Whose win over AJ is more valuable; Ruiz or Usyk?

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Whose win over AJ is more impressive; Andy Ruiz or Oleksandr Usyk?

This poll will close on Apr 21, 2033 at 7:37 PM.
  1. Andy Ruiz

  2. Oleksandr Usyk

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Usyk is the better fighter but Ruiz obviously has the better win over aj

    Broke him mentally and physically. The bodybuilder aint been the same since. To this day it is absolutely satisfying to rewatch aj get pummeled into the ground by a fat marshmallow !!
     
  2. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was KTFOed. Doesn't matter if the fight ended while he was lying on the ground or not. Ruiz destroyed him.
     
  3. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    So he didn´t quit?
     
  4. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    Ruiz took that '0' in an unexpected way, many people thought Usyk would win, so probably Ruiz by a smidge.
     
  5. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ruiz made Joshua quit by KTFOing him.
     
  6. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Ah, I see.
    Quitting and getting KO´d are the exact same thing.
    If a fighter is standing, receives a count and the ref waves it off then that means they got knocked "the ****" out. As in they were put to sleep and rendered unconscious. Not to be confused with TKO. But it can mean they were forced to quit. They were out cold and they also quit.

    Funny how in all my years on this forum, I have never seen anyone state this. Live and learn I guess. Surely it has nothing to do with your biases or anything like that. It´s just the rest of this forum who doesn´t know how to properly use the term "knocked the **** out".
     
  7. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    Usyk unified at two weights
     
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  8. OldSchoolBoxing

    OldSchoolBoxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You can't take away the glorious victory from Andy Ruiz Jr no matter how hard you try. His win was better than Usyk's.
     
  9. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Oh, I wasn´t trying to take it away. He got the call, showed up, showed grit and took the belts. There was a very, very slim chance that had the ref allowed the fight to continue, then Joshua could have won.

    I just don´t think it was somehow the better win.
     
  10. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ruiz's was the better win for sure.
     
  11. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    I voted usyk since he did it twice
     
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  12. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    Usyk by far. If we’re being honest Ruiz got lucky against Joshua. Joshua came back and won the rematch convincingly. On the other hand, although Usyk didn’t KO Joshua he made the bigger more seasoned heavyweight look average twice.
     
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  13. Arch Stanton

    Arch Stanton When you have to shoot, shoot!, don't talk...... Full Member

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    I'm gonna say the Usyk re-match. Simply because that version of AJ was the better out of the 3 losses.

    Usyk beat the better & improved Version of AJ out of AJ's 3 losses.
     
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