Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. - 1 June 2019

[bigjack]

Juts woke up to this and it's what i was hoping for recently,it's just another example of letting the big fights fall through due to over inflated egos,lets see him try and demand the lions share now

[Loftgroov]

It's not even close to Mike Tyson. Those who think it is weren't around or paying much attention if they were.

I wasn't comparing AJ with Tyson - I was just sensing a big shock in the heavyweight division.

[Loftgroov]

I've had a few quid on Andy Ruiz to win by stoppage.

Not much, but this is Tyson v Buster Douglas stuff - AJ is going to get flattened one day...its only a case of when....

At these odds a few quid on Ruiz is a shot to nothing for sweet payoff if the unthinkable happens.

Seems I was right and my bet paid out very nicely indeed

[Oiky]

Seems I was right and my bet paid out very nicely indeed

Fair play to you geez

[samwbr]

Seems I was right and my bet paid out very nicely indeed

Good stuff

[Coco]

Seems I was right and my bet paid out very nicely indeed

What did you clear?

[Counter-puncher]

Ruiz is morbidly obese, thus won't be able to avoid Joshua's power punches for long, thus won't last very long.

OMG!

Can we please dispel this myth that boxing is not a body beautiful contest?

Here is yet another fanboy who doesn't understand that boxing is about more than physical appearance. Although it's not very seemly that the day after the fight you're acting as though you didn't write Ruiz off totally yourself and you were some kind of seer who always knew Joshua was vulnerable.

Lol.

[ThereByTheGrace]

I don’t particularly care for either fighter, but I love it when boxing gives us an upset like this. Pleased too, to see Ruiz become the first HW champion of Mexican descent.

I reckon, though, that we’ll see stories of a troubled camp for AJ emerge over the next few days, perhaps an illness picked up towards the end but he didn’t want to disappoint the fans etc, etc...

Defo. Theres a rematch to sell. Bottom line is he got skelpted and had no answers to andy ruiz jr.

Theyll no be back in usa for a while!

[ewenhay]

OMG!

Can we please dispel this myth that boxing is not a body beautiful contest?

Here is yet another fanboy who doesn't understand that boxing is about more than physical appearance. Although it's not very seemly that the day after the fight you're acting as though you didn't write Ruiz off totally yourself and you were some kind of seer who always knew Joshua was vulnerable.

Lol.

One guy is a fighter, the other isn't. And he was also fast enough to neutralise Joshua's physical advantages which his previous opponents haven't been. Its always been boxing by numbers with Joshua, he's not a natural fighter.

The real shock is how easy it was in the end. Joshua was absolutely clueless in there once the fight turned against him. Embarrassingly so. The bubble was well and truly burst.

[overhand_right]

OMG!

Can we please dispel this myth that boxing is not a body beautiful contest?

Here is yet another fanboy who doesn't understand that boxing is about more than physical appearance. Although it's not very seemly that the day after the fight you're acting as though you didn't write Ruiz off totally yourself and you were some kind of seer who always knew Joshua was vulnerable.

Lol.

I revised my opinion last night on the forum having rewatched Parker/Ruiz. Try to keep up!

[overhand_right]

Just rewatching Parker/Ruiz. Ruiz is much better schooled than I remembered. He also throws nice, surprisingly fast combinations, with some clout! I don't think it's in Ruiz's nature to show up to lose. On reflection I wouldn't be surprised if he makes some interesting things happen tonight.

Does Joshua take a punch as well as Parker? Ruiz did seem to ring his bell a couple of times.

[Wa1nuts]

The worrying thing for the AJ fans, there wasnt even any really heavy punches that dropped him. Seemals if you actually throw a few punches at him he will fold. Questions about his heart aswell he basically quit

[bigped]

This wasn’t a fluke aj was totally outfought I fear the same for him in a immediate rematch

[Loftgroov]

What did you clear?

Couple grand.

[Coco]

Couple grand.

Proper nice, bet Ruiz is your all time fav fighter now!

[lillywhite14]

One guy is a fighter, the other isn't. And he was also fast enough to neutralise Joshua's physical advantages which his previous opponents haven't been. Its always been boxing by numbers with Joshua, he's not a natural fighter.

The real shock is how easy it was in the end. Joshua was absolutely clueless in there once the fight turned against him. Embarrassingly so. The bubble was well and truly burst.

That’s the most shocking thing. I find it hard to describe Joshua as someone who isn’t a fighter given his past but he looked exactly that last night, manufactured.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[HomicideHenry]

Very low punch totals.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Very low punch totals.

An accuracy was poor for a AJ fight.

[HomicideHenry]

An accuracy was poor for a AJ fight.

4 out of 30 is pretty telling as is 5 out of 22.... But then again.... Ruiz wasn't any easy target to hit and wasn't giving him much room to breathe.

[Gnome]

FREAKIN' SCORE!!!!

[Ruthless-RKO]

The fight did less than 400k buys in the UK.

[ironbeard]

The fight did less than 400k buys in the UK.

. . . at 4am.

[Ruthless-RKO]

. . . at 4am.

Not bad then?

[ironbeard]

Not bad then?

I cannot say that I would have watched it live at 4am. Of course, I would still be kicking myself if I hadn’t.

What a rush that fight was.