All the money, new house, cars, and "friends" might affect his hunger to wanna win again. He was 290 lbs in september so he not been focused, while Joshua has been training 6 months nonstop. The focused Joshua stops Ruiz.
AJ has not been training non-stop for 6 months. He was partying and eating pizza on a boat in Marbella in August
I bet i spend more time in the gym than a lot of pro fighters but they would still whoop my ass with no training camp.
He came in on a month's notice the first time with a nothing-to-lose mindset, this time he has everything to lose. Trust me. He'll be fine.
AJ is hardly a respectable and upright individual outside of the ring. He isnt married, he has a kid with some Vicky and he bangs randomly. That takes energy out of a man, all that drama with women of ill repute. Just ask Wlad and his little adventures with that Hollywood spinner, takes a lot out of you mentally not having a stable homelife.
Ruiz came into the fight long hair don't care. he knew he had nothing to lose. Now the pressure will destroy Ruiz imho. He's just not looking natural under the spotlight.
He looks like he's enjoying himself, he's calm and ready. Clearly made for this. Don't know how you're reading that.
