by Heiko Mallwitz
07/09/2006 - A renowned heavyweight boxer is going to strengthen team
Sauerland from now on. John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz has signed a managing contract
with Wilfried Sauerland. posted by europeboxing.com
.- John Ruiz signs contract with Sauerland Events !!
by Heiko
Mallwitz
07/09/2006 - A renowned heavyweight boxer is going to strengthen team
Sauerland from now on. John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz has signed a managing contract
with Wilfried Sauerland.
John Ruiz
The US-American had gotten in touch with Sauerland and had asked him for taking on the managing tasks. “For me it´s a great obligation to get such a proposal from a repeated heavyweight world champion,” Sauerland explains. “And I´ll try to cope with the task.“ The 34 years old´s proposal also demonstrates the increasing significance that Germany has taken up in the US boxing business. “We´re a global proceeding company.“
Wilfried
Sauerland
Wilfried Sauerland is going to succeed Ruiz´ previous manager Norman Stone and to care for the former world champion together with co-manager Anthony Cardinale. However his former promoter Don King will answer for the Puerto Rico-born “Quiet Man” as ever. King had become aware of Ruiz after him having won against the former WBA world champion Tony Tucker by knock out in 1998.
Six years ago Ruiz was in the limelight worldwide – on 12th August, 2000 he lost on points against Evander Holyfield at the fight for the vacant WBA title. Thus Holyfield was the first boxer who became the four-time heavyweight world champion. Because of the win not being undisputed it got to a return fight on 3rd March, 2001. This time Ruiz won on points. He withdrew after having been defeated by James Toney in last years April. But when it turned out that Toney had taken drugs the fight has been annulled and Ruiz withdrew the withdrawal.
“The Quiet Man” absolved his last title defence on 18th December, 2005 at the Berlin Max-Schmeling-Gym where he lost on points against Nikolai Valuev and therefore had to elinquish his title. During the tribute to the champion a strange scene had happened those days – Ruiz´ manager Norman Stone snatched the world championship belt away from the “Russian Giant”´s shoulder and presented it to the viewers. He just handed it back after a brawl with Valuev´s person in charge Hagen Sevecke. Even then Ruiz used to say that his team has been damaged irreparable because of this behavior.
Ruiz refers to 49 professional fights with 41 wins (28 K.O.´s), 6 defeats, 1 draw and 1 fight without score.