Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-07, some good exchanges between Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua 2 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The current IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA world champion Andy Ruiz Jr entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 33-1-0 (22 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Deontay Wilder). He suffered his only loss when he faced Joseph Parker in 2016 (via majority decision in New Zealand, Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz Jr), after this bout he has beat Devin Vargas, Kevin Johnson, Alexander Dimitrenko (Andy Ruiz Jr vs Alexander Dimitrenko) and Anthony Joshua in their first fight (when he replaced Jarrell Miller who failed the doping test, Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr I).
His opponent, the 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist and former world Hw champ Anthony Joshua, has an official record of 22-1-0 (21 KOs=95%) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. Before losing to Ruiz, in his previous three fights, AJ had won over Carlos Takam (Anthony Joshua vs Carlos Takam), Joseph Parker (Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker) and Alexander Povetkin (Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin). Ruiz vs Joshua 2 is valid for the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO World heavyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2019-12-07
Where: Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
Division: heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg)
Title: WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO World heavyweight titles
Joshua’s next fight: Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev
Ruiz’s next fight: Andy Ruiz Jr vs Chris Arreola
Ruiz vs Joshua 2 full fight video:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNbyKThyR8U
Official video
6 month ago Ruiz humiliated Joshua, but tonight AJ out boxed Ruiz big time ! only by “hit and run” strategy ! Top class AJ. he proved that boxing is not only about power and weight ! it is also about strategy and determination as well !. Ruiz made a big mistake to come to the fight at that weight ! he was barely moving and spent the whole time gasping from chasing after AJ.
Great tactically, but not as exciting as the first encounter.
What a pathetic effort in defense of your title belts!
Congratulations to AJ for boxing and moving, showing discipline and smarts in the face of an a guy that holds a kayo over him (the kid is the worst clincher in the HW division).
Joshua did his best “safety first” Wladimir Klitschko impression (hey it worked for Wlad). It was effective and he did what he had to do but wasn’t terribly exciting to watch. Due to his suspect chin and stamina I expect that this is what we can expect to see from him in the future.
The frustrating thing about Ruiz is that this was a winnable fight for him…if only he wasn’t so fat. The guy went in there saddled with a 65lbs. weight vest of flab.
On the few occasions that he managed to get in and clip Joshua with a couple of shots and rough him up on the inside Joshua started to get that look about him of a guy who’s afraid to get hit. But at 280lbs+ Ruiz simply lacked the head movement, agility and work rate to do anything other than to ineffectively follow Joshua around the ring for 12 rounds.
Did Andy Ruiz Jr. have the same thing happen to him after defeating Anthony Joshua, that James Buster Douglas happen to him after defeating Mike Tyson? He was happy to win the belt or belts but didn’t train seriously for the next bout?
For a guy that needs to recovery his little Joshua was too captious and restrained given Ruiz the opportunity to kept the center of the ring during the full fight. He has an abysmal reach advantage and punching power, two main factors to win this fight by knock out at any time but instead he get it just by points after going for 12 rounds. Just pathetic!!!. This isn’t favorable for Joshua’s redemption at all since he wasn’t able to get a categorical victory to clean his records as required. I believe he was very worry to be knocked out again so he performed poorly doing a very boring fight.
Good jab from Joshua throughout the fight.
I was impressed by AJ’s ability to move & box & stay disciplined. What I would’ve liked to see was a meaner streak in him. No way a man built like adonis shouldnt be physically dominating opps on every level. He should be pushing them around…He should be hitting w/ illegal shots & maneuvers from time to time…Just be nasty and intimidating. But instead, he makes these strange facial expressions & flops his big azz around at times loking uncomfortable w/ getting hit.I really wanted him at around rd 8 or 9 to begin to move & stand in there & begin to unload combos on butterbean & get him out of there. Assault that big belly and break him down. I never want to see a 6’6 super heavy be in a reverse headlock bc he bent down that low vs a guy he towers over…no way. But all in all I like AJ. I think he’s very good for boxing. & am lookng fwd to seeing how the dust settles between him Wilder & Fury…& the rest of the field for that matter.
Was the fix in??, why diet and train when you are assured of a big payday. Limp boxing from both of them. Ruiz will now retire to eat chilli enchiladas with tequilla on the side.
Thanks fans.