Joshua fought scared of a fat midget.

[_Maxi]

Ruiz fast hands in the short distance are ******nite for Joshua. He jabbed and grabbed although he also connected some good power shots.

He clinched a lot when Ruiz got close to him. Avoided engaging as much as possible.

Not a "top notch" performance in any way. He won but barely legally.

I was rooting for him but you can't say that was brillant.

[Curt Henning]

i agree....complete BS performance...ok he won...did "what he had to do"...thats all well and good

but dude is getting paid 20+ mil to run and dance and clinch? fugg outta here...and these fgt brits complain about wilder....lol...

AJ was running around with a 'tude acting like he was a boss outboxing a 6-1 tub of butter...lets see how much smirking he does with wilder across from him

[KingHippo]

Joshua put on a masterclass. And this is coming from a former hater. You have no idea what you're looking at.

[DaNeutral.]

i agree....complete BS performance...ok he won...did "what he had to do"...thats all well and good

but dude is getting paid 20+ mil to run and dance and clinch? fugg outta here...and these fgt brits complain about wilder....lol...

AJ was running around with a 'tude acting like he was a boss outboxing a 6-1 tub of butter...lets see how much smirking he does with wilder across from him

Too much salt is not good for you. LOL. Considering you call it a BS performance what did Joshua do wrong? Or is it all about him not catering to your personal taste? Dont answer that i already know the answer.

[hogey]

i am not big Joshua fan, but that was beautiful boxing. The art of Boxing at its best is to hit without being hit, Joshua put on a master class in just that.

[Curt Henning]

"masterass" is more like it....running...dancing...jabbing...smirking at a 6-1 tub of lard.....like he just won the friggin world cup...

NO! you just avenged a huge L to 15-1 underdog.....wilder will end your career!

[PRINCEKOOL]

Joshua won in a Olympic styled scoring type fight 'There was no point in the fight where, Ruiz Junior was broken'. Lets compare last nights performance to Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson or David Tua 'Lennox Lewis with his boxing ability, made both fighters give up inside of the ring'.

Ruiz Junior never gave up, and in every single round looked like the more dangerous fighter. 'I don't think this victory has extinguished the demons that accompanied the fall out of the first fight'.

It was not a master class 'But Joshua did what he had to do, I also backed him to win'

[teejay1973]

Ruiz fast hands in the short distance are ******nite for Joshua. He jabbed and grabbed although he also connected some good power shots.

He clinched a lot when Ruiz got close to him. Avoided engaging as much as possible.

Not a "top notch" performance in any way. He won but barely legally.

I was rooting for him but you can't say that was brillant.

Legally!? WTH does this mean!??

Why is it that we have this preconceived notion that "boxing" is all about knocking the other guy out and not about actual "boxing". AJ "boxed" clever and fought the only way you can with Ruiz's style, I mean hell dude, do ya think Fury/Wilder/et al trade with Ruiz up close like AJ did in the first!?

Imho - AJ had two plans to deal with Ruiz - plan a was to school him by using the jab on the outside and moving - boxing smart. Plan B was to see if Ruiz tires as the fight wore on and then look to unload. No two ways about it, Joshua was fearful of a repeat, but he fought with a style that isn't his normal way in his pro career, though actually fighting the way he did last night was a replica that won him the Olympic gold in 2012.

The performance was as good as it needed to be and for a guy who normally trades more on the inside, I actually thought it was a top-notch performance, given how he had to fight with a different style to all his pro bouts, bar 1.

[Curt Henning]

Legally!? WTH does this mean!??

Why is it that we have this preconceived notion that "boxing" is all about knocking the other guy out and not about actual "boxing". AJ "boxed" clever and fought the only way you can with Ruiz's style, I mean hell dude, do ya think Fury/Wilder/et al trade with Ruiz up close like AJ did in the first!?

Imho - AJ had two plans to deal with Ruiz - plan a was to school him by using the jab on the outside and moving - boxing smart. Plan B was to see if Ruiz tires as the fight wore on and then look to unload. No two ways about it, Joshua was fearful of a repeat, but he fought with a style that isn't his normal way in his pro career, though actually fighting the way he did last night was a replica that won him the Olympic gold in 2012.

The performance was as good as it needed to be and for a guy who normally trades more on the inside, I actually thought it was a top-notch performance, given how he had to fight with a different style to all his pro bouts, bar 1.

no one has a "preconceived notion" that you have to knock a guy out...the issue/problem is/was that the same people claiming "great performance" have knocked other fighters for the same type of performance.....you cant run around calling certain guys "boring" and "*******" and then cry "masterclass" when one of your idols does the same thing....thats not a fan of the sport

these same fgts(and yes i use that term tightly) will laugh at wilder for losing rounds ...yet he always knocks his guy down or out....and gives the fans a treat....yet they brag about all the money AJ makes and how widler is poor and has no fans or nobody watching...yet wilder always delivers guys on their rear ends....AJ fans are the most twisted of insecure fgtry ive ever seen.....i would have no beef with AJ or anything he does if it wasnt for his online fanbase of howling qweers

[slimshandy69]

i am not big Joshua fan, but that was beautiful boxing. The art of Boxing at its best is to hit without being hit, Joshua put on a master class in just that.

But he did get hit....