who is more hall of fame worthy if both retired today? wilder or andy ruiz?
wilder has wins over ortiz and stiverne. ruiz has wins over ortiz and joshua.
oh yeah wilder has a ton of creampuff defenses and knockouts over bums. does that eclipse a better resume?
Ruiz has the better win but he got dropped by Arreola and I had him losing to Ortiz despite the 3 knockdowns (8 rounds to 4 with 3 knockdowns the other way is 113-112 Ortiz).
So take your pick, really. The Ruiz win over Joshua is definitely better than any Wilder win. But Wilder beat a much, much better version of Ortiz by knockout twice. And stopped a much, much younger and better Arreola.
Wilder should have fought Ruiz in WBC eliminator IMO.
Wilder has made some strange career choices. Decided to lose his belt to Fury instead of a huge pay day against Joshua. decided to lose to Parker and Zhang instead of fighting Ruiz.
It's not easy - both fighters had great victories. Wilder's got those impressive wins over the bums. Meanwhile, Ruiz not only took down Joshua, let's not forget his impressive showing against the buffet line between Joshua fights.
So, while Wilder might have a slight edge in the boxing ring, Ruiz is definitely the champ when it comes to dominating the taco truck. Both fighters deserve the Hall of Fame