Should Johnny Ruiz go down in the hall of fame instead of Holyfield, Lewis and Tyson?

Think about it... look at the records and the behind the scenes wrangles...


Tyson has a legitimate loss and a DQ to Evander Holyfield.

Ruiz is 1-1-1 with Holyfield, and many think he won two.


Tyson paid Lewis $4 million dollars not to fight him.

Lewis ducked Ruiz.


It took Lewis two attempts to beat Rahman - Ruiz did it in the first attempt.

Lewis and Tyson fought a Golota drugged up and injured... Ruiz fought him on form.

Since Ruiz was established, his only losses were when he was distracted by a divorce and a lucky punch.


All the other belt holders are avoiding him.



So should Ruiz go down in the Hall of Fame as the best heavyweight of the last two decades? Surely his record speaks for itself?

What do others think?

[theironone]

i think you've been drinking AND smoking anorak you crazy mofo, ruiz and hall of fame, thats like saying ruiz and great together, it just doesn't mix

[paul750]

i think he should go down in the hall of fame for the simple fact that he has developed a way of winning fights a guy with his ability should have no chance of winning. i think ruiz is an inspiration to those of us who are not gifted in life but work hard and make the most of what we've got. so for that reason he deserves a place

[Zab Super Judah]

omg.......are you joking?

[kapersky]

no he shouldnt, because he havent win over any "big" fighter atleast not in they prime. lewis ducked him for another reason than those we think. tyson,holyfield and lewis prime those three could beat eachother and any fighter of all time, ruiz cannot do that, he wouldnt had a chance against any top10 of all time.

[IwatchBoxing]

Actually, Ruiz is allready a legend (supposely), scroll down

[Fareastwarrior]

Ruiz should be possessed in the gay bar instead of Hall of Fame. If Ruiz will be in Hall of Fame I will break the Hall down immediately.

[Xecutioner]

youre ****ting me right

[Derranged_]

Although Ruiz has some impressive wins on paper,(Golota,Holyfield,Rahman) was he a popular fighter with the people? Granted he was the first Latin-American heavyweight champion, but was he popular with boxing fans and sports fans in general? If you walked down the street and asked regular people to name some heavyweight champs of the last decade or two, you would probaly hear the names of Tyson,Lewis,Holyfield,Foreman but not John Ruiz. The reason behind this is his lack of charisma and his boring 'clinch and fight' fighting style.

IMO he will be inducted to the boxer's hall of fame for being the first Latin Heavyweight champion and not anything else. Holyfield,Lewis, and Tyson were all charismatic(ok maybe not Lennox)and gave us boxing fans some of the most memorable fights of the 80s,90s, and the present.

[Kid Achilles]

Ruiz wins but only on account of villainy. You don't get to the hall of fame by hugging your way to every notable victory in your career. Ruiz deserves some respect for winning, but does not even come close to deserving HOF status. We would need to beat Vitali and successfully defend the title for a few years.