According to a boxing site Ruiz lost 44 pounds

For evolutionary reasons, largely to defend against starvation, the body resists weight loss.
But if you can do it well, keeping or increasing fitness & hopefully muscle, it is clearly better.
Ruiz likely had a lean body mass (his weight if he had zero fat) of 175-180, man.
HWs can have more body fat, though the most that most can maintain & be around max. effectiveness would be @ 20% I would guess.

Someone naturally fat or got so fat like Ruiz, maybe he could be closer to 235.
But he should be near his current punching power & resistance at that size, with significantly more foot speed & endurance. Thus a greater work rate is possible. This would get him close to his potential.

He could lose about 1% a week if it is not water or muscle, maybe a little slower so he does not sap his strength.
But that still means, especially at what he ballooned up to, 8-10 lbs. a month should be very feasible.
That is the most he should weigh. Big George at his comeback peak against Holyfield was 257, but given that he is somewhat taller & had more muscle, Ruiz at 235 would be about the same body fat level.

No way he should be more than that.

 

If it's true then Ruiz is hurting himself now.

 

44 pounds?

That is Nothing, I've lost hundreds of pounds buying Sky Sports disgusting PPV's.

 

He admitted he's planning to weigh in 10 pounds lighter for the rematch.. I think he will be more or less the same.

 

He has 44 to lose and if he did it right, it shouldn’t be an issue.

 

What, Snickers Withdrawal ?

 

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He's lost some weight but he's definitely not 215-220. He's still fat. At least 235-240. It's more like he's gone from high-risk obese to moderate-risk obese, which is a good thing.