Andy Ruiz Jr is still the champion

I agree, unless there is a stoppage is doesn't count, you have to KO the champion to win.

Hmmm Imagine that, changes Mayweathers record quite a lot.

 

After ruiz 2 a AJ is like ottke of Hw division

 

Yes, **** that guy. I believe that if he'd come in lighter than the first time with a better camp he could have still won the rematch. Instead he chose to filter-feed every goddamn plate of food in the southern US and he deserved to lose.

 

Lol did you see the shots he took off AJ?

Jesus

 

people like this shouldn’t be allowed to create threads

 

No - Ruiz is not the champion. If he lost primarily because he didn't show up, that's his own fault. He gained like 20lbs for the fight, didn't take it seriously, and decided to go to Pizza eating competitions and throw parties and drink alcohol instead of training. He said it himself "I partied too hard". He needs to decide if he wants to be a fat F*ck or a fighter.

But personally, I don't think it would have made a difference. Wins by KO are not more valid than wins by points. Ruiz is a smaller heavy weight, and doesn't really have a jab, and sometimes smaller heavyweights can struggle against bigger opponents with good jabs.

Ruiz had no answer to Joshua's jab, and Joshua just fought exactly how Wlad fought many times.

In the first two rounds of the first fight, Joshua controlled the fight with his jab, and only looked vulnerable when he tried to KO Ruiz.

Joshua is the deserving champ. Whether it's because Ruiz cannot handle a bigger man with a better jab, or because he's just not interested anymore, or a bit of both, makes no difference.

Ruiz needs to work his way back up the ranks. He got his chance to solidify his belts in the 2nd fight, and got beat by a decent jab.

No where in the rules of boxing does it state that you cannot win with a good jab. Like I said, Wlad's jab was arguably what kept him champion for so long.

Risk avoidance is sometimes necessary. Joshua did it vs Parker and Ruiz, because his Achilles heel is smaller, quicker fighters with fast hands.

 

I agree. Ruiz has an insane chin. That uppercut Joshua landed in the first fight looked like it didn't even phase him.

 

So might as well put Takam up there as well, eh?

 

It's boxing, not toughman. Joshua fight intelligently in the rematch and won easily, doing exactly what he should have done.

Ruiz might have made it interesting had he chosen to train properly, but he didn't. I don't care to see him get another shot at a title unless he shows a commitment to becoming a professional athlete.