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Looks like AJ got a bollocking in the corner for trying to slug it with Ruiz
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every time he gets confident he gets caught with a counter
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Dec 7, 2019 22:38
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Joshua's plan seems to be working. Jab away and clench when it gets close in.
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Dec 7, 2019 22:39
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Seems like a big ring for him to move around in too. I don't know if Ruiz will ever really pin him down at this rate.
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Dec 7, 2019 22:40
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It seems like it's a question of "can Joshua stay alert longer than ruiz can stay unfatigued". As we move towards the second half it's more and more likely Joshua will.
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Dec 7, 2019 22:40
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Ruiz needs to fight a little dirty. Joshua is a mental midget and a couple questionable shots would get in his head incredibly bad.
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Dec 7, 2019 22:43
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ruiz has such a good chin. how did that hook not even wobble him
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Dec 7, 2019 22:45
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Ruiz made of steel
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Dec 7, 2019 22:47
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Fighting out of the clinches and not letting the ref reset them lets ruiz get to Joshua.
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Dec 7, 2019 22:47
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gently caress yeah here we go!
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Dec 7, 2019 22:50
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Ruiz knows he has to go for a KO now. Belts gone if it goes to the cards.
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Dec 7, 2019 22:52
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Box AJ you poo poo come on lad keep it up I like you really
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Dec 7, 2019 22:59
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AJ poking his way to victory
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Dec 7, 2019 23:03
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I have to admit, I do enjoy good out boxing. I'd like to see him sit down on some straight rights, but still.
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Dec 7, 2019 23:05
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AJ clearly won that fight but it didn’t really change my opinion of him at all.
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Dec 7, 2019 23:06
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been hanging around wlad too much smh
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Dec 7, 2019 23:06
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What a boring fight, ugh. Admittedly I am bitter cause I was rooting for Ruiz, but still. Not my aesthetic.
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Dec 7, 2019 23:07
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No offence to the good people in this thread who have presumably never seen a fight before but what the gently caress were you guys watching?
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Dec 7, 2019 23:08
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Lol
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Dec 7, 2019 23:08
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Completely for got about this fight was early and was doing poo poo outside. Guess I didn't really miss that great of a fight?
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Dec 7, 2019 23:09
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Well at the very least Ruiz didn't go out like Buster Douglas did. He finished on his feet and had some moments. I think he could be back in the mix again.
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Dec 7, 2019 23:10
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Seems like AJ won but I had to jump around to different filez sites to watch it
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Dec 7, 2019 23:10
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That was boring as gently caress and the Mexican announcers were doing their best to be as frustrated as possible for something to happen.
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Dec 7, 2019 23:10
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Digital Jedi posted:Completely for got about this fight was early and was doing poo poo outside. Guess I didn't really miss that great of a fight? basically just joshua boxing at range for 12 rounds with a handful of moments where he got overconfident after landing big shots and clipped. nothing major in the hurt department either way.
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Dec 7, 2019 23:10
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Yeah I don't think anyone will be clamoring for a rubber match any time soon.
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Dec 7, 2019 23:13
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Joshua made Ruiz look like a fool.
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Dec 7, 2019 23:23
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Uff, I couldn’t have been more wrong. He might win vs Wilder if he fights like that.
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Dec 7, 2019 23:29
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Torquemada posted:Uff, I couldn’t have been more wrong. He might win vs Wilder if he fights like that. I don't think AJ-or anyone other than peak Tyson Fury for that matter-is capable of doing that to Wilder for 12 rounds.
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Dec 7, 2019 23:37
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Torquemada posted:Uff, I couldn’t have been more wrong. He might win vs Wilder if he fights like that. Not to take away from it but he (smartly) coasted on a height & footwork advantage all night. The height advantage is gone against Wilder
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Dec 7, 2019 23:40
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Fuuuuck I forgot this was in saudi and thought it was tonight I was hoping I wouldnt have to choose between it and UFC. Was it good or did AJ stomp Ruiz?
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Dec 8, 2019 00:16
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Macksy posted:Fuuuuck I forgot this was in saudi and thought it was tonight I was hoping I wouldnt have to choose between it and UFC. Was it good or did AJ stomp Ruiz? As fought exactly the way a tall ranger fighter should fight against a short guy who can crack if he isn’t concerned with looking impressive. Very calmly outboxed and moved away from Ruiz while making no attempt to push the action.
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Dec 8, 2019 00:19
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AJ fought smart but he was in a huge ring against a fat guy way shorter than him. There’s not much about that that’s indicative of how he could fight against the other top guys besides that he’s shown he can be patient for an entire fight
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Dec 8, 2019 01:35
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AJ made easy work out of fight that should have been easy work. It’s nothing more than that, but a lot of peoples doubted he could do it. Bad Haircut AJ is one of the best fighters in the division
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Dec 8, 2019 02:19
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I assume AJ's next fight will be the rematch against DIllian Whyte, who seems to have really regressed imo, and then Usyk or Michael Hunter later next year. Then maybe, just maybe the winner or WIlder-Fury 2 in 2021.
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Dec 8, 2019 02:23
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AJ seemed skittish and scared throughout the fight, made 0 effort to do anything but poke and run. Fair play but very boring, not at all like the supremely confident pre-Ruiz AJ at all. I don’t think it mattered that Ruiz weighed more this time. He wasn’t going to be able to do much against that super cautious version of AJ. Will be very interesting to see what AJ looks like from here on out in his career. Was this approach just a short term necessity to get over the hump, or is it the new style for him? Cigar Aficionado fucked around with this message at 02:56 on Dec 8, 2019 |
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Dec 8, 2019 02:54
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Cigar Aficionado posted:AJ seemed skittish and scared throughout the fight, made 0 effort to do anything but poke and run. Fair play but very boring, not at all like the supremely confident pre-Ruiz AJ at all. I do think that that this is always how AJ was going to okay this one. Ruiz just flat out doesn’t have the assets to deal with that gameplan and this was a must-win fight for Joshua. Another loss here would end his career imo, so there was no need to do anything other than the easiest win possible. I imagine in future fights he’ll play a bit more normal, but he’ll probably keep some of the outboxing.
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Dec 8, 2019 03:18
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MMMs new username posted:I do think that that this is always how AJ was going to okay this one. Ruiz just flat out doesn’t have the assets to deal with that gameplan and this was a must-win fight for Joshua. Another loss here would end his career imo, so there was no need to do anything other than the easiest win possible. I imagine in future fights he’ll play a bit more normal, but he’ll probably keep some of the outboxing. It's hard to argue against that. If he lost this fight, he loses the big money fights against Wilder and/or Fury. Also, what the gently caress was Ruiz thinking coming in so heavy? If he lost 15 pounds instead of gaining 15 pounds it would have made a massive difference
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Dec 8, 2019 08:13
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Fun fight to watch. I'm an AJ fan. I was on the edge of my seat as every time he mixed it up with Ruiz it felt like he might get dropped by a stray hook. He was dancing around at distance and it was just a test of if we could keep it up. I thought he was gonna get caught but he managed to stick to the plan.
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Dec 8, 2019 10:49
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I'll say this, Ruiz got a big payday for very little punishment; I hope he can make the most of it.
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Ruiz had nothing in this fight except being fat. No hip, all his punches were on straight line, no neck.
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