Don King Admits: "John Ruiz is a Free Agent"

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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.—Don King Productions issued a press release yesterday stating the company had a valid promotional contract with heavyweight boxer John Ruiz. Upon further review, Don King has learned that Ruiz’s contract with DKP has expired. [details]

[THEGRANDSLAM]

"My boxing department" lol, what else does that mother****er do? He needs to die, he's a cancer to boxing.

[juandabomb]

Carl King is the "boxing department"

[la pantera]

Poor Don...his mind is starting to slip...yeah he may be shady but we owe Don for putting together some of the best fights in history.

[Borko]

obviously a cover-up since don king wants to save face (which is an oxymoron). nothin like cover stories to cover **** ups

[LEFTYGUNZZ]

WHo cares about Don King or John Ruiz? Is the HW division that crappy that this is making news lines?....Lefty

[mellow_mood]

come on lefty!!! its true that ruiz isnt exciting to watch!!! but this still boxingnews!!

so we care!!!!

and yes....the hw is that crapy nowww that john ruiz is still making some newslines!!! !!

[KOKing27]

I have no love for Don King but I believe this is true. Everytime before this when he claimed he had a fighter under contract, he did. And please don't forget the wonderful PPV undercards he put on his biggest bills. I mean, we saw James Toney vs. Michael McCallum (twice), Maurice Blocker vs. Luis Garcia (who both went on to get KO's by Triniday early) and even Simon Brown vs. Maurice Blocker (and another SB fight I cannot remember right off hand) on an undercard? Those were big fights in their day and those kiinda fights would be unheard of today as lead in bouts to big PPV events.

[mrbigshot]

I have no love for Don King but I believe this is true. Everytime before this when he claimed he had a fighter under contract, he did. And please don't forget the wonderful PPV undercards he put on his biggest bills. I mean, we saw James Toney vs. Michael McCallum (twice), Maurice Blocker vs. Luis Garcia (who both went on to get KO's by Triniday early) and even Simon Brown vs. Maurice Blocker (and another SB fight I cannot remember right off hand) on an undercard? Those were big fights in their day and those kiinda fights would be unheard of today as lead in bouts to big PPV events.

i cant believe the audacity of you, trying to justify don king to the world of boxing

the guy is a cancer to boxing, read the life and crimes of don king!!!

the guy is a ****ing snake does not know what loyalty is and stopped one of the best middleweights in history in competing in his frauded middleweight toury!!

i have no time for don king but i have less time for the people who actually take the time to try and stick up for the man!!! he is a ****ing waste of space!!!