John Ruiz - Revision history

Nottyboy at 19:52, 5 June 2019

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	[[Category:NABA Heavyweight Champions]]		[[Category:NABA Heavyweight Champions]]
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Journeymen at 11:38, 23 December 2018

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	*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title to [[James Toney]] by a unanimous decision on April 30, 2005. However, Toney tested positive for a banned substance, and the result was changed to a [[no contest\|no-contest]]. On May 17, 2005, the [[WBA]] restored Ruiz as their heavyweight champion.		*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title to [[James Toney]] by a unanimous decision on April 30, 2005. However, Toney tested positive for a banned substance, and the result was changed to a [[no contest\|no-contest]]. On May 17, 2005, the [[WBA]] restored Ruiz as their heavyweight champion.
	*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title by majority decision to [[Nicolay Valuev]] on December 18, 2005.		*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title by majority decision to [[Nicolay Valuev]] on December 18, 2005.
	* Ruiz had over a dozen bouts for different versions of the WBA Heavyweight title and eliminators, winning four of those bouts for the title, and being a challenger several times.		* Ruiz had over a dozen bouts for different versions of the WBA Heavyweight title and eliminators, winning four of those bouts for the title, One of those for the IBO version of the Heavyweight title and being a title challenger several times.

	==Minor & Regional Titles==		==Minor & Regional Titles==

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Professional Career

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	*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title to [[James Toney]] by a unanimous decision on April 30, 2005. However, Toney tested positive for a banned substance, and the result was changed to a [[no contest\|no-contest]]. On May 17, 2005, the [[WBA]] restored Ruiz as their heavyweight champion.		*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title to [[James Toney]] by a unanimous decision on April 30, 2005. However, Toney tested positive for a banned substance, and the result was changed to a [[no contest\|no-contest]]. On May 17, 2005, the [[WBA]] restored Ruiz as their heavyweight champion.
	*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title by majority decision to [[Nicolay Valuev]] on December 18, 2005.		*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title by majority decision to [[Nicolay Valuev]] on December 18, 2005.
			* Ruiz had over a dozen bouts for different versions of the WBA Heavyweight title and eliminators, winning four of those bouts for the title, and being a challenger several times.

	==Minor & Regional Titles==		==Minor & Regional Titles==

Slugger at 14:12, 24 July 2018

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Manny Siaca Sr.]], [[Norman Stone]]		'''Trainer:''' [[Manny Siaca Sr.]], [[Norman Stone]] (1992-2005)<br>
			'''Manager:''' [[Norman Stone]] (1992-2005)<br>
	'''[[:Category:John Ruiz Gallery\|John Ruiz Photo Gallery]]'''		'''[[:Category:John Ruiz Gallery\|John Ruiz Photo Gallery]]'''

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	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==
	*Competed as a light heavyweight at the 1991 World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:		*Competed as a light heavyweight at the 1991 World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:

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Professional Career

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	*After [[Roy Jones Jr.]] returned to light heavyweight, Ruiz defeated [[Hasim Rahman]] by a unanimous decision to win the vacant interim [[WBA]] heavyweight title on December 13, 2003. Ruiz was upgraded to full [[WBA]] heavyweight champion in February 2004.		*After [[Roy Jones Jr.]] returned to light heavyweight, Ruiz defeated [[Hasim Rahman]] by a unanimous decision to win the vacant interim [[WBA]] heavyweight title on December 13, 2003. Ruiz was upgraded to full [[WBA]] heavyweight champion in February 2004.
	*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title to [[James Toney]] by a unanimous decision on April 30, 2005. However, Toney tested positive for a banned substance, and the result was changed to a [[no contest\|no-contest]]. On May 17, 2005, the [[WBA]] restored Ruiz as their heavyweight champion.		*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title to [[James Toney]] by a unanimous decision on April 30, 2005. However, Toney tested positive for a banned substance, and the result was changed to a [[no contest\|no-contest]]. On May 17, 2005, the [[WBA]] restored Ruiz as their heavyweight champion.
	*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title by ~~a controversial~~ majority decision to [[Nicolay Valuev]] on December 18, 2005.		*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title by majority decision to [[Nicolay Valuev]] on December 18, 2005.

	==Minor & Regional Titles==		==Minor & Regional Titles==

Sucracristo at 09:28, 16 July 2015

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Boxsoup at 22:37, 18 April 2013

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Manny Siaca Sr.]], [[Norman Stone]] ~~(former)<br>~~		'''Trainer:''' [[Manny Siaca Sr.]], [[Norman Stone]]

	'''[[:Category:John Ruiz Gallery\|John Ruiz Photo Gallery]]'''		'''[[:Category:John Ruiz Gallery\|John Ruiz Photo Gallery]]'''
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	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==
	*Competed as a light heavyweight at the 1991 World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:		*Competed as a light heavyweight at the 1991 World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
	**Defeated [[Mohamed Benguesmia]] (Algeria) ~~PST~~ (22-11)		**Defeated [[Mohamed Benguesmia]] (Algeria) PTS (22-11)
	**Defeated [[Miodrag Radulovic]] (Yugoslavia) RSC-3		**Defeated [[Miodrag Radulovic]] (Yugoslavia) RSC-3
	**Lost to [[Andrey Kurniavka]] (Soviet Union) PTS (14-20)		**Lost to [[Andrey Kurniavka]] (Soviet Union) PTS (14-20)
	*Competed as a light heavyweight at the 1992 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials in Worcester, Massachusetts. Result was:		*Competed as a light heavyweight at the 1992 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials in Worcester, Massachusetts. Result was:
	**Lost to [[Jeremy Williams]] PTS<BR>		**Lost to [[Jeremy Williams]] PTS (5-0)<BR>


	== Professional Career ==		== Professional Career ==
	*First Latino World Heavyweight Champion.		*Often criticized for his fighting style, which consisted of jabbing and clinching. Many considered it to be boring and ugly.
	*Often criticized ~~due to~~ his ~~boring~~ style, which ~~consists~~ of jabbing and clinching.		*Knocked out in nineteen seconds by [[David Tua]] on March 15, 1996.
	*Ruiz lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title to [[James Toney]] on April 30, 2005 ~~by unanimous decision~~. However, Toney tested positive for a banned substance, and the result was changed to a [[no contest\|no-contest]]. On May 17, 2005, the WBA restored Ruiz as their heavyweight champion.		*In his first shot at a world title, Ruiz fought [[Evander Holyfield]] for the vacant [[WBA]] heavyweight title on August 12, 2000 and lost by a controversial unanimous decision. Because of the controversy, the [[WBA]] ordered a rematch.
	*~~Ruiz lost~~ the WBA title by a majority decision to [[Nicolay Valuev]] on December 18, 2005.		*Became the first Latino to win a portion of the World Heavyweight Championship when he defeated [[Evander Holyfield]] by a unanimous decision to win the [[WBA]] heavyweight title on March 3, 2001.
			*In his first defense of the [[WBA]] heavyweight title, Ruiz fought a draw with [[Evander Holyfield]] on December 15, 2001.
			*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title to light heavyweight champion [[Roy Jones Jr.]] by a lopsided unanimous decision on March 1, 2003.
			*After [[Roy Jones Jr.]] returned to light heavyweight, Ruiz defeated [[Hasim Rahman]] by a unanimous decision to win the vacant interim [[WBA]] heavyweight title on December 13, 2003. Ruiz was upgraded to full [[WBA]] heavyweight champion in February 2004.
			*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title to [[James Toney]] by a unanimous decision on April 30, 2005. However, Toney tested positive for a banned substance, and the result was changed to a [[no contest\|no-contest]]. On May 17, 2005, the [[WBA]] restored Ruiz as their heavyweight champion.
			*Lost the [[WBA]] heavyweight title by a controversial majority decision to [[Nicolay Valuev]] on December 18, 2005.

			==Minor & Regional Titles==
			*[[WBC]] International Heavyweight Title (1995)
			*[[NABF]] Heavyweight Title (1997)
			*[[NABA]] Heavyweight Title (1998)
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	== Amateur Career ==		== Amateur Career ==
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	**Lost to [[Andrey Kurniavka]] (Soviet Union) PTS (14-20)		**Lost to [[Andrey Kurniavka]] (Soviet Union) PTS (14-20)
	*Competed as a light heavyweight at the 1992 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials in Worcester, Massachusetts. Result was:		*Competed as a light heavyweight at the 1992 [[Olympics\|Olympic]] Trials in Worcester, Massachusetts. Result was:
	**Lost to [[Jeremy Williams]] PTS		**Lost to [[Jeremy Williams]] PTS<BR>


	== Professional Career ==		== Professional Career ==

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	'''Trainer:''' [[Manny Siaca Sr.]], [[Norman Stone]] (former)<br>		'''Trainer:''' [[Manny Siaca Sr.]], [[Norman Stone]] (former)<br>