reservoirdogs
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I don't know shyt about basketball so I don't really get it, but seems like you are saying it's good if you get in the ring with different styles?
6/1 DAZN "Coming to America" Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz (WBO/WBA/IBF HW Titles)
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Bleed The Freak
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reservoirdogs
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He had problems with shorter, pressuring guys at spots. See the Takam and Povetkin fights but didn't think it would be Ruiz who beats him, but oh well... very very few did.
It's gonna be interesting whether he can regroup or not, Klitschko and Lewis did it but some others could never regain confidence.
Also I'm curious whether Ruiz seeing he is able to pull an upset like this and being the owner of 3 belts (strange af to type this down lol) will be affected by this to start take it more seriously, shredding some pounds.
I think it was more due to his defensive lapses, chin problems and lack of stamina than being too textbook, if anything he could have profited more with a more hands up approach. He seemed to think he can have a half guard against an opponent so much shorter than him, he was wrong.
Bleed The Freak
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reservoirdogs
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Very good card btw...
Apart of that Smith fight all the others were either competitive or dramatic or both.
Haven't seen such fades in a women fight yet like yesterday even though I thought Persoon should have won.
Also I thought Robinson deserved the nod against Kelly but it was a pretty good fight too.
Not counting the prelims it was 2-1-1 for Matchroom fighters in these 3 fights but this was a bad-bad night for Hearn/Matchroom/UK boxing. 1 of them is undisputed now but ina. highly debatable fashion the other one kinda got exposed and fought to a draw which could have gone the other way too and of course the big money guy lost in a stunning upset.
Smith won easy but everybody expected that, it was the least competitive fight on paper along with Joshua's.
Buatsi continues to impress though, dude seems solid af technically, no wild shyt, great composure, good combinations, good power.
Apart of that Smith fight all the others were either competitive or dramatic or both.
Haven't seen such fades in a women fight yet like yesterday even though I thought Persoon should have won.
Also I thought Robinson deserved the nod against Kelly but it was a pretty good fight too.
Not counting the prelims it was 2-1-1 for Matchroom fighters in these 3 fights but this was a bad-bad night for Hearn/Matchroom/UK boxing. 1 of them is undisputed now but ina. highly debatable fashion the other one kinda got exposed and fought to a draw which could have gone the other way too and of course the big money guy lost in a stunning upset.
Smith won easy but everybody expected that, it was the least competitive fight on paper along with Joshua's.
Buatsi continues to impress though, dude seems solid af technically, no wild shyt, great composure, good combinations, good power.
Bleed The Freak
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Hearn might put that nikka on the titanic to go back
reservoirdogs
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I don't know about that, guy seems to be class act at defeat and he was never really an arrogant, disrespectful type, not in front of cameras at least.
He's gonna protect the hell out of his cash cows even more now.
It wasn't a good night for him at all. AJ lost. Katie Taylor should've lost. Josh Kelly drew with someone he should've beat if he didn't fight like a moron
Whoever is the matchmaker for them probably got chewed out last night
malbaker86
Gators
All things considered, it's second
malbaker86
Gators
Parker camp ducked Wilder, they came out and said it......
I mean hindsight is 20/20 but up until the 3rd, there was no reason to believe he would be KO'd to be honest. Ruiz' face was starting to get bruised from the jabbing and AJ connected some very good shots too. As a matter of fact, after Ruiz' KD, AJ landed a huge straight and some hooks which Ruiz managed to eat well. I think man was just to eager to finish and ended up getting caught badly which totally derailed him. He may not be able to improvise indeed (I don't dispute that) but I think his loss today had more to do with him being badly rocked than him not being able to change gameplan on the fly.
I think he always had an average chin and except against Povetkin where he ate some shots but still kept his legs, Whyte, Wlad and Ruiz managed to give him noodle legs the moment they connected clean. Only difference IMO is Ruiz' handspeed and relentlessness against which he couldn't keep up. When Whyte rocked him, Whyte tried to land some huge hooks AJ could see coming from a mile away. When Wlad rocked him, Wlad tried to land his lead hook repetitively with almost no success which AJ also saw coming. Both wanted to land in single punches to end AJ but Ruiz went in with fast combos forcing AJ to shell up, completely nullifying his offense and giving him no time to rest and regroup.
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Kunty McPhuck
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Parker can take a punch, but too many of Wilder's would turn him into a journeyman over night, I don't blame them tbh.
Kunty McPhuck
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AJ went for the US debut highlight finish because of what Wilder did the other week. When Ruiz was hurt, he should of just broke him down, like he has done in the past when he's finished guys.
That 3rd round was some of the most fun I’ve had in a while watching fights.
reservoirdogs
Superstar
I think the matchmaker only can be blamed for the Kelly fight. Dude's 10th fight, first southpaw opponent and he gets Robinson, a guy who just almost upset another unbeaten prospect and is a skilled vet.
The Taylor vs Persoon fight was for undisputed you can't blame the matchmaker for that.
And AJ vs Ruiz... well nobody saw that coming or maybe just a very few but even from them idk how many of them thought it seriously and how many of them just picked Ruiz out of spite for AJ/Hearn/Matchroom...
In other words it was a huge upset.