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First off Ruiz did state that he was the true heavyweight champion. He did it in an interview that was posted on both Fightnews.com and Boxingtalk.com. In it he called out all the other champions and declared himself the only real champion. And for the record Ruiz did not get beat around by Holyfield. He beat Holyfield convincingly twice. (I know the second one was a draw but find 1 person other than the badguy who actually thinks Holyfield even came close to winning that third fight. That draw was another example of the disturbing pattern that has developed with judges trying to save Holyfields career by giving him draw decisions). Ruiz was a great champion. He beat top rated fighters and he never turned down a fight. Not to many of the current champs can lay claim to that. I mean look at Byrd. The guy bitches more than he fights. Ruiz was the man. Now Toney's the man. Saturday was the coronation of the new king of the division. Ruiz should be given more respect for his accomplishments in the ring. Instead he is disrespected continuously. And that is the reason Ruiz fans like myself are being robbed of ever seeing the Great Ruiz in the ring again. Its truly sad. A Ruiz-Tyson fight would have been huge and it looks like we may not get to see it. Thats the sad part.
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