Its a tough pick because there are many factors in place.
Joe Rogan mentioned on his podcast that he heard AJ got knocked out in sparring a few weeks before the Ruiz fight. Then AJ got dropped a buncha times in the actual fight and pretty much mentally quit. When you mentally quit you dont usually come back from that (ala Victor Ortiz)
I always thought AJ is beatable and isnt as good as hes being hyped up to be. Even against Klit I thought the fight shouldnt have been stopped as AJ wasnt even landing clean in the corner when it got stopped. AJ is very mechanical and I thought a taller guy like Wilder and Fury would beat him not a smaller Ruiz.
Now for the rematch AJ had been super quiet while Ruiz has been enjoying his name 15 minutes of fame buying mansions and Rolls Royces. I an curious to see how this plays out because it feels like Ruiz is being distracted by the limelight while AJ is training in a dungeon and not even getting haircuts until recently.
So this is a tough fight to call. I also had a dream weeks ago that they are squared up and Joshua takes a step back and as he does that Ruiz comes forward with an overhand right and drops him flat for the KO.
Joe Rogan mentioned on his podcast that he heard AJ got knocked out in sparring a few weeks before the Ruiz fight. Then AJ got dropped a buncha times in the actual fight and pretty much mentally quit. When you mentally quit you dont usually come back from that (ala Victor Ortiz)
I always thought AJ is beatable and isnt as good as hes being hyped up to be. Even against Klit I thought the fight shouldnt have been stopped as AJ wasnt even landing clean in the corner when it got stopped. AJ is very mechanical and I thought a taller guy like Wilder and Fury would beat him not a smaller Ruiz.
Now for the rematch AJ had been super quiet while Ruiz has been enjoying his name 15 minutes of fame buying mansions and Rolls Royces. I an curious to see how this plays out because it feels like Ruiz is being distracted by the limelight while AJ is training in a dungeon and not even getting haircuts until recently.
So this is a tough fight to call. I also had a dream weeks ago that they are squared up and Joshua takes a step back and as he does that Ruiz comes forward with an overhand right and drops him flat for the KO.
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