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MiketheSnow

Wilder v Ortiz II

Ortiz leading by a mile on the cards, then Goodnight Irene

JK

Wow wee. Had forgotten this fight was even on and little (or even no) coverage on the news here.

Ortiz looked well in control there and then bam...goooone

raznomore

I watched this at the pub and was with mates on a pub crawl so didn't see as much as I would have liked.

What I did see was a superior boxer once again get sloppy and knocked out by a sloppy boxer that saw an opening and took it. Hardest hitter on the planet.

MiketheSnow

Been quiet on here considering we're in to fight week

Barry tipping Joshua this time round

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/50534700

kiwiinmelb

@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:

Wilder v Ortiz II

Ortiz leading by a mile on the cards, then Goodnight Irene

Wilder is always behind on the cards , never seen a fighter so content to sit there the way he does, then wait for the opportunity to throw his money punch, that straight right ,

The funny thing was , he threw it just the once , thats all it took

kiwiinmelb

@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:

Been quiet on here considering we're in to fight week

Barry tipping Joshua this time round

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/50534700

Im leaning towards Joshua ,

But a result either way wouldnt surprise me that much

JK

@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:

@MiketheSnow said in Boxing Thread:

Been quiet on here considering we're in to fight week

Barry tipping Joshua this time round

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/50534700

Im leaning towards Joshua ,

But a result either way wouldnt surprise me that much

Same for me. Think AJ is gonna be way more prepared re what to expect and bring his A game. Ruiz is unique tho so still could cause AJ problems

TeWaio

AJ is done I reckon, mentally shot, rumour is he had a panic attack before the first Ruiz fight. He'll lose this then retire. He doesn't even really like boxing, he was manufactured into the sport, he'll take the $$$ and run.

mofitzy_

The other rumour is that he was KO'd in training and wasn't fully recovered when he fought Ruiz. Him and Eddy denied it but would explain why he might have had a panic attack prior and his dad was pissed.

MiketheSnow

AJ with a boxing masterclass

Bovidae

I found the comments by Tyson Fury amusing.

'Everyone has a bogeyman in their career, I think personally that Ruiz Jr is the bogeyman for Joshua.'

Crucial

Will certainly be interesting to see if the rumours were true. Personally I think AJ just wasn't used to someone not showing him respect. Ruiz was relentless and kept pressing forward even when tagged. AJ was confused.

Crucial

I’m only following the live comments but it sounds like this time AJ is prepared for Ruiz doing a full court press and is happy to box from th outside.

Crucial

Can AJ hold his discipline and walk away with an easy points decision or will he try and prove a point and walk into potential trouble?

Crucial

So the answer to my last post was 'yes, he can'

Must have been made to watch Lewis v Tua fight. Just kept his distance and picked Ruiz off.

If he had engaged then it would have been the first result again. Ruiz is a good fighter and bloody tough, but if you don't let him engage then you take away his strength.

AJ had been used to fighters showing him way too much respect (yes you Parker) but has now learned that lesson.

I doubt AJ will ever take on Wilder. Too much risk of one punch wiping out better boxing. I reckon he will go for Fury with the remote possibility of Hearn setting up a easy one against stablemate Parker for the home fans (if he can get Parker to beat Whyte first and reclaim the right to fight)

MiketheSnow

@Crucial said in Boxing Thread:

So the answer to my last post was 'yes, he can'

Must have been made to watch Lewis v Tua fight. Just kept his distance and picked Ruiz off.

If he had engaged then it would have been the first result again. Ruiz is a good fighter and bloody tough, but if you don't let him engage then you take away his strength.

AJ had been used to fighters showing him way too much respect (yes you Parker) but has now learned that lesson.

I doubt AJ will ever take on Wilder. Too much risk of one punch wiping out better boxing. I reckon he will go for Fury with the remote possibility of Hearn setting up a easy one against stablemate Parker for the home fans (if he can get Parker to beat Whyte first and reclaim the right to fight)

AJ evolved. Ruiz went backwards. Ruiz will rue piling on the pounds.

Superb game plan from AJ and team, almost perfectly executed.

kiwiinmelb

pretty much how I thought the first fight would go , and I was shocked as anyone with how that went

Everyone has a bad day at the office eventually , and AJ was shocking that first fight , and probably got what he deserved,

Hopefully fights the winner of Fury Wilder , that is what we want .

Jailbreak7

Much as I dislike AJ and all the spin, you could see he was absolutely focussed this time, losing weight in a bid to be faster and more nimble in the ring - while Ruiz......well didn;t think it would go any other way TBH after seeing the weiigh-in. Ruiz should fire his trainer.

African Monkey

AJ did what he had to. Good on him but Ruiz has always struggled when people don't engage with him. Parker did the same in the 2nd half of their fight and Ruiz couldn't cut off the ring and the same happened yesterday. Ruiz let himself down coming in morbidy obese like that and has no one to blame but himself.

Good performance by AJ but hardly a masterclass. Hearn couldn't wait to change the subject in regards to a unification so that won't be happening next/ever. Expect a soft touch against Pulev if the IBF mandatory gets called or maybe they keep it in house and give Whyte or Michael Hunter a go next....yay.

mariner4life

Boxing would be so much better if there wasn't 6 different fucking belts floating around for every division. All with their own mandatory challengers, and the ability to just dodge fights that look risky.

The Silver Fern

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