Comments Thread For: Andy Ruiz on AJ: I Don't Know Why He Wasn't Moving Around; I Felt He Was Scared, Holding Back

[Get em up]

Moving around and trying to out box and out last the smaller faster better boxer in Usyk isnt the best strategy. Bullying and beating up Usyk in a dog fight will serve A.J. better IMO

[VislorTurlough]

The Joshua performance was his level. Nothing less. Muscle mass bro can’t go hard and blast out a guy who has never been down before. He goes for the early KO - he’s winded by round 4 and the superior skill and IQ of Usyk savagely KOs him.

[turnedup]

Lmfao. I’ll take bets that if AJ tries to bully Usyk in the rematch he gets ktfo cold. Sure ahead and walk into punches. We saw he did countless times get stopped dead in his tracks when he did try. I saw some noob talking about the chisora blueprint…..damn near covered my computer in coffee from laughter. Where have we heard this before? USYK is all wrong for Joshua, hence why so many are suggestion he take a touch up.

[greenarcher89]

While he indeed move more, It's not that AJ was very mobile in the in the 2nd fight with Ruiz.. It's just that Ruiz was too heavy too move and stayed very flat

[Oldskoolg]

Olafemi is so much like frank bruno it’s uncanny. The only thing that’s missing is the outgoing personality that bruno has. Oh and the fact that bruno mixed it up with truly great fighters and held his own.

[factsarenice]

AJ is stuck between styles with an amateur coach who doesn't know how to guide/mould him into the fighter he needs to be.
He needs to release the McCracken asap, it's no surprise he seems out of his depth, taking no credit away from Usyks excellent performance mind you.

I admire Joshua's loyalty but like Fury, Joshua needs to move on, it's time.

[Corelone]

Time on top is short. Tyson got KOd by lowly Buster Douglas when his time was up. AJ was artificially kept on top by Eddy, a huge ring in Saudi Arabia was just meddling on Eddys part. AJ started slipping when old Wlad put him down, Parker ran him into inspiration. Andy lit up monster AJ, so Swan Lake AJ was born. He lost weight to outrun Andy, and if he bulks up, he'll just slow back down. Big George said, I never met a man that "made me" change the way I fight, Usyk will be number two for AJ.

[Bornboxingfan]

AJ needs to watch the entire Rocky movie series. Good 4 months of drills with lefties.
When AJ starts to get tagged, switch to fighting southpaw as needed. AJ using right
hand as laser jab should be very damaging. Most importantly AJ needs to believe
in himself and fight like his bank accounts were hacked.

[thack]

Joshua was tagged and hurt early and he doesn't trust his chin otherwise he would have been swinging. It seems he only feels safe at a distance

[mjh1969]

Time on top is short. Tyson got KOd by lowly Buster Douglas when his time was up. AJ was artificially kept on top by Eddy, a huge ring in Saudi Arabia was just meddling on Eddys part. AJ started slipping when old Wlad put him down, Parker ran him into inspiration. Andy lit up monster AJ, so Swan Lake AJ was born. He lost weight to outrun Andy, and if he bulks up, he'll just slow back down. Big George said, I never met a man that "made me" change the way I fight, Usyk will be number two for AJ.

Agreed, but Joshua just doesn't have that thug in him. He is too gentleman like in the ring and outside of the ring. To me it appears like he was totally confused with fighting a southpaw and didn't train for that type of fight. Like he didn't watch film. Why he did lean on Usyk or work the body it beyond me. A change of trainers at that point would help him be more successful in future fights. I am not sure if Joshua is world champion material.