Ruiz made a lot of guys look bad, and Toney outclassed him bigtime.
thts how bad ruiz is, he can share his crapppiness with every1 else n still have nuff left, for the second generation lol.
they both suk, n i hoped the ref would win tonight ah well
toney still not great
n ruiz sux
I think Toney alluded to some injuries suffering in camp during his post fight with Merchant, but, to his credit, he didn't make a big deal out of them.
But, it was clearly evident that his left hand was far from 100%.
Can you imagine if it HAD been though?
I've no doubt in my mind whatsoever, that if the fight hadn't come up on short notice & Toney had gotten in a full training camp rather than the 4 - 5 weeks he had, that he'd have stopped Ruiz.
Especially if he'd been able to utilize his left hook ( most notably to the body ) like normal & he had ripped in his usual assortment of viscious uppercuts. But, those weapons were MIA last night.
Had I known before the fight that two of Toney's biggest & most effective weapons were going to be nullified by injury & that his gas tank was going to be running that close to empty in the final 3 rounds against Ruiz, I'd have been heartsick. I'd have have been nervous as hell for him & been predicting doom & gloom. But damn if he didn't pull it out anyway!
Now THAT'S the sign of a great fighter.
You look at a guy like Mike Tyson who was blessed with those phenominal gifts of natural handspeed & tremendous power & yet, he never was able to do anything when faced with adversity. Whenever he faced it, he folded.
Then there's Toney who once again showed what learned skills, heart & determination can accomplish.
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