Saddoboxing: I have a question about the Jones fight back in ’03. What made you try to box in that fight, rather then assert yourself as the bigger man?

Ruiz: Well, if you remember the first round I was going inside. I was trying to muscle him a bit. I went in and the referee instantly broke us up. I was thrown a definite curve ball. I was having some personal problems outside the ring and I can honestly say that that was the first time in my life that I gave up on myself. I was beaten mentally in the first round. After the fight I felt terrible about that loss. I still do.