Boxing: Bullish Ruiz derides 'overweight' Toney's challenge

Not much of a 'Quietman' anymore, WBA heavyweight title-holder John Ruiz has once again on the verbal offensive against mandatory challenger James Toney ahead of their impending title fight, which will take place in early summer.

"I'm the king of the heavyweight division; King Kong on top of the Empire State Building and all of the others are down on the street looking up at me," Ruiz said. "Toney's nothing more than a tune-up fight for me before I start unifying the titles. He's nothing more than an overweight middleweight. What's he ever done to be the WBA mandatory contender? Nothing as a heavyweight! I'm going to switch his nickname around and put Toney's lights out."