John Ruiz Record

John Ruiz (The Quietman) is a 53-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 17 years, 7 months, and 14 days, Ruiz amassed a record of 44-9-1, which includes 30 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

John Ruiz was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S. on January 4, 1972. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on August 20, 1992 against Kevin Parker. Ruiz defeated Parker via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Ruiz got his first shot at a world title at the age of 28 after 39 professional fights. On August 12, 2000 Ruiz challenged Evander Holyfield's WBA heavyweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.

In his next fight, he got another shot at the heavyweight WBA (vacant) title. This time he defeated Holyfield via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.

Ruiz' last fight was a 9th-round TKO loss to David Haye at age 38, on April 3, 2010, in which he was fighting for the WBA heavyweight title.

Some of John Ruiz' best fights have been against Evander Holyfield (HOFer), Kirk Johnson, Tony Tucker, Andrew Golota, Hasim Rahman, Jameel McCline, and Julius Francis. For a complete list of Ruiz' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of John Ruiz".

Ruiz has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "John Ruiz Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
55	Apr 03, 2010	38	David Haye 29 23-1	loss	TKO 9
54	Nov 07, 2009	37	Adnan Serin	win	TKO 7
53	Aug 30, 2008	36	Nikolai Valuev 35 48-1	loss	UD 12
52	Mar 08, 2008	36	Jameel McCline 37 38-8-3	win	UD 12
51	Oct 13, 2007	35	Otis Tisdale	win	TKO 2
50	Nov 18, 2006	34	Ruslan Chagaev 28 21-0-1	loss	SD 12
49	Dec 17, 2005	33	Nikolai Valuev 32 42-0	loss	MD 12
48	Apr 30, 2005	33	James Toney 36 68-4-2	nc	NA
47	Nov 13, 2004	32	Andrew Golota 36 38-4-1	win	UD 12
46	Apr 17, 2004	32	Fres Oquendo	win	TKO 11
45	Dec 13, 2003	31	Hasim Rahman 31 35-4-1	win	UD 12
44	Mar 01, 2003	31	Roy Jones Jr. 34 47-1	loss	UD 12
43	Jul 27, 2002	30	Kirk Johnson 30 32-0-1	win	DQ 10
42	Dec 15, 2001	29	Evander Holyfield 39 37-5-1	draw	SD 12
41	Mar 03, 2001	29	Evander Holyfield 38 37-4-1	win	UD 12
40	Aug 12, 2000	28	Evander Holyfield 37 36-4-1	loss	UD 12
39	Dec 11, 1999	27	Thomas Williams	win	TKO 2
38	Jun 12, 1999	27	Fernely Feliz	win	TKO 7
37	Mar 13, 1999	27	Mario Cawley	win	TKO 4
36	Sep 19, 1998	26	Jerry Ballard	win	TKO 4
35	Jan 31, 1998	26	Tony Tucker 39 56-6	win	TKO 11
34	Jun 17, 1997	25	Ray Anis	win	TKO 1
33	Jan 14, 1997	25	Jimmy Thunder	win	SD 12
32	Nov 26, 1996	24	Yuriy Yelistratov	win	TKO 3
31	Oct 25, 1996	24	Nathaniel Fitch	win	TKO 3
30	Jul 18, 1996	24	Greg Pickrom	win	TKO 1
29	Jun 06, 1996	24	Doug Davis	win	TKO 6
28	Mar 15, 1996	24	David Tua 23 22-0	loss	KO 1
27	Oct 07, 1995	23	Steve Pannell	win	TKO 4
26	Aug 24, 1995	23	Willie Jackson	win	KO 1
25	Jun 16, 1995	23	Derrick Roddy	win	KO 2
24	May 17, 1995	23	Michael Murray	win	TKO 4
23	Mar 30, 1995	23	Jack Basting	win	TKO 1
22	Feb 04, 1995	23	Boris Powell	win	UD 10
21	Oct 01, 1994	22	Rick Sullivan	win	KO 2
20	Aug 04, 1994	22	Danell Nicholson	loss	SD 12
19	Jun 25, 1994	22	Muhammad Askai	win	TKO 2
18	May 25, 1994	22	Julius Francis 29 6-0	win	KO 4
17	Nov 27, 1993	21	Carl Williams	win	PTS 6
16	Nov 03, 1993	21	Cordwell Hylton	win	PTS 6
15	Aug 12, 1993	21	Sergei Kobozev	loss	SD 10
14	Jun 25, 1993	21	Exum Speight	win	UD 8
13	Apr 30, 1993	21	George Chambers	win	KO 1
12	Apr 16, 1993	21	Mark Sonnier	win	TKO 1
11	Apr 03, 1993	21	Juan Quintana	win	PTS 6
10	Mar 20, 1993	21	Lorenzo Poole	win	KO 1
9	Mar 05, 1993	21	Derrick Jones	win	TKO 1
8	Feb 20, 1993	21	Phil Prince	win	KO 1
7	Jan 30, 1993	21	Miguel Rosa	win	TKO 2
6	Jan 16, 1993	21	John Basil Jackson	win	PTS 6
5	Dec 10, 1992	20	Jesus Rohena	win	TKO 1
4	Nov 13, 1992	20	John Basil Jackson	win	PTS 6
3	Nov 03, 1992	20	Barry Kirton	win	TKO 2
2	Sep 12, 1992	20	Mike Vasser	win	KO 1
1	Aug 20, 1992	20	Kevin Parker	win	UD 4