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Who wins this fight between the Leon Spinks that magnificently took the world title from Muhammad Ali in 1978 versus the John "The Quiet Man" Ruiz that fought his ass off against Evander Holyfield in 2000?

Ruiz wins by Ko in 10 if not sooner. It was not that Spinks was so great that night.
It was that Ali was just old and shot.

I'd favor Ruiz. Spinks may win some early rounds with the faster pace, but Ruiz being the bigger and stronger man tells over time, and I think he'd stop Spinks.

Spinks by close UD if 15 rds.

The Ali bout version of Spinks beats the shịţ out of the hugging man.

This would be an interesting matchup. Anyways, either Leon Spinks of the first Ali fight take a decision or Ruiz would either take a decision or stopping Neon Leon late.

I would pick Leon Spinks. In that fight with the great Muhammad Ali, he was fantastic.