If Ruiz beat Joshua in a rematch, he'd cement his superiority being the first Mexican heavyweight champion. Mexicans are the biggest fanbase in America with African Americans being right behind them.
How big would that fight be? I hear people saying that Wilder lost out on a payday, but a Ruiz fight sounds pretty lucrative to me.
It would be okay I think, maybe around the same as Wilder vs Fury PPV numbers, maybe 100k more.
Wilder would still be the massive favorite.
Ruiz can KO Joshua in round 1 of the rematch, styles still make fights, not too many people are going to think Ruiz can do the same to Wilder.
Another TKO loss to Ruiz would just solidify Joshua's chin issues further than it already has.
Joseph Parker went 12 with Ruiz and many other fighters who are seemingly "lesser" opponents than Joshua. Kevin Johnson, and a bunch of journeymen went the distance with Ruiz.
Imagine this.
Wilder beats Ortiz in September
Ruiz beats AJ in October again
Wilder beats Fury in March
Ruiz beats Kownacki in April
Wilder vs Ruiz on Mexican independence day in September.
In Vegas on PPV, they could bring in massive numbers if they promoted it right.
All boxing fans would watch, plus you have the rabid Mexican fan base. Could even be bigger than AJ/Wilder if they promoted it right.
I mentioned that it could be bigger than the AJ fight on another forum and got berated by some UK guy.
If Ruiz beat Joshua in a rematch, he'd cement his superiority being the first Mexican heavyweight champion. Mexicans are the biggest fanbase in America with African Americans being right behind them.
How big would that fight be? I hear people saying that Wilder lost out on a payday, but a Ruiz fight sounds pretty lucrative to me.
If they could beat Canelo to the Mexican holiday slot then it's as big as AJ Wilder for sure
In Vegas on PPV, they could bring in massive numbers if they promoted it right.
All boxing fans would watch, plus you have the rabid Mexican fan base. Could even be bigger than AJ/Wilder if they promoted it right.