Donovan Ruddock
Canadian boxer
多诺万·拉多克 · ドノバン・ラドック
- Born
- 21 December 1963, Saint Catherine Parish
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Donovan "Razor" Ruddock (born December 21, 1963) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 2001 and in 2015. He is known for his two fights against Mike Tyson in 1991, a fight against Lennox Lewis in 1992, and a fight with Tommy Morrison in 1995.
Ruddock is also known for his exceptionally heavy punching. Some of the best examples of his left hand and overall power were his knockouts of former WBA heavyweight champions James Smith in 1989, Michael Dokes in 1990, and Greg Page in 1992. His favoured weapon at the ring proved to be a highly versatile half-hook, half-uppercut left-handed punch he called "The Smash" which accounted for the majority of his knockout wins. It also happened to be his major downside throughout his career. Being a left-handed puncher fighting out of the orthodox stance, Ruddock did not throw right handed punches during most knockout flurries.
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