Haymon will never let the rematch happen in the UK. He's a dummy if so. If the rematch has to happen next, Vegas is the best place.
If Ruiz goes to England he'll never get the win there. Before you attack me I'm a Brit born & bred now living in the US for many years
Well what other choice does he have? The longer he waits the more likely Ruiz loses or the belts get seperated.. I'm a little confused cause is Andy Ruiz some sort of boxing god now or is AJ a bum?? Seems both can't be true..
Your talking about Ruiz like he's Ali, stop chatting $hit. AJ was 2 rounds up going into the 3rd. Ruiz has faster hands than AJ, and it was stupid of Joshua to fight Ruiz game and let him in on the inside. He has zero foot movement and forget about any bending that McDonald's waist, just not possible. Your acting like it was you that won the fight. Your all elated ffs. Like the outcome was obvious. He got beat by Parker in a close fight. The same Parker who barely won a round against AJ, why because Joshua kept him at the end of his jab. Fair play to Ruiz he got the job done. He loses a rematch if Joshua boxes smart.
Andy Ruiz is like no other fighter at HW. With all his obvious flaws and limitations, he has some exceptional gifts and skills. He is fast, he throws nice quick combinations, he has pop in his punches, his speed and reflexes allows him to be a good counter puncher, he has a good chin. On the other hand, AJ, as gifted as he is, it was always obvious he had some major flaws too. He was a bit overrated.. His chin has always been a bit questionable, his stamina has always been questionable, his fundamental skills are lacking, and quite honestly he doesn't appear to have good ring IQ.
Of course Hearn doesn’t, since he’s a promoter. If Joshua can’t win and make him money Hearn has no use for him.
AJ will do better in the rematch as long as he avoids fighting on the inside like he did in round 3. That's what got him dropped. As tall as he is, he inside fought against a shorter man who also happens to have the quickest hands in the division? So stupid. He got reckless trying to upstage Wilder in front of a US audience. The question for the rematch is if Ruiz can manage to close the distance well enough with AJ actually attempting to stay at long range from the get go.
Ouch....listening to the pound4pound podcast and Bellew has just accused Joshua of training for a physique and not a boxing match. I thought they were mates.
Wouldn’t be bad if some of his mates told him some home truths. He’s too big, needs to lose some muscle and be more agile. Probably too late but at least give it a go if you want a different result.
Joshua should win the rematch. If he can't, he takes a massive dip in historical ranking. Certainly lower than Bruno.
It’s not a proper rematch unless it’s back in the states. Or Mexico. I’m a Brit and I don’t want the world champ dragged over here to have his belts stolen from him. He has no reason to come here. AJ needs to put it right to the American audience. Or give the Mexicans a treat.
Bellew also slating the US and MSG. Saying the atmosphere was dead and going from packed out venues in the UK to a library in the US was a bad move.