It’s a long way from Russia’s Ural mountains to the undisputed super lightweight boxing championship of the world, but Kostya Tszyu has made that difficult trek, all the while maintaining his special streak, a kind and caring nature.
Gomez was born in a poor area of Las Monjas in San Juan. He has admitted to newspapers that, as a little child, he had to fight off bullies on Las Monjas' streets.
John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz was born January 4, 1972 and a native of Isabela, Puerto Rico who lives in Massachusetts, is the first Hispanic/Latino world heavyweight champion in professional boxing history.
