why did so many top fighters struggle with john ruiz?

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john ruiz is a two time heavyweight champion of the world. john ruiz has very few fans. john ruiz had one strategy: land a jab or a 1-2, and then immediately lunge forward to hug his opponent.

everybody in the world knew this was all he could do. why didn't every opponent automatically throw an uppercut every time ruiz landed? you knew he would be blindly lunging for his hug. why not throw the uppercut in the hug's path every time?

[Mrsantiago]

Lol I thought you we’re talking about Vlad K for a minute.

[_Rexy_]

It's the same technique Wlad had.


the uppercut isn't used much in the HW division. Guys too scared to get caught.

[Larry the boss]

He stayed close and hugged them so that they couldnt gain any momentum, you had to jump on him to get him backing up

[famicommander]

Obviously it's harder than it sounds to catch him on the chin when he's coming in for the clinch.

And as the likes of Holyfield (3X), Rahman, Valuev (2X), Chagaev, and Jones Jr found out, just because you catch him doesn't mean you're gonna knock him out. Tua caught him early and obliterated him, Haye wore down the old man in his final fight for a 9th round TKO. His other 53 opponents failed to stop him. His 30 KO wins should tell you why everybody didn't just wade in there throwing uppercuts.

[MONGOOSE66]

Who cares.................

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Lol I thought you we’re talking about Vlad K for a minute.

Wladimir had other weapons though. So it'd be too risky to commit to that uppercut.

But Ruiz literally was going to lunge in blindly EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Obviously it's harder than it sounds to catch him on the chin when he's coming in for the clinch.

And as the likes of Holyfield (3X), Rahman, Valuev (2X), Chagaev, and Jones Jr found out, just because you catch him doesn't mean you're gonna knock him out. Tua caught him early and obliterated him, Haye wore down the old man in his final fight for a 9th round TKO. His other 53 opponents failed to stop him. His 30 KO wins should tell you why everybody didn't just wade in there throwing uppercuts.

Lol Always cracks me up when people say, “Just do this,” as if dozens of professional fighters and trainers haven’t thought of it. Practically everything in boxing is easier said than done. And as relatively weak as Ruiz was as a champion, he didn’t get there by accident.

[PRINCEKOOL]

The Evander Holyfield vs John Ruiz Trilogy is underrated.

'Captain Evander Holyfield never stopped warring in his career, even in later stages'

Holyfield always went above and beyond the call of duty 'What a fighter INCREDIBLE'

That 3rd fight was not a draw.

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Who cares.................

You cared enough to click the thread. You cared enough to reply to the thread.

Several others cared enough to click the thread and reply to the thread.

If you don't care, feel free to ignore. Why do you care if others are interested? It's been 20 years since we've had an undisputed heavyweight champion and John Ruiz is the reason why. He's historically significant.