Was John Ruiz the bravest and toughest Puerto Rican fighter of all time?

[outspoken]

So I was thinking. Puerto Rican boxers are like a poor mans version of Mexican fighters. It was said on the Canelo card or was it the Martinez-Chavez card that a Puerto Ricans biggest dream is to fight a mexican. I do agree that much because in a way I feel they try to emulate our fighting style. Anyways back on the topic.. John Ruiz is not built like the prototypical Rican.. Amazingly he was able to find food somewhere in the Island and blew up to heavyweight and won a belt there. To me he is the bravest Rican fighter there ever was. His quest to find food is remarkable. Excluding the Roy Jones fight... oh and the Value fight... and well you get the point. Opinions ... ?