Editing David Haye (section)

====Haye vs. Ruiz====
{{Main|David Haye vs. John Ruiz}}
On 26 January 2010, former WBA champion [[John Ruiz]] was announced as Haye's first title defence on 3 April at the [[Manchester Arena|M.E.N Arena]] in [[Manchester]], live on Sky Box Office. Ruiz, ranked as the number one contender by the WBA was initially in line to fight Valuev, however agree to step aside. Ruiz was unhappy at the fight being staged in the UK and not [[Las Vegas]], as he thought it would be. Ruiz did not show up at the official press conference.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/334239-ruiz-and-haye-sign-b-hop-waits|title=John Ruiz and David Haye Sign, Bernard Hopkins Waits|last=James|first=CJ|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=2018-01-19|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishboxers.co.uk/2010/01/david-haye-v-john-ruiz-set-for/|title=David Haye v John Ruiz set for the Manchester M.E.N on 3 April 2010|date=2010-01-26|work=British Boxing News|access-date=2018-01-19|language=en-GB}}</ref> Haye defeated Ruiz in his first WBA title defence by TKO in the ninth round after knocking Ruiz down four times during the fight. This was only the second time Ruiz had been stopped, after being knocked out in round one by [[David Tua]] 14 years prior to facing Haye. After the fight, Haye immediately called on both [[Klitschko brothers]], after claiming their recent challengers [[Eddie Chambers]] and [[Chris Arreola]] were "a disgrace to boxing."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2010/4/3/1404020/david-haye-bashes-past-john-ruiz|title=David Haye bashes past John Ruiz in nine rounds|work=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/david-haye/7550752/David-Haye-v-John-Ruiz-Londoner-stops-gritty-American-in-style.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/david-haye/7550752/David-Haye-v-John-Ruiz-Londoner-stops-gritty-American-in-style.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=David Haye v John Ruiz: Londoner stops gritty American in style|journal=Daily Telegraph|first=Gareth A.|last=Davies|date=2010-04-04|access-date=2018-01-19|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Haye earned a £1 million purse for the bout.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2016/01/204130/|title=David Haye: King of the Pay Day » Boxing News 24|date=2016-01-15|website=Boxing News 24|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref>