Something was up with Joshua

[Hype job]

Not taking credit away from Ruiz but Joshua had a pensive look, messing around with his gumshield like it didn't even fit, his general demeanour was negative.

I feel like he was knocked out badly in sparring leading up to this fight.

[Southpawology]

his training camp was in miami. was most likely drinking and partying weeks leading up to the fight

[Redd Foxx]

No, that's what happens when you gas. Your brain is affected because it's not getting enough oxygen either. Notice that Ruiz was pressuring him and AJ was breathing heavy at the first break? Then, the body work didn't let AJ recover his breath.
It's just stamina and he's always had that issue. Someone finally targeted it successfully.

[deathofaclown]

People reaching for excuses. I don’t think anything was up, except maybe he thought it was a knockover job.

Why does something always have to be up? Sometimes you just lose.

As i’ve said before, AJ isn’t some incredible boxer that’s looked unbeatable. He’s looked vulnerable in the past, been hurt, gassed, struggled to get to grips with shorter fighters easily etc. Andy Ruiz just turned out to be an awful style for him when you add it altogether.

I thought AJ would win, but he lost and it’s for no other reason than Ruiz had the tools to exploit the flaws that we’ve all seen before. I didn’t think he could do it but he did.

[tonysoprano]

How did he get that eye damage he was showing the week before the fight? In an interview he claimed it was from physio which is clearly nonsense.

Something about his preparation wasn't quite right.

[Superbee]

Ruiz over-hand right hit the temple too many times... Joshua couldn't cope with that... I wouldn't either ...

[Bobby Deez]

Possibly. He looked worried during the intro. He looked scared of being countered during the fight so maybe working on that didnt go very well for him in training. When you fight a guy that reacts every time you punch it makes the slower guy or the guy trying sit on his punches not punch.

[andocom]

Yeah he looked odd, considering the size of the crowds he has boxed in front of I can't imagine it would be nerves or pressure getting to him, heard other people say he looked like a guy who had been beat up sparring. Who knows, but he looked pretty bad all round.

[Eff Pandas]

Not taking credit away from Ruiz but Joshua had a pensive look, messing around with his gumshield like it didn't even fit, his general demeanour was negative.

Thats generally the case when you are being knocked around the ring like Ruiz was Joshua.

[soul_survivor]

There was definitely something up, from the nervousness of the ring walk to the pensive first round.

Then, when the fight ended, he looked like a man who had the weight of the world lifted off his shoulders, this loss may be the best thing to happen to him.