July 18, 2019
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  • Boxing could be better if he becomes a champion again, rather to have Ruiz, with all my respect to this very dedicated fat good kid. I still want to see Joshua vs. Wilder or vs. Fury. These fights are more attractive and less predictable than Ruiz against them. Wilder will flatten him, Fury might toy around with Ruiz. It is just my personal point of view

    • Mikemiguel,

      I agree and I think this is how many boxing fans feel.

      Joshua’s loss may have been a blessing in disguise and it may well make him a better fighter on the long run. His stamina issues have been a problem for a long time already, and he needs to address them. Technically, he is good, and he obviously has power – but there is something lacking and this loss will hopefully force him to find the cause of the problem and resolve it.

      The Wilder-Fury-Joshua competition is without a doubt more exciting to the boxing world than Ruiz being temporarily on top.

  • what happened to this web site, with these moronic political insites, I don’t care if youre dem or reb, go somewhere ,stick to the forum BOXING

    • Mike,

      Jonathan is a hopeless troll who has been wasting people’s time in here with his moronic rants for a long time already. I think its up to Fightnews.com to make sure that the main subject in this forum is boxing and not political time-wasting vomit.

  • Other Champions have lost and regained the crown, for some that’s their definitive statements as to truly being a champ, for some it was a bump in the road or a brain fart that they simply corrected. We’ll see with AJ after this fight which is which, IF he can get past this fight. Andy took his punch and now that Mountain he had to climb the 1st time looks like that road bump. If he does get past Andy, I think he’s gonna have to do like Lewis and Klitch did and get a trainer that changes his style to ensure longevity.

  • If Joshua puts all his focus on this one, then we could see a repeat of Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman II.

  • He for sure will regain the title. It was a fluke win. Like Rachman/Lewis. A guy loses one fight and everyone over reacts like hes washed up. Look at Muhammad Ali lost 5 times and yet was considered on the best all time heavyweights. Ruiz will be able to tell his grandchildren I was heavyweight champ for 6 months. At least he will have that.

  • He may not even be able to win a rematch with Wlad Klitschko if it happened in late 2019. And Wlad is 43 now. Andy Ruiz isn’t going to lose to Joshua.

  • I think this washed up Joshua is only in it for the money $$$.
    Ruiz Jr in 2!

  • LOL @ the absolute MORON who called if a “fluke wi”. Ruiz is a thousand times the boxer AJ is. I called it before the fight that he was going to KO Joshua. He’s too skilled. The rematch will most likely be the same outcome. It’s not like Joshua is going to get any faster. All Ruiz has to do is wait until Joshua opens up then counter him and he will wobble him again. The fight wasn’t even difficult for Ruiz. Aside from the one knockdown, Ruiz dominated the whole match. He was coming forward the entire fight. Parrying snd slipping Joshua’s punches with ease. Rematch will be the same.

    Also, after watching AJ get knocked out by Ruiz, why would anyone want to see Wilder vs Joshua? It’s more obvious now than ever that Wilder will KO him, no question. This is coming from someone who can’t stand Wilder either.

  • Joshua is too much like ol’ Frank Bruno. A stiff and blown up slow bodybuilder. Honestly, he is kind of boring when he is in the ring. Wilder and Fury could beat him easily. If Ruiz stays hungry, it will be the same outcome in the next one.

  • Too much fire in Ruiz. Joshua seems to not have the heart that Ruiz has.. Or the fire. I highly doubt it was a fluke. Joshua May have taken him a bit lightly but talent is talent and once he got popped the overlooking gos out the window. Joshua just didnt want it as bad or have the means to take it and Ruiz did. Andy has deceptively fast hands and counters precise and fearlessly. He WILL beat Joshua again.

  • joshua is the best heavyweight the worldover at the moment, and he is one of the best ever

  • Train and get as fit as much he can, Joshua’s chin will stay the same. If Joshua boxes for 12 rounds like he did against Parker he can win on points. Unfortunately for Joshua he has been exposed and every opponent with a good punch knows they stand a chance.

  • I genuinely don’t get some comms. Anyone would think that this was AJ’s first fight at world level and was found wanting. And how can you say AJ is a boring fighter when all but 1 of his fights have ended inside the distance?
    Is there a chance that AJ is telling the truth in that he was unable to fully recover from the temple shot in the 3rd and that he went as far as the 7th showed that he had heart when all was against him? If he had a heart problem then wouldn’t he have quit vs Wlad – a much more imposing figure and after more hard rounds?
    There are unknowns either way re the rematch. Ruiz could actually become complacent and he’s already showing signs of the win going to his head. AJ’s biggest issue could be that he becomes gun shy and maybe he won’t even know that for sure until he gets back in the ring.
    Being that AJ has been heavily floored before and come back stop his opponent I reckon he has what it takes to avenge this defeat.

  • I am amazed by the comments and not in a good way. Boxing isn’t just jabbing and circling the ring to set up the right cross. Ruiz outboxed Joshua that night by cutting off the ring, parrying & countering Joshua’s punches and landing pinpoint accurate combinations. It wasn’t a perfect performance by Ruiz as Joshua proved he could land that big right hand on Ruiz on more than one occasion. But it did look like Ruiz was the one with better technique and faster hands. And this was Joshua at his best. Joshua tried to throw a few furies but unlike Klitchko and Joshua’s other opponents Ruiz wasn’t hanging on for fear life trying to clinch and whether the storm…Ruiz stood in the storm and let his hands go mostly beating Joshua to the punch.
    If Ruiz can win the rematch, he will be a bigger world star than what Joshua could ever be. It just won’t be with the demographic of people that live in middle America and the UK. That really irks some people from those regions of the world because they cant see outside if their box and want a Wilder/Fury/Joshua trilogy even if its proven they might not be the best…but those are the names and athlete stereotypes accepted by those fans.

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