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John “The Quiet Man" Ruiz (born January 4, 1972 in Methuen, MA), currently residing in Chelsea, MA is a professional American boxer and former WBA World Heavyweight champion.. For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Heavyweight (MMA). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Methuen is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Methuen is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... Chelsea is a city located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. ... Look up boxer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Professional career

His professional record is 41-7-1-0, with 28 knockouts. Frustrated by years of criticism from the boxing press and fans, he retired upon his second loss of the WBA Title on April 30, 2005 (to James “Lights-Out” Toney). Ruiz un-retired in 10 days, after finding out that James Toney had tested positive for anabolic steroids. The official outcome, a unanimous-decision defeat, was changed to a no-contest; the WBA ordered that Ruiz retain the title. Ruiz then filed a lawsuit against Toney, claiming that he had damaged Ruiz's boxing career (due to Toney's use of illegal steroids before their bout). is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Lights-Out Toney (born August 24, 1968) is a professional boxer from Detroit, Michigan and is a Huron High School alumnus where he was a 205 lb football quarterback in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

On December 17, 2005 he lost his title for the third time — in controversial fashion, as usual — to Nicolay Valuev. Ruiz is currently seeking a rematch with Valuev December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicolay Valuev (Russian: ) (b. ...

First reign as WBA champion

After Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield for the Undisputed (i.e., WBC + IBF + WBA) World Heavyweight Championship in late 1999, the WBA ordered Lewis to defend the title against Ruiz, its #1-ranked contender, but Lewis refused. Though he had been undefeated since a loss against David Tua in 1996, the level of competition Ruiz had been facing was suspect. Lennox Claudius Lewis CBE (born September 2, 1965 in West Ham, London, England) is a retired professional boxer who represented Canada in the Olympics and fought under the British flag as a professional. ... Evander The Real Deal Holyfield (born October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. ... WBC logo mark â€œWBCâ€ redirects here. ... IBF redirects here. ... This article is about the year. ...

Ruiz and his management sued, claiming that WBA rules entitled him to a title shot. A judge agreed, but rather than face Ruiz in a bout that was seen as commercially unattractive, Lewis instead fought Michael Grant, considered to be a very worthy contender at the time. After learning of this, the judge decreed that upon entering the ring against Grant on April 29, 2000, Lewis would automatically forfeit the WBA Title. There are several people with the name Michael Grant: Michael Grant (author), the historian who wrote about the Roman empire Michael Grant (boxer), the boxer Michael Grant, 12th Baron de Longueuil This human name article is a disambiguation page â€” a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Ruiz fought former champion Holyfield to fill the vacancy on August 12, 2000, losing by unanimous decision (this result made Holyfield the first to win a world heavyweight title on four separate occasions). Many observers and boxing reporters felt that the underdog Ruiz had done enough to win. Due to this controversial decision, the WBA ordered an immediate rematch in early 2001, and Ruiz won the WBA Championship in a slightly less-close unanimous decision. He defended the title twice: a draw in a sucky third match against Holyfield, and a 10th-round victory over Kirk Johnson (disqualified for repeatedly punching below the waist). Ruiz was accused in both the second Holyfield fight and the Johnson fight of faking low blows that actually seemed to be closer to his beltline than his groin. On March 1, 2003 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ruiz’s first reign as champion ended—against a light heavyweight whom he outweighed by over 30 lb. He lost a unanimous decision to Roy Jones, Jr. Ruiz blamed the referee for the loss, claiming that he "did not let me fight my fight". is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Heavyweight (MMA). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Kirk Johnson (born June 29, 1972) is a professional heavyweight boxer from North Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the weight division between cruiserweight over 175 pounds (79. ... Roy Jones Jr. ...

In defeating Ruiz, Jones joined Michael Spinks and Michael Moorer as the only light-heavyweight titlists to later win a world heavyweight title. Jones was also only the second former world middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title (the first being Bob Fitzsimmons, who beat "Gentleman" Jim Corbett on March 17, 1897). Michael Spinks, a native of St. ... Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12, 1967) is a former boxer who has been a world champion in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. ... Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ... Robert James Bob Fitzsimmons (May 26, 1863 - October 22, 1917) was a Cornish native and moved to New Zealand in his childhood. ... James John Corbett, born September 1, 1866 in San Francisco, California, United States â€“ died February 18, 1933 in Bayside, New York, was a heavyweight boxing champion. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Second reign as WBA champion

Roy Jones, Jr. was now a world heavyweight champion, Jones failed to meet the WBA-imposed deadline to face Vitali Klitschko, its #1 contender. The WBA meanwhile set up a bout between Klitschko and #2-ranked Hasim Rahman for an interim version of its heavyweight belt. The interim champion would subsequently fight Jones to settle the title's disputed status. Dr. Vitali Vladimirovich Klitschko (Ukrainian: ) born July 19, 1971). ... Hasim The Rock Shariff Rahman (born November 7, 1972), is an American boxer who became the linear and legit Heavyweight champion of the world by knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001. ...

Vitali Klitschko refused contractual negotiations for the Rahman match, opposed to fighting for an illegitimate championship. The WBA then turned to David Tua, its #3 contender. While Tua initially agreed to fight Rahman, he later pulled out of the bout, too. Ruiz, whom Tua had beaten in 1996 — but as the #5 contender, was the highest-ranked fighter still interested — agreed to fight Rahman, a former WBC / IBF world heavyweight champion who had won and lost those belts to Lennox Lewis (by KO) in 2001. David Tua, (born Mafaufau Tavita Lio Mafaufau Sanerivi Talimatasi on November 21, 1972 on the Island of Upolu, Samoa), is a heavyweight boxer and former title challenger currently rising again in the heavyweight rankings. ... WBC logo mark â€œWBCâ€ redirects here. ... IBF redirects here. ... Ko may refer to: Ken OHara AKA KO MC, a moderately unsuccesful gangsta rapper from Boston, MA. He may be contacted via http://www. ...

On December 13, 2003, Ruiz defeated Rahman by unanimous decision, earning him the first-ever WBA Interim world Heavyweight Title. On February 20, 2004, Roy Jones, Jr. advised the WBA that he would return to the light-heavyweight division, vacating its heavyweight championship. The WBA then removed the "interim" tag from Ruiz’s championship status, declaring his victory over Rahman good enough to warrant being the official WBA world Heavyweight Champion. is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the following organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, The World Boxing Organization...

On April 17, 2004, Ruiz fought the first defense of his second world title. He retained it with an eleventh-round technical knockout of Fres Oquendo at Madison Square Garden. This fight was historic in that it was the first time two Hispanics/Latinos faced each other for a world heavyweight title. is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abbreviation: TKO A victory in boxing, with immediate termination of the match, awarded by the referee when it appears that one fighter is too badly injured or unable to continue. ... Fres Oquendo born April 1, 1973 in Puerto Rico, is a professional heavyweight boxer. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... Hispanic (Spanish: ; Portuguese: ; Latin: , adjective from HispÄnia, the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania and its peoples. ... For the Brazilian pop singer, see Latino (singer). ...

On November 13 of that same year, Ruiz retained the belt with a close unanimous-decision over Polish-American Andrzej Gołota (a.k.a., "Andrew" Golota), although he suffered two knockdowns and a one-point deduction by referee Randy Neumann. But Ruiz managed to win the complete 2nd half of the fight which was enough get the decision. is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrzej GoÅ‚ota (in the U.S. often referred to as Andrew Golota; born January 5, 1968) is a professional boxer from Poland who has been involved in many controversial fights. ... Born and raised in Cliffside Park, NJ in 1948, Randy Neumann has been a referee for the New York State Athletic Commission since 1982. ...

On April 30, 2005, Ruiz lost the title to James "Lights Out" Toney in Madison Square Garden. However, after Toney failed the post-match drug test (for stanozolol, an anabolic steroid), the New York Athletic Commission suspended him from boxing in the USA for 90 days, and fined him $10,000 (U.S.). The WBA barred the aging (then 36 years-old) Toney from fighting for its heavyweight title for the next two years. This resulted in Toney's win being changed to a "no contest" — basically, a nullification. Ruiz came out of retirement before it was found out that Toney would be suspended and he would be reinstated as champion. is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ...

Controversial Loss To Valuev

On December 17, 2005, Ruiz lost the WBA Championship in Berlin to 7 ft. tall, 324-lb. Russian Nicolay Valuev. The official outcome was a majority decision (scored 114-116, 113-116, and 114-114), but it was also a controversial one. Ruiz was convinced that his jab / combination-punch technique had given him a clear victory. He demanded that his promoter, Don King, set up an immediate re-match with the now-first-ever Russian world heavyweight champion. Ruiz's long-time manager, Norman Stone, declared that they would also formally petition the WBA: after all, the 10,000 German spectators booed when the decision was announced. Ruiz's camp claimed that the Germans booed because they too felt that the outcome was unjust. Wilfried Sauerland, the manager who rescued Valuev's career from obscurity 2 years earlier, angrily countered that the fans had booed because Stone's in-ring behavior had agitated them [1]. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Nicolay Valuev (Russian: ) (b. ... A type of professional boxing outcome in which 2 of the 3 judges agree on which boxer won the match, while the third judge indicates that neither boxer won (i. ... Don King Wax Sculpture Donald Don King (born December 6, 1931), is a successful American boxing promoter particularly known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality. ...

In September 2006 Ruiz announced that he would be managed by Wilfried Sauerland, the very same man who manages Valuev. His former manager Norman Stone retired on December 22nd, 2005, stating that the decision in the loss to Valuev was the last straw, and he would continue to support Ruiz from retirement.[2]

The Road Back

After the loss Don King announced his intention to still promote Ruiz. King had become aware of Ruiz after his KO win over the former IBF world champion Tony Tucker in 1998.[3] Ruiz followed up the loss to Valuev with a fight against up-and-coming contender Ruslan Chagaev. In a close fight, Chagaev prevailed, taking a split decision with scores of 117-111 and 116-112 for Chagaev, and 115-114 for Ruiz. Chagaev became the mandatory challenger for a shot at Valuev, whom he defeated on April 14, 2007 to claim the heavyweight championship. Tony Craig TNT Tucker (born December 27, 1958) was a professional Heavyweight boxer during the 1980s and some of the 1990s. ... Ruslan Chagaev (born October 19, 1978 in Andijan, Uzbek SSR) is an Uzbek boxer, currently holding the WBA heavyweight title. ...

Another Comeback

Ruiz faced Otis Tisdale on 10/13/07 and ended the fight with a TKO victory in the 2nd round as referee Pete Podgorski called a halt to the bout as Tisdale went down for the third time. The bout was scheduled for 10 rounds. criticisms Ruiz has often been criticized for his mauling style and grab and hold tactics that have been the for front of comments by the media and boxing writers despite this he still boxes at the top level and successfully Pete Podgorski is a former amateur and professional light middleweight boxer, as well as a boxing official. ...

Amateur Highlights

Jeremy Williams (born August 19, 1972, Fort Dodge, Iowa) is a professional boxer and mixed martial artist. ...

Contents

Professional career

First reign as WBA champion

Second reign as WBA champion

Controversial Loss To Valuev

The Road Back

Another Comeback

Amateur Highlights

See also

External links

Contents

Professional career GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");

First reign as WBA champion

Second reign as WBA champion

Controversial Loss To Valuev

The Road Back

Another Comeback

Amateur Highlights

See also

External links

Professional career