John Ruiz... ain't he a stinker?

[Guest]

Sorry to start a thread stating the obvious, but I finally got a copy of Ruiz vs. Golata the other day - I had to switch it off after two rounds. Apparently you can get it free from the chemists' if you suffer from insomnia.

What I can never get over and never will is his seeming belief that hitting someone twice and then grabbing them so they can't hit you back is boxing. I know, I know, it's stating the obvious, but sometimes you can't really take in just how much he stinks until you watch him again, can you?

[Toller]

How the referees don't see it as excessive holding I don't know. The Queensbury rules are quite clear - no hugging or wrestling allowed.

[Guest]

It really is a shocker... no matter how many times you see it it still drops your jaw every single time..

[AintGottaClue]

sometimes boxers get points taken away for holding is that diff then what ruiz does and if not why hasnt he been DQ'd or points off?

[Toller]

people who get DQ'd tend to be doing nothing but holding (eg Lewis-Akinwande), but that's not what Ruiz does - he actually does damage in the clinch. Not that I think that's right, but there you go