Thomas Hearns vs John Ruiz

Probably not.

But if I had to pick any HW title holder in the past 30 years and any Welterwt to do it, I would pick Ruiz and Hearns.

 

I think it would be a fairly comfortable win for Hearns to be honest. People underestimate how bad Ruiz actually was to give RJJ more credit for a very average win.

 

He thought at around 190 towards the end of his career, but was a shadow of his former self by then. At heavyweight, he's probably getting sparked out sadly.

 

He went 1-1-1 with Holy.

I wouldn't give Hearns much chance here.

 

Yeah, by CHEATING - holding excessively and faking "low blows."

Hearns wins by comfortable UD. He's a light-years better fighter and Ruiz doesn't have the power - or talent - to advantage of Hearns' chief weakness, his chin.

 

Ruiz KO.


Anyone picking Hearns to win by KO is just ridiculous.


The only time Ruiz clearly lost was against Tua and Jones. When he fought Haye he was shot and fat. All the rest of his losses were close.

 

Deal with it, Hopkins is almost just as bad as Ruiz. Recently Hopkins has been worse

 

Are you saying Hearns would have had a had a bigger punch than Roy ?

 

I'd say with the skills and power, Hearns could have kept Ruiz at range outboxing him and with enough pop to keep Ruiz at bay from rushing in. Not easy but I see Hearns being able to survive and get it done.

 

I think Hearns could do it but it wouldn't be certain as Ruiz, while not a "puncher" wasn't feather-fisted either.

 

I think Hearns would win by KO. Hearns in his prime was quick and would land his punches and right hand easily and outclass Ruiz.. It would be an outclassing. Ruiz should have never been champion, not when guys like Lennox were champ. Ruiz never rematched Tua.

 

Hearns right would have landed more clean than Roy's punch. I think this fight would resemble Hearns/Andries.

 

Yellow: Bold statement, since he never did anything at heavyweight and Ruiz was rather durable. One enormous puncher laid him out and when he was old, he got beaten up to a TKO by a big puncher who had to beat the living crap out of him before it was called.

Orange: But...it wouldn't be Hearns in his prime, would it? :huh

In green: Absolute zero on relevance.

Blue: Ruiz,

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I'm not saying he would've ever been linear, but...