Rematch Official, Whats Joshua Do To Reverse The Outcome? How Does Ruiz Repeat?

[JimRaynor]

The path to victory is straight forward. Work behind the jab, he needs to throw it at least 30 times a round, and use it to control the distance. Launch the occasional right hand behind that jab, and whatever you do, do not engage Ruiz in an exchange. Ruiz has much quicker hands and has proven he can hurt AJ. If Ruiz does happen to close the distance and attempt an attack then you tie him up.

Essentially what I just wrote you can literally get from any Wladimir Klitschko fight post Lamon Brewster. Wladimir made a career out of beating guys like Ruiz, by the strategy I wrote.

[Southpawology]

There is nothing joshua can do hes cut from feminine cloth as soon as ruiz bombs land he'll resort back to retreating with that petrified look on his face

[mlac]

Joshua just needs the reff from the AJ/Parker fight. don't quit this time or get KO'd and he wins.

IF ruiz agrees to fight in the UK his team need to make absolutely sure they get a neutral refferee. someone like David Fields would be ideal.

[jaded]

“Joshua needs to learn to box” - AJ doesn’t know how to box? Really? Joshua KO’d Povetkin, Takam and Klitschko and decisioned Whyte and Parker. How did he win these fights against these good opponents if he doesn’t know how to box?

Having size and a power punch and is not the same as having boxing skills. AJ has poor defense and Ruiz was able to take advantage of it. After the first round his corner told him to keep his hands up and what did he do? He fought with one hand dropped. Ruiz is too fast and accurate to make those kind of mistakes.

AJ has power and pretty decent stamina and with his size advantage and youth made it a lot easier for him to overpower his past opponents...although Klitschko had size but was 41. The difference is short fat Ruiz has really good boxing skills and very fast hands. Klitschko even at 41 could have gotten AJ out of there...but whereas Ruiz went for the kill when he had him hurt Klitschko was hesitant and blew his chance and let him recover.

Guys like Joshua (heavily muscled) slow down faster as they reach 30...which Joshua will turn in Oct (that's when you better have the boxing skills/smarts). Guys like Joshua do much better in their 20's...not to mention his mental state is no longer the same. He's making a mistake re-matching so soon. He never really had that much talent and his mental state will break as soon as he gets hit flush...his mind will retreat right back to last Saturday.

[Eff Pandas]

The rematch isn't official yet, some of you idiots believe anything.

Bye Felicia.

Rematch is not official but AJ needs the same ref he had in the Parker fight and some anxiety medication

Rematch is official. A official date & venue isn't.

After meetings with AJ, Rob Mc and the management team in NY, we have today triggered the contracted rematch clause with Andy Ruiz Jnr. The fight will take place in Nov/Dec at a venue to be confirmed shortly.

— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) June 4, 2019

[El_Mero]

Joshua was intent on making a statement and ko Andy in his U.S. debut. He obviously did the previous, not the latter.

AJ has always been a better boxer than slugger. He fought the wrong fight and paid BIG TIME.

He needs to box as the bigger man, from the outside and the big shots will come.

Ruiz is a good boxer too, but with his shorter arms, big frame and fast hands, he's a very stationary target. He baited AJ in and won.

Ruiz needs to get in close and swing away, clip AJ repeatedly like he did last weekend.

Should be a fun rematch

[BostonGuy]

Having size and a power punch and is not the same as having boxing skills. AJ has poor defense and Ruiz was able to take advantage of it. After the first round his corner told him to keep his hands up and what did he do? He fought with one hand dropped. Ruiz is too fast and accurate to make those kind of mistakes.

AJ has power and pretty decent stamina and with his size advantage and youth made it a lot easier for him to overpower his past opponents...although Klitschko had size but was 41. The difference is short fat Ruiz has really good boxing skills and very fast hands. Klitschko even at 41 could have gotten AJ out of there...but whereas Ruiz went for the kill when he had him hurt Klitschko was hesitant and blew his chance and let him recover.

Guys like Joshua (heavily muscled) slow down faster as they reach 30...which Joshua will turn in Oct (that's when you better have the boxing skills/smarts). Guys like Joshua do much better in their 20's...not to mention his mental state is no longer the same. He's making a mistake re-match so soon. He never really had that much talent and his mental state will break as soon as he gets hit flush...his mind will retreat right back to last Saturday.

AJ obviously had a mental breakdown last Saturday against Ruiz. His body language, his dismal punch output and the way he reacted to Ruiz’ onslaught all indicated that he was mentally unfit.

That said, one ‘off night’ is not indicative of his ability and what he has already accomplished. For a guy with 23 professional fights, he has a pretty damn good resume - Klitschko, Povetkin, Whyte, Parker, Takam. He has a lot more than just power punching and a good physique. You can’t make it this far without adequate skills. He also has been hurt in several of his fights and has shown resilience/toughness to come back and win.

I think taking the immediate rematch makes sense. It’s make it or break it time. This is some adversity that he will have overcome and he can use it for motivation.

As to making specific changes: AJ needs to throw his punches with more conviction, frequency and bad intentions. He also needs to impose himself and use his size to be the aggressor and fight with some intensity.

I think the fight was fluke and I think Joshua will win the rematch in dominant fashion.

[xhiddenx87]

Head movement, if he is going to punch his head needs to follow his body, he was leaving himself open for those counters.
Once he is there he can control the distance easily with a strong jab, not a pawn like jab.
Fight tall is the way to beat ruiz, box circles around hom,feint the jab, come with the hook,feint the right, go to the Body.

[jaded]

AJ obviously had a mental breakdown last Saturday against Ruiz. His body language, his dismal punch output and the way he reacted to Ruiz’ onslaught all indicated that he was mentally unfit.


he has a pretty damn good resume - Klitschko, Povetkin, Whyte, Parker, Takam.

Watch that gif in you're sig...the mental break down was cause by the physical break-down. There were at least 6 brutal connects in the 1st knock-down of the 7th and it all started in the 3rd when Ruiz got off the canvas. When you get hit like that once it zaps your energy and fighting spirit.

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Klitschko-41 years old at the time (almost got KO'd)
Povetkin-38 years old at the time
Takam-lost to every somewhat worthy opponent

Really only Whyte and Parker are worth mentioning from his resume...and we're not exactly talking the top tier of HW's in either of them.

Ruiz was his most noteworthy opponent to date and he was a massive underdog. Sorry...but I don't see the re-match going any different. If anything...Ruiz's confidence will be at an all time high and I'd expect him to come in lighter which can only make him faster and more enduring.

[BostonGuy]

For Ruiz to repeat: the rematch is gonna be in 5-6 months so he should devote some of that time to conditioning. Ruiz should also focus on what worked for him in this fight - head movement, timing, speed and good combinations. There’s no reason why he can’t improve upon his speed, movement, inside fighting, etc.

Looking back in retrospect, I think Andy benefited from short layoff (he fought Dimitrenko April 20th and AJ June 1st).