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  • ddeg10
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    Give John Ruiz props

    I feel John Ruiz should be given some respect. He's been gone awhile after coming off of a controversal decision loss vs. Chagaev (who will face Valuev in his next bout). I have noticed that Ruiz alterred his style for the Toney fight, and minus the fake knockdown (Toney stepped on his foot), the fight was close. Ruiz came from behind after being rabbit punched and thrown down to the canvas by Andrew Golota to win a close decision (he landed some HARD shots late in the fight). He showed LOTS of heart in that fight. Ruiz rallied and won several rounds in a row after being behind. He is also one of only four men to knock down Evander Holyfield (something Lennox couldn't do in the 2 previous fights they had). He is the only Latino Heavyweight champion ever, and a 2 time one at that.

    Give the guy some respect. Even though his style wasn't exactly popular, he brought some controversy to the ring which I thought was entertaining, and watching one of his fights you just never knew what might happen.



    I hope to see him in the ring again. He could give any HW in the sport today trouble. He did NOT deserve to lose the decision against Valuev. He is one of the few top guys in the division that you can tell has not juiced. He has taken the hard road throughout his entire career, and has been beaten up by boxing writers. And for all he has accomplished after all of that BS - he has my respect.
    Last edited by ddeg10; 03-08-2007, 04:00 AM.
  • Chipper
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    #2
    Yeah I can see where you're coming from...

    He was exciting sometimes...


    Like here.

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    • ddeg10
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      #3
      Originally posted by Nickman949
      Yeah I can see where you're coming from...

      He was exciting sometimes...


      Like here.

      We've all seen that video a million times. Yes he got caught. That was the point when Tua was a machine and arguably he would have done that to anyone at the time. Any HW in the past 10 years who got caught with one of those shots would have reacted the same way. Ruiz has one of the best chins in the entire division.
      Last edited by ddeg10; 03-08-2007, 04:04 AM.

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      • me2007
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        #4
        i dont agree...i dont think Ruiz deserves respect. I mean the guy lost to Roy Jones Junior who is basically a middleweight. A true heavyweight should never lose to someone who is naturally 50 pounds lighter. I thought Ruiz was okay until I saw that fight, then i lost all respect for him. he's just too lazy, lazy jab, lazy footwork...i dont like him as a boxer at all..

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        • Del Coqui
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          #5
          Originally posted by me2007
          i dont agree...i dont think Ruiz deserves respect. I mean the guy lost to Roy Jones Junior who is basically a middleweight. A true heavyweight should never lose to someone who is naturally 50 pounds lighter. I thought Ruiz was okay until I saw that fight, then i lost all respect for him. he's just too lazy, lazy jab, lazy footwork...i dont like him as a boxer at all..
          speed>power
          boxer>puncher

          I think Ruiz is annoying as hell, but overall I guess he does deserve some respect, I wouldn't watch any of his fights but I respect him.

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          • Brother Blues
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            #6
            Yeah,I can respect his career.He got the most out of his limited talent.

            But I'm glad he's gone,hopefully forever...

            I have never forgiven him for causing me to miss a main event.I don't recall the fight,but he was on the undercard.His fight was so boring I fell asleep...and woke up the main event was over.

            Good riddence....

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            • SnoopySmurf
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              #7
              Ruiz was actually a decent BOXER until he got KO'd by Tua.

              After that, he became a wrestler.

              I think he wakes up at nights from nightmares of Tua.

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              • Soundtraveler
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                #8
                I'll say this much for Ruiz - he gives the best hugs in the business....

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                • scap
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by ddeg10
                  I feel John Ruiz should be given some respect. He's been gone awhile after coming off of a controversal decision loss vs. Chagaev (who will face Valuev in his next bout). I have noticed that Ruiz alterred his style for the Toney fight, and minus the fake knockdown (Toney stepped on his foot), the fight was close. Ruiz came from behind after being rabbit punched and thrown down to the canvas by Andrew Golota to win a close decision (he landed some HARD shots late in the fight). He showed LOTS of heart in that fight. Ruiz rallied and won several rounds in a row after being behind. He is also one of only four men to knock down Evander Holyfield (something Lennox couldn't do in the 2 previous fights they had). He is the only Latino Heavyweight champion ever, and a 2 time one at that.

                  Give the guy some respect. Even though his style wasn't exactly popular, he brought some controversy to the ring which I thought was entertaining, and watching one of his fights you just never knew what might happen.



                  I hope to see him in the ring again. He could give any HW in the sport today trouble. He did NOT deserve to lose the decision against Valuev. He is one of the few top guys in the division that you can tell has not juiced. He has taken the hard road throughout his entire career, and has been beaten up by boxing writers. And for all he has accomplished after all of that BS - he has my respect.

                  Listen Stoney I thought they banned your ass.

                  **** off Norm!

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                  • guru
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                    ruiz was the most protected champs ever... he fought nothing but undeserving King fighters(fres, golota, rahman) and when he did fight someone else he lost(RJ, toney, valuev)... he was boring as hell, talked a lot of crap and never backed it up... for the entire time he was champ he never fought any of the other champs(byrd, wlad, VK, lewis, brewster) or top contenders(sanders, peter, brock)

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