I just can't stand the guy... He has done better than 90% of HW fighters have done which is a huge accomplishment but that still doesn't mean I like him.
He is boring, yes.
but come on he never ducked anyone, he wasnt scared of going to Germany to face valuev, he should be a ****ing example to other HW's
talk all the **** you want about his style, i think overall he is as boring as any HW out there.
he doesnt get the respect he disseves
I feel you on that one.
Mad respect to Johnny R.
Representing (poorly) my home state.
I agree that he is the least aesthetically pleasing heavyweight I've seen since Scott Ledoux, but that he does what he has to do to win. Damn, the early 00s saw some terrible heavyweights. I recall when we had Ruiz and Byrd as titlists, that was a tough time for the division.
Ruiz has balls and will fight anyone not named David Tua. He's limited and he preys on the mentally weaker fighters that have significantly better talent than him. That's where he's carved out his success. Guys like Oquendo, Kirk Johnson, Hasim Rahman, they were all supposed to beat Ruiz but didn't. Why? Because Ruiz doesn't give a **** about looking bad.
Why not rematch Tua now? I think it would be a reasonably big fight since they have a history, albeit a very quick one!
Ruiz would fight Tua again IMO. I have lost respect for Jawny after canning Stoney though. He stuck by him like a son, when everyone wrote him off. Ruiz has down alot with his talent and the fact he started out at cruiser losin to Kobezev.
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