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

[donnydarkoIRL]

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.

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

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.

[NUCLEAR BULL]

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

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

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

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.

[NUCLEAR BULL]

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

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

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

[Macho]

Hey Boston......Dont forget my Question OK......

[The Fightfan]

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

[amat]

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

[No Contest]

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.

[The Fightfan]

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

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

[RozzySean]

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.

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.

[JT Rock]

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

[Violent Demise]

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

[Preme]

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

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

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.

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.