RJJ vs Ruiz - 13 years ago today

Loudon · Mar 3, 2016

Brighton bomber said: ↑

That's true, nobody other than Tua dominated Ruiz like that during his prime, which shocked people, even those who had picked Roy probably didn't think he'd win in such dominant fashion.

Yes with hindsight, Ruiz was a carefully picked opponent and the way Toney beat him as well exposed a flaw to speed in regards to his jab and grab style but it can't be denied that the risk was real.

It's one thing to pick an opponent that much bigger than you thinking you can win, it's still takes a ton of courage to actually go through with it. The fact Roy pulled out before from a fight at heavyweight before with Buster Douglas when Roy was prime shows that stepping up was always going to be a huge risk. Also the fact we saw Roy utilise his often forgotten jab shows that even he thought this fight was a big risk and he couldn't just fight like he always did.
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Great post.

:good

Loudon · Mar 3, 2016

plank46 said: ↑

one of the worst title fights ever.
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Really?

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