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

[Noelanthony]

Anthony Joshua was very negative in the second fight. Talked very disrespectfully about Tyson Fury always moving and running away, then AJ literally ran on the back foot all night against a much smaller, out-of-shape opponent. Reminded me of Audley Harrison that performance, pulling funny faces like he was scared every time Andy Ruiz threw a punch, etc. It is mad how the acolytes have been brainwashed by such a negative performance from AJ. Six months before that fight AJ had said boxing on the backfoot is for losers, he is a lion, etc, etc, and he would always be a come forward pressure fighter.

Him and Tyson always have a back and forth. I don’t recall Joshua saying all that stuff but let’s be honest before the Wilder rematch for a heavyweight fury hardly engaged. I always respected his skill but it was always on his bike fighting even against the shoddiest of opponents. He made a fan of me against Wilder and I have nothing negative to say about him

As for Joshua he was flying high ,knocking out Most of his opponents of course he will say backing up is not what he does but your mindset changes when you taste defeat and to be brutally honest the way he fought in the rematch was the only way his hand would be raised, otherwise he would be commentating on fights as we speak now

[Noelanthony]

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.

Well said bro

[Jack Rivers]

The 2nd fight in my opinion was a tale of two different fighters from the first. AJ adjusted, slimmed down and kept Ruiz at a distance. Ruiz being overweight couldn't walk AJ down like he did in the first fight.

I think it would have been a little better of a fight if Ruiz was better conditioned. He might have been able to walk AJ down and forced him to engage, but we'll never know.

I would like to see a 3rd fight with Ruiz in better shape, but Hearn will never let that happen. The kid let the fame go to his head and wasn't mature to defend the title, that's on him, but i still think Ruiz is a hell of a fighter and can take a hell of a punch.

[CasperUK]

Ruiz. The guy who made Aj Quit. Then turned him into the Running Man in the rematch

The fat kid who waves the Mexican flag wherever he goes?

[Slimpack]

AJ adjusted well for the second fight. Only few boxers can do that. Also, I respect him for not giving excuses for the first lose. I believe he still has a lot to learn about.

[Slimpack]

Anthony Joshua was very negative in the second fight. Talked very disrespectfully about Tyson Fury always moving and running away, then AJ literally ran on the back foot all night against a much smaller, out-of-shape opponent. Reminded me of Audley Harrison that performance, pulling funny faces like he was scared every time Andy Ruiz threw a punch, etc. It is mad how the acolytes have been brainwashed by such a negative performance from AJ. Six months before that fight AJ had said boxing on the backfoot is for losers, he is a lion, etc, etc, and he would always be a come forward pressure fighter.

Talking about trash talkers, Fury is the worst of them all. Fury is fond of disrespecting other boxers and calling them names. To him, no other person is good enough. From Wlad to Whyte, from AJ to Wilder, even Usyk and Ruiz, all are terrible boxers to him. Grow up and stop accusing and hating the man! AJ did what needed to be done to win the second fight, just as Fury also changed his style to beat Wilder in the second fight.

[Shadoww702]

The fat kid who waves the Mexican flag wherever he goes?

Yup that fat guy had AJ scurred shtless.