In the late 80’s and early 90’s he was one of the the most feared heavyweights on the planet. Now, at age 48 and more than a decade removed from his last fight, Donovan “Razor” Ruddock (38-5-1, 29 KOs) is ready to reclaim the Canadian Heavyweight crown that he never lost in the ring, and ultimately earn the world title shot that was denied him some twenty years ago.
This Saturday night at Mississauga’s Hershey’s Centre, Ruddock will make his comeback official, and give the crowd a sneak peek at one of the most startling athletic transformations in recent memory. A spectacularly chiselled Ruddock says he’s is ready to breathe new life back into the heavyweight scene. “I’ve never been in this shape in my life,” the 211 lb. Ruddock beamed. “I always got by on my ability, and trained as hard as I knew how back in the day. But now I know so much more. Not just about boxing, but myself as well.”
Be warned, the 2012 version of Donovan Ruddock isn’t venturing on a stereotypical boxing comeback. Unlike other boxers who step back in to the ring, Ruddock was never pounded into retirement in the first place. After suffering his final defeat – a controversial TKO loss to Tommy Morrison in June of 1995 – a much heavier “Razor” returned from a three year hiatus to go on a 10-0 rampage that included 9 KO’s, before a shoulder injury forced him to hang up the gloves in 2001.