Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua: Ruiz Loss "Highlighted Everything I'd Been Concerned About"

[Ray*]

No way he would have lost. Ruiz could take his best shots. Ruiz is unique in that he could take AJ's best shots and come back with his own. AJ did exactly the right thing in that fight

AJ can't do that every fight though. He needs to go through people when he needs to. If he can't do that and starts to box and move all the time - he is lost

He definitely cannot do that in every fight. For example Pulev, he has all the advantage against him, and him dancing would be a no-no. With the Ruiz rematch he knows he couldn't and shouldn't get close to the short guy, and he did what he had to do.

Against a slower guy like Pulev, he can compete with him when it comes to their respective jabs and he is a lot faster with his hands. Like you said you have to adapt your style to each opponents.

[Squ□redCircle34]

All this did was confirmed why he ducked Deontay Wilder!

He knew his recovery is bad when
He’s hurt and holds no advantages in that fight except a better pedigree an technique!

Not faster, not quicker, don’t punch harder and definitely don’t have as much heart!

The Fury Wilder fought in the rematch gets AJ outta there in 6!

[REDEEMER]

I make a lot of money from betting on boxing and I'm putting £10,000 On Fury to beat Joshua. Absolutely certain he will. I never bet on either Wilder fight, but have no problem laying down big money vs Joshua.

If you knew more about boxing then the Wilder fights was easy money it was a mismatch from the start . Anyone betting money on Fury to defeat AJ also tells me they aren’t on my level when it comes to placing bets because that’s another easy pick for me . Fury fought Wilder instead for a reason ,you don’t take less money unless you think it’s a cherr pick or a much easier fight .

[factsarenice]

Joshua didn't just add a new wrinkle, he was different.

I've witnessed fighters add small changes but never completely morph with no signs of old habits.

People don't give Joshua enough credit because Andy was over weight. The optics were bad but Andy was never tired or slowed down. His hands and combinations were quick but Joshua wasn't there to be hit. Andy took a lot of heat for his appearance but it wasn't as much his weight as it was Joshua's adaptive style.

[RossW]

Don’t know what they’re serving in England but they’re breeding a whole bunch of delusional fighters....He’s right about one thing his lose to Ruiz did highlight something...just how fragile his psyche and his jaw is

If you want delusion check out the list of excuses we’ve heard from Wilder recently...

[ShoulderRoll]

Andy Ruiz brought out the bitch in Anthony Joshua, that's for sure.

Just look at how he fought the rematch. Compared to all his fights before then.

[TMLT87]

It wasnt riveting to watch but its what AJ needed to do to win imo. Styles make fights and the simple fact is AJs chin is not as good as Andys and his hands arent as quick either, so a firefight situation probably always results in the same outcome as the first fight. Joshua was mature enough to concede that, and so used his range and movement to win on points instead. Again..was it fun to watch? not really, but it showed that AJ is a smart fighter who can adapt. He fought in a similar fashion vs Parker too, another guy who has a good chin. I dont think he will use the same gameplan for Pulev, or would for Fury or Wilder.

[Marvlus Marv]

He said he was going to flatten Ruiz in the rematch. He's got Deontayitis - just making it up as he goes along.
Guru Joshua has become a cure for insomnia.

[Bob]

Here comes the Joshua/Klitchsko era of hug and grab and hold keep everybody at the end of the jab pity won’t work with Fury

I was predicting that myself pre Aj Ruiz 2. But what we got was even worse... That was pure Johnny never engage Nelson at it's finest.

[Shadoww702]

Andy Ruiz brought out the bitch in Anthony Joshua, that's for sure.

Just look at how he fought the rematch. Compared to all his fights before then.

Yeah and they needed that huge ring which isn't even the usual standard size.