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[DMorgan]

Wilder is the most unskilled of them all I think fury and Ortiz are the most skilled Joshua is 3rd amongst them

I can give you Ortiz but I'd still but Joshua over Fury skill wise. Fury is probably quicker in the mind in how he processes things in ring than Joshua.

 

[Lucas]

How do you see Ruiz match up against Wilder, Fury Ortiz..etc?

 

[Koltrain]

Aj be gassing out, that's when he get in trouble

 

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That third round was crazy I don’t know if it was the “greatest round ever”...

 

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https://www.boxingscene.com/malignaggi-i-thought-joshua-level-above-ruiz-i-wrong--139666

Malignaggi: I Thought Joshua Was a Level Above Ruiz, I Was Wrong

The new IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion caused one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight history on Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden, where he stunned Joshua to stop him in the seventh round.

A rematch clause is likely to be exercised for a date in November or December – when Joshua had already planned to again fight in the event of victory – but where his unsuccessful United States debut had been intended to continue building his profile, it is where he remains undefeated that the rematch is likely to be staged.

Joshua’s previous fight had been at Wembley Stadium but its lack of a roof and the UK winter is likely to rule out a return there. The roof at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium therefore makes a third fight there probable, as is a return to an indoor arena such as London’s O2.

Joshua ruled out the prospect of accepting a rebuilding fight before pursuing an immediate rematch, and the 29-year-old said: “Look out for the end of the year, and what’s next."

Former two division champion Paulie Malignaggi, who was ringside and commentating for Sky Sports, was shocked at the outcome but expected Ruiz to be a tougher opponent than people expected.

“He’d had been on the Mexican Olympic team in 2008, on the national team, and he was a kid who’d had a solid foundation in boxing… you could tell that with his calm demeanor inside the ring even in a pressure situation," Malignaggi said.

“But having said all that, I did not expect Andy to win the fight. I didn’t think it was a one-sided fight or a blowout like people made it out to be before, but I felt people were looking at Andy and basically judging him based on his figure, and people were judging him based on his nice guy attitude and they really weren’t giving him a chance.

“I wasn’t really thinking to that degree, ‘OK, this is a joke of a fight’, but I did think Ruiz is a quality guy, but I didn’t think he would have enough to beat Joshua, I though Joshua was a level above. Obviously I was wrong, and it was an incredible thing to see in person,” Malignaggi added.

 

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https://www.boxingscene.com/roberto-duran-jr-hopes-continue-family-tradition-force--139678

Roberto Duran Jr. Hopes To Continue Family Tradition in Force

In today's fight game, any fighter with 30 plus professional fights is considered a veteran of the sweet science. Where would this leave a fighter with 119 professional fights? Simply, legend status.

On June 7th, a familiar name to the fans of boxing will be making his 3rd professional fight. ROBERT DURAN JR. (2-0 2KO's) carries the name of his father, ROBERTO DURAN (103-16 70KO's), and through two fights, showing some indications he may have inherited his knockout power. Duran will be taking on JONATHAN PIERRE (3-0) in a battle of the undefeated.

Having more knockouts than most boxers have fights, Roberto Duran's name is uttered with only the best in boxing. The Hall of Famer is consistently rates in the top 10 pound for pound, fighters of all time. Duran has accolades that span for miles. Making his pro-debut in 1968, Duran amassed a 28-0 record, before facing Ken Buchanan (then 43-1) for the WBA World Lightweight Title, at Madison Square Garden. With a round 13 TKO, Duran earned his first of many world titles and would not look back.

Fighting pro for 33 years, the Panamanian held world championships in four weight classes; lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight, as well as reigns as the undisputed and lineal lightweight and lineal welterweight champion. In 2002, Duran was voted by The Ring magazine as the fifth greatest fighter of the last 80 years, becoming the second ever fighter whose career spanned five decades, next to only Jack Johnson.

With shoes like this to fill, Robert Duran Jr. will take his professional career one step at a time. Duran Jr. is trained by legendary multi-division world champion VINNY PAZ (formerly PAZIENZA (50-10 30KO's), another member of boxing's storied history.

Having already fought on ESPN + and at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Duran Jr. is on the path of bright lights, and world title dreams. With his Hall of Fame pedigree, and a multi-time world champion guiding his way, Duran Jr. expects to be a name that is remembered, not simply as a fighter with boxing legacy engrained within him, but as a fighter who made his own path, and reached the pinnacle of boxing supremacy.

Robert Duran Jr. had this to say about his opportunity on June 7th, "it is an extreme honor to be fighting on Hall of Fame weekend alongside my godfather Vinny Paz, who is a legend himself, along with many of the greats who are being inducted. Thank you to Star Boxing, and Joe DeGuardia."

 

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https://www.boxingscene.com/andy-ruiz-love-joshua-rematch-mexico--139655

Andy Ruiz Would Love a Joshua Rematch in Mexico

New heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz Jr hopes his potential rematch with Anthony Joshua can take place in Mexico.

Ruiz sensationally claimed the IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO belts from Joshua on Saturday, dropping him four times in a thrilling bout at Madison Square Garden.

The Briton confirmed in the aftermath that he wished to exercise a rematch clause in his contract, with promoter Eddie Hearn suggesting the next meeting will be back in the United Kingdom.

But California-born Ruiz would welcome the chance to face Joshua in Mexico, where his parents are from.

"I'd love to do the rematch, but first I've got to talk to my team," he said, as reported by Sky Sports. "We'll go from there and figure things out.

"I'd love to be in Mexico. There's never been a heavyweight champion in Mexico, so I'd love to have a rematch there.

"I'm still pinching myself that this is true, all that hard work and dedication, I've made my dreams come true. We've been working for this my whole life, it's overwhelming and I'm just excited."

More than likely the fight is going to take place in a UK stadium, and many have mentioned Wembley as the frontrunner. Joshua filled in 90,000 fans at the venue for his 2017 win over Wladimir Klitschko.

 

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https://www.boxingscene.com/buster-douglas-andy-ruiz-went-out-there-impossible--139654

Buster Douglas: Andy Ruiz Went Out There & Did The Impossible

Andy Ruiz Jr stunned the boxing world with his victory over Anthony Joshua and his success in the ring is set to land him a sweet bonus.

The heavyweight has made no secret of his love for a Snickers chocolate bar - he has a picture of one as his cover photo on Twitter and also used the hashtag #snickerspower in the build-up to the heavyweight fight in New York.

"It gives me energy, it gives me everything I need to do to win," Ruiz said at a press conference, with promoter Eddie Hearn joking the 29-year-old deserves an endorsement deal from the manufacturers.

Well, the unusual pre-fight snack worked a treat at Madison Square Garden, as the underdog climbed off the canvas to stop Joshua and claim the IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO titles on Saturday.

Snickers, made by American company Mars, tweeted out their congratulations to the winner in the aftermath, though they did not stop at just a few nice words on social media.

"Congrats again on the upset @Andy_destroyer1! Victory is sweet, but so is the package we are sending you," Snickers tweeted.

Quoting the original message, Ruiz wrote in reply: "Send me a dm please. Let's go snickers!!"

Ruiz - a late replacement for Jarrell Miller - was knocked down in the third round but recovered to drop Joshua four times in total, with the bout stopped in the seventh round.

The knockout ending was compared to shocker from 1990, which many regard and the biggest upset in boxing history, when Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson.

Douglas gave praise to Ruiz for his win.

"I think it was a great fight, man. It was a big upset. An upset is an upset. Ruiz came to fight, Andy came to get it and he got it. Despite all the obstacles that were laying there in front of him that were against him, that he had no chance of winning, and he went out there and did the impossible," Douglas told TMZ.

"The man believed in what he was doing. He believed in himself despite all the naysayers... It's a lot of similarities there [with my win over Tyson]. I'm just happy for him, and wish him all the best. It definitely takes me back. It's like I kinda relate to what they're going through, the emotion that they're feeling going into the fight. 'I'mma show them tonight!' I felt like running [after he won]!

The real Buster Douglas gives the Mexican Buster Douglas that co-sign...

 

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There are reports out that Anthony Joshua was knocked out in sparring prior to Saturday's fight and may have suffered a concussion...

REVEALED: Fighter who KNOCKED OUT Anthony Joshua in sparring

World Boxing News can reveal the name of the fighter who knocked out Anthony Joshua in sparring prior to Andy Ruiz Jr. doing it for real.

Joshua was hurt badly in a training session, which visibly marked his face, and WBN has been informed the boxer in question was Joey Dawejko.

Esther Lin
Dawejko and Martin Bakole had been in camp with Joshua in the build-up to what was the Briton’s United States debut.

It’s understood Dawejko put Joshua on the canvas hard when they traded blows. Something which may have had a profound effect on the ex-unified ruler mentally.



Father Robert wanted Joshua removed from the headlining fight on June 1. His calls were not subsequently acted upon.

In the post-fight ring melee after Ruiz had inflicted a horrendous loss on Joshua, Robert could be seen waving his finger and hurling abuse at promoter Eddie Hearn.

It’s fair to say, Robert didn’t want his son anywhere near Madison Square Garden that night.

Joshua was seen asking his dad to calm down and mouthing the words, ‘I’m the one fighting’ as Robert attempted to get his point across.


Suffering such a bad blow in camp must have been demoralizing for Joshua, coupled with the fact the 30 year-old was far from home.

AMERICAN NIGHTMARE

‘AJ’ had fought exclusively in his own country for the duration of his career. There are also some suggestions Joshua may not have fully been on board with an American adventure.

A Wembley clash was scrapped leading up to the New York battle, in which Ruiz dropped Joshua four times.

Furthermore, rounds three and seven were devastating for Joshua.




Camera work picked up Joshua stating, ‘why do I feel like this’ between rounds. A short time later, Ruiz inflicted hammer blow to take away the titles.

A rematch is set to happen in November or December. The return will only go ahead if Joshua feels ready for a return at that point.

It could take some time for Joshua to come to terms with the manner of his defeat after dropping his ‘0’ to the Mexican-American.

Ruiz now joins Deontay Wilder as the two main rulers of the top division. Tyson Fury is also rated above Joshua.

 

[Playmaker88]

No excuses. Get up wipe off your gloves and fight

 

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[Duwop]

i get it, a lot of you like joshua,

but he's just not as good as yall want him to be...


he's literally trying to blame this on a panic attack...

if he had a panic attack, it was because he realized he was in way over his head..


that shit was not a fluke.....

ruiz will beat him in a rematch, fury would beat him, wilder would kill him, and ortiz would prolly beat him as well....


he prolly would have beaten miller.. but ruiz was just time enough for him....

anthony joshua is not as good as yall want him to be

watch he get his ass whooped again in t rematch

 

[JUDAH]

On a side note....

I didnt know Efe Ajagba fought again.

Won by TKO

 

[Duwop]

shit happens in boxing all the time... fighters reach their ceiling.. just saw my boy hurd get creamed....

that's a local guy too, i ain't wanna believe it, but the shit happens sometimes....that's the sport..

anthony joshua cool n all, but homeboy ain't got the juice....that wasn't a fluke...that was an asswhooping

 

[Duwop]

On a side note....

I didnt know Efe Ajagba fought again.

Won by TKO

nigga stay busy, i missed that too,......needa put a google alert on his name

 

[Duwop]

time for him to get a challenge..

all KO's except fot r the dq win when thenigga left the ring...