Fixed fights, ring size most important non fighter factor in boxing

[KingGilgamesh]

Meh, Joshua has never been a terrible boxer and Ruiz was hopelessly out of shape. He wouldn't have faired all that much in a smaller ring either TBH.

[DaNeutral.]

Ring was within the legal limit in Joshua v Ruiz 2. Can't blame anybody but Ruiz and his team for Ruiz turning up in terrible shape

And ring size isn't going to matter in a fixed fight. A fixed fight means both men in the ring know who is going to win and lose.

[DaNeutral.]

I am so relieved that the Ruiz-Arreola fight will be over soon and we don't need to read another article about Ruiz conditioning or lack of it. He looks the same as in most fights I have seen with the exception of Joshua II when he was so fat he looked like he couldn't bend over to touch his knees. That fight was supposedly fought in a 22 foot ring. I don't know what the dimensions were for the first one at Madison Square Garden but it was probably not more than 20 feet. An 18 foot ring is 324 square feet vs. 484 square feet for a 22 foot ring. That is 50% more leg room. Was the real reason AJ lost weight before the rematch because he knew "fast Eddie" would negotiate a larger ring and he needed to train for a marathon and not a 100 yard dash? Did the Ruiz camp know that it was 22 feet and when did they know? Did it allow them enough time to train for those conditions?

LOL what is this bollocks? I smell Yanky doodle bitter PBC fan boy who hates the fact his king has been left in the garbage crying about dented skulls and being drugged and egg weights along a real embarrasment of himself while the real Kings of the division go off into some mega fight.

[15round]

I posted the ABC rules from their site. Which states 16-20 feet. So no.

Do you have anyone involved in the Joshua-Ruiz 2 fight saying the ring was 22 feet? You'd think there'd be someone mentioning it if it is was.

Looks to me someone misreported and people jumped on it. Don't believe everything you read on the internet.

ABC? HUH? Do they have jurisdiction outside the US? I don't think so!

[15round]

Ring was within the legal limit in Joshua v Ruiz 2. Can't blame anybody but Ruiz and his team for Ruiz turning up in terrible shape

And ring size isn't going to matter in a fixed fight. A fixed fight means both men in the ring know who is going to win and lose.

There is no legal limit in Dubai. It is whatever "Fast Eddie" negotiates. Have you ever seen a fight contract? Do you know why some fights don't happen? I didn't think so!

[15round]

"Once built on Thursday morning it is expected to be 22x22ft to allow AJ plenty of space to move away from Ruiz Jr’s attacks."

Saudi dude had it rebuilt with blood.left on it still.

Yea, ABC don't mean crap outside the US. It is not an international regulator which is why boxing is so biased towards some fighters who have clout to negotiate these terms.

[TonyGe]

The ring size had nothing to do with the outcome of the fight. The something that had to do with the fight was what was between Ruiz's ears. Or rather the lack of it. Self discipline He did not dedicate himself to defending his newly crowned title.

[15round]

So that's a no. They had this "giant" ring out of the norm and not one member of Ruiz's team mention it. Just stop it guys, FFS.

1st fight
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2nd fight
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Does the ring look 50% like the thread starter claimed?

I didn't say that the ring for the rematch was 50% more than the first fight, just that a 22 foot is about 50% more than an 18 foot ring. I also mentioned in a prior post that there would be no regulations in Dubai and the Ruiz team may not have had any say in ring size.

[Robbie Barrett]

I didn't say that the ring for the rematch was 50% more than the first fight, just that a 22 foot is about 50% more than an 18 foot ring. I also mentioned in a prior post that there would be no regulations in Dubai and the Ruiz team may not have had any say in ring size.

The rings are the same damn size. So are you saying the one from the first fight was 22 foot?

[15round]

The rings are the same damn size. So are you saying the one from the first fight was 22 foot?

The rematch ring was two feet larger. It is obvious in the pictures.