Why did Joshua lose?

Didnt fight to his advantages. Wanted to make a statement in his U.S. debut. Stunned by a left, 2 right hooks behind the ear. Equilibrium all off. Lost fair and square

No one took Ruiz's chin into account. Ruiz took some shots that have ended every fight Joshua has had until now and he kept coming. There was no plan B

Bro vitali nore wlad is beating Joshua. Not even prime. They are tall stiff and slow. The type of guys Joshua likes to fight because it suits his style to a tee. They are eye range to Joshua and stiff not a lot of head movement so Joshua would have it easy with his bombs the brothers pot shot for the most part no real combos..... Frazier holyfield tysons are a nightmare for Joshua's style. A prime Lewis would be a nightmare because although Lewis was tall he wasn't stiff and had decent head movement and threw combinations. 41 year old Wlad came close. The fight was close on the official scorecard at the time of the stoppage. And Vitali is better than Wlad. Both have a very good chance in their prime.

He can’t take a punch. Ruiz could. Ruiz took his KD, came back and ate that same punch he got caught with and returned fire and Joshua couldn’t take the fire. Makes you wonder if someone as chunky like Ruiz can beat Joshua, who else in history can beat him? Ali, Foreman, Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis, Vitali? Wlad was not that far from getting the W either. Bro vitali nore wlad is beating Joshua. Not even prime. They are tall stiff and slow. The type of guys Joshua likes to fight because it suits his style to a tee. They are eye range to Joshua and stiff not a lot of head movement so Joshua would have it easy with his bombs the brothers pot shot for the most part no real combos..... Frazier holyfield tysons are a nightmare for Joshua's style. A prime Lewis would be a nightmare because although Lewis was tall he wasn't stiff and had decent head movement and threw combinations.

I'm shocked to find out that Ruiz beat Joshua last night. Why did Joshua lose? Was he not prepared, since Ruiz was a replacement for Miller, is Ruiz a bad style match-up for him, or is Joshua just not as good as advertised? Since it was his US debut, Joshua was trying make a statement and impress the the American Audience (I think he was trying to compete with Wilder as well). AJ had his man hurt and uncharacteristically went in for the kill, swinging for the fences. Ruiz recovered well, slipped punches and caught AJ with a counter left hook. AJ should of been more patient and used his jab to set that right hand up when Ruiz was still hurt but he went buck wild and it cost him the fight.

Funny this. I told everyone here almost three years ago why Joshua lost last night. Times when Joshua was effective in every fight he's had, he's been at max range. It's almost like he can't measure different ranges for different shot power. He's always looking for the specific range that benefits him. Like he never learned how to generate power at different ranges. Meanwhile, he's never done a great job protecting the body. Ruiz just bullied in and went to work. My opinion: whatever shot Ruiz first landed solid knocked equilibrium out of whack and it was target practice from there. Hey I'm curious to hear more of your take on where Joshua goes from here. I think I saw that you believe he will simply, never fight out of the UK again and arrange for favorable referees, for the remainder of his career ? On a more interesting note, you commented that you could tell from Joshua's "First Take" interview that he "was not hungry....over confident, complacent" or something to that effect. I believe you said "his body language, voice tone, demeanor, and language" all told you that he was about to go down hard and you may have even said "starched within 5 rounds". So do you think a loss like this will do anything to reignite any "hunger" in AJ ? Apart from the various boxing flaws he should address, do you think his general attitude will change ? Do you see him becoming "inspired" at all or, play some sort of "hiding game" where he stays in the UK and allows a more "manufactured" approach to his career ? Just curious, cuz I found it a little interesting how you called the fight based on that interview (although you may have been calling it against Wilder, not sure). Peace.

Joshua is a one dimensional fighter

He was acting bizarre the whole fight. The ring wall was delayed, he didn't wave to anyone. Had mouthpiece out of his mouth when the fight started. The ref told him to put the mouthpiece back in. His talks with corner were awkward from the beginning.. He had no idea what he was doing. After he lost he was giddy posing for photos with ruiz and his trainers.. Who stood there like like uhhh wtf? Grabbed the mic out of Chris's hands. And Chris was like uhm, okayyy.. My theory is that he either snapped due to pressure or was on something. Wouldn't be surprised if he comes back positive for some sort of a drug in a few days. We'll see. If anything he was probably nervous coming in clean and lacking the usual confidence the ridiculuous test boost gear gives you. Besides that, tactically it didnt look like he knew how to attack a stocky midget like ruiz. His trainers ganeplan was to walk ruiz into a right hand. What they should have been working on is working behind a stiff jab to keep ruiz at bay and staying behind his shoulder with his right hand glued to his face. Those lower center of gravity guys have to be fought differently. Joshua was ducking his head too much and falling into ruiz's range way too much.

I do think something was off and I suspect the reason Joshua's dad went for Eddie after the fight was that he wasn't fit to fight. No idea if it was physical or mental, but his behaviour was extremely strange. But fighters fight with problems all the time. Joshua went ahead with the fight and Ruiz's game plan was both clever and brave. He was leading, allowing Joshua to counter, then countering the counter. A risky tactic but it was something Joshua had never seen before, wasn't good enough to deal with, and took him from a top 15 heavyweight to having a case for being in the top 3 in the space of 20 minutes. Basically I don't think that was Joshua at 100%, I think weaknesses were exposed, but Ruiz was exceptional on the night in terms of both quality and heart and deserves all the credit. I hope Ruiz wins the rematch and extinguishes any doubt. Whatever happens, he's made his family very wealthy. Brilliant night.

No chin , no heart and has zero defense !! He will never be champ again should’ve fought wilder last year took the money !! Exposed over hyped Robot!

He was acting bizarre the whole fight. The ring wall was delayed, he didn't wave to anyone. Had mouthpiece out of his mouth when the fight started. The ref told him to put the mouthpiece back in. His talks with corner were awkward from the beginning.. He had no idea what he was doing. After he lost he was giddy posing for photos with ruiz and his trainers.. Who stood there like like uhhh wtf? Grabbed the mic out of Chris's hands. And Chris was like uhm, okayyy.. My theory is that he either snapped due to pressure or was on something. Wouldn't be surprised if he comes back positive for some sort of a drug in a few days. We'll see.

I love this world where someone's either a "bum/hype job" or an "ATG". :lol1: AJ's a good fighter, but made a massive mistake tonight. Ruiz has slower feet but faster hands.... maybe if he'd realised Ruiz wasn't actually that hurt by the KD he wouldn't have elected to trade in the centre (center, Fat Yanks) of the ring with him... Bro I never liked AJ, And felt he was ducking top competition...and for obvious reasons now. Eddie Hearn tried to play games and that **** caught up with the both of em.

Not on the same level as Wilder lol ? You acting like Wilder is such a master boxer bro lmao? He has that power and good stamina, speed and a solid chin. His skills are nothing to brag about and I would still say Joshua has more skill despite having less endurance and chin Lmao I’m so sick you Wilder Haters and trolls. You can’t find 1 time where I said a thing about Wilder being a “Master Boxer” as you call it lol. Not about to go back and forth with you about something that’s so blatantly obvious lol. It’s apparent that Some of y’all just wanna conversation.

i did not even watch the fight coz i thought it was a mismatch until i woke up today...lol

Personally, I don't believe he was mentally prepared for this bout. During the entire week long build up in the U.S. He was obsessed with fighting Deontay Wilder and was constantly being asked questions about the "Bronze Bomber". I thought he was distracted, tight and needed to relax more. However, Wilder was always in the back of his mind the entire time. He even admitted it in the post fight ring interview.

All hype. I knew along time ago that AJ wasn’t on the same elite level that Wilder and Fury are on. I know Eddie Hearn feels like **** for trying to bamboozle the American Public with his UK propaganda. Not on the same level as Wilder lol ? You acting like Wilder is such a master boxer bro lmao? He has that power and good stamina, speed and a solid chin. His skills are nothing to brag about and I would still say Joshua has more skill despite having less endurance and chin

All hype. I knew along time ago that AJ wasn’t on the same elite level that Wilder and Fury are on. I know Eddie Hearn feels like **** for trying to bamboozle the American Public with his UK propaganda.

After he hit Ruiz with that left hook he didn't take his time but he thought he could just rush for the KO and take out Ruiz easy. He was wrong, Ruiz already recovered and hit him back with short crisp counters. AJ couldn't take them and never recovered and then later crumbled under the pressure Ruiz brought with him. Dude never recovered

He can’t take a punch. Ruiz could. Ruiz took his KD, came back and ate that same punch he got caught with and returned fire and Joshua couldn’t take the fire. Makes you wonder if someone as chunky like Ruiz can beat Joshua, who else in history can beat him? Ali, Foreman, Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis, Vitali? Wlad was not that far from getting the W either.

He went into panic mode and then Ruiz tore him apart because of it.