Joshua owns Ruiz a rematch

[OnlytheTruth]

I dont see a third bout taking place unless Ruiz comes back successfully with couple of good wins.

Agree. Unless he managed to get himself in a mandatory position, I doubt that Joshua (or Hearn) would want that fight. Joshua probably just paying a bit of lip service to Ruiz saying he would entertain a third fight.

If it did happen, expect a similar performance to Joshua Ruiz 2 from AJ. No way Joshua would want to meet Ruiz on the inside knowing that he can put together some fast accurate combinations.

If Fury Wilder 3 HAS to happen, Joshua v Usyk is only a good thing for Joshua and for HW boxing. Its the other HW that people want to see against Fury or Joshua, really.

[Butt stuff]

Joshua has many fights he has said he wants and we will see but Ruiz rematch may well sell in the future. Until then I suspect the following are all in front of him:

Fury
Usyk
Wilder
Whyte rematch (they fought when both upcoming)
Joyce
Dubois
Ortiz

Clearly Joyce and Dubois have work to do to get into position and Whyte has to beat povetkin too, but if he fights twice a year the above fights could take 3 years. Things may change in that time but I struggle to see Ruiz getting a rematch earlier than that at the moment, partially because Joshua basically beat him 12-0

All of these fights are much more exciting than Ruiz. He, along with Whyte and Dubois, need to get a big win in to rebuild and show they deserve to be in a PPV champ fight.

Ortiz is just way too old and past it now. He’ll be gatekeeper status soon.

[OnlytheTruth]

Footage of Ruiz beating Joshua up will sell the fight, no matter what Ruiz has done with the rest of his career.

I was surprised to see the clip of AJ knocking down Ruiz during the Pulev PPV. Its funny to see that knowing what happened right after that! LOL.

Ruiz is 31. He needs a big fight in the next 12-18 months to really get another title shot where he can be close to his best/prime. Looking at the rankings, Usyk or Hunter would be a good step towards getting back into a mando spot, IMO.