The City of Imperial (California) is hosting a parade and rally this Saturday (June 22nd) to honor hometown hero Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. who became the unified world heavyweight champion on June 15th with a seventh-round destruction of Anthony Joshua. Ruiz Jr. captured the WBA, WBO, IBF and the IBO heavyweight titles with his upset of Joshua.
The parade will begin at 8am starting at 5th Street and Imperial Avenue traveling north, toward Barioni Boulevard and then head west toward D Street ending at Imperial High School. A rally will be hosted at Imperial High School Football Field where community leaders, family and friends will honor the champion’s momentous accomplishments.
“I am looking forward to celebrating my victory on the streets of my hometown, in the heart of Imperial,” said Ruiz Jr. “I am honored to be welcomed back in such a grand manner!”
For more information, visit www.CityOfImperial.org/teamdestroyer or call (760) 355-4371
Undisputed ? I think you mean unified
Good catch.
“Hometown hero”?
He claims over and over again that he’s proudly Mexican!
Why have a parade rewarding his disloyalty and insolence.
He hold a dual citizenship, were you aware of that? I bet you dont even think thats possible.
I thought it was likely that he held dual citizenship, however he only brags and seems to care about one….and it isn’t his birth country country, the country that nurtured, embraced and provided for him….the United States!
My question to him is why, what has Mexico ever done for him?
His life. His parents were born in Mexicali.
It’s his life, but his “life” would only be possible in the U.S.!
His treasonous, ingrate, disloyal, divisive “life” is dangerous to the unity, future and cohesiveness of the American way of “life”!
And his destitute parents fled Mexicali and their dehumanizing life in Mexico as fast as they could!
You’d think they’d be resentful instead of proud of their failed disastrous country and culture.
If you want to benefit from everything this great country offers, assimilate and appreciate, otherwise, GTF OUT!
It don’t matter. The dude can simply say, “I’m Mexican American” but he doesn’t because he’s sold us out.
Mexico can keep him.
mexican as in race not as in nationality, Einstein
Mexican is a nationality and NOT a race, Einstein.
Tell the truth amigo!!
@JUAN VALDEZ YES!!!!
Imperial, CA is 95% Mexican…
Which is the greatest testament of the dreadful state of socioeconomic affairs in Mexico that an American city is 95% Mexican.
You’d think people who’ve fled the dystopia (injustice, poverty, intolerance, oppression, corruption) of Mexico for the relative utopia of the United States would be indignant or acrimonious towards Mexico instead of ungrateful and disloyal towards the United States
Dude, you just gave me an stroke with all those big words you threw out. I barely made it out of 12 grade so I have zero clue what you are talking about. But what I can say is that his “loyalty” to Mexico isn’t because of the corrupt country that it is but of the culture. He’s proud to come from the Mexican culture. Unless he said “fuck the U.S.”, he’s not hating the U.S.
What makes a culture?
The people make the culture (of corruption, violence, oppression) ,what’s to be proud of?
26 Million, and counting, Mexicans have fled the Mexican culture for the acknowledged (by their migration) superior culture of the United States.
Again, why be loyal to a culture, country, people and government that expelled your family and given you NOTHING?
And the big F YOU to the United States comes in the form of his pro Mexican stance, actions and words!
At this point, there’s no point in dealing with you. Too much negativity. I was born and raised in the U.S., proud of it. My home is the U.S. and always will be. Proud of that also. But I am Mexican, and damn proud of it too. You can be both. Good luck in your life.
You CAN NOT be both, choose, otherwise you’re a man with no country.
You say you will always make your home in the U.S. but proud of being Mexican, that’s contradictory and unprincipled.
Have the party while you can cause come dec you will be handing the belts back to the guy who took the title for granted.
the way handed Joshua his arse, Im not even sure Joshua even wants a rematch. once he feels the power he might just quit again.
Joshua will be like a Barracuda on a Mullet in the next fight.
I tend to disagree
@Niko.. Yep!
Niko. I think Joshua is not going to be able to overcome the mental part when fighting Ruiz again. I think Ruiz will win again. Who I think Ruiz will have problems with is Wilder and/or Fury. I hope he wins though but I think the odds against him will be right.
Why do you hope he wins, because he’s Mexican?
You know what that makes you?
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The one who conetefirst have good chance.war war
Born in brawley raised in niland and el Centro a boxing fan proud to have a world champion from the imperial valley
He doesn’t seem to care where he was born or where he was raised, all he seems proud of is that he’s “Mexican”. He cant stop bragging about that.
Dude. What’s the problem? He’s of Mexican descent, which he’s proud of. Born and raised in the U.S. which he’s equally proud of.
What’s the problem?
His lack of patriotism and appreciation for his birth country, the disrespect and disdain towards the United States he demonstrates when he refers to himself as Mexican, when he honors the Mexican National anthem, when he waves the Mexican flag or when he accepts awards from the Mexican President in a foreign land.
I ask again, what has Mexico ever done for him or his family that deserves his uncritical, braggadocios allegiance?
Who cares? I have yet to hear(read) that he’s insulted the U.S. What he did is an accomplishment for both U.S. and Mexico but it is a bigger event for Mexico because he is the first world heavyweight champion that roots from Mexico. Mexico doesn’t have to have done anything for him in order for him to be proud of Mexican roots. All he is doing is giving credit to his roots. Be happy for the guy. It was an amazing accomplishment. If you want something to attack, how about the fact that the city of imperial set this up to honor him but wanted to charge attendees to be there. Now that’s pathetic.
It doesn’t matter that he hasn’t said anything bad. It speaks in droves that if you looked at this guy, and listend to what he says and the flag behind him… He gives ABSOLUTELY NO CREDIT to the country that birthed him. It’s ignorant, it’s a disgrace and a slap in the face to patriotic Mexican-Americans.. As well as Americans in general!
No it’s not. It is to those who can’t stand seeing good things happening to others.
I can’t stand divisive ingrate “Mexicans” who live and thrive under the umbrella of freedom and opportunities this country offered them only to have those ingrates bite the hand that fed them in favor of the hand that slapped them!
The mas chingon ofthe planet.
Short-term champ for sure!!
1000 3rounds. D
A Parade for a Mexican? I though they were building a Wall!!!
He should be deported!!
Tell him to take his ungrateful ass as an American born hispanic back to Mexico, the country with whom he identifies with and celebrate his fake three belt world championship. Tyson Fury is the True Lineal Champion, the man who beat the man. Ruiz’s claim is from fake champions who were awarded belts by the corrupt sanctioning bodies the WBA-IBF-WBO in Parker-Charles Martin, and Joshua.
I got no problem with being proud of your Mexican ethnicity. Same with Africans, Asians, Europeans who are American and still proud of theirs.
BUT he doesn’t seem at all to be proud of America, always saying he’s just “Mexican” and not “Mexican American”.
Mexico can keep him.
Dec. And still fury wilder k.os chAmp for buen rato
Suerte dios los proteja.millions are. Coming.young and famous.the world love the h.c.o.t.wormd
Andy is. Big sept may.are yours
Big Let Down,The Parade was 2 hours late & After Waiting in 100 degree heat ,The General Public Could not get an autograph ! Only the Parade entry groups & Friends were getting autographs,Not Fare ,Not Free as advertised.