It’s an incredibly intriguing matchup on paper, but with Wilder coming towards the twilight of his career and following an incredibly damaging loss to Tyson Fury, it’s highly doubtful he’d take a difficult bout like this with no titles on the line. Ruiz Jr., 30, is coming off a loss by virtue of a unanimous decision against Anthony Joshua, 118-110, 119-109, and 118-110, in their rematch on Dec. 7.

Anthony Joshua beats Andy Ruiz in world heavyweight boxing rematch. Ruiz blew his chance of keeping his three world titles by coming in too heavy for his rematch with Joshua last December. While a physique only tells you so much about a fighter’s fitness (look at how the chiseled Frank Bruno used to tire) he was obscenely overweight for the fight in Saudi Arabia. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; Manchester City Possible Line-Up For Next Season, Errol Spence Jr: “Me and Terence, we gonna get in there and try kill each other”, Joshua vs Ruiz 2: What time does it start, where can I watch it and the full undercard, BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019: When is it on and who are the finalists, Copyright © 2019 Sporting Ferret | All Rights Reserved, Influential Women in the Business Side of Boxing: Part 1, Influential Women in the Business Side of Boxing: Part 2. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Fury was close to 400 lbs when he began his comeback in 2018.”, Trump Blasts Facebook, Twitter For Censoring Article Critical Of Biden, Kim Jong-un Showcases Newly Built Homes In North Korea. He’s never going to be dancing around the ring like a prime Muhammed Ali, but the ability to see his own toes again wouldn’t do him any harm.

The boxing world was consequently flipped upside down. Baseball was young Andy’s passion. Less magic against a brave Luke Campbell, but more brutality, slashing body shots and exquisite balance and movement. According to Mike Coppinger of The Athletic, Ruiz has agreed in principle to fight Chris Arreola later this year. He is now back in the mix, even if he is just behind Wilder and Fury, to be considered the best heavyweight in the world. He isn’t to be overlooked, but it’s unlikely he’d be fast or perceptive enough to avoid a Ruiz onslaught. The boxing legend is now a two-time world champion. Andy Ruiz Jr Next Fight, Boxing Record 1 min read. Whyte lacks the mobility to try and run from Ruiz the way that Joshua and Joseph Parker did in his only 2 career defeats. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Who wants to play one on one?

It’s obviously a little late for Ruiz to be getting mentally focused, but he’s still young and talented. What do you think is next for Andy Ruiz Jr?

Most heavyweights won’t even try to do what Joshua did, because it’s too exhausting. A year ago today Andy Ruiz (+1300 ML) with a MONSTER upset over undefeated heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua pic.twitter.com/vYFO4DepVr, — Barstool Bets (@barstoolbets) June 1, 2020. Back to basics , A post shared by Andy Ruiz Jr (@andy_destroyer13) on Jan 15, 2020 at 1:26pm PST.

Andy Ruiz Jr photo. It was one of those situations where Joshua lost popularity with the negative way he fought rather than gaining it in his win over Ruiz.
The former IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Ruiz Jr. (33-2, 22 KOs) reportedly has been given a seven-figure offer to face Dillian Whyte in March or April by Matchroom Boxing, and that could be too tempting to turn down. Andy Ruiz Jr. is reportedly planning to return inside the ring in August and looking at a shortlist of two names for his next adversary. It quickly became very evident that Ruiz had, to paraphrase Marvin Hagler, been enjoying his silk pyjamas too much (as well as Snickers bars).

Hearn wants to use Ruiz as a way of increasing the popularity of Whyte. He doesn’t have many big names on his resume besides Anthony Joshua, so fighting Luis Ortiz would make sense from his perspective.
An in shape Ruiz is all wrong for Whyte, given that he has the superior hand speed, combination punching, and overall ability.

He mentioned Adam Kownacki and Chris Arreola as the fighters being targeted for the bout. For them, going against a fighter who has tools below his repertoire is not what fans want to see. In response, Ruiz could only plod after him with all the speed and urgency of a grazing dairy cow. 6 months ago Chris . Not only the payday that Ruiz would get fighting Whyte, but the guaranteed title shot that would come after.

Let us know! The other option under discussion for the former heavyweight champ: Chris Arreola,” Coppinger wrote. Take a look through to see who comes out on top. Me and a fella once hit each other in a ring for six minutes while some people watched.

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