Does Anyone Care About Ruiz, Jr vs Knyba?

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  1. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Is Andy a lost cause? Does this fight mean anything? Is Knyba worth the wager?

    Enquiring minds want to know.
     
  2. Melankomas

    Melankomas Corbett beats your favourite fighter

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    I think Knyba is worth the wager, he looked good against Kabayel and Andy’s foot speed was ass even at his peak. Top that off with the inactivity and I’d call this a steal.
     
  3. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    Meh.....I'll watch it without caring.
     
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  4. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    Yes!! I love HW boxing! Supposedly Ruiz is in better shape
     
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  5. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing Aficionado Full Member

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    I'll be watching for certain. I'm hoping Kynba wins, he was the victim of an early stoppage in Germany against Kabayel and won the first round in that fight.

    I used to like Andy Ruiz, but his obesity and performance in the second Joshua fight and his laziness and inactivity since then, pricing himself out of fights, has me thinking it would be better for the heavyweight division if Kynba wins.
     
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  6. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think it's quite an interesting fight. I'll be looking at tuning in (looks like it'll start as i'm finishing work)
     
  7. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    I'll definitely watch it, but unenthusiastically. I'm hoping for a Knyba upset which is very possible.
     
  8. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's a fun fight. One that will give us some more information about how good Knyba is. Ruiz v Ortiz and Ruiz v Miller were fun fights. One of the fattest HW ever against one of the longest reaches ever. How that looks should be interesting.

    If Ruiz wins Usyk might have justification to fight him after Wilder. That's just me speculating.

    If Knyba wins he probably is here to stay. At least for awhile.
     
  9. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not good enough. I expect you to know who wins, what round and a prediction from a couple of years ago :cool:
     
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  10. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    I'm picking Ruiz for what it's worth.:sisi1 Merely stating it won't shock me in the least if he takes a L. He doesn't cut off the ring nearly as well as Kabayel, he's always struggled with rangy fighters with good jabs, and we don't know how degraded this version is after a long layoff, coming off of what should've been two losses to Ortiz and Miller. But if it goes the distance and it's even remotely close, Fat Andy is getting the decision.
     
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  11. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Ruiz came in lighter than knyba

    The polish fans were nuts at prudential when glowacki knocked out huck

    I wanted to go to the event but can't

    More interested in Mielnicki vs Ammo Williams thats a sleeper
     
  12. Oddone

    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Yes.
    No. Especially if Ruiz jr wins. Neither guy is going much farther than this fight. Ruiz could notch another win but he has pissed away his entire career and is on the wrong side of thirty, only fought three times since the 2019 loss to Joshua and had multiple surgeries. Neither man will be the future.
    Depends on your finances and what you think of Ruiz, however Knyba is big, can use his size and reach and could upset Ruiz since Andy is a fat disappointment.
     
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  13. Kiwi Casual

    Kiwi Casual Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, Ruiz by points seems like a safe bet. Hopefully he comes in good shape and we get a competitive scrap.
     
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  14. Charles White

    Charles White Chucker Full Member

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    Ruiz weighed in at 254.3 lbs. His lightest since 2018. Let’s see how he does.
     
  15. BubblesUK

    BubblesUK Doesn't buy hypejobs Full Member

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    Classic shot Vs shite...

    It's heavyweight boxing, so why not, but the only thing that really makes it interesting is not having a clue what Ruiz actually has left - if it's much of anything at all, he'll walk right through a domestic level journeyman without much trouble... But it's Ruiz, and he's the kinda dude where all bets are off sometimes.
     
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