Thanks for the info Bull. I really had little knowledge of who Valuev was until now, other than knowing his name. Bsides the foot height advantage, he'll have 100+lb weight advantage. Interesting.
I think Ruiz may be the worst HWT champion we have had in a long time. The trilogy of fights against an aging Holyfield were tough to watch with all the elbows, forearms, late hits, holding, etc, from both guys. He got beat easily by Roy Jones and Toney basically showed him to be average at best. Kirk Johnson was beating him until he got DQ'd. Golota is basically washed up. The only good win would be against Rahman, who was in the midst of 4 straight fights without a win. I guess it really comes down to I hate watching him fight because he turns the fights very ugly with the constant holding and clinch boxing. Anyone who can simply box smart can easily defeat him IMO, ie. Jones and Toney.
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