I predicted Ruiz could very well KO Joshua. Bad style match up, late replacement, fresh off stopping Dimitrenko, never been on the floor, solid chin and skillset. Took Parker all the way who Joshua never landed much on.
Except Ruddock got up and put Bonehugger almost in the morg. Lennox Lewis is not only levels above the Bodybuilder quit job, he is a entire staircase to the Empire State Building.higher in skill and grit to AJ.
1. Bonecrusher was just about shot when he almost pulled it off. 2. Lewis was green and thoroughly less accomplished than Joshua when he knocked out Ruddock. He would be stopped soon by McCall.
It is safe to say that you were not born when Ruddock fought...... Ruddock actually boxed well until he fell in love with power.........AJ needed ref stoppages over shop worn old Dudes while Ruddock put a past his best ex heavyweight champ Dokes almost in a coma... Foreman/Holyfield/Bowe all avoided Ruddock, only Tyson took him on twice when Razor was full Prime but the Tyson fights killed himand he was never the same, he was done after Tyson......that was a viscous beating.............AJ folded like a House of cards from light punching Ruiz, who never ever will be a big puncher...........Ruddock WILL land and the Bodybuilder is going down for the count, he aint got the chin or mental fortitude to get up
I like reading how Tyson fans say that ATG version of Ruddock that lost to Tyson twice would beat Ali, Holmes, Foreman, Holyfield, Bowe and Lewis. But then Ruddock became totally shot because of losses to iron Mike, and therefore got KO'd by Lewis and Morrison.