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Tyson Fury believes former champion Anthony Joshua is making a big mistake in slimming down from his usual muscular form. Joshua suffered his first career defeat back in June, when he was dropped four times and stopped in the seventh round by Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is shaking his head at Tyson Fury's recent theatrics during Mexican Independence Day weekend. Fury is headlining this Saturday night against undefeated Otto Wallin, during Mexican Independence Day weekend, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Deontay Wilder doesn’t think Anthony Joshua will win his rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion considers Joshua’s lack of confidence an irrefutable flaw that’ll lead to another knockout defeat for the former champ when he encounters Ruiz on December 7 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. But even if Ruiz beats Joshua again, Wilder will want to fight his heavyweight rival eventually.
WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is not convinced that Anthony Joshua was fully on board with taking a direct rematch. Joshua suffered his first career defeat back in June, when Ruiz dropped him four times to secure a seventh round stoppage at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Shelly Finkel, the co-manager of WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, has responded to some of the recent statements from Eddie Hearn, promoter for Anthony Joshua. A few days ago, Hearn questioned the validity of Wilder's interest in facing the winner of Joshua's rematch with Andy Ruiz. Wilder stated in an interview that he was willing to bypass a rematch with Tyson Fury in order to fight the Ruiz-Joshua winner.
Rob McCracken, the head trainer of former world champion Anthony Joshua, says a direct rematch with Andy Ruiz is the right move. Back in June, Ruiz stopped Joshua in seven rounds to capture the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles. The rematch is set for December 7 in Saudi Arabia.
Deontay Wilder respects Andy Ruiz Jr. for producing one of the biggest upsets in boxing history three months ago. If Ruiz defeats Joshua again in their immediate rematch, Wilder would want to face Ruiz late in 2020 to determine complete supremacy within the heavyweight division. That’d also require Wilder to win challenging, back-to-back rematches against Luis Ortiz and Tyson Fury.
Andy Ruiz Jr says the scariest thing for Anthony Joshua to contemplate as he prepares for their rematch will not be the idea that Ruiz could knock him out, but the thought that he could takes his best shots and still come back firing. Prior to facing Ruiz on June 1 in New York, Joshua had stopped every opponent he had put on the canvas. But that run finished there, as Joshua knocked down Ruiz, but ended up getting stopped himself.
Top heavyweight Tyson Fury is confident that he'll be able to handle Andy Ruiz in easy fashion. Ruiz will defend his IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world titles against Anthony Joshua in a rematch on December 7th in Saudi Arabia. The first time around, in June, Ruiz stopped Joshua in the seventh round.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is confident of achieving the same outcome in his upcoming rematch with Anthony Joshua. Ruiz shocked the crowd at New York's Madison Square Garden, when he dropped Joshua four times to secure a seventh round stoppage.