Someone needs to take that gym membership away from him ,and the dumbbells Joshua 's got in his mums basement. Seriously though. A bit of cardio and road work keep him down to 240, and I think he prevails in the rematch. Get him to chase around a chicken on a farm too.
Pretty much all AJ has to do is stay out the outside and jab. Extremely simple. And Parker has already proven this game plan against Ruiz. Although AJ should've been capable of executing this strategy in the first fight.
He should and probably will focus on a sustained body attack. Guys like Ruiz who can take head shots all day long are usually weak to the body. AJ has to slow him down and the best way to do that is by taking the wind out of him.
I'd agree with that, but Ruiz doesn't have better footwork than Chagaev, nor reach. Chagaev also seems to have better head movement. The Wlad blueprint (Steward's, actually, if we have to be accurate) is how a big tall boxer beats a little slugger. AJ needs to stick and move, and make Ruiz come onto his punches. I don't think AJ should be getting into slugfests with Ruiz, because its clear Ruiz can not only take a pounding, but dish one out as well. I disagree with people who think a body attack is the way to go. Not a good idea to lean into Ruiz' punches and to give him a gap to counter. Maybe the occasional jab to the midriff would be ok.
It would seem boxing and moving would he a good strategy for him to exploit Ruiz's leaden feet, but you have to consider AJ's shaky stamina. I don't think you can simply decide to fight like a Steward HW. It takes time and training, neither of which he has. Joshua probably needs to be more conservative, but ultimately I think he has to hurt Ruiz. Can he? I think so. But will he? Not so sure.
