Comments Thread For: Andy Ruiz Plans For More Pressure, More Punches Against Joshua

[MDPopescu]

Fight 1 - Ruiz took his belts
Fight 2 - Ruiz takes his soul

... he already took his soul first time around, man!...

[MDPopescu]

Joshua doesn't fight well off the back foot.

He and his career are in trouble.

... doesn't fight well in close too... or under pressure... or at the MSG... or when he experiences a mental meltdown... a.s.o.

[richardt]

Shot that drop him didn’t really hurt him at all but was a short shot Ruiz didn’t see coming... he took a couple of harder punches after that and absorbed them just fine

The point is, that punch with more timing and power and others can put Ruiz down or in a world of hurt or out. This is heavyweights where one punch can change a fight and end a fight from EITHER guy at any point.

[Tecnoworld]

I really hope Ruiz wins, but that's unlikely.

[_Rexy_]

I really hope Ruiz wins, but that's unlikely.

Would you say it’s more unlikely than beating him the first time?

[EnglishOxide]

AJ just needs to drop 10lbs and box. His stamina should hold up then. I think the concussion in the third round affected AJs stamina more than anything. It held up fine against Takam for 11 rounds and Parker for 12.

He needs to use his size, be first to the punch (light him up with left hooks) and let Ruiz chase the fight.

[Biolink]

Pretty good idea. He took his jab away the first time he can do it again. I don't think Joshua can box on his toes good enough like he needs to do to win.

[Jkp]

Joshua doesn't fight well off the back foot.

He and his career are in trouble.

He will be fine as he will be spend most of the fight on his knees again.

[Straightener]

... doesn't fight well in close too... or under pressure... or at the MSG... or when he experiences a mental meltdown... a.s.o.

Thats not true

Joshua usually ****s guys out in close or on the way out of the clinch

[markther]

When will most boxing fans just admit Joshua’s career was carefully orchestrated and he finally got exposed in that 1st Ruiz fight. He is a good, solid fighter but not a top tier HW.

Joshua’s 1st Real fight was in 2015 against Kevin Johnson. But Kevin had already lost to Dereck Chisora and Manual Charr before fighting Joshua.

Then he fights Dillian Whyte who is 16-0 at the time but his best win was against Brian Minto.

Joshua then wins the IBF title against Charles Martin who got the title because the opponent he was fighting broke his leg during the fight.

Then he fights Dominic Breazeale who got dropped by a stiff before his fight with Joshua and fought a bunch of stiffs leading up the Joshua fight. And a guy Wilder got rid of in 1 rd when he was supposed to be a more seasoned pro.

Then he fights Eric Molina, a guy Wilder had already stopped over a year ago prior.

Then he fights Wladimir who had been inactive and out of the ring for 1 year and 5 months.

Then he fights Carlos Takam who had already lost and got stopped by Alexander Povetkin and suffered a subsequent lost to Joseph Parker

Then he fights an undefeated Joseph Parker whose best wins were against Hughie Fury, Alexander Dimitrenko, and Carlos Takam before his fight with Joshua. And he got a gift a win against Andy Ruiz Jr. A lot a fans and boxing experts thought he lost that fight.

Then he fights a 39 year old Povetkin.

Andy Ruiz Jr who arguably beat Parker, was his 1st real test his entire career and he got exposed, plain and simple.