Did Anthony Joshua fight SCURRED in the Andy Ruiz rematch?

He did what he had to do. Wilder and Joshua, fittingly, lost their undefeated records the exact same way; getting clipped to the side of the head during an exchange. Fight was over after the KD in both cases. Ruiz was toying with a wounded animal, which made him look an unbeatable force on the night. Not so. Hindsight is 20/20 though; we saw in the second fight that if AJ wanted to, he could coast to the W over the smaller man. He definitely didn't need to be Klitschko-level careful as he was on the night, but his being gunshy was understandable. Ruiz is going to be Bermane Stiverne 2.0 when he comes back. He'll go life and death with Arreola. Charles Martin would dominate him. Haymon better not put him in there with Helenius, either.

One of the big differences between Fury on the backfoot compared to AJ is that Fury never looks scared. His body language and mannerisms are that of someone who feels in control and is fighting the way he wants to, even in rounds he doesn't clearly win. Whereas AJ was not enjoying himself, looked anxious especially when Ruiz got close and as if he wanted to just reach the end of each round. He fought smart though so credit for that, but looked unconvincing using that style Great post and assessment.

http://i.imgur.com/0VITl5G.gif Done.

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He looked like he was going to have an anxiety attack whenever Ruiz got close.

He was terrified of trading with a C Level opponent. Done the job and got the W though.

http://i.imgur.com/E3PMghl.gif http://i.imgur.com/jmiDzoC.gif http://i.imgur.com/QKLA4Av.gif http://i.imgur.com/F3Fiq1N.gif I guess this is a masterclass by heavyweight standards, I'm not even through.

1hourRun has some great gifs of AJ in this "fight". http://i.imgur.com/hQwARGU.gif http://i.imgur.com/NuW0AJe.gif http://i.imgur.com/xlo2rnr.gif http://i.imgur.com/WCFFimr.gif I think I made 1 gif of this dreadful event. My apologies for the showing up late, I fell asleep trying to find moments when A.J let his nuts hang.

no he fought smart because he could see that ruiz was just a fat blob for this fight with little chance of a win

It's normal to be afraid of someone that beat you once. But I don't think AJ has any doubt in his mind that he was going to beat Ruiz in the rematch. He turned his fear into courage at the end. We have to respect him for that!

Can Tyson Fury still use movement like he used to deathofaclown? Again watch his last fight, he was marching forward and cutting off the ring 'Against a fighter who looked as if he was struggling with his own movement'. Tyson Fury has not displayed the kind of movement YOU are talking about since Wilder I 'Since then he has not used the ring'. I am going to say something abit out there right now 'I don't think at 270+ pounds this new version of Fury, comes with all the old tricks' I don't think he wants to fight like he did against Wladimir Kiltschko or Wilder I, because it forces him to change his physiological structure 'Forces him to train in certain ways, that I don't think he wants adhere to etc'. But I believe that if Tyson Fury wants to do all the things, you are referring to against Joshua 'He has to change his training approach and physiological structure'. If he fights Joshua like he has just fought Wilder 'He is making all the wrong moves'. Right now as we speak, if you are only as good as your last fight? Anthony Joshua has better movement than Tyson Fury. Joshua hasn’t got better movement than Fury And I’m not talking about dancing around the ring. I’m talking about educated feet. Fury’s stance and balance against wilder was excellent, the way he could spring in and out of range equally as effective if required ,while keeping pressure on at all time. Even his feint and double step into the jab and right hand takes excellent coordination, much more than Joshua has ever shown. The only other heavyweight with that coordination to be able to stand in front of a puncher like that and have absolute fluidity between hands and feet is possibly Usyk, but we’ve never seen him at HW Properly. If you are unable to see what Fury was doing then you probably should learn a bit more about boxing and footwork. It was top level stuff.

Fury is too mentally strong in the ring to let odds be a factor. Joshua certainly has attributes that are tailor made for Fury. Heavy feet, predictable jab and movement. Joshua cannot throw unless he can set himself. It’s one of his main flaws. He hasn’t got great boxing coordination between his feet and hands. You think a guy with the IQ and movement of Fury is going to let AJ set his feet then throw? Fury will offset all him night, never let him get comfortable to throw and pick him apart. Can Tyson Fury still use movement like he used to deathofaclown? Again watch his last fight, he was marching forward and cutting off the ring 'Against a fighter who looked as if he was struggling with his own movement'. Tyson Fury has not displayed the kind of movement YOU are talking about since Wilder I 'Since then he has not used the ring'. I am going to say something abit out there right now 'I don't think at 270+ pounds this new version of Fury, comes with all the old tricks' I don't think he wants to fight like he did against Wladimir Kiltschko or Wilder I, because it forces him to change his physiological structure 'Forces him to train in certain ways, that I don't think he wants adhere to etc'. But I believe that if Tyson Fury wants to do all the things, you are referring to against Joshua 'He has to change his training approach and physiological structure'. If he fights Joshua like he has just fought Wilder 'He is making all the wrong moves'. Right now as we speak, if you are only as good as your last fight? Anthony Joshua has better movement than Tyson Fury.

Well take away Wilder's punching power, lets face it? Wilder is tailor made for Tyson Fury I.E Wide punches, movement is not great, no Jab and struggles to throw straight punches or short compact punches etc Tyson Fury is not exactly being challenged inside of the ring from a technical perspective 'Fury is more so being challenged in terms of managing his fear of being sparked out' etc Fair enough Andy Ruiz Junior was not in the same condition as their first fight, but he was still a dangerous fighter 'I don't think Tyson Fury would just wade forward vs Andy Ruiz Junior ether'. Anthony Joshua no matter how much people want to play him down 'Is not tailor made for Tyson Fury, he does not have the genius of Fury'. But he is not exactly this none entity like people are trying to make out 'Tyson Fury and his entire team are very aware of this'. I want to see how Fury copes with being the overwhelming favorite, he has played the underdog in all of his top elite level fights 'And sometimes it is easier to play the underdog'. Very important to see this as well, and am not talking about being the favourite against the Otto wallin of boxing. Not sure why everyone is overrating Wilder's abilities, power? Absolutely, but he isn't exactly a boxer with major ring generalship.

Well take away Wilder's punching power, lets face it? Wilder is tailor made for Tyson Fury I.E Wide punches, movement is not great, no Jab and struggles to throw straight punches or short compact punches etc Tyson Fury is not exactly being challenged inside of the ring from a technical perspective 'Fury is more so being challenged in terms of managing his fear of being sparked out' etc Fair enough Andy Ruiz Junior was not in the same condition as their first fight, but he was still a dangerous fighter 'I don't think Tyson Fury would just wade forward vs Andy Ruiz Junior ether'. Anthony Joshua no matter how much people want to play him down 'Is not tailor made for Tyson Fury, he does not have the genius of Fury'. But he is not exactly this none entity like people are trying to make out 'Tyson Fury and his entire team are very aware of this'. I want to see how Fury copes with being the overwhelming favorite, he has played the underdog in all of his top elite level fights 'And sometimes it is easier to play the underdog'. Fury is too mentally strong in the ring to let odds be a factor. Joshua certainly has attributes that are tailor made for Fury. Heavy feet, predictable jab and movement. Joshua cannot throw unless he can set himself. It’s one of his main flaws. He hasn’t got great boxing coordination between his feet and hands. You think a guy with the IQ and movement of Fury is going to let AJ set his feet then throw? Fury will offset all him night, never let him get comfortable to throw and pick him apart.

Yup, he's a b1tch. He also ran from King Wilder.

The funny thing is, people thought Fury was going to fight totally cautious v Wilder because of those knockdowns. Yet he went at him. That’s the difference between great fighters and decent fighters. Fury went and left no doubt and put on a big statement. AJ did what he had to do but nobody was impressed, especially considering how bad Ruiz looked. He never redeemed himself , even if he got his paper titles back. Well take away Wilder's punching power, lets face it? Wilder is tailor made for Tyson Fury I.E Wide punches, movement is not great, no Jab and struggles to throw straight punches or short compact punches etc Tyson Fury is not exactly being challenged inside of the ring from a technical perspective 'Fury is more so being challenged in terms of managing his fear of being sparked out' etc Fair enough Andy Ruiz Junior was not in the same condition as their first fight, but he was still a dangerous fighter 'I don't think Tyson Fury would just wade forward vs Andy Ruiz Junior ether'. Anthony Joshua no matter how much people want to play him down 'Is not tailor made for Tyson Fury, he does not have the genius of Fury'. But he is not exactly this none entity like people are trying to make out 'Tyson Fury and his entire team are very aware of this'. I want to see how Fury copes with being the overwhelming favorite, he has played the underdog in all of his top elite level fights 'And sometimes it is easier to play the underdog'.

Yup, he fought scared, and he had a terrified look in his eyes all night, like a lamb caught in headlights. The funny thing is, people thought Fury was going to fight totally cautious v Wilder because of those knockdowns. Yet he went at him. That’s the difference between great fighters and decent fighters. Fury went and left no doubt and put on a big statement. AJ did what he had to do but nobody was impressed, especially considering how bad Ruiz looked. He never redeemed himself , even if he got his paper titles back.

Yeah that was pretty bad :lol1:

I thought in the early and middle rounds he fought the kind of fight he should have but in the late rounds it was obvious that Ruiz was exhausted and there was very little chance of him hurting AJ and AJ still didn’t make an effort to impress

Yup, he fought scared, and he had a terrified look in his eyes all night, like a lamb caught in headlights.