John Ruiz vs. Roy Jones Jr. - Revision history

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	title=[[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights\|WBA Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 77\|		title=[[WBA Heavyweight Title Fights\|WBA Heavyweight Title Fight]]<br># 77\|
	after=[[John Ruiz vs. ~~Hasim Rahman~~\|Ruiz vs. ~~Rahman~~]]<br/>~~Interim Title~~\|		after=[[John Ruiz vs. Fres Oquendo\|Ruiz vs. Oquendo]]<br/>\|
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Earl at 00:04, 29 November 2013

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	~~! Total Punches \|\|~~ Ruiz ~~\|\| Jones~~
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	~~\| Landed \|\| 89 \|\| 134~~
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	~~\| Thrown \|\| 433 \|\| 424~~
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	~~\| Pct~~. \|\| ~~21% \|\| 32%~~
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	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (3rd ~~defence of Ru�z~~)		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 116-112 Jones
			*'''Unofficial [[HBO]] judge [[Harold Lederman]] scorecard:''' 119-109 Jones
			*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (3rd defense by Ruiz)
	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King\|Don King Productions]]<br>		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King\|Don King Productions]]<br>
	*'''Aired on:''' [[HBO]] Pay-Per-View (Main Event)<br>		*'''Aired on:''' HBO Pay-Per-View (Main Event)<br>
			*[[:Image:Jones.Ruiz.jpg\|Photo 2]], [[:File:Jones-Ruiz HookToBody.jpg\|Photo 3]], [[:File:Jones-Ruiz HookToHead.jpg\|Photo 4]]

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	[[File:Roy Jones Jr vs. John Ruiz (poster).jpg\|right\|~~275px~~]]		[[File:Roy Jones Jr vs. John Ruiz (poster).jpg\|right\|350px]]
	*Roy Jones ~~Jr. fighting~~ at heavyweight was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] ~~magazine~~ [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year\|Event of the Year]] for 2003.		*Jones was guaranteed $10 million against 60% of the profits. Ruiz had no guarantee. He received 40% of the profits, which he had to share with promoter Don King.
	*Jones became the first former middleweight ~~world~~ titlist ~~in 106 years to win a heavyweight world title (~~[[Bob Fitzsimmons]], 1897).		*Jones was a 9-5 favorite.
	*Jones never defended ~~his~~ WBA heavyweight title~~, instead returning~~ to the light heavyweight division.		*There was a crowd of 15,300.
	*602,000 ~~PPV~~ buys ~~according~~ to ~~[[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (~~525,000 buys ~~were originally reported)~~		*Jones landed 134 of 424 punches (32%) and Ruiz connected on 89 of 433 (21%).
	*[[:~~Image:Jones~~.~~Ruiz~~.~~jpg\|Photo]~~]		*"Roy Jones fights at heavyweight" was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year\|Event of the Year]] for 2003.
			*Jones became the seventh boxer in history to win world titles in four weight divisions.
			*Jones became the first former world middleweight titlist since [[Bob Fitzsimmons]] in 1897 to win a world heavyweight title.
			*Jones never defended the WBA heavyweight title. He relinquished the belt and returned to the light heavyweight division.
			*According to Mark Taffet, HBO’s Senior Vice-President of Sports Operations and Pay-Per-View, the fight generated 602,000 pay-per-view buys. The figure was originally reported to be 525,000 buys.


			==Articles==
			*[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2003-02-26-jones-ruiz_x.htm ''USA Today'' - February 26, 2003]
			*[http://www.secondsout.com/columns/thomas-hauser/jones-ruiz-and-the-roy-jones-legacy1 ''Secondsout.com'' - March 1, 2003]

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Slugger at 10:07, 17 November 2011

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	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (3rd defence of ~~Ruíz~~)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (3rd defence of Ru�z)
	*'''~~Weights~~:''' ~~Ruíz 226 lbs, Jones 193 lbs~~		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King\|Don King Productions]]<br>
	== ~~Comments~~ ==		*'''Aired on:''' [[HBO]] Pay-Per-View (Main Event)<br>
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	- Roy Jones Jr. fighting at heavyweight was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year\|Event of the Year]] for 2003.~~<br>~~		== Notes ==
	- Jones became the first former middleweight world titlist in 106 years to win a heavyweight world title. ([[Bob Fitzsimmons]], 1897)~~<br>~~		[[File:Roy Jones Jr vs. John Ruiz (poster).jpg\|right\|275px]]
	- Jones never defended his WBA heavyweight title, instead returning to the light heavyweight division.~~<br>~~		*Roy Jones Jr. fighting at heavyweight was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year\|Event of the Year]] for 2003.
	- 602,000 PPV buys according to [[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (525,000 buys were originally reported)		*Jones became the first former middleweight world titlist in 106 years to win a heavyweight world title ([[Bob Fitzsimmons]], 1897).
			*Jones never defended his WBA heavyweight title, instead returning to the light heavyweight division.
			*602,000 PPV buys according to [[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (525,000 buys were originally reported)
			*[[:Image:Jones.Ruiz.jpg\|Photo]]

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Fosho at 18:10, 30 December 2008

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	*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (3rd ~~defending~~ of Ruíz)		*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (3rd defence of Ruíz)
	*'''Weights:''' Ruíz 226 lbs, Jones 193 lbs		*'''Weights:''' Ruíz 226 lbs, Jones 193 lbs
	== Comments ==		== Comments ==

Fosho at 18:10, 30 December 2008

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	- Jones never defended his WBA heavyweight title, instead returning to the light heavyweight division.<br>		- Jones never defended his WBA heavyweight title, instead returning to the light heavyweight division.<br>
	- 602,000 PPV buys according to [[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (525,000 buys were originally reported)		- 602,000 PPV buys according to [[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (525,000 buys were originally reported)

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	*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Title (Ruiz's 3rd defense)
	*'''Weights:''' Ruiz 226 lbs, Jones 193 lbs

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			*'''[[World Boxing Association]] Heavyweight Title''' (3rd defending of Ruíz)
			*'''Weights:''' Ruíz 226 lbs, Jones 193 lbs
	== Comments ==		== Comments ==
			[[file:Jones.Ruiz.jpg\|right\|250px]]
	*Roy Jones Jr. fighting at heavyweight was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year\|Event of the Year]] for 2003.		- Roy Jones Jr. fighting at heavyweight was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year\|Event of the Year]] for 2003.<br>
	*Jones became the first former middleweight world titlist in 106 years to win a heavyweight world title. ([[Bob Fitzsimmons]], 1897)		- Jones became the first former middleweight world titlist in 106 years to win a heavyweight world title. ([[Bob Fitzsimmons]], 1897)<br>
	*Jones never defended his WBA heavyweight title, instead returning to the light heavyweight division.		- Jones never defended his WBA heavyweight title, instead returning to the light heavyweight division.<br>
	*602,000 PPV buys according to [[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (525,000 buys were originally reported)		- 602,000 PPV buys according to [[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (525,000 buys were originally reported)


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	== ~~Notes~~ ==		== Comments ==

	*Roy Jones Jr. fighting at heavyweight was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year\|Event of the Year]] for 2003.		*Roy Jones Jr. fighting at heavyweight was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year\|Event of the Year]] for 2003.

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	== ~~Comments~~ ==		== Notes ==

	*Roy Jones Jr. fighting at heavyweight was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year\|Event of the Year]] for 2003.		*Roy Jones Jr. fighting at heavyweight was named [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] magazine [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year\|Event of the Year]] for 2003.

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	*Jones never defended his WBA heavyweight title, instead returning to the light heavyweight division.		*Jones never defended his WBA heavyweight title, instead returning to the light heavyweight division.
	*602,000 PPV buys according to [[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (525,000 buys were originally reported)		*602,000 PPV buys according to [[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (525,000 buys were originally reported)


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	*Jones never defended his WBA heavyweight title, instead returning to the light heavyweight division.		*Jones never defended his WBA heavyweight title, instead returning to the light heavyweight division.
	*602,000 PPV buys according to [[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (525,000 buys were originally reported)		*602,000 PPV buys according to [[HBO\|HBO's]] Mark Taffet. (525,000 buys were originally reported)

	~~== External Links ==~~
	~~[http://www.boxingtimes.com/analyses/2003/030301ruiz_jonesjr.html The Boxing Times analysis]~~

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