jack johnson fought like john ruiz....

[GOAT86]

Ruiz' boring style is a myth. Although he lost to Valuev his workrate was quite impressive. I've seen worse.

[crold1]

Looking at Johnson's style out of context could lead to this conclusion. But there is context. Ruiz fought the way he did because he HAD to. Johnson fought that way by choice for critical reason$. And the $ is there for a reason. Fighters often made MORE on film deals then gates then. Blowouts made fight film harder sell because of the already choppy reels. A longer fight was needed to make the movies worth the audience dollar. There were of course other reasons but considering that Johnson essentially toyed with everyone he fought in winning and keeping the title, it's probably the biggest one.

Ruiz was struggling to win. Johnson was carrying guys and struggling not to beat them as bad as he could.

[boxingbuff]

Fighting like somebody and being as good as them is two different things.Alot of fighters tried to immitate Muhammad Ali but were no where as close as the Greatest.

Jack Johnson would "toy" with Ruiz.