Is Joshua losing to Ruiz the most embarrassing moment

[chirorickyp]

Ruiz destroying Joshua IS the most embarrassing.
Ali Spinks was a battle, Rd 15 either man could have gone down. It was competitive. Tyson had the fight had it not been for the long count. He took heavy shots. It was competitive. Joshua got the ***** beat out of him by a sloppy fat guy. That's embarrassing! However Ruiz is a skilled conditioned fighter nevermind the rolls of Blubber.

[Willy Wanker]

I was a kid but Tyson vs Douglas was world news. People still talk about it today.

Every time there's an upset in boxing or MMA, Buster Douglas is still mentioned by somebody.

[Robbie Barrett]

you have been A.J got embarrassed..you rode for him by all means so i know it hurts..but he might be remembered in history for the wrong reason now man

And? Fighters lose Larry you should know this. It's not the end of the world. The guy you "ride" with ducked the **** out of him. Tell us all again how Broner will be the fighter of the decade BTW.

[SN!PER]

ali was way past his prime by then, the fact that he was a shell of himself mitigates most oif not all of the embarassment imo. like rjj losing to enzo., it wasn't embarassing, just sad.

At the end of Ali's career, he definitely had slurred speech, moved a lot slower, and showed early signs of Parkinson's. Spinks, Holmes, and Berbick were basically fighting a cripple and he was still able to survive and fire back. They failed to really hurt or knock down an old crippled version of Ali.

[FinitoxDinamita]

Ali losing to Spinks was worse.

Are you just basing that off of Boxrec? Lol

[Toffee]

Good point, this is still pending.

But man, Ruiz will have to accomplish a lot to take away the blunt of this loss for AJ. A lot. LOL.

In this era of boxing there are two pathways for him.

He either loses to Joshua, in which case he'll be discarded on account of having two losses and called an embarrassment for Joshua.

Our he'll beat Joshua and get a run of protected defences that won't prove anything about his ability, but will cement him in American minds as a top fighter.

Basically, Joshua loses either way for the yanks.

[Robbie Barrett]

Are you just basing that off of Boxrec? Lol

Spinks was a 7 fight novice and a complete bum. Him becoming champ was one of the most embarrassing things in sports history, not just boxing.

[Jim Tom]

for any unified heavyweight champ ever??? can anyone post any worst moment?

No. People forget Ruiz is a genuine heavyweight with great boxing skills and power. He can shock many and he is a top fighter in his own regard

[GhostofDempsey]

not really embarrassing though. douglas fought a great fight and tyson didnt look that bad. he also had douglas almost out and it was a real competitive fight with tyson leaving it all in the ring and going out on his shield. joshua got intimidated, bullied and rolled over.

douglas-tyson was a bigger upset, but not really embarrassing at all.



no, and that's why his loss to lewis isn't embarrassing. but he did quit against byrd, nobody is saying it was for no reason, we all know he was injured but this is boxing. the fact that he was dominating makes it more embarrassing, not less. until he proved himself later on the whole world thought he was soft (for a fighter), and at the time they were right to think so.

being that hyped up, fighting a guy he is favored to beat by massive odds, a guy bear in mind who fought as low as 175(!) while vitali is a giant, dominating and the suddenly giving in from pain of an injury.. yes, that was embarrassing.

not knocking vitali, he came back, overcame it and proved himself an improved fighter and eventually a great champion. but that loss really was embarrassing at the time.



ali was way past his prime by then, the fact that he was a shell of himself mitigates most oif not all of the embarassment imo. like rjj losing to enzo., it wasn't embarassing, just sad.

The so-called greatest still lost to a guy with seven fights. Washed up or not. AJ lost to an underdog, but I wouldn’t call it embarrassing just yet. Now if Ruiz should go on to get whooped by his next few opponents, then yes, in hindsight we can say this was an embarassing loss for AJ.

[baroidi]

considering how Joshua was marketed to casuals with his bodybuilding physique, him getting absolutely demolished by a fat pasty Mexican, the visual itself certainly makes this upset one of the most embarrassing lol