Comments Thread For: Trainer: Joshua Was Not 100% in First Ruiz Fight, Won Rematch Comfortably

[Corelone]

I'm spoiled, I guess. I remember George Forman, Frazier, Tyson, Sonny Liston, Joe Louis, Dempsy and on and on. AJ is the first one to get the horse laugh and like it. He can't back Andy up and he won't come back to America. That's a lot to overlook.

[Noelanthony]

I agree that Ruiz made a fool of himself by arriving completely ballooned in the second clash. Despite everything, Joshua didn't even manage to stop Andy and worse, he didn't try ...

He cut his eye with the first right hand he threw in the first round I’m sure he could have went to work on that eye but he boxed to instructions. I personally wanted him to return the favour and take Ruiz out but that might have resulted in him being floored again. No shame in the way he fought. Baring Fury’s last fight that’s practically how he fights against Dangerous fighters

[Joeboxeo]

I would have loved to have seen AJ return the favor but
sometimes 12 rd shutouts are just as good. 36 minutes of failure.

Andy wasn't cut out to be a long term champ.

It should be remembered that the sport of boxing is first and foremost a spectacle and customers want value for their money.

Some wins leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth, just like this one. Especially when you avenge a loss by TKO

Andy never had the soul of a champion

[BodyBagz]

It should be remembered that the sport of boxing is first and foremost a spectacle and customers want value for their money.

Some wins leave you with a bitter taste in your mouth, just like this one. Especially when you avenge a loss by TKO

Andy never had the soul of a champion

Andy behaved as if he won a lottery. Celebrating like it was a miracle he won.

You know a guy isn't ''fit'' for the crown when they think simply winning the title is all there is to do. Defending it never crosses their minds.

[ShoulderRoll]

Why do you call it running? He was embarrassed 6 months earlier that game plan was the only game plan that would get him the W that night. Ruiz has got extremely fast hands but slow ass feet if you keep moving and don’t allow his feet to set so he throws those combinations you take away his entire arsenal. It’s not vintage AJ but he stuck to a game plan and actually impressed me the way he moved. I’m not dis*****g he probably was thinking I don’t really want to engage and get into a war and potentially get knocked out but what’s wrong with that?

He tried to open up and **** in a few spots against Ruiz in the rematch. But you could see he got skittish about the return fire and backed off.

It didn't look good.

[Joeboxeo]

Andy behaved as if he won a lottery. Celebrating like it was a miracle he won.

You know a guy isn't ''fit'' for the crown when they think simply winning the title is all there is to do. Defending it never crosses their minds.

Lol Absolutely, good point

[Corelone]

I don't see how bad mouthing Andy helps AJs case. He not only outran Andy, it was the worst possible Andy he could run from? I thought fight 2 Andy showed great stamina considering AJ trained specifically to outrun a fat man.

[Boxingfanatic75]

He caught Joshua with a great punch to the temple and took him out. Kudos to him for that and he was rewarded handsomely. This levels above Joshua was not evident in the second fight unless we are just running with the first?

I’m running with his potential. If he loses a ton of weight with his new trainer like he is stating and is in tip top shape he will be top 5. I have no doubts. He was fast when he was carrying extra weight and is really good on his feet. In the second fight there was no excuse he was completely out of shape

[ShoulderRoll]

I don't see how bad mouthing Andy helps AJs case. He not only outran Andy, it was the worst possible Andy he could run from? I thought fight 2 Andy showed great stamina considering AJ trained specifically to outrun a fat man.

He also did it in an extra large ring.

[Ray*]

He did whatever to get those belts back, Fat man Ruiz claim AJ would run in the rematch and how they have trained for that. Well he did run but the fat man lied about being prepared for that.