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Ruiz needs to keep some chub to stay in the HW division. A fit Ruiz is probably a LHW.

I haven’t read all the posts but has anyone thought that losing that much weight might change his performance...for the worse?

Of course the general consensus is that being slimmer is healthier but I just wonder if he’ll engage a difference energy system or his timing may be off....

Anyone have any take on that?

I think he’ll hang around the ratings for a while. Unless of course for some unforeseen reason he chooses to take another hiatus or retire altogether. Andy Ruiz has shown that he has talent. He’s still at a reasonable age. He has as much or more ring experience than most heavys out there right now. And lastly he seems to have taken his training more seriously as seen by his better conditioning as of late. I make no predictions about his outcome in the Joshua rematch but something tells me he’s not falling into the abyss anytime soon..

The weight loss will work against him and be the post fight excuse for why Ruiz lost.
That said, Josh will jab and hug to a sleeper UD.