RJJ vs Ruiz - 13 years ago today

It was a marvelous display of Jones' talents. What really surprised me was how much a 199 lb Roy Jones could actually hurt Ruiz. Facially, Ruiz really looked like he'd had his @ss kicked by the time the fight was over. I agree this should've been the end or near the end for Roy, it would've been a great victory to go out on. I guess finances dicated otherwise.

 

It was a good performance but nearly as good or important as some of his more crazed fans would like to think.

 

Yeah you're probably right...... at this point Jones suffers from advanced Holyfieldism. Just hope it doesn't get him killed or handicapped. It would've been cool to see him try to fight Tyson like he wanted to.

 

Excellent performance.

 

The beginning of the end for rjj, actually this was the end. This is the end !!!

 

Brilliant performance from Jones, he should never have moved back to light heavyweight after this he could have won a title at cruiser weight.

 

RJJ's signature win, it's the fight that made him a star outside of the hardcore fans. It was a great performance, I didn't expect him to be in such total control.

With hindsight the win lost some of it's lustre with Toney repeating the feat but at the time it was a huge risk for Roy to take. It was a shame that after such a career defining win he would fade so badly and so quickly.

 

I miss Norman Stone...:sad2

 

is that the fight that stamped him goat?

 

That was Roy's last great performance. What really irks me are all these revisionist historians who were predicting a competitive fight beforehand and then calling Ruiz a weak paper champ after the fact. People forget that Ruiz was a legit top 5 heavyweight at the time and with the exception of the Tua fight, was never dominated and had wins over quality heavyweights, a sneaky right hand and an awkward herky jerky, clinching style. Jones nullified all of that and beat him in the same fashion that he beat so many light heavyweights beforehand. Lastly, 9 out of 20 writers picked Ruiz to knock Jones out prior to the fight. After Roy dominated him, they began to diminish his victory. The quintessence of human nature and ego on display. Most people hate being wrong.