Onetimeonly wrote: ↑07 Dec 2019, 01:55 He looks slow to me, but being a fat slob was a great career decision. If he was in shape he'd be a 19-7 cruiser waiting tables at night.
i like thatHas Ruiz lost the fight at the scale?
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i like that
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Made me chuckle too.rd350lc wrote: ↑07 Dec 2019, 03:40Onetimeonly wrote: ↑07 Dec 2019, 01:55 He looks slow to me, but being a fat slob was a great career decision. If he was in shape he'd be a 19-7 cruiser waiting tables at night.
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Not a win?lillywhite14 wrote: ↑06 Dec 2019, 18:35 His ideal result tomorrow is a hotly disputed, razor thin decision loss,
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Apparently the only one other fighter has weighed more in a world title fight - and that was Nikolai Valuev(!).
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Ruiz looks like Chauncey Welliver has been giving him nutritional advice.Kronkpride wrote: ↑06 Dec 2019, 21:43 Ruiz has definitely not lost the fight at the scale. Him coming in heavier is a very tiny factor. People do not realize this for the most part but fat fighters do not burn fuel like muscled up fighters do. Andy will have no issues with having enough in the tank to stay steady as long as the fight goes. The only way weight could have effected him negatively is if he would have lost too much weight coming into the 2nd fight. Andy was wise to maintain even if it is showing up as a slight gain now.
AJ's weight loss is by far the biggest change in this fight. His potential to have good stamina throughout the fight is way up with 10 pounds less muscle to fuel. But it might also reduce his already questionable punch resistance. His tank being a little larger will only come into play if he can keep himself from getting hurt.
I think AJ needs a near miracle performance to pull this out. Ruiz has all his numbers. AJ is not going to be fit enough mentally to box a master class and avoid Ruiz putting him into highly stressful situations. The only thing Ruiz weight will do is add to the smashing AJ takes after losing again. FAT GUY GOT FATTER AND STILL KICKED AJ'S ARSE!
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Ruiz discusses his weight-- all 283 pounds
Shortly after the weigh-in, Ruiz Jr. spoke with DAZN News to discuss why there was such a big discrepancy in weight. “I was already the same weight as the last fight this morning,” Ruiz explained. “I had to wait until almost 5 p.m. to get on the scale, so I already had my breakfast, lunch and dinner. I also weighed in with my sombrero and pants on, so that’s why I came in so heavy. It was a psychological thing as well.”
Ruiz suggested that he wanted to keep the Joshua camp guessing when it came to his weight and feels that he was successful in doing so with Friday’s weigh-in. He also promised that the attributes that were there in the first fight would be present for the rematch. As for Joshua coming in 10 pounds lighter than he did in the first fight at 237 pounds, Ruiz is unsure what it will mean on fight night.
“It could be good or not,” he said. “We don’t know if he’s still going to have that same pop in his punches. It could be a disadvantage, which is why I decided to come in a little heavier in this fight. I can move him around, be a little bit stronger and have more pop in my punches.”
Ruiz did notice a difference in the eyes of Joshua from the first time they stared each other down ahead of their June 1st fight compared to now. “He definitely has more focus, and he’s not talking as much,” Ruiz said. “I don’t know what he really feels inside. He might say to himself that he’s ready for this, but everybody has a plan until they get hit. But all fighters have to show that they are confident, so we’ll see what it all means on fight night.”
Admittedly, Ruiz is far more carefree than most boxers. Always smiling and often looking as if he’s just happy to be there has always been part of his persona. However, one thing that he wouldn’t joke about is the idea that he’d allow Joshua to hold his world titles like Joshua did for him ahead of the first fight. “F— no!” Ruiz exclaimed. “I was actually the one who asked him if I could see his belts the first time, and he let me hold them. We were both respecting each other, but it was always just fun psychological stuff for me, you know?”
It’s clear that Ruiz enjoys the mind games heading into the rematch. But whether fans question his lighthearted personality or how much he weighs doesn’t matter to him. The only thing that matters is that he returns to the United States and Mexico carrying the very world titles he brought to Saudi Arabia with him to defend.
“It means a lot for me to bring those titles back home,” he said. “Still, to this day, I have so many doubters who refuse to give me the credit I deserve for beating Anthony Joshua. They have said he wasn’t ready, or he had a mental breakdown. That won’t happen this time around. All of the pressure is on him now, and I’m going to die trying to get that victory.”
Shortly after the weigh-in, Ruiz Jr. spoke with DAZN News to discuss why there was such a big discrepancy in weight. “I was already the same weight as the last fight this morning,” Ruiz explained. “I had to wait until almost 5 p.m. to get on the scale, so I already had my breakfast, lunch and dinner. I also weighed in with my sombrero and pants on, so that’s why I came in so heavy. It was a psychological thing as well.”
Ruiz suggested that he wanted to keep the Joshua camp guessing when it came to his weight and feels that he was successful in doing so with Friday’s weigh-in. He also promised that the attributes that were there in the first fight would be present for the rematch. As for Joshua coming in 10 pounds lighter than he did in the first fight at 237 pounds, Ruiz is unsure what it will mean on fight night.
“It could be good or not,” he said. “We don’t know if he’s still going to have that same pop in his punches. It could be a disadvantage, which is why I decided to come in a little heavier in this fight. I can move him around, be a little bit stronger and have more pop in my punches.”
Ruiz did notice a difference in the eyes of Joshua from the first time they stared each other down ahead of their June 1st fight compared to now. “He definitely has more focus, and he’s not talking as much,” Ruiz said. “I don’t know what he really feels inside. He might say to himself that he’s ready for this, but everybody has a plan until they get hit. But all fighters have to show that they are confident, so we’ll see what it all means on fight night.”
Admittedly, Ruiz is far more carefree than most boxers. Always smiling and often looking as if he’s just happy to be there has always been part of his persona. However, one thing that he wouldn’t joke about is the idea that he’d allow Joshua to hold his world titles like Joshua did for him ahead of the first fight. “F— no!” Ruiz exclaimed. “I was actually the one who asked him if I could see his belts the first time, and he let me hold them. We were both respecting each other, but it was always just fun psychological stuff for me, you know?”
It’s clear that Ruiz enjoys the mind games heading into the rematch. But whether fans question his lighthearted personality or how much he weighs doesn’t matter to him. The only thing that matters is that he returns to the United States and Mexico carrying the very world titles he brought to Saudi Arabia with him to defend.
“It means a lot for me to bring those titles back home,” he said. “Still, to this day, I have so many doubters who refuse to give me the credit I deserve for beating Anthony Joshua. They have said he wasn’t ready, or he had a mental breakdown. That won’t happen this time around. All of the pressure is on him now, and I’m going to die trying to get that victory.”