Bernard Hopkins vs John Ruiz

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  1. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ruiz was not great. He was not even very good. How can you say otherwise. When he fought a real heavyweight in Tua, he was knocked out in seconds.
     
    PernellSweetPea, Jul 7, 2017
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  2. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    It's worse than that. Not only is Ruiz mediocre, he used illegal and shameful tactics like excessive holding and faking low blows - and his connections with powerful promoter Don King - to get undeserved decisions over fighters he could never have beaten WITHIN the rules.

    Ruiz is the poster boy for boxing corruption. A glorified clubfighter who would have been lucky to be a fringe contender without King's influence.
     
    Zakman, Jul 8, 2017
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  3. steve1990

    steve1990 Active Member Full Member

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    Hopkins does not have the speed to beat Ruiz.
     
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