How Does Anthony Joshua Win In The Rematch Against Ruiz?

[Simurgh]

I think he wins comfortably in the rematch. It will be much less entertaining fight - very similar to Parker fight.

[Scipio2009]

I think the obvious plan to victory is sharpening up his jab and throwing that thing 30 times a round with an occasional over hand or straight right. Mix in a couple of check left hooks but absolutely stay away from throwing the uppercut. If Ruiz gets to close tie him up Wlad style. He can easily cruise to a UD, he doesn't need to make a statement, just get his belts back and more importantly his confidence.

Keep range and don't sulk to playing dueling pistols on the inside (Ruiz does have significantly faster hands them him).

[Mash121]

Ruiz is a pressure fighter and will always be a nasty match up for Joshua. Ruiz is to rugged for Joshua he's tough and fast hands. I think Ruiz has his number..

[GGG Gloveking]

Definitely the game plan is to make it a slow, boring fight and avoid engaging, but I'm not sure Joshua can keep him off. AJ has stamina issues that will come into play. I think someone that can move with good hand speed is a bad matchup for AJ. I've said I thought Usyk could beat him if he could withstand AJ power and had enough of his own to get his respect.

[MastaBlasta]

After seeing Ruiz bust up the large Dimitrenko, I think AJ is just all wrong for Ruiz. Only way I see AJ winning is if he can land thunder from long range.

But I don't think he's ever done that.

Perhaps in a war AJ can catch Ruiz before he gets caught. Or if he throws good combos from long range all night and can get a decision. That's about it though.

I think Ruiz beats him in the rematch.

Styles makes fights. Look at that Dimitrenko fight again ...

[deathofaclown]

He needs to turn into prime Wlad or last night will be the first of many KO losses before he retires. But as simple as it seems to jab and grab, it’s really difficult.

Last night made me appreciate how Wlad after those losses to Brewster et al really learnt how to dominate shorter guys from a distance. There is real skill in that, Wlad of say... 2010 or 2011 would have never let someone like Ruiz get close and get off like that, he would have pummelled him with the jab from distance. I almost miss the big guy.

Spot on. I was thinking the only way for AJ to win that rematch would be to adopt a Wlad style. But that Style took years of perfecting and is a skill. It’s not something you’re going to pick up in the next 6 months.

Joshua is not a natural boxer. He’s a pretty athletic guy that happens to box. He’s never going to have the fluidity of someone that’s done it for years since childhood like Fury or Ruiz and people like that. You can teach guys like that little tricks and they pick it up fast because it’s in them.

Because boxing is something he picked up late, he’s not going to pick up new tricks in the next 6 months. The reality is that it’s took about 10 years just to give him this basic style he has.

[MastaBlasta]

I think he wins comfortably in the rematch. It will be much less entertaining fight - very similar to Parker fight.

Sounds like wishful thinking. No real vision of what he will need to do huh? Just hoping he finds a way .... LoLoL!

Maybe if it's in UK, the Ref will stop the fight after an AJ flury of punches (like many of his other fights).

LoL!

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I can't see how Joshua beats him unless he lands a lucky haymaker.

[Mexican_Puppet]

Ruiz JR speed and counter skills were timing Joshua movements

Would be another hard fight

[Mexican_Puppet]

I think he wins comfortably in the rematch. It will be much less entertaining fight - very similar to Parker fight.

He thrown a little punches in this fight, he never had the confidence to thrown much punches and he was being countered with bombs .

It's hard to deal with Andy hands speed