Parker: "Andy Ruiz punches a lot harder than Anthony Joshua"

[MargoMan1102]

I get your skepticism, but fighters and trainers often have their own reasons for these comments, and every fight feels different to them.

[Willow The Wisp]

ruiz has fast hands for a fat guy so its deceiving


but him hitting "way harder" than AJ i dont believe. Slightly harder sure.

Agree with the guy saying fighters always choose people they beat as their hardest fight or best puncher or best whatever. Many delusional fighters claim the guy who KO'd them dont hit that hard.

Indeed they do. It's almost a sure bet that when you are looking at an article titled "X names the hardest hitter or smartest he faced", fighter X is choosing from his win column.

Parker hasn't brought up Joe Joyce has he?
That was a brutal beat down.

[Willow The Wisp]

Could Ruiz lay Nganou down with one punch? **** no!

Of course he could.
Ngannou has a chin tested against low pay arm punching grapplers and Kickboxing hybrids.

Fury should have trained and fought seriously. It hurt his legacy slightly and gave casual fans the wrong impression. Francis got opposite type losses in boxing. A 3rd fight would be enlightening, but it probably won't happen due to Ngannou's personal loss.

[Willow The Wisp]

You speak of an in shape Andy. IMO, AJ would KO him now, beating him for a 2nd time. Usyk would toy with him in the second half of the fight.

Parker? Now that is a fight! They should meet.

I'd rather see Parker vs Joe Joyce II.

Parker is what's called a perennial contender who's on a roll. But Wilder had aged out 2 years inactive and Zhang got robbed in spite of multiple knockdowns scored. So his run has been aided by luck!