John Ruiz vs. Nikolay Valuev (1st meeting) - Revision history

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	* Contract signed on October 20.[http://www.boxnews.com.ua/news/2102/2005-10-24/Dzhon-Ruiz-podpisal-kontrakt-na-boj-s-Nikolaem-Valuevim]		* Contract signed on October 20.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150610002012/http://www.boxnews.com.ua/news/2102/2005-10-24/Dzhon-Ruiz-podpisal-kontrakt-na-boj-s-Nikolaem-Valuevim]
	* The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 7.53 million viewers]] on [[ARD\|Das Erste]] with 43.1 market share.		* The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 7.53 million viewers]] on [[ARD\|Das Erste]] with 43.1 market share.
	* Valuev became the tallest (7'0") and heaviest (324 lbs) heavyweight world title holder in history.		* Valuev became the tallest (7'0") and heaviest (324 lbs) heavyweight world title holder in history.

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	* ~~Bout official~~ on October 23.		* Contract signed on October 20.[http://www.boxnews.com.ua/news/2102/2005-10-24/Dzhon-Ruiz-podpisal-kontrakt-na-boj-s-Nikolaem-Valuevim]
	* The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 7.53 million viewers]] on [[ARD\|Das Erste]] with 43.1 market share.		* The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 7.53 million viewers]] on [[ARD\|Das Erste]] with 43.1 market share.
	* Valuev became the tallest (7'0") and heaviest (324 lbs) heavyweight world title holder in history.		* Valuev became the tallest (7'0") and heaviest (324 lbs) heavyweight world title holder in history.

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	* Bout official on October 23.		* Bout official on October 23.
	* The fight averaged 7.53 million viewers on [[ARD\|Das Erste]] with 43.1 market share.		* The fight [[Television Viewership Of Boxing Fights In Germany\|averaged 7.53 million viewers]] on [[ARD\|Das Erste]] with 43.1 market share.
	* Valuev became the tallest (7'0") and heaviest (324 lbs) heavyweight world title holder in history.		* Valuev became the tallest (7'0") and heaviest (324 lbs) heavyweight world title holder in history.
	* Ruiz earned $1.7 million, plus percentage from ticket sales.		* Ruiz earned $1.7 million, plus percentage from ticket sales.

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	{{Fight Succession Box\|		{{Fight Succession Box\|
	before=[[John Ruiz vs. James Toney\|Ruiz vs. Toney]]\|		before=[[John Ruiz vs. James Toney\|Ruiz vs. Toney]]\|
	title=[[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights\|WBA Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 82\|		title=[[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights\|WBA Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 81\|
	after=[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Owen Beck\|Valuev vs. Beck]]\|		after=[[Nikolay Valuev vs. Owen Beck\|Valuev vs. Beck]]\|
	}}		}}
	{{end box}}		{{end box}}

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	* The fight averaged 7.53 million viewers on [[ARD\|Das Erste]] with 43.1 market share.		* The fight averaged 7.53 million viewers on [[ARD\|Das Erste]] with 43.1 market share.
	* Valuev became the tallest (7'0") and heaviest (324 lbs) heavyweight world title holder in history.		* Valuev became the tallest (7'0") and heaviest (324 lbs) heavyweight world title holder in history.
			* Ruiz earned $1.7 million, plus percentage from ticket sales.

	<big>'''7-foot Valuev defeats Ruiz for WBA title'''</big>		<big>'''7-foot Valuev defeats Ruiz for WBA title'''</big>

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			* Bout official on October 23.
	* The fight averaged 7.53 million viewers on [[ARD\|Das Erste]] with 43.1 market share.		* The fight averaged 7.53 million viewers on [[ARD\|Das Erste]] with 43.1 market share.
	* Valuev became the tallest (7'0") and heaviest (324 lbs) heavyweight world title holder in history.		* Valuev became the tallest (7'0") and heaviest (324 lbs) heavyweight world title holder in history.

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	“I want to thank the people of Germany [for booing],” Ruiz said. “I would love a rematch. I will fight him anywhere.”		“I want to thank the people of Germany [for booing],” Ruiz said. “I would love a rematch. I will fight him anywhere.”

			Before the fight, Ruiz called Valuev “King Kong” and said, “He’s got a head the size of a Volkswagen. I can’t miss hitting him.”

			Valuev is a former basketball player and discus thrower who was fighting for almost nothing in Russia until he was discovered by Sauerland about two years ago.
	[https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/boxing-7-foot-valuev-defeats-ruiz-for-wba-title/]		[https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/boxing-7-foot-valuev-defeats-ruiz-for-wba-title/]

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	Ruiz, who weighed 85 pounds less than Valuev at 238 and is 10 inches shorter, appeared to have the fight in hand. He used a jab-and-grab tactic to slip in a few punches and then tie up Valuev.		Ruiz, who weighed 85 pounds less than Valuev at 238 and is 10 inches shorter, appeared to have the fight in hand. He used a jab-and-grab tactic to slip in a few punches and then tie up Valuev.

			Valuev began throwing combinations in the seventh round, adding to a left jab that landed from the opening round. In the ninth, Valuev danced a bit.

			Valuev landed the only punch that did damage in the final round, hitting Ruiz on the chin with a straight left that wobbled the champion. Ruiz clinched his way to the end of the fight.

			According to the WBA Web site, Ruiz is 41-6-1 and Valuev is unbeaten in 44 fights.

			Ruiz used the holding tactics that carried him through 11 title fights.

			“We knew beforehand you can’t have a beautiful fight against John Ruiz,” said Uli Wagner, Valuev’s trainer. “But my fighter jabbed him the whole fight and later he used his physical advantage. It was close, but he deserved the verdict.”

			It was the latest setback for Ruiz after losses to two former middleweights. He was beaten by Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney, but was reinstated as champion when Toney was stripped of the crown in May for testing positive for steroids.

			At a news conference after the bout, Stone accused the Germans of manipulating the fight, although they did not choose the judges from New Zealand, Australia and Mexico.

			Ruiz’s camp plans to petition the WBA for a rematch.

			“I want to thank the people of Germany [for booing],” Ruiz said. “I would love a rematch. I will fight him anywhere.”

	[https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/boxing-7-foot-valuev-defeats-ruiz-for-wba-title/]		[https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/boxing-7-foot-valuev-defeats-ruiz-for-wba-title/]

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	Ruiz’s manager, Norman Stone, had to be restrained in the ring when the announcement was made. German promoter Wilfried Sauerland accused him of inciting the crowd, leading to the booing.		Ruiz’s manager, Norman Stone, had to be restrained in the ring when the announcement was made. German promoter Wilfried Sauerland accused him of inciting the crowd, leading to the booing.

			Stone grabbed the title belt from Valuev after the fight and ran around the ring holding it over his head until five ring bodyguards forcibly took it back.

			Each side admitted the fight was close after Valuev, who trains in Germany, loosened up and won the middle rounds.

			“I’m always fighting a smaller man, and the crowd always supports the smaller man,” the 32-year-old Valuev said of the crowd’s jeers. “But I was perfectly sure at the end I had won. I had to wait 12 years for this and now it has happened. It’s fantastic.”

			Ruiz, who weighed 85 pounds less than Valuev at 238 and is 10 inches shorter, appeared to have the fight in hand. He used a jab-and-grab tactic to slip in a few punches and then tie up Valuev.
	[https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/boxing-7-foot-valuev-defeats-ruiz-for-wba-title/]		[https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/boxing-7-foot-valuev-defeats-ruiz-for-wba-title/]

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 BERLIN — American John Ruiz lost the WBA heavyweight title Saturday night, dropping a disputed majority decision to 7-foot Nikolay Valuev of Russia.
 Valuev, who becomes the tallest and heaviest (323 pounds) champion of all time, won 116-113 and 116-114 on two judges’ cards, with a third judge scoring the fight 114-114. The crowd of about 10,000 booed the decision.
 “Boxing is the only sport where you can get robbed without a gun,” Ruiz said. “My promoter, Don King, should do his job and get a rematch.”
 Ruiz’s manager, Norman Stone, had to be restrained in the ring when the announcement was made. German promoter Wilfried Sauerland accused him of inciting the crowd, leading to the booing.
 [https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/boxing-7-foot-valuev-defeats-ruiz-for-wba-title/]