Any questions for John Ruiz? I'll be talking to him in a few hours.

If any of you have any questions for him that would be cool... I'll write them into the interview;)

If any of you have any questions for him that would be cool

lol good one

seriously... I knew I was gonna catch smack for asking:-X

Ok I'll try and be helpful

Ask him what his feelings are on his reputation within the sport and whether he feels hurt by the criticisms he constantly receives, as he is after all one of the most succesful and consistent heavyweights of the last 10 years.

Next ask him what his current goals and ambitions are? Is he looking for a fight with Klitschko or does he want a chance for revenge agains Ruslan Chagaev and Nikolay Valuev.

Oh and ask him what his feelings were concerning the decision against Valuev, whether he still thinks he was robbed?

Ask him did theresult against Tua infleunce his decision to hold on for dear life adopt the tactics he has.

Also ask him why he thinks Jones decided to fight him rather than other Heavyweight Champions of the time.

Ask him will he be at Chagaev-Valuev II to challenge the winner.

You guys have to give him credit... He came in at 233, his lowest weight in 5 years and nealy pitched a shut out against a decent fighter in McCline who floored peter 3 times...

I actually have all of those and yes Donny I'll ask a slightly more tactful version of your question;D

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You guys have to give him credit... He came in at 233, his lowest weight in 5 years and nealy pitched a shut out against a decent fighter in McCline who floored peter 3 times...

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Ask him that considering how well he handled McCline, does he think he could be in a position to beat Sam Peter.

Also ask him when he plans to call it a day.

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You guys have to give him credit... He came in at 233, his lowest weight in 5 years and nealy pitched a shut out against a decent fighter in McCline who floored peter 3 times...

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I give him credit, it takes an exceptional; physical specimen to rise to world title level in boxing.

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You guys have to give him credit... He came in at 233, his lowest weight in 5 years and nealy pitched a shut out against a decent fighter in McCline who floored peter 3 times...

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I give him credit, it takes an exceptional; physical specimen to rise to world title level in boxing.

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Thats precisely why I'm so proud of my Fight Night achievements ;D

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You guys have to give him credit... He came in at 233, his lowest weight in 5 years and nealy pitched a shut out against a decent fighter in McCline who floored peter 3 times...

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I give him credit, it takes an exceptional; physical specimen to rise to world title level in boxing.(and stay in the rankings for years) [/quote]

He got messed up by Tua and prevented it from ever happening again. Even If it's not pretty it's effective. Like Cory Spinks. Like Bernard Hopkins. Like Ricky Hatton.

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He got messed up by Tua and prevented it from ever happening again. Even If it's not pretty it's effective. Like Cory Spinks. Like Bernard Hopkins. Like Ricky Hatton.

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Yeah you're right, crazed fanbase and carnival atmosphere aside I actually find his fights just as interesting as Hattons.

Hatton to me is just Ruiz with masses of screaming fans to make a great atmosphere.

Watch him with the sound down and its snooze time

Hey Pride of Boston , can you ask him , If he can take the Puertorican Flag in to the Ring with him in his next fight? ;D

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He got messed up by Tua and prevented it from ever happening again. Even If it's not pretty it's effective. Like Cory Spinks. Like Bernard Hopkins. Like Ricky Hatton.

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Yeah you're right, crazed fanbase and carnival atmosphere aside I actually find his fights just as interesting as Hattons.

Hatton to me is just Ruiz with masses of screaming fans to make a great atmosphere.

Watch him with the sound down and its snooze time

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Well actually I was refering to their shared ability to kill a fights action and only awaken it when they feel the need to attack.

Hatton is a much more aggresive fighter and therefore attacks much more frequently.
When viewed together their records may look similar, Hatton having 31 Ko's from 43 fights, Ruiz 29 stoppages from 43 wins, but if you atch their fights it's pretty obvious that Hatton is a much more exciting, aggresive fighter.

Ricky's been fighter of the year, Ruiz would never be awarded that title.

ask john ruiz whats it like no longer working with long time friend and manager norm stoney and was his style based around his then trainers, was it the stlye most natruel to him or was it a case thats what would bring victory first and foremost.

i like ruiz, he's a solid, tough, proven heavyweight that no one likes to fight. also ask why he fell out with stoney, i always felt they made a great team

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ask john ruiz whats it like no longer working with long time friend and manager norm stoney and was his style based around his then trainers, was it the stlye most natruel to him or was it a case thats what would bring victory first and foremost.

i like ruiz, he's a solid, tough, proven heavyweight that no one likes to fight. also ask why he fell out with stoney, i always felt they made a great team

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His former manager Norman Stone retired on December 22nd, 2005, stating that the decision in the loss to Valuev was the last straw, and he would continue to support Ruiz from retirement.

oh ok, i read somewhere that they'd fallen out, but thank you for pointing that out to me, i'm sure i even heard it during a ruiz fight sometime back last year.

i hope he wins a title again, john may not be a entertaining fighter but he's solid

Hey, it's a sport... He's been one of the most successful Heavys in the business for a long time, flashy or not!

:action: Hey Boston......Dont forget my Question OK......:thumb::lolololol::banana:


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I have to do it.
Ask him why he holds so much in his fights.

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I have to do it.
Ask him why he holds so much in his fights.

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Can you ask him why he lied about changing his fight style? LOL he said he was gonna be a more exciting fighter to watch, and I heard there were alot of boo's during that McCline fight. Seriously ask him why he didn't try to brawl with RJJ instead he tried to box with him. He was taking shots anyway so why not go for it.

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I have to do it.
Ask him why he holds so much in his fights.

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Aahh come on I didn't wanna rip to much into it.

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Can you ask him why he lied about changing his fight style? LOL he said he was gonna be a more exciting fighter to watch, and I heard there were alot of boo's during that McCline fight. Seriously ask him why he didn't try to brawl with RJJ instead he tried to box with him. He was taking shots anyway so why not go for it.

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I second that question. When he was aggressive and tried to impose his size advantage, he had success against Jones, but it seemed like he played right into Roy's strengths. Why didn't he try to go to the body more? Did he come in with the wrong fight plan or was Roy just able to negative his plan?

Also, ask him which of the titles/titleholders he is currently targeting most.

Ask him what its like to be the only heavyweight in the modern Era to been defeated by 2 natural Middleweights;D

Ask him if he calls David Tua whenever he has trouble sleeping at night?

Being the true WBa heavyweight champion, does it piss him off seeing the Valuev getting another shot at the belt he cleary robbed from John and the outright lost it to chageav

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Also ask him why he thinks Jones decided to fight him rather than other Heavyweight Champions of the time.

Ask him will he be at Chagaev-Valuev II to challenge the winner.

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He said to this question that in the first round he attempted to rough him up a bit but then was pulled apart by the ref. He said due to problems outside the ring and just his general state of mind that it was the first time he actually gave up on himself. He really let himself down and felt horrible after the fight. He said he was defeated in that first round mentally. He didn't quit, though, and went all 12. He said it was that first round and personal stuff that mentally broke him.

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Also ask him why he thinks Jones decided to fight him rather than other Heavyweight Champions of the time.

Ask him will he be at Chagaev-Valuev II to challenge the winner.

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He said to this question that in the first round he attempted to rough him up a bit but then was pulled apart by the ref. He said due to problems outside the ring and just his general state of mind that it was the first time he actually gave up on himself. He really let himself down and felt horrible after the fight. He said he was defeated in that first round mentally. He didn't quit, though, and went all 12. He said it was that first round and personal stuff that mentally broke him.

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Wow. That's interesting to hear. I still root for Ruiz, even though he's boring. He's local and he's a likable guy. I don't blame people for giving him a hard time, though. I've met one of his former assistants, Bobby Covino. He used to train a guy at World's in Somerville during the period that Somerville Gym was closed. I had changed jobs and had to leave my old boxing gym, so I joined Worlds because they have the boxing room in back. Bobby would help me out with my technique from time to time and have me throw punches at his guy sometimes. Really nice fella. All he told me about John was "Johnny is a tough kid, tough kid."