Was impressed against Parker,thought it was a close fight,He has quick hands and punch variety. Just please for the love of God clean your diet up and lose some weight,at the very top level his conditioning will get found out
Andy Ruiz in any other era in boxing wouldn't even make the pros. And you want him to fight for a belt? Are you serious? Literally anybody would be a better choice than him.
I love Ruiz Jnr and agree 100% with thread starter. He is a proper warrior and I couldn't care less about how his body looks, im not on that vibe. He is a great fighter and has excellent hand speed.
I think Andy Ruiz Jr is a really good shout. However given the fact he went through with his recent fight, instead of cancelling and staying in camp for AJ, its unlikely he will get the call unless everyone on the current shortlist turns the fight down. He has good fast hands, a good boxing brain and was unlucky to not at least get a draw against Parker. Parker is still a top fighter, however now that everyone knows his flaws its going to tough for him to ever pick up a world title again.
Bear in mind he was fighting a guy without a jab. Joshua has a very good jab and alongside his physical advantages the way smaller Ruiz would struggle to get close to him. He has fast hands but doesn't have the very accurate powerful hooks like Pov. I give Ruiz next to no chance even if he does somehow lose some of that blubber.
He's a better fighter than Jarrell Miller ever was. He ran Parker real close over 12 rounds, and Parker did okay over 12 against Joshua.
Andy Ruiz impessed against Parker ( I had Parker winning 7 rounds to 5). Ruiz would be an acceptable replacement fighter but I would prefer Hunter.