Ruiz V Joshua 2

Fair play to Femi, I doubt the tweed jacket wearing casuals will be too thrilled with his performance but I respect the fact he showed something different to get the win.

Problem is though in regards to how he’d fare against Fury/Wilder with this performance. Is AJ a better boxer over 12 than Fury no he isn’t, nor can I see going 12 rounds without getting caught by one of Wilder’s nuclear shots.

 

Never liked Joshua but that was a top performance. Great boxing, did what he needed to do to a little fat opponent. An opponent like that with an 8 inch reach Disadvantage only ever chance if you allow him to. As Bellew would say it’s as simple as that! Totally nullified Ruiz exactly what was needed. Anyone who says otherwise is stupid. Why would you give the other guy a chance?

I’m glad he won now I can get back to wanting him to lose and looking forward to Fury beating Wilder and Then schooling AJ.

Ruiz admitted he hadn’t trained hard enough. Like I said before the fight, over 20 stone at 6 foot 2 it couldn’t be anything else I don’t care. People went majorly overboard with how good Ruiz was after the first fight. If Joshua didn’t go for the kill so carelessly in the first one Ruiz would have been stopped in that.

Ruiz isn’t soft calling for a rematch but now AJ has done him like that he knows he has his number and Ruiz knows it too. Nothing would change that now. If Joshua uses that game plan against him he’ll win 99/100. I’d like to know how all the boxing genius’ who were adamant Ruiz would batter Joshua again would feel a rematch would go.

Well done AJ I wish you all the bad luck in the future.

 

Joshua was connecting clean, snapping the head back multiple times in every round of the fight with jabs and right hands. Just because he was moving all night doesn't mean he didn't connect with solid punches. Brilliant performance and wasn't even close, hopefully Joshua earned the respect of some of the haters on here.

 

That sounds fair, Tone, although Ruiz should get a 3rd shot. We had to accept AJ’s reasons for losing the first and he was beaten as conclusively in the first fight as Ruiz was in the rematch.

 

That is part of his new surname mate Anthony Fury-Klitschko - dedicated to Hughie Fury's running and Wlad's pawing/clinching.

 

I think we all know we won’t get a third. At least not straight away. Joshua was never in real bother. It was fairly dull. And I’m not so sure the excuses are comparable.

 

Pulev next then?

 

Usyk will also school him and he would get stopped badly by both Daniel Dubois and Martin Bakole. Joe Joyce would be an interesting fight and I think Pudding Whyte is now a 50/50 fight.

 

Whilst what you are saying is correct, the expectation for this one was that everyone knew Josh would run and steal it, but most wanted a repeat of the first where it was an actual "Fight" not an edgy cautious scared performance.

The way Josh kept grabbing him was embarrassing, he didn't come to fight.

It convinced me even more that he doesn't have a fight in him...

 

It was impressive from AJ. The pressure that was on him as well to come out and do that.

 

Boring.
Glad it was on earlier so i didn't stay up for that.

 

Absolutely mate - he cannot even take a mediocre punch and the world knows it.

Only a matter of time before he faces the roof against Usyk, Dubois, Bakole, Joyce and I would give Puddings Whyte and Chisora a 50/50 chance.

 

AJ haters are not happy. Love it

 

Job done and on we move

Boxed ever so well even though it was not eye catching

I was impressed with the disipline and the jab was the key to victory

 

I’m a hater but that was a top performance.