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John Ruiz (41-5, 28 KOs) will be forced to abandon his moniker of "The Quiet Man" and prepare himself to make a lot of noise in Germany. Before a hostile hometown crowd, Ruiz will defend his WBA heavyweight title against the undefeated 7-foot giant, Nikolay Valuev (43-0, 31 KOs).
Several months ago, Ruiz stablemate and WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster had to dig deep and come from behind to knockout Luan Krasniqi at the Max Schmeling Arena in Germany. Now Ruiz finds himself in a similar position.
The fight, like the Brewster-Krasniqi clash, will not be televised in North America — and probably for good reason. Both Ruiz and Valuev have reputations for competing in bouts that lack any form of excitement. The country of Germany will need a miracle from the heavens if they plan on seeing a competitive bout.
Valuev, hyped as the next big thing due to his size, and let's be honest — his skin color —was very lackluster in his two biggest bouts. [details]
Several months ago, Ruiz stablemate and WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster had to dig deep and come from behind to knockout Luan Krasniqi at the Max Schmeling Arena in Germany. Now Ruiz finds himself in a similar position.
The fight, like the Brewster-Krasniqi clash, will not be televised in North America — and probably for good reason. Both Ruiz and Valuev have reputations for competing in bouts that lack any form of excitement. The country of Germany will need a miracle from the heavens if they plan on seeing a competitive bout.
Valuev, hyped as the next big thing due to his size, and let's be honest — his skin color —was very lackluster in his two biggest bouts. [details]
Good K coming your way.
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