Comments Thread For: Andy Ruiz: I Know Joshua's Flaws, He's Not a Good Boxer

[Shadoww702]

AJ also can’t fight backwards and get pushed around like last time

[ShoulderRoll]

Andy is right. Joshua isn't a great outboxer.

And he won't become one in time for the rematch. He's in big trouble, if I was Hearn I would have given him time to retool and rebuild before going after the belts again.

[hugh grant]

Come on now he can't be that bad must be better than wilder.
Just ruiz is exceptionally underated.
Even wla d rated him as did fury

[KrusherStan]

When you pick up boxing late as Joshua did, you might become a good boxer, but not a great or elite boxer. Plus he has a weak chin and a poor inside game yet he tries to trade with little guys.

[Fire4231]

To win the fight Joshua would have to fight tall and stick the jab in Vlad Klitschko or Lennox Lewis fashion. He would absolutely stink up the joint but it’s his only option outside of asking the wizard for more heart. If he frustrates Ruiz to the point of boredom he may even catch him slipping late with an inside uppercut or mid-range hook. But Joshua is too tall and stiff to not utilize his jab more against smaller quicker fighters. It’s like he is a height snob. He goes in slugging it with the little guys because he thinks just being taller is guaranteed advantage. Hopefully Ruiz has shown him the smaller Heavyweights are equally dangerous and faster. He can’t afford to show up half @ss.

[KrusherStan]

Joshua struggled with Parker, might have even lost if it was in NZ. Same with Parker against Ruiz who could've lost if it was in the US. Are AJ fanboys going to realize that his idol might not be too good for Ruiz, that perhaps they're as equal as good or Ruiz might be better?

[apollocreed]

Stewerd was a master at hiding big guys suspect chins. Lewis had a soft chin also.

AJ just needs to fight tall on the outside and wrap up when he can then drop all his weight until ref. Breaks them up rinse and repeat. After a few rounds carrying AJ big body and weight Ruiz will be tired.

Lewis didn't have a soft chin. It would have been impossible for him to beat all the guys he did, plenty of massive punchers, only getting dropped twice in his whole career.
Lewis didn't fight in that ultra defensive jab and grab style that Steward taught Klitschko.
I remember his fights with Ray Mercer and Briggs, off the top of my head, where he went toe to toe and took plenty of shots from two massive punchers. I remember he was even fighting Briggs with his hands down by his waist - nothing like Klitschko's style.

[apollocreed]

When you pick up boxing late as Joshua did, you might become a good boxer, but not a great or elite boxer. Plus he has a weak chin.

He could have been better at boxing if he had worked more on it, even though he's only been in the sport 10 years.
He's always just been a puncher/brawler though. He's been fast tracked because he's such a physical specimen, and then as a pro by Hearn because of his marketable, media - friendly image.
I've always said his boxing skill set was basic, and he'd come unstuck against the right opponent. Povetkin had him all over the place for the first three rounds.

[Zelda]

From my casual fan eyes, I see two problems with Joshua
- He's not capable of absorbing good shots unlike some other heavyweights
- He ain't very athletic to avoid getting hit by fast guys

and, my casual fan solution to the problem
- Spend your next 5 months perfecting staying on the outside exploiting your height/reach advantage
- Use your jab to establish the range and use it more aggressively
- in close range, be prepared for fast counterpunching while using head movement to avoid getting hit.

The problem in the first fight was that Ruiz would come in rushing and start throwing fast combinations. Joshua would simply cover up after getting clipped by one punch, instead of throwing counterpunches of his own to back off the other fighter. That doesn't work and he got hit multiple times in those fast combinations.

Joshua is also a terrible fighter while retreating trying to create distance.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Yeah I agree. Only for heavyweights, because of the natural size, strength and power disadvantages fat fighters have at other weights because of the weight classes above.
But with heavyweight, above around that 220lb mark, being fat isn't a big disadvantage. They can all punch at that weight, and being fat doesn't necessarily make someone slower, certainly not handspeed wise.

I don't think it would benefit Ruiz to lose a lot of weight. A much lighter version would just be dwarfed by Joshua. He may gain in the foot speed department, but I don't even think he's that slow on his feet for the heavyweight's of today. Only Fury of the current top guys has great feet.
Joshua has always had slow, plodding feet anyway, so for this particular fight, Ruiz's feet are fast enough as they are.

Yes, it is also his body type also. Ruiz Junior probably has a really strong cardiovascular system. Where as Anthony Joshua is built and probably functions more like a sprinter/power lifter morphed into a boxer. 'Also fighters like Ruiz Junior benefit more from old school training, long runs or prolong aerobic work/mixed in with boxing training.

When David Haye took over Chisora's training regime, he kind of mocked him for going on his morning long runs which he always enjoyed 'Chisora has always valued roadwork heavily' Anyway it all back fired in Haye attempting to my Chisora into a formula 1 car/Fighter jet, when he is more like a Tank. 'Totally back fired and Chisora fought as if he was weak'

If you look back in history most of the power house heavyweights did not have good stamina, accept Mike Tyson at his peak had great stamina, Marciano, and probably George Foreman.

At this point in time, Andy Ruiz Junior needs to be wise. Because in today's culture, it will be easy for him to get duped into changing his entire training regime. 'Since he has won the fight, the media have kind of been mocking him' even plenty of pundits where mocking him.

None of these things would of happened 30-40 years ago. 'He has been getting bullied slightly by the media'.