Anthony Joshua boxed his way to a unanimous decision win over Andy Ruiz Saturday in Saudi Arabia, regaining four straps (WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO) that were on loan to the portly Ruiz who tipped the scales at 283 lbs., the second heaviest combatant to fight for the heavyweight title.
Joshua weighed 237 lbs., 10 pounds lighter than their first fight, won by Ruiz via seventh round KO.
What did AJ do differently? JAB, JAB and JAB again. 72% of Joshua's thrown punches and 61% of his landed punches vs. Ruiz in the rematch were jabs. The table below compares Joshua's punch distribution vs. Ruiz in the rematch to his output in previous stages of his career.
