Joshua fought scared of a fat midget.

I'd rather watch Wilder windmill himself around the ring with errant haymakers than what Joshua did last night. Heavyweights are fun to watch because they bang and either guy could get KTFO at any time. Joshua fought a smart fight but it wasn't pleasing to watch. Looked like 50 of Wlads fights so it wasn't surprising Joshua got some pointers from the big guy. Joshua doesn't have the chin to beat Wilder. He could ot box him for almost every second of the fight but the big one will land and Joshua will go down.

AJ looked vulnerable every exchange but that’s why the fights are exciting. He can out box wilder and KO fury imo

No man you don't get it, Wilder is ready and he always has been......... As long as the fight is in the US, its on showtime/fox/PBC and he gets 50-50 then he is ready. Yeah i really don't get how anyone can sit there and pretend that Wilder's action = To someone that wanted the Joshua fight. The man had a chance to sign a 100m dollars contract and took short money to fight the same fighter and a less challenge. He was announcing two separate fights in one night, to stop any pressure of Joshua calling him out in June. We would be back to the i want 50-50 as soon as Joshua start chasing him again now, did you ever hear anything to do with "I want 50-50" when it comes to Tyson Fury's name from Wilder? Nope. He stays quiet and gets the deal done like he is told by his masters. As soon as Joshua's name come up then its i want this and i want that. It's time people put this Wilder thing to rest, he doesn't want the fight.

He fought fine, and he fought how he needed to against someone who would beat him in exchanges. There's nothing at all wrong with it. Anytime he hurt Ruiz with a punch and tried to follow in, Ruiz would start swinging for the heavens. I could see it took restraint for Joshua to not fall into old habits cause deep down he would have wanted the KO but he really couldn't afford the risk with everything that was on the line.

I mean, he got the job done, nobody is saying he didn't deserve the win. It's just his attitude that's obnoxious... "Fury and Wilder can call me when they're ready." Wilder has BEEN READY for three years! He's been calling you out since after the Klitschko fight. Yeah, Wilder saying stuff like "I dont care about the belts no more" and "I dont need Joshua i can fight in house fights for 2 years" is certianly making Joshua look like a ducker, especially when Joshua is saying stuff like "I want to fight Wilder next" and "I have sent a SIGNED CONTRACT to Wilder, literally all they need to do is sign it too and the fight is on".

I think that attitude is brilliant, it depends on which side of the coin you stand. For me i like Wilder in the ring, but the evidence is glaring that he doesn't want to fight Joshua. To be in denial of that is utterly delusional. If Fury or Wilder wants the fight then they would make it happen, just like those two made it happen to fight each other. No man you don't get it, Wilder is ready and he always has been......... As long as the fight is in the US, its on showtime/fox/PBC and he gets 50-50 then he is ready.

Never ceases to amaze me how many salty *****es that exist in this world

He fought fine, and he fought how he needed to against someone who would beat him in exchanges. There's nothing at all wrong with it.

I mean, he got the job done, nobody is saying he didn't deserve the win. It's just his attitude that's obnoxious... "Fury and Wilder can call me when they're ready." Wilder has BEEN READY for three years! He's been calling you out since after the Klitschko fight. I think that attitude is brilliant, it depends on which side of the coin you stand. For me i like Wilder in the ring, but the evidence is glaring that he doesn't want to fight Joshua. To be in denial of that is utterly delusional. If Fury or Wilder wants the fight then they would make it happen, just like those two made it happen to fight each other.

I wouldn't call it beautiful boxing, maybe i need to watch it again. I love my sweet science but Joshua just looked unnatural doing it. Maybe it's because am not used to seeing him like that or maybe am not too hard on him. But i guess he did what he had to do to get his belts back.

no one has a "preconceived notion" that you have to knock a guy out...the issue/problem is/was that the same people claiming "great performance" have knocked other fighters for the same type of performance.....you cant run around calling certain guys "boring" and "*******" and then cry "masterclass" when one of your idols does the same thing....thats not a fan of the sport these same fgts(and yes i use that term tightly) will laugh at wilder for losing rounds ...yet he always knocks his guy down or out....and gives the fans a treat....yet they brag about all the money AJ makes and how widler is poor and has no fans or nobody watching...yet wilder always delivers guys on their rear ends....AJ fans are the most twisted of insecure fgtry ive ever seen.....i would have no beef with AJ or anything he does if it wasnt for his online fanbase of howling qweers Yeah I get your points and they are all valid and the web is a breeding ground for casuals that watch a fighter cause they fall into the trap of believing everything they hear from biased media - however, first and foremost I support AJ as I'm British and a patriot, but I also think that Wilder is the most dangerous HW on the planet right now - he isn't a great boxer, but he delivers the most devasting punch in the world - the web is a bedrock for everything that is both good and bad about boxing fans imo. I am more open-minded as to who really is the best out there - right now AJ has as much chance as anyone to beat Wilder, but if he gets caught, then it's goodnight Vienna and given the fact that Fury done a number on Wilder, he still was lucky to walk away from that fight with a split decision, so based on that fight, if Wilder lands on Joshua, then it's over - However if AJ's defence is up to task and he can avoid Wilder's right, then I could easily see AJ winning. Fury is another matter - AJ isn't in his class when it comes to boxing and I can't stand Fury. Excessive clinching is not legal. I haven't watched a re-run of the fight, and the rose-tinted specs were on a bit last night, I'll admit - however I didn't recall excessive clinching that warranted "barely legal". I have seen far worse over the years that's for sure. I am though prepared to stand corrected if we can see some concrete info to back it up and not just someone's subjective view.

I mean, he got the job done, nobody is saying he didn't deserve the win. It's just his attitude that's obnoxious... "Fury and Wilder can call me when they're ready." Wilder has BEEN READY for three years! He's been calling you out since after the Klitschko fight.

the two times AJ got rocked and knocked he came back fighting "safety first" style....after wlad it was parker...after ruiz it was ruiz 2...both time he fought safety first like a female.....hearn wont even say wilders name...they know

Legally!? WTH does this mean!?? Excessive clinching is not legal.

i am not big Joshua fan, but that was beautiful boxing. The art of Boxing at its best is to hit without being hit, Joshua put on a master class in just that. But he did get hit....

Legally!? WTH does this mean!?? Why is it that we have this preconceived notion that "boxing" is all about knocking the other guy out and not about actual "boxing". AJ "boxed" clever and fought the only way you can with Ruiz's style, I mean hell dude, do ya think Fury/Wilder/et al trade with Ruiz up close like AJ did in the first!? Imho - AJ had two plans to deal with Ruiz - plan a was to school him by using the jab on the outside and moving - boxing smart. Plan B was to see if Ruiz tires as the fight wore on and then look to unload. No two ways about it, Joshua was fearful of a repeat, but he fought with a style that isn't his normal way in his pro career, though actually fighting the way he did last night was a replica that won him the Olympic gold in 2012. The performance was as good as it needed to be and for a guy who normally trades more on the inside, I actually thought it was a top-notch performance, given how he had to fight with a different style to all his pro bouts, bar 1. no one has a "preconceived notion" that you have to knock a guy out...the issue/problem is/was that the same people claiming "great performance" have knocked other fighters for the same type of performance.....you cant run around calling certain guys "boring" and "*******" and then cry "masterclass" when one of your idols does the same thing....thats not a fan of the sport these same fgts(and yes i use that term tightly) will laugh at wilder for losing rounds ...yet he always knocks his guy down or out....and gives the fans a treat....yet they brag about all the money AJ makes and how widler is poor and has no fans or nobody watching...yet wilder always delivers guys on their rear ends....AJ fans are the most twisted of insecure fgtry ive ever seen.....i would have no beef with AJ or anything he does if it wasnt for his online fanbase of howling qweers

Ruiz fast hands in the short distance are cryptonite for Joshua. He jabbed and grabbed although he also connected some good power shots. He clinched a lot when Ruiz got close to him. Avoided engaging as much as possible. Not a "top notch" performance in any way. He won but barely legally. I was rooting for him but you can't say that was brillant. Legally!? WTH does this mean!?? Why is it that we have this preconceived notion that "boxing" is all about knocking the other guy out and not about actual "boxing". AJ "boxed" clever and fought the only way you can with Ruiz's style, I mean hell dude, do ya think Fury/Wilder/et al trade with Ruiz up close like AJ did in the first!? Imho - AJ had two plans to deal with Ruiz - plan a was to school him by using the jab on the outside and moving - boxing smart. Plan B was to see if Ruiz tires as the fight wore on and then look to unload. No two ways about it, Joshua was fearful of a repeat, but he fought with a style that isn't his normal way in his pro career, though actually fighting the way he did last night was a replica that won him the Olympic gold in 2012. The performance was as good as it needed to be and for a guy who normally trades more on the inside, I actually thought it was a top-notch performance, given how he had to fight with a different style to all his pro bouts, bar 1.

Joshua won in a Olympic styled scoring type fight 'There was no point in the fight where, Ruiz Junior was broken'. Lets compare last nights performance to Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson or David Tua 'Lennox Lewis with his boxing ability, made both fighters give up inside of the ring'. Ruiz Junior never gave up, and in every single round looked like the more dangerous fighter. 'I don't think this victory has extinguished the demons that accompanied the fall out of the first fight'. It was not a master class 'But Joshua did what he had to do, I also backed him to win'

"masterass" is more like it....running...dancing...jabbing...smirking at a 6-1 tub of lard.....like he just won the friggin world cup... NO! you just avenged a huge L to 15-1 underdog.....wilder will end your career!

i am not big Joshua fan, but that was beautiful boxing. The art of Boxing at its best is to hit without being hit, Joshua put on a master class in just that.