Joseph Parker Oleksandr Usyk Dillian Whyte Michael Hunter Kubrat Pulev Wins them all? Wins a couple, loses a couple? Gets beaten by all? How do you see the individual fights breaking down?
Close fights. Parker already beat him. Usyk UDs him. Whyte 50 50 fight. Ruiz beats Hunter. Pulev UDs Ruiz.
Joseph Parker Many people aren't giving Parker credit; but let's remember this gentleman made Joshua question using his right-hand - scratch that- he neutralised it; it's a different Parker, though he shouldn't have fought Whyte so soon. Oleksandr Usyk Usyk could possibly knock Ruiz out, or even RTD him; but he's an unknown quantity, though I expect to deal with Ruiz as how he dealt with Gassiev; Usyk would neutralise Ruiz's left-hook through sheer foot-work. Dillian Whyte Never hook with a hooker; I feel that Whyte is a bad style for Ruiz; late knock out or decision for Whyte. Michael Hunter Gets hit a bit too much for my liking. Kubrat Pulev Extremely defensive; although, Ruiz may knock out an old Pulev out. Someone who I believe would be very awkward for Ruiz would be Hughie Fury (who was originally meant to fight Ruiz, before Ruiz went to the Parker fight); and of course, Gassiev would destroy Ruiz, in my personal opinion.
Joseph Parker - already lost to him but it was very close so it could go either way Oleksandr Usyk - Usyk takes him to Ukrainian Slick School and wins a UD Michael Hunter - The Bounty Hunter already stopped him in the amateurs and I see a vacant look in Hunter's eyes that would scare the life out of me if I wasn't an apex predator Not sure how Ruiz vs Whyte or Pulev would go to be honest. Pulev probably has the best jab in the division which would serve him well against Ruiz but sometimes the jab is all he has and Ruiz would probably beat him on points. Love to see Ruiz vs Whyte
Whichever way these potential match-ups might go, it's good to see HWs of lesser stature and higher skills in the mix. Hunter, Ruiz and, we would all expect, Uysk are all suddenly in the mix when some people recently claimed boxers under 6'4'' can't be effective at heavyweight.
This. The disrespect on Ruiz is actually disgusting. Joshua has a chance of beating Ruiz in the rematch because of his power, but I'm hoping Ruiz pulls it off again so people don't try and play it off like a fluke.
Exactly. Usyk has very hard style for Andy (doesn't fight aggressively, moves well, quick, good defensively). Ruiz beats the rest.
Lol I'm not sure how any of em cope with Usyk,before Joshua lost to Ortiz I think most of thought Usyk would school Joshua,now I'm thinking he knocks him out. Perhaps Fury with his Gyspy sickness has the best chance and even then Fury would look to the him up. Thing with Ruiz is this isn't some fluke,he has one split decision loss to Parker so he likely does well against em all.
Ruiz has been taken the distance in 6 of his last 11 fights: Zumbano Love, Joell Godfrey, Liakhovich (Ruiz broke his hand in round 2 though), Franklin Lawrence, Kevin Johnson, and by Joseph Parker. I do rate and like him but Pulev is very tough so I don't know if Ruiz stops him even though I favour him to beat him. I think he can stop Whyte late. I can't ignore the fact that Parker has already beat him albeit it was very close so that's a 50-50 fight IMO. Usyk will be too fleet of foot for him and will outbox him. And Hunter already stopped him in the ams so I can't just ignore that either.
Yeah he is. Wlad is the only fighter to beat him and obviously the only one to stop him too and those left hooks Wlad floored and stopped him with were absolutely savage and they would've dropped a rhino.
