Ruiz will likely to be looking to throw swift combinations again and try to get through the holes in Joshua's defense. If Joshua does get into trouble, he did show he has the strength to send Ruiz to the canvas. A well-executed strategy combined with his height and reach advantage should allow him to win rounds. It does seem like the 30-year-old Joshua is preparing for a difficult, careful night of boxing, slimming down and shedding some of the muscles in the hopes of improving his stamina. How does AJ nullify Ruiz’s looping counters? By throwing off his timing with feints, mixing up his jab, and by not allowing him to set his feet. Lee Wylie If AJ steps forward with the jab, he makes it easier for Ruiz to slip inside and throw the overhand. Ruiz dropped Joshua four times before the referee decided the champion had had enough. With his round figure and short-ish arms, he looked perfectly cast to serve as cannon fodder to the tall, handsome, impossibly-chiseled Joshua.īut then Ruiz started punching, and aside from a second-round knockdown, he was clearly the better boxer. There were some solid wins on his resume, but nothing spectacular. He was only in the ring because the original contender, Jarrell Miller, failed multiple drug tests. Part of Ruiz's charm is how thoroughly he incinerated most people's expectations of the bout. Odds are courtesy of Caesars and updated as of Thursday, Dec.
Live stream: DAZN (subscription required) TV: Sky Sports Box Office (UK, pay-per-view) Where: Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia The venue is the Diriyah Arena, a 15,000-seat stadium that was built in a matter of weeks specifically for this fight.
ANDY RUIZ NEXT FIGHT STREAM PROFESSIONAL
Joshua is looking to avenge his first professional loss and show he can become one of the division's greats.īilled as the "Clash on the Dunes," Saturday's bout will take place in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, a town on the outer edges of the country's capital city of Riyadh. Ruiz is now out to prove he is more than a Buster Douglas, capable of defending the titles nobody thought he could win.
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