So, does Andy Ruiz now pass your 'eye test'?

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  • Combat Talk Radio
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    So, does Andy Ruiz now pass your 'eye test'?

    I better not see a single NO from anybody. None of you.

    This guy just solidly beat the guy that plenty of you said would beat Wilder. Beat the guy that beat Grabomir.

    That means Ruiz now has to automatically pass your 'eye tests' for P4P greatness, right?
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    #2
    Well, Ruiz certainly is still top of the most pounds rankings. So yeah, he passes.

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    • King Jaffe Joffer
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      #3
      Not really. If Joshua kept his cool and just took his time after knocking Ruiz down the 1st time he would have been fine. He never recovered from being hurt. Exchanging while Ruiz was still fresh was a no no. Clean hard shot to the temple.. ill even go as far to say if he would have hit Joshua in the nose, jaw or eye, joshua would have been ok. But that hard temple shot ruined his equilibrium, and he was food the rest of the fight.

      I reckon the rematch Joshua will be more careful, take his time and use his jab..

      I think he wanted to match Wilder and it backfired, he actually was fighting a guy with a pulse unlike Wilder

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      • Cutthroat
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        #4
        I've always said he beat Parker whom many regard highly. Not a bad fighter at all but not in the level of say a Wilder or Fury, he's a tier below them, I rate Ortiz a bit higher too.


        AJ was just severely overrated.

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          #5
          Originally posted by King Jaffe Joffer
          Not really. If Joshua kept his cool and just took his time after knocking Ruiz down the 1st time he would have been fine. He never recovered from being hurt. Exchanging while Ruiz was still fresh was a no no. Clean hard shot to the temple.. ill even go as far to say if he would have hit Joshua in the nose, jaw or eye, joshua would have been ok. But that hard temple shot ruined his equilibrium, and he was food the rest of the fight.

          I reckon the rematch Joshua will be more careful, take his time and use his jab..

          I think he wanted to match Wilder and it backfired, he actually was fighting a guy with a pulse unlike Wilder
          You know full well that if Wilder faced tonight's Joshua, AJ would be slumped inside of four rounds..

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          • Bad_Guy
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            Ruiz showed incredible heart coming back from the KD. He'll mix it up with anyone, and he showed a pretty strong chin later in the fight. I'd like to see him vs. Wilder. However, I think Fury would handle Ruiz easily due to the stylistic match-up.

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              #7
              Butterbean should've got a shot at Bowe or Holyfield is my deep fried takeaway.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Bad_Guy
                Ruiz showed incredible heart coming back from the KD. He'll mix it up with anyone, and he showed a pretty strong chin later in the fight. I'd like to see him vs. Wilder. However, I think Fury would handle Ruiz easily due to the stylistic match-up.
                Of course, because like I even said, Fury is and has between one of top guys in the business at the moment.

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                • JakeTheBoxer
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                  I can see Ruiz jr. taking out Fury too. Fury`s chin is a joke.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by JakeTheBoxer
                    I can see Ruiz jr. taking out Fury too. Fury`s chin is a joke.
                    He wouldn't be able to reach the chin. Fury has underrated head movement. He only got caught by Wilder because he thought Wilder gassed. Ruiz doesn't have the power to do that in any case.

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