Ruiz’ plan relies on new trainer, old foe2006-03-19 · Boston Herald,United States
Chelsea’s John Ruiz, who dismissed longtime manager and cornerman Norman Stone after losing his World Boxing Association title to Nicolay Valuev last December, has engaged the services of Puerto Rican trainer Manny Sciaca Sr.…
Stone gets counted out by John Ruiz2005-12-22 · Boston Globe,United States
Four days after John Ruiz was dethroned for the third and likely final time as World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, he severed professional ties with longtime manager and surrogate father Norman Stone yesterday, forcing Stone into an unwanted retirement because of growing strife inside the Ruiz camp.…
Ruiz goes very quietly from the sport he loves2005-05-01 · Boston Globe
NEW YORK -- John Ruiz and Norman Stone spent their final minutes in boxing sitting in the appropriate place. They were on a love seat. It was 2 a.m. yesterday morning and Ruiz sat in Room 1915 at the Southgate Hotel trying to eat a slice of pizza in between having an ice bag pressed to his lips.…
John Ruiz (and Norman Stone) vs. James Toney2005-04-30 · TheSweetScience.com
There is a real possibility that Ruiz, holder of the WBA title belt, will win this fight. And that’s too bad. He is about as exciting as watching moss grow on a shady rock.…
'Dog looks ready to pound2005-04-27 · Boston Globe
The jab kept slamming into the padded hands of Norman Stone, the sound echoing against the walls of the Trinity Boxing Club gym in Greenwich Village yesterday like a softball bat hitting an overstuffed leather chair. Each time that left fist hit home and the thud reverberated around the stuffy room, it was a reminder to John Ruiz of what ...…