Tommy Burns versus John Ruiz
Tommy Burns versus John Ruiz
12 rounds.
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HomicideHenry
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Re: Tommy Burns versus John Ruiz
Both men are underrated for different reasons.
Ruiz could fight/box but after that annihilation at the hands of David Tua he became nothing but a mauler but occasionally you would see flashes of how good he could be.
Burns is underrated because history never quite forgave him for losing to Jack Johnson. They diminished his opponents, criticized how small he was, etc--- but for his era he was very hyperactive and he had a lot of knockouts. He was one of the top middleweights in the world, and he could have simultaneously claimed both the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles after beating Jack O'Brien. He had great footwork darting in and out of range and hit pretty hard for a guy his size.
I think he wins a close decision over John Ruiz.
Ruiz could fight/box but after that annihilation at the hands of David Tua he became nothing but a mauler but occasionally you would see flashes of how good he could be.
Burns is underrated because history never quite forgave him for losing to Jack Johnson. They diminished his opponents, criticized how small he was, etc--- but for his era he was very hyperactive and he had a lot of knockouts. He was one of the top middleweights in the world, and he could have simultaneously claimed both the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles after beating Jack O'Brien. He had great footwork darting in and out of range and hit pretty hard for a guy his size.
I think he wins a close decision over John Ruiz.
Re: Tommy Burns versus John Ruiz
Was Johnny as good hugger as Jack?
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HomicideHenry
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Re: Tommy Burns versus John Ruiz
Johnson was superior in that department in my opinion. Not to use that as criticism, because for a very long time in the sport clinching was considered a legitimate tactic --- after all many of the past champions had wrestlers in their training camps to optimize their clinches. Jim Jefferies, for example, had the wrestling champion of the world Martin "Farmer" Burns in his training camps. Even Jack Dempsey had wrestlers assist in his training camps from time to time.