How many people actually believe Fury would have beaten Ruiz? I think he would have because Fury would have used his experience and utilized his height and reach much better, neutralizing Ruiz’s punches. And I don’t believe Ruiz would have gotten off those same punches on Fury like he did against Joshua. When Fury is in shape, he is more elusive and shows better instincts to avoid punches, especially the ones that can really hurt you. Fury does gets hit, just not flush a lot and he really doesn’t get hit flush when he is in top conditioning shape.
Wilder caught Fury which surprised a lot of people because Wilder often telegraphs his punches. I chalk Fury being dropped like that against Wilder to Fury not being in the best of shape and getting careless late in the fight. I don’t believe he will make the same mistake against Wilder in the rematch.
And I don’t believe Ruiz would have stopped Fury. But Fury may have stopped Ruiz in the late rounds. Joshua needs to use his height and reach more in the rematch. Joshua is 6-6 with a 82 inch reach to Ruiz who is 6-2 with a 74 inch reach. Joshua is less skilled than Fury who would have known how to take advantage of Ruiz’s height and reach. Fury is 6-9 with a 85 inch reach. Fury has a better trainer also to utilize his assets.
Wilder caught Fury which surprised a lot of people because Wilder often telegraphs his punches. I chalk Fury being dropped like that against Wilder to Fury not being in the best of shape and getting careless late in the fight. I don’t believe he will make the same mistake against Wilder in the rematch.
And I don’t believe Ruiz would have stopped Fury. But Fury may have stopped Ruiz in the late rounds. Joshua needs to use his height and reach more in the rematch. Joshua is 6-6 with a 82 inch reach to Ruiz who is 6-2 with a 74 inch reach. Joshua is less skilled than Fury who would have known how to take advantage of Ruiz’s height and reach. Fury is 6-9 with a 85 inch reach. Fury has a better trainer also to utilize his assets.
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