Depends on whether he gets concussed again. Ruiz went down like a sack of spuds with Joshua's first combination.
Wrong, wrong and wrong. Terrible harebrained post. Here, maybe this can clear up some of the misconceptions you sem to have regarding that match and Ruiz's skillset. A Fairly Thorough Explanation As To Why Ruiz's KO Victory Over AJ Was In Fact NOT A Fluke.
Whatever his strategy is for the rematch....he shouldn't be announcing it. Work on what you need to and keep a low profile. Keep it simple..imho. Work behind the jab. Work on your strengths. It is too late in the game for him to make massive adjustments. Basics, basics, basics. Watch Ruiz tapes. Learn and devise a simple plan. Again, whatever you and your team think it is..mums the word. If Joshua is a better fighter than Ruiz....why did Ruiz take his lunch money. Results speak volumes. I have known many fighters that were "better" than their opponent...then their opponent beat their ass and took their lunch money. He better get himself together. this is not a body building contest. It is a hurt game. He got hurt....that was the result. Ruiz is dangerous for him. One good thing is ....we don't know how Ruiz will deal with....success. that may lessen his chances more than Joshua. Prediction........Ruiz KTFO Joshua by round 4.
A wait-see strategy in the prime rounds for a boxer having the skills of Joshua and with an opponent like Ruiz is not the best imo. He has a good jab but he hasnt the jab of Ali, Holmes, W. Klitschko or Lewis..hes a puncher and a puncher attacks until the KO. Only if he will be not able to knock Ruiz out soon he can work with the jab as plan B.
Cute because you are the moderator it is harebrained? Also I think you mean "seem" not sem. Also none of what you typed has anything to do with my point. Before Joshua fought Ruiz people thought Andy had no chance the moment Ruiz won the same people will talk about how amazing Ruiz is. I bet you if Joshua knocks out Ruiz in 1 round you and the same people who are turning their backs on Joshua will be back riding that bandwagon.
Wladimir Klistchko didn't have a good jab. He just threw it constantly out of fear of being hit. You would frequently see Wladimir land 30 percent or less of his jabs. If you wanted to add another heavyweight who had a great jab then you would of named George Foreman who on the other hand would frequently land 50 to 60 percent of his jabs even when he was pushing 50. Also Joshua doesn't need a great jab to beat Ruiz. Ruiz isn't that good of a fighter. Getting lucky in a fight where Joshua was looking past him doesn't equate to being great.
That's what I like to watch. Two fighters brawl and trade punches trying to KO each other. The one who can take the best shots and still standing is more likely to be the winner. Both fighters sent each other to the floor last time so its gonna be exciting to see them doing that again in the rematch. It's jus 50-50 this time IMO. Not easy to predict.
Yeah, jackass, I know it's seem. I have 10's of thousands of posts you can peruse with countless accurate spellings of it. Clearly it's a typo, but nice attempt at a deflection. I picked Ruiz to win, and laid out how he would before the fight. So that doesn't apply to me. And it has everything to do with what you posted, you denigrate Ruiz's skillset and are basically implying he got lucky, because he's not on AJ's level, and AJ was unprepared, but in the article that I wrote, I laid out why it wasn't a fluke, like you're essentially claiming.
What? Klitschko didnt have a great jab? Maybe it was not quick like the jab of Ali or Holmes but for sure it left the signs on the faces. As to AJ I can agree.
Hahahaha. No, he won't. And he would lose if he did. He'll try to stay on the outside and use his jab -- Wlad-style. It worked well enough for Parker when he defeated Ruiz. AJ even used this style against... Was it Parker? I think so. Although in that case he had the ref's help in that case I suppose. I'm not 100% convinced AJ can manage to pull this strategy off -- he should've been able to do it in the first AJ-Ruiz fight -- but I'm confident it will be his game plan.
If by aggressive he means clinching, mauling, leaning on his neck, force the ref to work over time, he can nullify some of Ruiz' combinations.
AJ's biggest weakness is his need to retaliate immediately when getting hit. Instead of playing defense first, getting into his comfort zone that plays to his advantages.
NOT TRUE. While he did have ruiz down he was never "on his back". It was good shot that put him on his butt not his back. Now that being said Ruiz wasnt even hurt with that shot. He never saw it coming, got him square on the nose, blacked him out for a split second, Ruiz shook it off and came out swinging...
The reason why AJ has shed his muscle and done more cardio is because he intends on running, jabbing and grabbing his way to a stinker of a UD Its so obvious. The question is how effective will he be playing that role, when all his success has been from being heavy handed and attacking?
