Where’s AJ at?

I agree.wilder will get his chance again whether he takes it or not is the question.

 

IF he beat Wilder and Fury, the loss to Ruiz would not tarnish his career, it'd just be seen as a bump in the road that he recovered from. However, I'd be very surprised if he ever fights Fury or Wilder, let alone beats them both.

 

I see him as someone who knows he is very very vulnerable, I don't believe for one minute his confidence levels will be any different as the fight proved, he was very quick to grab and hold, and I mean quick...

I picked ruiz to do a number on him again, and whilst he bored me to death with his running and grabbing he got the decision.

When Ruiz opened up on him in the 8th I think it was, he looked terrified and went back to his corner with his arms wide as if to "He hit me again"!!
And the last round with Ruiz stood in centre of the ring basically telling him to come and fight said it all for me.

One question we should all ask of him is, if the first fight with Ruiz was Wilder and he got starched would he have been so quick to trigger the rematch clause, personally I think he wouldn't, but for now we will have to listen to even more BS than ever about how great he is, and another million excuses coming on how he is avoiding Wilder...

 

Not my loot, but I would like to thank them for all the great discounts over the years!!!

 

Why?

 

Why??

Its simple really, its boxing and you have a choice over who you think will win and pick one.

 

Yet there was plenty of additional info which ought to have made you rethink. i.e. AJ's weight loss, the massive and llegal ring size and then the horrendous Ruiz weigh in.

All original ideas are out of the window given that new info.

 

Well what can one say other than, erm thanks for that info, I shall bear it in mind for a few minutes.

 

You really should. It's the basis of objectivity.

 

The addititional info was there. It is up to us how we use it.

 

I agree he did look to be holding a little too much and boxed negative for periods of rounds almost as if he was in there with David Tua himself. Probably wasn’t completely needed and a bit more aggression would have allowed him to stamp a bit more authority on the fight despite completely outboxing and outfoxing the 20st butterball.

I think he is confident in his chin but that was a 3 months camp of tactics drilled into him hence the stick, move and grab.

I’d like to see him put back on 5-7lbs and expect him to change up his tactics for the next fight. Onwards on upwards.

 

Its not like Joshua wasnt landing some decent punches in the Ruiz rematch, he no where near as boring as Wlad at this point. The impression I got was that he was holding back in order to stick to his gameplan, this was a legacy fight, no room for error, planned for nearly half a year. When he did whack Ruiz he didnt really hurt him enough so the smart thing was to go back and neutralise the opponent, you could tell he wanted to persue a few attacks but went back. A lot of fighters would have been hurt bad takign those punches, he would likely finish them off as well, its just the fact Ruiz has a head made of leather.

 

Very good performance by AJ. The W was the only thing that really mattered and he got that without any problems. I've always wanted to see him about ten pounds lighter and I think he needs to stay at that weight because he looked much fitter. I appreciated the good boxing performance, although my local was full of dissapointed punters who wanted to see more action.

Ruiz was a disgrace. The extra weight clearly wasn't intentional and he admitted being under-prepared for the first defence of his titles. Unforgivable. Nonetheless, he was still a dangerous man who was looking to land a big shot all night.

I think the whole Andy Ruiz experience will stand to AJ moving forward. Better to lose to Ruiz and win an immediate rematch than get sparked by Wilder. He may still get sparked by Wilder but he's improving his defensive skill set and fitness which will stand to him.

Have to laugh at the AJ fans who suddenly appreciate the art of boxing, moving, hitting and not getting hit. I'm sure AJ thoroughly enjoyed Saturday night and you can bet your ass his conservative style is here to stay.

 

Mentor Klitschko gave him the blueprint for the rest of his career once one cannot absorb a punch.

 

He wasn't scared he just cleverley changed his gameplan because getting involed in exchanges backfied on him big time in the first fight and if he did the same thing the chances are it would again so he had to change his gameplan which he did.