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John Ruiz
(the "Quiet Man")

BORN   January 4 1972; Methuen, Massachusetts (Fought out of Chelsea, Massachusetts)
HEIGHT.. 6-2
WEIGHT 183-241 lbs
MANAGERS Norman Stone, Wilfried Sauerland
TRAINERS Norman Stone, Gabe Mari, Manny Siaca Sr.

 

1992
Aug 20 Kevin Parker               Atlantic City, NJ                   W  4
Sep 12 Mike Vasser                Revere, Ma                         KO  1
Nov  3 Barry Kirton               Ledyard, Ct                        TK  2
Nov 13 John Jackson               Revere, Ma                          W  6
Dec 10 Jesus Rohena               Dorchester, Ma                     KO  1

1993
Jan 16 John Jackson               Belmont, NH                         W  6
Jan 30 Miguel Rosa                Chelsea, Ma                        TK  2
Feb 20 Phil Prince                Boston, Ma                         KO  1
Mar  5 Derrick Jones              Whitman, Ma                        TK  1
Mar 20 Lorenzo Poole              Revere, Ma                         KO  1
Apr  3 Juan Quintana              Somerville, Ma                      W  6
Apr 16 Mark Sonner                Boston, Ma                         TK  1
Apr 30 George Chambers            Chelsea, Ma                        KO  1
Jun 25 Exum Speight               Chelsea, Ma                         W  8
Aug 12 Sergei Kobozev             Bay St. Louis, Ms                   L 10
Nov  3 Cordwell Hylton            London, Eng                         W  6
          -Some sources report "Bristol, Eng"
Nov 27 Carl "Truth" Williams      Cleveland, Oh                       W  6

1994
May 25 Julius Francis             London, Eng                        KO  4
Jun 25 Muhammad Askai             Revere, Ma                         KO  2
Aug  4 Danell Nicholson           Ledyard, Ct                         L 12
          -IBO Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct  1 Rick Sullivan              Boston, Ma                         TK  2

1995
Feb  4 Boris Powell               Las Vegas, Nv                       W 10
Mar 30 Jack Basting               London, Eng                        TK  1
May 17 Michael Murray             London, Eng                        TK  4
Jun 16 Derrick Roddy              London, Eng                        KO  2
          -WBC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
Aug 24 Willie Jackson             Somerville, Ma                     KO  1
Oct  7 Steve Pannell              Atlantic City, NJ                  KO  4

1996
Mar 15 David Tua                  Atlantic City, NJ                  LK  1
          -WBC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
Jun  6 Doug Davis                 Boston, Ma                         TK  6
Jul 18 Gregory Pickrom            Boston, Ma                         TK  1
Oct 25 Nathaniel Fitch            Boston, Ma                         TK  3
Nov 26 Yuri Yelistratov           London, Eng                        TK  3

1997
Jan 14 Jimmy Thunder              Kansas City, Mo                     W 12
          -NABF Heavyweight Championship
Jun 17 Ray Anis                   Bay St. Louis, Ms                  TK  1
          -NABF Heavyweight Championship

1998
Jan 31 Tony Tucker                Tampa, Fl                          TK 11
          -NABF Heavyweight Championship
Sep 19 Jerry Ballard              Atlanta, Ga                        TK  4
          -WBA North American Heavyweight Championship

1999
Mar 13 Mario Cawley               New York, NY                       TK  4
          -WBA North American Heavyweight Championship
Jun 12 Fernely Feliz              Wilmington, Ma                     TK  7
          -WBA North American Heavyweight Championship
Dec 11 Thomas Williams            Tunica, Ms                         TK  2
          -WBA North American Heavyweight Championship

2000
Aug 12 Evander Holyfield          Las Vegas, Nv                       L 12
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

2001
Mar  3 Evander Holyfield          Las Vegas, Nv                       W 12
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Dec 15 Evander Holyfield          Las Vegas, Nv                       D 12
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

2002
Jul 27 Kirk Johnson               Las Vegas, Nv                      WF 10
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

2003
Mar  1 Roy Jones Jr.              Las Vegas, Nv                       L 12
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Dec 13 Hasim Rahman               Atlantic City, NJ                   W 12
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

2004
Apr 17 Fres Oquendo               New York, NY                       TK 11
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 13 Andrew Golota              New York, NY                        W 12
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

2005
Apr 30 James Toney                New York, NY                       NC 12
          -WBA Heavyweight Championahip of the World;
           IBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
           Originally, Toney won a unanimous decision; 
           But, the verdict was subsequently changed 
           after Toney tested positive for a banned
           substance
Dec 17 Nikolay Valuev             Berlin, Germany                     L 12
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

2006
Nov 18 Ruslan Chagaev             Dusseldorf, Germany                 L 12

2007
Oct 13 Otis Tisdale               Chicago, Il                        TK  2

2008
Mar  8 Jameel McCline             Cancun, Mexico                      W 12
Aug 30 Nikolay Valuev             Berlin, Germany                     L 12
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World

2009
Nov  7 Adnan Serin                Nuremberg, Germany                 TK  7

2010
Apr  3 David Haye                 Manchester, England                LT  9
          -WBA Heavyweight Championship of the World


Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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