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James Toney is everyone's favorite this coming Saturday night as he prepares to tangle with John Ruiz. Let’s face it, no one likes to see John Ruiz fight and with good reason. The man mugs and hugs all of his opponents. That is the negative. The positive is that for all his faults, the guy wins. Period. He forces his opponents to fight his fight. Kirk Johnson was a good boxer and yet, the man was reduced to fouling before losing. Fres Oquindo spent more time mugging Ruiz than vice a versa. Ruiz reduced Rahman to rumbling in the proverbial mud. The only fighter who set his own pace was Roy Jones and Referee Jay Nady aided Jones. Even Evander Holyfield rumbled with Ruiz and Holyfield is a Hall of Fame fighter. As my good friend Frank Lotierzo reminded me, only Holyfield and Jones has beaten Ruiz since his defeat to Tua in 1996. [details]
