With all respect to John Ruiz & his fans

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  1. boxingcar

    boxingcar Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  2. MagicMan91

    MagicMan91 The Main Event Mafia Full Member

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    'Fans'?


    Plural, really?
     
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  3. iceman

    iceman Tis my Island Full Member

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    Everyone with half a brain knows boxrec rankings are ******ed.

    That being said, probably only Chambers and Aerrola deserved to be ranked higher, and i'm not even sure if Aerrole beats Huggy Bear
     
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  4. boxingcar

    boxingcar Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    surely , he's gotta have a bunch of fans...
     
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  5. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    They say Clottey couldn't fill a bus full of people, Im not sure John Ruiz could fill a volvo.
     
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  6. boxingcar

    boxingcar Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Several reasons motivate fight promoters to accept certain matchups...If Ruiz litteraly had "zero" fans. Haye's popularity alone..wouldn't be enough to boost the ratings....it's a combo of both.
     
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  7. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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  8. Keueng

    Keueng Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Me...

    :D
     
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  9. Keueng

    Keueng Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "American" heavyweight he said

    The top 5 now aren't American
     
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  10. ant

    ant Ride The Walrus Full Member

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    lennox lewis refused to fight ruiz frank maloney dosnt know why.....was watching haye countdown lol
     
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  11. bkamins

    bkamins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who's to say that it will be enough to boost the ratings? THis is a mandatory defense (why I have no idea), which obviously means that Haye has to take it.
     
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  12. bkamins

    bkamins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He refused to fight Byrd as well. And I think the reason was patently clear--they're both boring fighters that didn't have a chance in hell against him.
     
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  13. bkamins

    bkamins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of course he isn't a top 5 heavyweight. When Haye fought Valuev, he (Valuev) was ranked 7th by Ring. And Ruiz lost to him twice! Really, I'd be hard pressed to find a spot in the top ten for Ruiz. :huh
     
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  14. boxingcar

    boxingcar Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There ! :D
     
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  15. nervousxtian

    nervousxtian Trolljegeren Full Member

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    Ruiz doesn't really have fans, meaning he won't draw by himself. Yet he is a "name".. there is a difference. Clottey is the same way, he won't draw **** by himself, but as an opponent he's intriguing.

    Ruiz with Haye draws more interest than say Haye vs tomato can.
     
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