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John Ruiz

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John Ruiz (born January 4, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2010, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2005. Ruiz is of Puerto Rican descent, and is the first Latino boxer to win a world heavyweight title. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). John Ruiz is the 256th most popular boxer (down from 243rd in 2024), the 13,515th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,937th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, John Ruiz ranks 256 out of 496. Before him are Shane Mosley, Gabriel Elorde, Patrizio Oliva, Gene Fullmer, Gervonta Davis, and Zou Shiming. After him are Artur Grigorian, David Haye, David Tua, Andrés Aldama, Guillermo Rigondeaux, and Charles Adkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, John Ruiz ranks 545. Before him are Oscar Dronjak, Zoltan Sabo, N. K. Jemisin, Mark Richardson, Davit Bakradze, and Yūko Miyamura. After him are Sérgio Manoel, Nicole Eggert, Jessica Hausner, Richard Dutruel, Nocturno Culto, and David Tua.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Ruiz ranks 13,519 out of 20,380. Before him are Randall Thompson (1899), Jeff Davis (1975), Terence Winter (1960), Chris Chelios (1962), Natalie Kingston (1905), and Robert Strauss (1913). After him are Sara Rue (1979), Elinor Donahue (1937), Tracie Thoms (1975), Alonzo Babers (1961), Nicole Eggert (1972), and James Gleason (1882).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, John Ruiz ranks 79. Before him are Chris Byrd (1970), Laila Ali (1977), Ryan Garcia (1998), Shane Mosley (1971), Gene Fullmer (1931), and Gervonta Davis (1994). After him are Charles Adkins (1932), Victor Ortiz (1987), James Toney (1968), Tim Witherspoon (1957), Virgil Hill (1964), and Meldrick Taylor (1966).

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