Was I the only one that wasn't surprised when Ruiz KO'ed Joshua? Or Fury's KO of Wilder in fight 2

Yes although ALL is possible , for the most part yes.

they were all possible outcomes
Still shocking to witness it live.

 

Surprised by AJ-Ruiz 1.

Not in the least surprised by Fury-Wilder 2. Fury totally had his number by that point.

 

I knew Fury was going to box Wilder up in their 1st bout then eat Wilder alive in their 2nd bout and I could see prior to the 3rd bout that it was not going to be an easy night and that he shouldn't have really even been in that bout. & barring injury Tyson Fury will eviscerate Usyk.

 

Wasn't surprised by both. I'm still kicking myself by not putting $50 on Ruiz by 7. Got short paid that week.

 

I was surprised when Andy Ruiz beat Anthony Joshua in their first fight.

I expected Tyson Fury to beat Deontay Wilder in their second fight.

 

Yes you were the only one.

Hopefully you bet big and won big.

I'd say it's the biggest upset since Rahman beat Lewis. Although Fury beating Wald was a huge shock also.

 

I still remember Fury v Wilder 1 and Roach screaming for Fury to go for the stoppage but Davison telling Fury to stick to the pitty pat boxing,as the trilogy has shown Roach gave the correct advice . The second fight I was expecting Fury to do a lot better but did not think that he would put on the clinic that he did. I’m not so sure I was surprised tbh when Joshua lost to Ruiz,Ruiz is tough and has fast hands and this was Joshua’s first fight outside of Britain and his big reveal to the American fans at the Mecca of boxing at MSG and Joshua just did not seem his normal self, maybe Ruiz being a lot better than he had been given credit for and also Joshua letting the occasion get to him both played there part .

 

Well, it is probably worth pointing out that Ruiz didn't "KO" Joshua. It was technically a stoppage by the referee. Anyway, was I expecting him to win? No, of course not. Was I surprised that he won? No, I wasn't actually. Ruiz was a very dangerous replacement last minute who was begging for the fight. Already had world championship fight experience against Parker. And the obvious point for me was that he was a better opponent than Jerrell Miller. So then take into account most contenders will have studied the champion, whereas the champion won't do the same for each contender and it was a recipe for disaster. But still, I favoured Joshua.

Regarding Wilder 2. No, I didn't expect a KO. I think expecting a KO ignores much of what lead up to that fight. Sure, Fury finished the 12th strongly and going off that seemed to have Wilder's number. But the fight before he got cut very badly against Wallin, and looked pretty terrible overall. Then, in the fall out, he replaced Ben Davidson with Sugar Hill, so there was a lot of uncertainty. In contrast Wilder looked to have hit his peak against Breazeale and Ortiz 2 (though the second showed that he really couldn't box and how reliant he was on the right hand) I thought (hoped) Fury would win, but his performance was uncertain.

 

@CST80 this part of your discussion above is a shockingly good prediction of how the fight ended up going after the first KD of Joshua