I never saw Ruiz fight Valuev but some say Ruiz won it. When Ruiz fought Golota it was mathematically impossible for Ruiz to have won but it looks like the fix was in. If Ruiz is capable of beating Valuev then he's capable of giving Wlad a hard time. I'd bet on Wlad but wouldn't be surprised to see Ruiz get by with a win. By the way, besides Tua knocking out Ruiz and Golota flooring him, has Ruiz ever been on the canvas?
Ruiz is by far the worst heavy of all time. He was losing to Kirk Johnson. He won that fight cause Kirk could not keep his punchs up. HE was killed by a 5 foot 10 inch Tau. He has recently lost to Chagaev and Valuev. Wlad jab him for the three rounds than start to to unleash right straights, uppercuts, and hooks. I would say Wlad by ko around the 4th or fifthth round. Honestly Ruiz would have know chance. Plus he is gonna lose to Valuev again. John Ruiz the worst heavy weight champ of all time.
Oh boy. Poor oppisition? Okay Wlad has beat Mercer, MCcline, Sultan, Peter, Botha, Castillo, Brock, Bryd twice, and Brewster. All of those fighters have been in top ten heavy position. Some guys were undefeated and some past and current champions. Wlad has fought ever undefeated fighter in the heavy division except Povetkin and Chagaev. Haye has fought no good fighter yet. Mormeck who is that. Lots of loses. Macaroni who is that. I will tell you nobody.
Exactly. Although you forgot the shameless overacting that Ruiz pulled to get those "low blow" calls in the Johnson fight - something he had done against Holyfield, and earlier against Jimmy Thunder to get point deductions to swing a fight he was losing his way. Ruiz is a CHEATER, pure and simple. When he's not faking low blows, he's holding excessively.atsch:fire
Ruiz is by far the worst heavy champ of all time. I'm stretching the truth very far when i say that. He has 8 loses and clinchs on average 15 times per round. Plus he got his ass whopped by two former mws. Wlad by brutal stoppage.
I remember that fight. Johnson was outboxing him. It's hard to believe anyone would think he has a chance to beat Wlad.
Are you serious? Damn your dumb. Yeah Toney was on steriods and was like what 4 inchs shorter than Ruiz. Toney was fat as hell in that fight. Ruiz the only heavyweight champ to lose to to former Middleweights!
The insanity of this is clear when you remember the huge skill disparity between Jones and Toney and Ruiz. It's why they chose them for their goes at the HW title, and both would win 10 times out of 10, with or without roids.
Thankgod! A man with some sense. Wlad hits hard as hell and is very fast. Ruiz would get killed. Insanity and stupidity seem the same to anyone thinking Ruiz has a **** hair of a chance against Wlad.