RJJ winning the WBA title was a big deal and still is. Was John Ruiz the easiest pick? Sure he was but John Ruiz was also a title holder. Part of me wanted Roy to defend that title a few times vs various competition mainly smaller heavyweights: Holyfield, Byrd, Toney, Tyson, Jirov, etc

Sure Lennox Lewis would have hammered out Byrd (perhaps) and Ruiz but Roy pitched a shut out and for a light heavyweight to do that is special. And I only say Lewis would have (perhaps) hammered Byrd because a few reasons 1) Lennox could be unmotivated for fights he felt the opponent didn't deserve 2) Chirs Byrd had a hell of a chin 3) Chris Byrd was slick and had a tough style.....now that being said I'm 99% certain Lennox would have KO'd him at any point in either of their careers, but Byrd just had a better shot than Ruiz would have had.