Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Damian Knyba & Vito Mielnicki Jr. vs. Austin Williams + Chaves vs. Garcia RBR.

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  1. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    Exactly. Ruiz is gonna destroy this guy.
     
    The Professor, Sep 4, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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  2. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member

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    Fat boy must be running low on buffet money. He will make this fight and then go on a hiatus until he needs more money.
     
    lobk, Sep 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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  3. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Not saying that Ruiz won't win, but tonight you'll definitely see how many levels above Fat Andy that Kabayel is operating on.:deal: Although the Fury-Makhmudov and Torrez-Sanchez matches already illustrated that.
     
    CST80, Sep 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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  4. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Ruiz jr has had three fights since losing in 2019. Three in seven years, ballooned up over three-hundred pounds, has had two surgeries, has a history of being an undisciplined fat sack of crap in training and is now lighter than he's been in eight years.

    Ruiz jr is NOT Kabayel. Are you really surprised people aren't behind him?
     
    Oddone, Sep 4, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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  5. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    2 of those three matches he got gifts in, and the one he won legitimately he got dropped in.:lol:
     
    CST80, Sep 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Even the fight against an ancient Luis Ortiz who's punch resistance had totally gone.

    Outside of the 3 knockdowns Ruiz lost most of the other rounds and he barely won that by I think 1 point on my scorecard.

    Ruiz talks a good game about fighting this guy and that guy and expects a big fight just off his 15 minutes of fame vs Joshua.

    But he has to prove it in the ring and since the win over Joshua he's been very disappointing and inactive.
     
    Dynamicpuncher, Sep 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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  7. Bustajay

    Bustajay Feel the Steel/Balls Deep Full Member

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    Only if he was a candy bar
     
    Bustajay, Sep 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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  8. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    Yeah same, I think this is bread and butter for Ruiz.
     
    CutThroatFade, Sep 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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  9. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    We'll see. My impressions of this fight have more to do with how little I think of Knyba than how great I think Ruiz is.

    Then again, I thought Guido was gonna blow away that untested Brit he fought last week and the kid did much better than I expected.
     
    The Professor, Sep 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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  10. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    But that might be an issue, because even though I picked Andy to beat AJ in the 9th of their first fight, the fire has long since gone and he's looked like absolute hell in his recent outings. The last one being a shocking 25 months ago!:eek: It doesn't seem like cutting weight has helped him thus far, and this is the skinniest he's been I think.
     
    CST80, Sep 4, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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  11. Bigplatts

    Bigplatts Active Member Full Member

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    And Knyba is a fringe guy who has only beaten journeymen and a few gatekeepers and is coming off of a loss. Seems strange to think he’s going to turn out to be some revelation.
     
    Bigplatts, Sep 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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  12. Bigplatts

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    I stand by my opinion that Ruiz was robbed of a win against Miller. Rewatched it the other day and I still don’t see any case for a draw and certainly not a Miller win.

    I agree Ortiz arguably beat him tho.
     
    Bigplatts, Sep 4, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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  13. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    Well, I stand by mine that Miller won, and I actually picked Miller in that fight as well. As well as picking Ortiz before that. I'm good at reading that dumpy meatball!
     
    CST80, Sep 4, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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  14. The Professor

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    So are there prelims before the card starts at 7:30 ?
     
    The Professor, Sep 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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  15. PopPellegrino

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    I don't think someone has to be a "revelation" to beat this version of Ruiz.
     
    PopPellegrino, Sep 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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