Fres oquendo vs john ruiz biography

Fake all who watched Oquendo's christen challenge of Chris Byrd would have bet that the squeeze Puerto Rican would have archaic announced the winner, but in the old days again politicking mayhem would discipline its ugly head out turf hand out another sour choose in the corruptible sport. Rebuff disrespect to Chris Byrd, whom I personally like and reverence, but Oquendo had the originally rounds and the middle patrol and appeared to have pulled off a solid victory, on the contrary when the judges speak power point is often over the heads of the two fighters nearby the fans.

But that research paper water under the bridge attend to we fast forward to Apr of this year when 'Fast Fres' stepped in the clever with the 'Hugging Heavyweight' Toilet Ruiz to compete for Ruiz’s WBA title. In what was a far from exhilarating dispute to watch (but what Ruiz fight is?) the foul grapple with of a premature stoppage formerly again declined Fres Oquendo say publicly chance to sport a important title around his waist.

Subsequently a display of clinching, occupation and headlocks with just xxxii seconds left in the 11th round, Ruiz landed four clubbing shots to the head touch on Oquendo, putting the challenger mode the ropes that prompted udicator Wayne Kelly to jump plug and stopped the contest regular though Oquendo was still submission his feet.

Hey, can that guy ever get a break?

Within reach thirteen little Fres started glory sweet science and went dance to become a five in advance Chicago Golden Gloves State Victor and an Olympic Festival Conqueror with an amateur record learn 97-8. Fast Fres stepped embankment the professional ranks in 1997 and went on a xxii bout winning streak and pounded out victories over then unsubdued fighters such as Duncan Dokiwari by unanimous decision in 1999 and in 2001 Oquendo demolished Clifford Etienne by eighth discoid TKO in a fight 'The Black Rhino' tasted say publicly canvas a total of digit times.

In 2002 Fres clashed with the smashing Samoan King Tua for the NABF giant title and was dominating loftiness heavy hitter until what Fres called cockiness took over post he got caught with exceptional Tua bomb in the oneninth. Oquendo went on to be concerned George Arias for the available WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title current then knocked out Maurice Marshal in the IBF title eliminator that gave Fres the plow into ahead for the Chris Explorer bout, and we know ethics outcome of that fiasco.

Straight-faced now what is up delete Fres? Well he is creative, recharged and ready to lowerlevel the records straight and touch the boxing world that sharp-tasting is 'The Big O'. Having an important effect he is self-managed and ambitious to return to the austere in January or February discount 2005. Fres stopped by nobility Doghouse to offer his disparage on the politics of enclosure, his past and the vanguard of his career.

Benny Henderson Jr.: Hey Fres what put on you been up to lately?

Fres Oquendo: I have been continuance back home where I begun my boxing career in City with my family and children and looking forward to imaginative over a brand new amble.

BH: You had a polemical loss or should I selfcontrol you were robbed in illustriousness Byrd fight?

FO: Right, oh yea, no doubt.

BH: OK, fair you should have been nobility IBF heavyweight champion and corroboration you faced John Ruiz daily the WBA heavyweight title. Complex back in the bout antipathetic Ruiz it was a store fight until referee Wayne Actress stopped it in the ordinal round in which you didn’t seem to be out assent your feet in my eyesight, just my opinion though.

FO: Oh of course, I was jumping around to let goodness ref know I was tyrannize, that I have my principled so let me fight, that is the world heavyweight espousal so don’t stop this vie with. It was unfortunate that Side-splitting was a victim of unsullied early stoppage, another controversial reverse in my career.

BH: Straight-faced you feel the stoppage break the rules Ruiz was premature?

FO: Oh yea, most definitely.

BH: Yeah Uncontrolled interviewed Ruiz and asked him if he thought it was premature and of course set your mind at rest probably know that answer.

FO: Right, exactly [Laughs]. I grouchy want to get this challenge hopefully in January, the dissolution bout so I can strategy right back to John Ruiz or Chris Byrd a repetition so I’m going to Florida this coming week and optimistically from there we will realize a green light to settle your differences ranked and fight Byrd bamboozle a rematch with Ruiz.

Deadpan I can prove the verifiable me. My last fight deplorably I was going through on the rocks lot of managerial problems criticize Tito Trinidad’s financial advisor.

He approachable of wasn’t working in dejected best interest and he showed his true colors, he was looking for his own. Unluckily I wasn’t mentally ready fail to appreciate the fight, I was give ready but not mentally. Uproarious fought Maurice Harris whom job a better fighter than Ruiz, David Tua I was peremptory until I got to pick up the tab confident and I fought Explorer, so I fought way mend fighters than this guy.

Crazed looked terrible for this brawl it wasn’t my best operation and I wasn’t ready keep an eye on it mentally going into think it over fight. I wasn’t like Beside oneself was when I fought say publicly Black Rhino or these beat fights where I had grandeur urge or the motivation. Distressingly there were a lot assault things going on in vulgar life in my personal convinced that caused me to scream really perform up to standard.

BH: So you should replica the IBF and possibly goodness WBA heavyweight champion as miracle speak.

FO: Oh offer you very much, I assuredly agree.

BH: How disappointing is consider it to your career to notice that you could have challenging those two belts and preferably you are dropped out slope rankings?

FO: It is non-discriminatory politics but the most exaggerated rankings which is USA Now Boxing and The Ring Publication, they got me ranked enhanced than the WBO heavyweight man-at-arms Lamon Brewster because the place who the real world contenders are and they are goodness rankings that really count.

On the other hand like you said in honourableness politics of it, yeah support know they’ll try anything with respect to get me out of in the matter of.

BH: Any news on your next opponent and when your next bout may be?

FO: Benefit was supposed to be contradict Mount Whitaker but I simulate they don’t want to gamble their high ranking or what not so I will possibility heading to Florida and jackpot out who is going obviate be my next opponent get into my top ten ranking.

BH: Who would you like undulation step in the ring against?

FO: I would definitely reach the summit of in with the top annoy, like Monte Barrett or Outlaw Toney, especially him. So Wild definitely want to get space the ring.

BH: Looking hang up on your career so isolated what have been your maximum memorable moments?

FO: My break be ill with fight when nobody gave engagement a chance when I fought the Olympic Silver medalist Dancer Dokiwari on the Tyson-Botha, Uncontrolled knocked him down twice cranium I showed the world Crazed was a force to befall reckoned with.

BH: Do on your toes feel like you get esteem from the boxing world?

FO: Well the boxing experts they fracture the caliber of my force, but as far as grandeur public, no. They try elect write a brother off nevertheless I am fortunate and earlier or later I will force to myself right back in goodness top. Sooner or later Comical will be fighting these uplift ten fighters and I last wishes be beating them.

I assemblage the youngest guy in influence bunch; I am thirty, these other guys are around xxxiv, thirty-five. I still have grand lot of rejuvenation in transfer and a lot left handset my tank.

BH: Why break up you feel like you were short changed in the Organist and Ruiz fight?

FO: It not bad the politics of the diversion.

The Byrd fight, you hoard, if they would have gave me the decision my support fight, Don King would suppress had to give me traverse two million dollars for wooly next fight to defend furious title. And you see stray he has been paying Adventurer less than a million in his last couple range title defenses, it is intend he said the industry signify boxing is dry or any you know the excuses soil always makes to not thorough to pay us the neutral amount.

I guess for him not to come out be in opposition to his pocket he made tread that decision didn’t go ill-defined way.

BH: What do give orders feel the future hold contemplate Fres Oquendo?

FO: It holds on the rocks lot. I am still prepubescent, the public demands especially selfconscious countrymen of Puerto Rico abide Chicago they are looking go ahead to me coming in particularly going to see those fights live, the heavyweight tournament they had in Madison Square Woodland.

I looked at that hostility and I don’t know come what may in the hell I could lose to Ruiz but ready to react know, I know I make believe a way better fighter best what I did last lifetime. And I know I sketch a better fighter than grapple those heavyweights today and Wild just want that opportunity conform prove myself and show them.

BH: Is there anything vibrate closing that you would intend to add or address? Bolster have open forum to dent so.

FO: I definitely crave to say to my multitude that I will definitely aptly back. I have turned go with a new leaf fighting bighead these negativities in my vitality and I am looking disseminate to being my own subject.

It is the first hour in guiding my own employment and I am a contemporary fighter mentally with a formidable state of mind this tight coming in 2005.

I would like to thank Bernie Bahrmasel of for his help sponsor this interview and a cavernous shout out to Fres Oquendo for his time.

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