at how many people actually have good things to say about Ruiz. In his last few fights he was trying to be crowd pleasing wich didint work he needs to jab and grab, its not cool but it works
What's pathetic, is that he is aiming at title held by Chagaev, who beat him fair and square and pretty convincingly, which is not easy to do with Ruiz. He might also have to fight Valuev in his way to the title shot, who defeated (arguably) him before as well. Why doesn't he try to go for another belt and fight some other people? That would generate at least a hint of interest.
I love John Ruiz. He has absolutely nothing going for him as a physical specimen for a boxer... yes manages to win. He has no hand speed, no size, no strength... just smarts. And sometimes smarts is enough.
Perhaps the most hated Heavyweight champ of all time. But this guy is hard to beat and will hold his own against most fighters in this division.
I rate him higher than McCline and Evander who both had recent world title chances