Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury has advised his domestic rival, Anthony Joshua, to retire from boxing if he's unable to beat Andy Ruiz in a rematch. On June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Joshua suffered his first defeat of his career.
New York - The boxing world is still buzzing about the recent heavyweight upset that happened at Madison Square Garden - when Andy Ruiz (33-1, 22 KO’s) stopped Anthony Joshua (22-1, 21 KO’s. A few days later, Joshua invoked his rematch clause. Joshua has told his promoter Eddie Hearn that he wants the rematch back in New York. Hearn does not agree.
The stunning result of the weekend has sunk in, as much as it ever will. Andy Ruiz Jr. knocked out Anthony Joshua in the seventh round to become unified heavyweight champion of the world. I have to admit I gave Ruiz almost no chance of beating Joshua. The Mexican-American has been a good fighter all along but I didn’t think he had the tools – including the size – to topple the No. 1 figure in the sport.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte is hoping that his domestic rival, Anthony Joshua, returns in full force. Back on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Joshua was shocked by massive underdog Andy Ruiz.
By Tris Dixon - Whether you want to give Andy Ruiz Jr his just dues or not, there were some big issues in play during the fallout of his dramatic New York upset win over Anthony Joshua. It’s rightly been pointed out that while Joshua has not served up any excuses, those still in shock at the outcome have been trying to find out how and why the Mexican-American outsider shocked the world...
Before the fight took place, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum had expected Anthony Joshua to have very few issues with Andy Ruiz. But that's not what happened on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury was not surprised that Andy Ruiz pulled off a shocking upset over Anthony Joshua - but he was surprised with the manner that Joshua was unseated. Joshua was dropped four times, and eventually stopped in the seventh round, last Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Promoter Eddie Hearn explained the post-fight confrontation, which took place in the ring, with Anthony Joshua's father Robert. Hearn was confronted by Robert in the aftermath of Joshua's shock defeat at the hands of massive underdog Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury believes that now a lot of people are recognizing him as the best fighter of his era, and the best fighter of the entire heavyweight division. Fury will return to the ring on Saturday night, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He takes on heavy underdog Tom Schwarz of Germany.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for former world champion Anthony Joshua, has cautioned that his British star will have an enormous amount of pressure on him to get revenge on Andy Ruiz. Last Saturday night, the entire sport witnessed one of the biggest upsets in boxing history when Ruiz dropped Joshua four times to secure a seventh round stoppage at Madison Square Garden in New York City.