12/7 DAZN: "Jihad in Riyadh" Andy Ruiz vs Anthony Joshua 2 (WBA/WBO/IBF Heavyweight Titles)
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Watching the 1st fight live...i had the initial impression that AJ was thoroughly outboxed and dominated in the fight, due to all the knockdowns and the whole hilarity of the event and upset, it was hard to properly assess the fight in real time.
But after re-watching the fight shortly after...i didn't see AJ get thoroughly outboxed, on the contrary, i thought he boxed well, was countering effectively and was the one doing the outboxing up until he dropped Ruiz and then got overly excited, got wild, then got clipped with that left hook and just never recovered.
I think if Joshua takes a more economical approach, pick his shots carefully, lower his punch output, shy away from brawling and keep the fight out of phone booth distance, and tie Ruiz up whenever he closes the distance, i think AJ could take a relatively clear decision.
We gon find out where his heart and his head is at though...because with a more disciplined and scaled back approach to this fight, there's no reason why he shouldn't be able to beat Ruiz clearly.
Also don't know how the weight loss is going to effect AJ...taking off all that weight was completely unnecessary and had nothing to do with why he lost.
But after re-watching the fight shortly after...i didn't see AJ get thoroughly outboxed, on the contrary, i thought he boxed well, was countering effectively and was the one doing the outboxing up until he dropped Ruiz and then got overly excited, got wild, then got clipped with that left hook and just never recovered.
I think if Joshua takes a more economical approach, pick his shots carefully, lower his punch output, shy away from brawling and keep the fight out of phone booth distance, and tie Ruiz up whenever he closes the distance, i think AJ could take a relatively clear decision.
We gon find out where his heart and his head is at though...because with a more disciplined and scaled back approach to this fight, there's no reason why he shouldn't be able to beat Ruiz clearly.
Also don't know how the weight loss is going to effect AJ...taking off all that weight was completely unnecessary and had nothing to do with why he lost.
Conscious Pilot
Do Better.
reservoirdogs
Superstar
Agree with this assessment I have Joshua by a conservative UD, maybe late stoppage but I rather say decision.
reservoirdogs
Superstar
As he should, he has to keep this fight on the outside, busting up Ruiz with jabs and straight rights, not letting him the opportunity to get close and unleash 3-4 punch combos. In other words he has to fight tall and conservative. Nobody knows better how to fight like that than Wladimir Klitschko who perfected keeping short HWs on the outside and pick them apart with powerful straight punches.
Bigblackted4
Superstar
Does losing weight, effect your punch resistance, we will see.
malbaker86
Gators
I'm starting to lean towards Ruiz beating AJ again. Something just starting to feel a bit "off" with AJ and all this in the lead up.
Ruiz doesn't have to do anything differently, that's AJ and I just think he's too mechanical to win on points. He better win by KO/TKO
Ruiz doesn't have to do anything differently, that's AJ and I just think he's too mechanical to win on points. He better win by KO/TKO
Live workout on now.
It can do, it depends how it’s done.
Ruiz is looking sharp, fast hands as expected and even his feet look faster, he looks like he's dropped some weight too.
THE MACHINE
night owl
Ruiz is gonna win again
