I don't think he's done. Ruiz struggles against bigger men with jabs. AJ would jab his head off and cruise to a UD, knowing that fighting Ruiz on the inside is a stupid idea. If you can keep jabbing Ruiz head, Ruiz has no answer to that.
I think you are both right How? If AJ were to engage in an open fight with Andy Ruiz; AJ is done in a similar scenario as AJ Vs. Ruiz 1. A If AJ would box with a strategy like in the fight AJ Vs. Ruiz 2; he would win by unanimous decision. Of course, the three of us don't know what gameplan AJ would choose for the Ruiz vs AJ 3 fight.
Why? Aj eould be om his bike again and win a ud. Only 3 fights im interested in seeing AJ in. - Wilder - Fury - Joyce
Judging by Ruiz vs Joshua 2, as well as their most recent fights against Ortiz and Franklin respectively, it would be another terrible 12 round snooze fest
Ruiz is too easy to outbox. And it seems like the style Joshua is trying to fully adopt. A full-time boxer with zero fire in him.
I think it would be a good fight to take from a team AJ perspective. He'd have to practice moving, and that's something he didn't do much last night. Nothing wrong with being a boxer that can win by being on the toes and jabbing all night long. It's a great skill to have. A third fight with Ruiz would force AJ to practice and develop that. From a fan perspective, the fight would be boring and I don't really want to watch it.
Agreed 110%. This would be a waste of time. It's going to be interesting to see where AJ goes from here. It's obvious that AJ lacks the confidence he once had, and it seems like this Franklin fight was supposed to be a confidence builder, but it backfired. It certainly wouldn't go down well with boxing fans, but he could take a few years facing tomato cans and rack up knockouts to get mentally stronger. And since he is the youngest of the top 5 HWs, he could potentially regain the belts by just waiting for the others to retire and then go for the belts once they're up for grabs. But would he actually do this? AJ has said multiple times that he's in this for the money, so certainly fights with Wilder, Fury, and possibly Joyce would be big paydays, win or lose (but likely lose at this point). So does he take the likely losses for the bigger paydays which will likely bring his career to an end relatively soon, or does he take likely wins against lesser opponents for less money, with the potential of regaining the belts and having a few big money fights against future prospects?
