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A Champ rates Kali

 

John Ruiz (next to Don King)
. . weighs up Hasim Rahman, far left . .





. . and Kali Meehan, far right

 


WBA Heavyweight Champion, John Ruiz knows the Australasian hope, KALI MEEHAN. Kali began in the USA as Ruiz's sparring partner.
Ruiz speaks here at a conference call at Madison Square Ga
rden.

Q: What about the Rahman-Meehan bout?

JOHN RUIZ: It's going to be a tough fight for both of them. One is going to go out there and try to box . . . Meehan's got a good jab and he moves, and not too many heavyweights move.

It's going to be tough for Rahman - if you come [at Kali] he's going to rough you up and take you out. It's going to be tough to get through his reach first of all. It all depends on who comes to fight.

Rahman keeps saying he's coming to fight so let's see if he comes to fight this time. If he can move and get within his range, he can knock him out.

But if Meehan gets to work the jab, and is on his toes, he's going to win the fight easy.

I predict a knockout for Rahman . . or a 12-round decision for Meehan.



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