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David Haye saves boxing: John Ruiz has retired

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David Haye saves boxing John Ruiz has retired

 

Just announced on SkySports News.

 

'The Quiet Man' has decided to hang up his gloves. The two-time Heavyweight Champion and ever Latino Heavyweight champion has retired with a record of 44-9-1, 30 Ko's.

 

Notable wins for Ruiz are: Jimmy Thunder, Tony Tucker, Evander Holyfield, Kirk Johnson, Hasim Rahman, Fres Oquendo, Andrew Golota and Jamel McCline.

 

Ruiz often fought the best around though his style was not fan friendly.

 

Infairness he went out on his shield against David Haye.

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Fought the best around?

Can Tyson, Lewis, Wlad, Vit all on his record can't you...

 

They all ducked him.

 

When 4 of the best fighters "duck you" that says it all doesn't it? Especially when he's been fighting non stop WBA title/eliminators for the past decade

 

My reply was tongue in cheek. I would never suggest that Lennox ducked anyone :)

 

But you have answered the question. How in the World could John fit all these fights in along with the demands of the WBA. mlol/

 

Sometimes fights just don't happen - no Ruiz or Tua on Wlads resume for example.

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Fought the best around?

Can Tyson, Lewis, Wlad, Vit all on his record can't you...

 

They all ducked him.

 

When 4 of the best fighters "duck you" that says it all doesn't it? Especially when he's been fighting non stop WBA title/eliminators for the past decade

 

My reply was tongue in cheek. I would never suggest that Lennox ducked anyone :)

 

But you have answered the question. How in the World could John fit all these fights in along with the demands of the WBA. mlol/

 

Sometimes fights just don't happen - no Ruiz or Tua on Wlads resume for example.

 

did don king not buy the WBA title from Lewis?...

 

Tua seems to have been avoided by everyone but lennox =/

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John “The Quietman” Ruiz Retires

The First and Only Heavyweight World Champion of Latino Heritage Calls it a Career

 

LAS VEGAS (Apr. 26, 2010) – After a professional career spanning 18 years, highlighted by becoming the first and only Heavyweight World Champion of Latino heritage, two-time world champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz today announced his retirement from the ring.

 

Ruiz (44-9-1, 30 KOs) defeated three world champions – Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rahman and Tony Tucker – as well as top contenders such as Andrew Golota, Fres Oquendo, Jameel McCline and Kirk Johnson. Six of John’s nine career losses were to world champions.

 

“I’ve had a great career but it’s time for me to turn the page and start a new chapter of my life,” Ruiz said. “It’s sad that my final fight didn’t work out the way I wanted, but, hey, that’s boxing. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished with two world titles, 12 championship fights, and being the first Latino Heavyweight Champion of the World. I fought anybody who got in the ring with me and never ducked anyone. Now, I’m looking forward to spending more time with my family.

 

“I want to thank all of fans for staying in my corner through a long, up-and-down ride, as well as members of my family and team – my manager and legal advisor, Atty. Tony Cardinale, my brother, Eddie (cornerman), and Keith McGrath (strength-and conditioning coach) who’ve been with me so long. I also want to thank my trainer Miguel Diaz and (assistant) Richie Sandoval for teaching an old dog, new tricks, and my promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, the fairest promoter in boxing.

 

“I was proud to be the WBA champion twice and have the opportunity to fight 12 times for the WBA championship, the oldest and most respected organization in boxing. I’d particularly like to thank WBA President Gilberto Mendoza.”

 

Ruiz plans to move from Las Vegas back home to the

Boston area this year and open a boxing gym in the inner city. “With my experiences in boxing,” he explained, “I want to go home and open a gym where kids will have a place to go, keeping them off of the streets, so they can learn how to box and build character. Someday, I’d like to see one of them go on to represent the United States in the Olympics. I want them to have the same opportunity to see the world that I had as an amateur. I’ve always tried to be involved in community and charity work in the past and now I’ll have more time to work with kids.

 

“Maybe, someday I’ll get into training, but right now I just want to spend time with my wife, Maribelle, and my children. I wasn’t around as much as I would have liked for my two oldest children, John and Jocelyn, because I was away training or fighting. Now, I’ll be around for them and my 3-year-old son, Joaquin, as he grows up. I’m going back to my roots in Massachusetts, where a lot of my family and friends live, and look forward to helping young boxers avoid some of the bad things that I experienced in the sport but help them to experience the good times, too. Boxing is brutal but also beautiful. As I look back, I’m happy about my career, and my future is very bright.”

 

Source: 

www.johnthequietmanruiz.com

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When he's not in court he's a pretty likeable guy.Achieved alot more than most would have expected from him following him getting clocked in under twenty seconds against David Tua.

 

 

Shame he didn't spend the last couple of years fighting like the guy of the first two holyfield fights but whatever he felt worked effectively for him I guess.

 

 

Good luck to him.

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did don king not buy the WBA title from Lewis?...

 

It was the IBF belt Lewis vacated in return for a payment from King. Lewis did vacate the WBA belt when Ruiz was mandatory (how Ruiz actually made it to a mandatory position in the first place is a mystery...), but that was so he could make the Michael Grant fight, which HBO were hyping up at the time.

 

As to Ruiz himself, I don't think he was that bad a fighter. He was tough and hard to beat, just with a very dull style.

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As to Ruiz himself, I don't think he was that bad a fighter. He was tough and hard to beat, just with a very dull style.

 

Which is a sin especially in the Heavyweight division. Both the die-hard fans and the general public demand excitement from the sport's so-called (often undeserved), premiere division.

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fair play for ruiz with regards to the way he left the sport. the haye fight was pretty entertaining compared to the countless heavyweight yawners we've had of late. although saying that, ruiz was in a fair few of those aforementioned stinkers.

 

seems a nice guy out of the ring. can't say i'll miss him fighting, but good luck to him.

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Ruiz was'nt friendly on the eye but he was a good honest pro and deserves a little respect!

 

Well said. Ruiz wasn't the easiest boxer to like but he was crafty, adaptable and fought pretty much everyone from bangers (Tua) to slicksters (RJJ) to freaks (Valuev) and everything in between. In a sport where a resume is defined by the fighters you didn't face as much as the ones you did, Ruiz went for a lot of fights against a lot of decent opponents.

 

Mind you, what Ruiz didn't bring in excitement, his old trainer Norman Stone could make up for. Funny as hell after (I think) the Valuev fight when Stone went apeshit and tried nicking the belt.

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