Well, he was the recognized champ after Lennox left, and that makes him a force to be reckoned with.... He defeated Rahman, Holyfield, Golota, Oquendo....Schooled Valuev, but got robbed, handled Chagaev with ease.....Hell, a guy like Quitaly considered it to be an honor to fight Ruiz' leftovers.....
If ANYONE can Do it,it's JAWNY... The 1st Latino Heavyweight Champ EVER!!!...Ruiz is like Jack Johnson N that Regard... 1 Day,there WILL B a Heavyweight DeLa,but there'll NEVER B Another Ruiz... REED:nono:
If U Weigh the Amount of DISrespect Ruiz Gets vs WHO he's Beaten & WHAT he's Accomplished, he's Probably THE most UNDERRATED Heavyweight Champion N HISTORY!!!.... Funny,yet TRUE... REED::
Sadly JOHN RUIZ.....Vitaly greatest accomplishment is going rounds with an out of shape Lennox Lewis, a similar out of shape LL that Rahman had KOTFO in Africa....
But didn't Vitaly also almost not quit against Byrd? Didn't he also almost fight Haseem Rahman (a guy who Ruiz easily outboxed)? Plus, to all the haters who like to claim that Vitaly never beat a world champion....what a bunch of bullshit.......Vitaly knocked out Orlin Norris, a former champion from one of the three main organizations....
..."Ruiz should register a KO" ....(ashamed/owned) :doh: Where the fuck did I pull 2 rounds from?.. Sorry Reed,..
That's what REED is Asking YOU???... REED would have to B DRUNK to PREDICT a 2nd Round KO for Ruiz Over ANYBODY... REED:dunno:
John Ruiz was never beaten legitimatley. He was robbed. Johnnie did have a awful style in the ring but the bottom line is the man didnt duck anyone. His biggest mistake was leaving the US to fight.:blobbox:
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Ruiz lost clearly and convincingly to Roy Jones. He went 1-1-1 with an ancient Holyfield. Ruiz is 0-2-1 in his last 3 fights. Clearly losing to Chagaev.
He wasn't recognized anything. Rahman sucks. He went 1-1-1 with Holy. Golota was robbed. He couldn't even beat the circus freak Valuev. He lost to Chagaev.
John couldn't save his marriage. Now he's saving a heavyweight division. Which, for the record, doesn't need saving, it just needs leaving alone.
