Can’t see it happening. Difficult to say who wins. I’d probably pick Ruiz though. Can see Whyte fighting like he did in the Parker fight. Would need the ref on his side to win.
Ruiz needs to get rid of that posse of people who constantly follow him around, stop eating out everyday and start working with Manny properly to get his weight down. He was too heavy at 262 so he needs to shift 30lb's. That could take 3 months. Now he's got a lot more money than he did after the win, who knows where he is.
Cant see ruiz ever achieving much now tbh. He needs to rebuild....better off fighting slightly lower tiered guys working on his weight. The problem with that is hes had a taste of the money now...he,ll likely jump in with someone decent to get paid....and get beaten before losing motivation all together. Ashame cause he has the tools to be a good fighter. Hoping he does use the joshua defeat as motivation....but if he cant use the victory over him as motivation makes you wonder what chance hes got of being relevant at the top of the current heavyweight division. Wish some of these guys would take a step back to take a step forward sometimes.
You have to give it to those fighters who keep themselves in shape. Wilder never has a picking on him, AJ has shown he has the will to change his body completely and Tyson lost a huge amount of weight for Wilder and seems that he has lost more since. Ruiz is obviously the extreme at the other end, but Dillion also displayed same trait by coming in fat. Short notice, yes, but no reason not to be in the gym or running while waiting for a decision. It is his job after all.
Ruiz is with PBC so doubt if Matchroom/DAZN will use him Eddie will try and keep Whyte in winnable fights which appear competitive I suspect Povetkin as a possible? One thing for sure is Whyte has to perform better than he did on Saturday.
I don't have much sympathy for that sort of thing. Everyone goes through turmoil and you have to get on with it.
Agree that there are different ways of dealing with things but you’ve got to give him the benefit of the doubt in this situation.
Spot on mate. Joshua and wilder showing the rest of the division how it should be done atm. I dont really mind a fat or heavy heavyweight....cause some of these guys actually fight better heavier. But turning up unfit....is unjustifiable. Regardless if its just a tune up or not. I dont get it...there must be 10 to 12 guys one or two fights away from getting the call to fight wilder or joshua....chance to make massive money....turning up out of shape. I,d expect whyte to come in better shape than normal if anything at the weekend. Had an extended break without needing to rest up for a fight. Could keep going at it in the gym. The way boxing is nowadays tho....a bad performance like whytes at the weekend might actually be a good thing for him. Cause people might actually fight him now. Sad state of affairs.
Yes and we should not forget the cause of it was an adverse drugs finding which was caused by something he did (details unavailable). No one died and he did not suffer any tragedy. So what has he been doing for months?
people who have major tragedies in life are still expected to perform at their 9-5/business shouldn't be any different for millionaire athletes.
