As the only 1 who predicted exactly how Kovalev-Canelo be fixed, my Ruiz-AJ II predi

I had predicted exactly that Kovalev would not throw hard as that’s what Oscar had JCC Jr do vs Canelo. etc. I was the only one here who predicted how it would go. And how it would be fixed. See here: https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=831340 What’s my prediction for Ruiz-AJ II? Here both guys could/should be better than in their 1st fight. Andy with a longer, better camp and a bit of fat loss; AJ with losing extra muscle and maybe better training too. So those factors cancel each other out. The mental factor is all in Andy’s favor, as is the chin factor. However the “fix” factor looms large. I laugh when someone says Saudi Arabia is neutral. I guess some believe in Santa Claus too. The usual fix is with 2 judges and the ref. This is lined up for AJ. The ref can prevent or stop it when Ruiz gets in as the corrupt ref did with Parker vs AJ. Many things a ref can do: allow illegal tactics, fast count, slow count, etc. Ref will do one or more of these things I predict 2 of the judges will score the fight for AJ, if there’s no KO—regardless of what happened. Like the “scoring” in GGG vs Canelo 1. So likely Ruiz can only win with a KO. Now AJ knows this and so does not have to risk a KD/KO by engaging much. Just stay away and jab, etc. Hell I predict he can run the whole fight and still get the decision. I’m sure some here know the precedents for this happening… Ruiz probably knows this too. He could get careless going for the KO. He could get frustrated by a corrupt ref, as Hatton did vs Floyd, given what Cortez did and didn’t do. So I say if it were a fair fight with non-corrupt judges and ref, I’d bet on Ruiz. Given the corrupt factor above, I would not bet on this fight. If I were forced to pick given what I suspect is likely, I’d probably pick AJ./Hearn/PTB over Andy—the better boxer.

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johnbook

See https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=831340 This was my prediction in Kov vs Canelo: "Note that i posted this several hours before the fight: "To get Oscar's money, the terms were Kov is not to throw hard, or other way of fixing it." See below.. "Like I've pointed out that in their fight, JCC Jr only threw hard to Clenelo when the latter had both hands to his face". Oscar would never let this cash cow risk it. [And there's deeper reasons why boxing is so fixed. There are so many ways to fix a fight. Fake or diminished offense Ref allows dirty tactics Corrupt judges--need 2. Corrupt ref, many possibilities including early stoppage Allow PEDS or other illegal things Not allow legitimate Rx Fake injury during fight Other? What else?"

6y ago