{"id":1909,"date":"2010-04-02T12:38:20","date_gmt":"2010-04-02T16:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ringsidereport.com\/?p=1909"},"modified":"2010-05-21T21:26:38","modified_gmt":"2010-05-22T01:26:38","slug":"team-rsr-fight-picks-john-ruiz-vs-david-hayeroy-jones-vs-bernard-hopkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=1909","title":{"rendered":"Team RSR Fight Picks: John Ruiz vs. David Haye\/Roy Jones vs. Bernard Hopkins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Compiled by Brian Wilbur<\/strong><\/p>\n

On separate fight cards, on separate continents, two notable boxing main events will take place this Saturday, April 3rd<\/sup>.\u00a0 The first is a WBA Heavyweight Championship fight between title holder David Haye and former holder of that belt John Ruiz.\u00a0 The second is a grudge match between Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins, who despite being well into their 40’s are still two of the sports biggest stars.\u00a0 Neither of these big money fights are being televised by a major US television network, which may actually be a blessing in disguise since neither match is expected to be action packed.\u00a0 The team of writers from RSR offer their predictions for both\u00a0 marquee bouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

John Ruiz vs. David Haye<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brian Wilbur<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Haye doesn’t have the inside fighting prowess of James Toney, or the compact power of David Tua, or the speed and movement of Roy Jones; so for those reasons I think Haye will have a tough time with John Ruiz.\u00a0 Avoiding those clinches has proven difficult for most of Ruiz’s opponents.\u00a0 I see an ugly fight that is tough to score.\u00a0 Haye comes away with a debatable decision since he has the hometown judges behind him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Geoff Poundes<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t believe this to be a competitive fight \u2013 the only reason Ruiz hasn\u2019t been knocked out Tua-like in fifteen years is that he\u2019s fought in a division shockingly bereft of any kind of talent. When he has fought anyone with a heavyweight pulse they\u2019ve been either too old (Holyfield, Toney) or too fat (Toney, Toney, Toney). Expect Haye to come out fast, and he won\u2019t worry about his chandelier chin since Ruiz doesn\u2019t have a world class punch, so that he knocks Ruiz out within three rounds.<\/p>\n

Jeff Stoyanoff<\/strong>
\nRuiz specializes in making his opponents look bad.\u00a0 He is able to do this by consistently taking away the main weapon of his opponent.\u00a0 That is a difficult thing to stop an intelligent, solid fighter from doing; which might just be why Ruiz hasn’t been stopped in a fight in 14 years.\u00a0 Ruiz will do what he does.\u00a0 He will stifle Haye’s speed and movement and make it into a competitive grind.\u00a0 However, Haye will have just enough to slip passed Ruiz and take a tight unanimous or majority decision.<\/p>\n

Eoin Redahan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Haye will make a big statement\u00a0by\u00a0knocking Ruiz out.\u00a0 I’m going to say round five.<\/p>\n

Joe Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though John Ruiz is an awkward fighter and poses problems for most fighters, I believe David Haye will land power shots early, and stop Ruiz inside of 8 rounds by TKO.<\/p>\n

Geno McGahee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Haye is\u00a0the favorite going\u00a0in because of his speed, but his chin and Ruiz’s sneaky right hand make this an interesting fight.\u00a0\u00a0The most likely scenario is a UD for\u00a0Haye as he uses his\u00a0jab and movement, not risking much, and cruising to a decision win.\u00a0 Ruiz has issues with speed.\u00a0\u00a0It’ll cost him here.\u00a0 Haye by UD.<\/p>\n

SJ Jarapa<\/strong>
\nErrr…….. WBA Heavyweight Championship?\u00a0 Okay, this is a blonde moment but I’m surprised there’s still a belt that hasn’t been annexed by the Soviet.\u00a0 I’ll be retarded and pick John Ruiz by majority decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cBad\u201d Brad Berkwitt<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Ruiz by an upset split decision.<\/p>\n

Final Tally<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Haye – 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Ruiz – 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roy Jones vs. Bernard Hopkins<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brian Wilbur<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roy Jones is so far past his prime I fear for his life.\u00a0 Hopkins, though older in age and boring in style, can still hang with the elite of the division.\u00a0 Hopkins wins a wide decision.<\/p>\n

Geoff Poundes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sorry, but who cares?\u00a0 Hopkins will win.\u00a0 Big whoop.<\/p>\n

Jeff Stoyanoff<\/strong>
\nHopkins has never liked speed (who does?), but hand speed has a way of making him slow down even more and become extra methodical.\u00a0 As scary as it sounds, this fight might be even more boring than expected.\u00a0 Jones’ skills have fallen completely off the map, but he still has a little speed and he can still put some punches together.\u00a0 Hopkins will be methodical and his punch output will be low, especially early on.\u00a0 Eventually, Hopkins will step it up a little and he will punish Jones as he himself fades down the stretch.\u00a0 Still, Jones will look to survive in a desperate attempt to avoid the ignominy of being knocked out by his arch rival and in that he should be successful.\u00a0 Nonetheless, Hopkins has more in the tank and he will emerge with a clear unanimous decision win.<\/p>\n

Eoin Redahan<\/strong><\/p>\n

The manner of Hopkins’ victory over Jones Jr. is hard to\u00a0call. I think Hopkins will win by a wide points decision after having Jones on the canvas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Joe Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n

This fight will have the same outcome as the first.\u00a0 There is real tension this time. Bernard Hopkins will resort to dirty tactics once he starts to get hit clean by Roy Jones JR. (holding, headbutting and hitting behind the head). Going into the later rounds Jones will be ahead on all scorecards.\u00a0 His speed and accuracy will be too much for Hopkins.\u00a0 This is going to break out into a real fight if there is no disqualification, Jones wins by decision once again. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Geno McGahee<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this absurd PPV\u00a0main event, I will go with Hopkins by UD.\u00a0\u00a0No brainer.<\/p>\n

SJ Jarapa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roy Jones Jr. is toting a gun with one bullet coming into this fight and that bullet is his only chance in a million against Bernard Hopkins.\u00a0 Hopkins in 6 rounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cBad\u201d Brad Berkwitt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bernard Hopkins by a boring 12 round UD in a fight, I would not pay a dime to see.<\/p>\n

Final Tally<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bernard Hopkins – 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roy Jones – 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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