ruiz-jones handlers get into serious fistfight at weigh-in

[gardenweasel]

stoney stone(ruiz) and alton merkerson(jones) ended up throwing down at the weigh-in.....apparently,stone was arguing with merkerson and kept putting his finger in his face...merkerson told him to remove it and to get out of his face....stone did it again and merkerson uncorked a right hand...they rolled on the floor......after finally being separated,stone collapsed and had to be removed by stretcher....

this one could end up being a circus....with roy having his "boys" at ringside in case ruiz gets dirty.....this one could get ugly...riot-city.....sounds like "must see t.v." to me :nono:

p.s.-this sh-t happened after i posted in gman 2`s thread....i suspected this one would get nasty....

 

[ststrl]

Funny $hit.....

Thursday, February 27

Ruiz's manager hospitalized following weigh-in brawl

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Associated Press


LAS VEGAS -- The manager of WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz was taken to a hospital Thursday after passing out following a brawl at the weigh-in for Ruiz's fight with Roy Jones Jr.

Norman Stone was cut on the lip during the brawl, which started as he and Jones' trainer, Alton Merkerson, argued about fight gloves just before the weigh-in.

Both men went flying off a temporary stage and were trading punches before order was restored. After the weigh-in, though, Stone collapsed and was taken by stretcher to an ambulance, complaining of pain in his side.

"One of his guys sucker-punched me,'' Stone said after the melee.

The brawl wasn't the only unexpected event at Caesars Palace on Thursday. Jones stepped on the scale and weighed 193 pounds.

The undisputed light heavyweight champion said all along he didn't plan to weigh more than 185 for Saturday night's fight, and would probably be in the low 180s. Still, he'll be giving away 33 pounds to Ruiz, who weighed 226.

Ruiz livened up matters himself by appearing in a gaudy outfit, complete with a red and white pillowy velvet hat, platform shoes and a chain with a large fake gold dollar sign on it.

"I had this for Halloween a couple of years ago,'' Ruiz said.