By Michael Rosenthal - Anthony Joshua’s decision to face Andy Ruiz a second time with no interim bouts might be the biggest mistake of his career. Joshua, who is scheduled to face the heavyweight titleholder on December 7 in Saudi Arabia, could erase the result of their first meeting – Ruiz’s stunning seventh-round kn...
Lightweight contender Luke Campbell has no issue with Anthony Joshua's decision to exercise his right to an immediate rematch with Andy Ruiz. The second fight was officially announced on Friday, with both boxers colliding on December 7th in Saudi Arabia.
Matchroom Sport has officially confirmed that the anticipated rematch between Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua will take place on December 7th in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Eddie Hearn of Matchroom will hold a press conference this coming Monday in London, to discuss the details of the event. The card is being called "Clash on The Dunes."
According to Anthony Joshua, Andy Ruiz Jr. won’t even recognize the opponent he’ll encounter in their rematch. Joshua told Sky Sports’ Adam Smith in an interview that aired Tuesday that he’ll be “a completely different beast” from the fighter Ruiz beat by technical knockout June 1 at Madison Square Garden. Ruiz, a huge underdog, overcame a third-round knockdown that night, dropped Joshua four times and won by seventh-round TKO to pull off boxing’s biggest upset since Hasim Rahman knocked out Lennox Lewis in their April 2001 heavyweight title fight in South Africa.
Anthony Joshua feels confident that he will beat Andy Ruiz in their anticipated rematch. This past June, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Joshua was dropped four times by Ruiz, before the contest was stopped in the seventh round. Ruiz captured the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA world heavyweight titles.
Former world champion Anthony Joshua admits that he wasn't fully focused when he entered the ring against Andy Ruiz back on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Joshua was shocked, as were most boxing fans, when Ruiz dropped him four times to secure a seventh round stoppage.
Anthony Joshua just doesn’t see the point. The former heavyweight champion has heard all of the rationale for why he should take an interim bout before fighting Andy Ruiz Jr. again. The British superstar has been told exactly why he won’t be ready, mentally or physically, for an immediate rematch – not after that stunning beating he absorbed June 1 at Madison Square Garden.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is not satisfied with the way the referee handled the twelfth round of his December bout with Tyson Fury. Wilder had fits with Fury's boxing style, but he dropped the challenger once before they entered the final round - and then he leveled him with huge knockdown - where Fury was laying motionless as the referee was counting.
Trainers frequently take the fall for fighters that suffer upsets. Loyalty and appreciation prevented Anthony Joshua from even considering firing longtime trainer Rob McCracken. The British superstar is, however, going to add one experienced person or more to his team as he prepares to put together a training camp for his heavyweight championship rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson feels Andy Ruiz is more than capable of repeating his big upset performance from back in June. Before a packed crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Ruiz dropped Joshua four times to secure a seventh round stoppage, and in the process he captured the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO world titles.