I would say don’t go down too much. I love to see him fight and he maybe getting thinner but older as well. Talented but no heart . Not if he doesn’t get his ass in the ring first. The former unified heavyweight champion is set to take on fringe contender Chris Arreola on April 24th. Please check your email for a confirmation. Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. is back on the comeback trail as he faces Chris Arreola live from the Dignity Health Sports Complex in Carson, California, on Fox pay-per-view on May 1. Not because of his weight. I like Ruiz, he can box, he can punch, and has a great chin, in good shape he can be champ again. Several images through social media have shown the physical transformation of former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz, who has not fought since December 2019 when he lost the WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Anthony Joshua. DIRIYAH, SAUDI ARABIA – DECEMBER 07: Andy Ruiz Jr punches Anthony Joshua during the IBF, WBA, WBO & IBO World Heavyweight Title Fight between Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua during the Matchroom Boxing ‘Clash on the Dunes’ show at the Diriyah Season on December 07, 2019 in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) window._taboola = window._taboola || []; He looks very lean,” Capetillo noted. The fight would air on a Premier Boxing Champions broadcast and could help secure Ruiz as a top contender again. I know I read somewhere he may fight Chris Arreola sometime this summer but clearly would need a top ten opponent for anyone to take him serious. Ruiz is one of those cats who can street fight in a Dodger or Raider parking lot, and who can display solid skills in professional boxing. “Being around Canelo Alvarez, who has a great attitude, is a big influence on Andy. NOT until then. “He’s hungry again” -Was he never not hungry? March 2, 2021 10:30 pm Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. will finally return to the ring almost 18 months after his last fight. In just over a month, Andy Ruiz Jr. will find out if the monotonous training he has done with new trainer Eddy Reynoso will yield winning results. Next fight: May 1, 2021 against Chris Arreola. Andy Ruiz Jr. returns to the ring against Chris Arreola in a pay-per-view bout April 24, Ruiz’s first fight since he was stopped by Anthony Joshua in their rematch in December 2019. I’m a big fan of Andy’s. Compared to Ruiz and Kownacki, Tubbs looked almost undernourished. Ruiz’s trainer had him doing the right things, and he was hitting. Absolutely inexcusable. Check out the Ruiz vs Arreola fight preview, access live stream May 1, 2021 on Fox Pay-Per-View 9pm ET/ 6pm PT., and don't miss PBC's round-by-round coverage. Now I can see he’s calmer with his family. prove me wrong please Ruiz, Yawn Yawn—This guy has talent but no discipline. He should of had a couple of KOs since DEC2019. He’s good weighing what he did in his first aj fight. If he is serious now, I think it would be good to see him mix it up now. Good luck to him, but it would surprise me if he got there again. Andy didnt take a lot of punishment, just didnt get to let his hands go. 14 Jermell Charlo, No. Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) is expecting a knockout either way in this fight when he takes on the 31-year-old Ruiz Jr in the headliner. CANELO ALVAREZ was being put through his paces as he prepares to fight Billy Joe Saunders - by Andy Ruiz Jr's son. when i see it , i will believe it. By: Michael Rosenthal, The pound-for-pounders are finding opponents. In the second fight, Joshua and his team had made small impovements, and Ruiz had digressed. Ruiz may have a Butterbean physique, but the HW are a very weak division and only 10 or 20 boxers who can be any kind of challenge to Ruiz. He got lucky in catching the overrated, unprepared Joshua that night, and for a brief time, he was on top of the world. Several images through social media have shown the physical transformation of former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz, who has not fought since December 2019 when he lost the WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Anthony Joshua. Joshua will never give him another shot. mode: 'thumbnails-rr', We haven’t seen the best of him yet. Look at what happened to Chris Byrd and even Roy Jones. Heavyweight fighter Carlos Takam is ready to fight again and is keen to face one of Andy Ruiz Jr or Deontay Wilder. _taboola.push({ In just over a month, Andy Ruiz Jr. will find out if the monotonous training he has done with new trainer Eddy Reynoso will yield winning results. He lost focus. Ruiz should have seen how fortunate he was to have world heavyweight champion next to his name for all time even for a short time!!!! In other pics he does look slim but he’s wearing shirts, so hopefully he fights under 245 pounds at most. The boxing world is ready to see the charismatic heavyweight back in business. I think Ruiz lacks discipline, has never been willing to make the sacrifice, and lacks dedication. He’s hungry again. Not impressed But you have to be willing to make sacrifices,” he added. Don’t wast your youth just come back. I agree, they rip on a lot of those heavyweights from the 80’s like Tubbs, Grege Page, MIcheal Dokes, etc. For Ruiz to look even remotely lean he would have to lose about 60 pounds. Thirteen of the 20 fighters on the Boxing Junkie pound-for-pound list — the Top 15, plus five Honorable Mentions — have fights scheduled or in the works. Not sure why the big deal, as far as his fighting. ... Andy Ruiz was bred to fight by his father at early age. In just over a month, Andy Ruiz Jr. will find out if the monotonous training he has done with new trainer Eddy Reynoso will yield winning results. He looks leaner and this was confirmed by Jorge Capetillo to Sky Sports this week, while he talked about the motivation Ruiz currently has. “I had chi-chis. He needs to come back already and fight any of the top 10 fighters. Andy Ruiz Jr will return to the ring for the first time since losing to Anthony Joshua in a comeback fight against Chris Arreola on May 1, not April 24 as originally planned. According to Mike Coppinger of The Athletic, Ruiz has agreed in principle to fight Chris Arreola later this year.. The hard-hitting heavyweight will take on Chris Arreola on April 24 as he starts his second journey to the belts. Andy Ruiz Jr is making his return next month and could also be an opponent By Matt Davies For Mailonline Published: 10:30 EDT, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 11:50 EDT, 29 March 2021 Andy Ruiz Jr. says he’ll be a lot fitter on May 1 than he was in his rematch with Anthony Joshua. I just want to see more of of a few fighters who look and fight like the real deal! It looks like the Andy Ruiz Jr. Comeback Tour will begin against a former world title contender. Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. has given the first indication that he would accept any Al Haymon offer to face Deontay Wilder in 2021… Trainer Eddy Reynoso (@CANELOTEAM) tells me @Andy_destroyer1 has already lost 20 pounds. The former heavyweight champion of the world is training in San Diego for an April fight, coach Eddy Reynoso told BoxingScene.com By: Hans Themistode. Agree in the photos he looks like a crusie weight but thinner. Ruiz is sadly just another Buster Douglas. Andy Ruiz Jr holds belts during the press conference at the Beacon Theater, New York. Access fight highlights, the latest news, revealing videos, and upcoming fight schedule for Fonfara, right here on PBC. The heavyweight fight between former unified world titleholder Andy Ruiz and Chris Arreola finally has a date and venue. he was such a powerfull fighter while at his short prime. Looking forward to the champs return. But Ruiz is now putting in the hard graft in gym with a fight against Chris Arreola in the spring on the cards. The concept of the brawl would be the final tie for the position of mandatory challenger to the maximum belt. Ruiz (33-… Andy Ruiz Jr has demonstrated the effects of hard work in the gym with a new slimmed down figure ahead of his return to the boxing ring. WOW, in15 months down 25lbs? I think Ruiz tasted some higher-level success and things overwhelmed him. In the rematch with Joshua, they kept talking about how much weight he was losing and how his body was going through a drastic transformation and all that. Hearns won’t either. The plan is for Ruiz to return to the ring at 250 pounds and fight in the first quarter of 2021. If this kid really gets his body in great shape, he can be a very dangerous guy in the division. He will be a fat kid not matter what he does, but one thing is a fat person with a great amount of extra fat and poorly conditioned (the way he was vs. Joshua in the rematch) and another a well motivated athletic fat kid, in top conditions for a fight. His weight has dropped 25 pounds. The fight will headline a four-bout Fox Sports PBC Pay Per View telecast […] A decent shape Ruiz will beat Joshua 9/10 times maybe more. A lot of todays heavy’s have plodding footwork, are slow, and throw 1 or two punches at a time, not a lot of combos. He has naturally quick hands, and if he can include speed, stamina and movement against these big one dimensional guys….look out! Andy Ruiz should go for a good name on his return, Charles Martin or Chris Arreola could be a good start I think. Capetillo hints its more of a mental issue for Ruiz. Both fighters will square off on May 1 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) announced Wednesday afternoon. Ruiz has a solid chin with fast hands supported by punching power. He’s getting back to normal, especially mentally. I will never understand why a man chooses to participate in this sport and not get in supreme physical condition. Oh oohhhh…Ruiz 2.0 is making positive adjustments in his boxing career. According Word Boxing News, Andy ruiz Y Deontay Wilder they could face each other before the end of 2021. . if/when Ruiz gets into shape, i will watch him. America … and from where? After logging in you can close it and return to this page. In June 2019, he shocked the world by knocking out Joshua at Madison Square Garden, New York, but there was a big difference when he returned to the ring for the … Mar 26 2021, 4:06 ET; Updated: Mar 26 2021, 7:10 ET; Marc Mayo; Invalid Date, ANDY RUIZ JR has vowed to win Tyson Fury's heavyweight world title belt to complete the set following a dramatic weight loss programme. Yea , I big disappointment to the Mexican community .Another Chavez JR. He then shows up to the fight looking fatter than he did in the first fight! The man who beat Andy Ruiz that night was Andy Ruiz. 300lbs?? Since that loss, Ruiz has made several changes in his career, most notably joining Team Canelo to train with Eddy Reynoso and focus on losing weight to improve his mobility and boxing style. Not many heavyweights can box on their toes like AJ did so he still matches well with anyone else in Top 10. — Manouk Akopyan (@ManoukAkopyan) December 17, 2020 “Andy is a kid. In June 2019, he shocked the world by knocking out Joshua at Madison Square Garden, New York, but there was a big difference when he returned to the ring for the rematch later that year and was several pounds over compared to his first fight. Andy Ruiz’s return to the ring is right around the corner. He upset the apple cart before. he would be much better, if he would get into shape. Ruiz could have performed even better against Joshua the first time if he had a chance to fully utilize what his trainer had trained him to do. Saturday night is the rematch between heavyweight boxers Andy Ruiz Jr. and Anthony Joshua. Ruiz is a natural fat kid with fast hands and quick reflexes that needs a bit more of imagination on his footwork, and that is what he is trying to get now. andy ruiz reveals weight 2 weeks before arreola fight: “i wanna be like canelo’s doing” JOE FOURNIER POST-FIGHT AFTER KNOCKING OUT REYKON; CALLS OUT JAKE PAUL, DE LA HOYA, & DIPLO Boxing Video » A “DEPRESSED” ANDY RUIZ REVEALS WHAT HE MESSAGED CANELO/ WEIGHT LOSS/ TYSON FURY CONVO IN HIS HOTEL By Allan Fox: Chris Arreola says his fight with former three-belt heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr on May 1st won’t be a comeback for him. As BoxingScene.com previously reported, former world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz is training hard for a planned return on a date in April, with Chris Arreola as the likely opponent. Ruiz (33-2, 22 knockouts) will be making his first comeback fight since that defeat on May 1 against rugged veteran Chris Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) on a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View ($49.95) from … target_type: 'mix' Speaking with the media yesterday, Ruiz finally gave us the real reason he lost Anthony Joshua’s rematch back in December 2019. AJ needed to haul ass from him to win. Ruiz, scheduled to face Chris Arreola on pay-per-view from Dignity Health Sports Park in … On Wednesday alone, No. Exactly, let him stay fat because he’s in fight shape. So many people always bring up Tony Tubbs when they make fun of the 80’s HWs, but while he had a belly, in his prime Tubbs also had muscle definition and broad shoulders. }); Please log in again. I saw it in the videos of Ruiz hitting the pads before fir Ruiz vs Joshua fight. Now, Ruiz’s goal is to return to the ring but he wants to do it with significant changes that will show his hard work. There’s a reason Tubbs was still competitive until his mid 40’s-he could box. The fight reports between Andy Ruiz and Deontay Wilder. You watch videos of them fighting now and those guys were ripped and lean. The 40-year-old has not lost in four fights since he was beaten by Dereck Chisora in 2018, and also had a defeat to Anthony Joshua in 2017. Posted on 03/12/2021. Covid KOs Vlasov, world title fight postponed, “Monster” Inoue, Uchiyama shine in charity event, Andrade tops Williams, retains WBO middle title, Dubois-Dinu to collide for WBA interim title, Canelo: I would definitely beat Floyd today. Ruiz beat Joshua because of techniques and tactics. Ruiz is a dual threat fighter (street & ring). Deontay Wilder speaks on his ring return as he says he is targeting Andy Ruiz Jr, Anthony Joshua and the top guys in the heavyweight division! I think this “lean” stuff will backfire on him. It really doesn’t seem to effect his performance that much, just as long as he doesn’t blimp out too much. placement: 'Right Rail Thumbnails', By: Hans Themistode. Ruiz is just one of those guys who is fat, and will always be fat. As a Mexican heavyweight he can likely get all the dates he wants. I am looking forward to seeing Ruiz 2.0 in the ring. He’s had a taste of what it means to be a world champion – I can see he wants more! The Mexican superstar unifies his … Official biography, fight record, and exclusive photos of professional Polish boxer Andrzej Fonfara. He got distracted. They through multi- combo punches, could move, and had good footwork. Fighters like that have great talent but very poor diet and need to fight often. Michael “Polite Man” Coffie, and Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce! Tony Harrison, Bryant Perrella fight to unsatisfying split draw, Demetrius Andrade outpoints tough, but overmatched Liam Williams, Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren: Live blog, results for Triller Fight Club event, Video: Jake Paul, Ben Askren have final face-off (with a robot nearby), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMjPpeHU2jM, Jake Paul retracts claim of having CTE: 'I should not have misspoken', Ben Askren feels no pressure 'at all' to represent MMA vs. Jake Paul, Pound-for-pound: Top fighters starting to get busy, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Dude just needs to fight. 1st June 2019 | Anthony Joshua lost his belts to Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Gardens in New York. He needed to come back with more fights to get his confidence back, just like the ol days. 15 Gervonta Davis and HM (…). The former unified heavyweight champion is set to take on fringe contender Chris Arreola on April 24th. Maybe losing too much weight is not a good idea. Posted on 03/12/2021. Ruiz won the first fight in a major upset. joy to watch. “He looks very lean.” Really? There’s this picture on the internet of Andy Ruiz who looked just as ripped as Mike Tyson did in his prime and I was like NO WAY MAN, that pic has to be photo shopped. Deontay Wilder, Andy Ruiz Jr To Fight In 2021 After Losses To Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua Andy Ruiz Jr and Deontay Wilder could clash by the end of this year, looking to get back on the winning column after losses to Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Former heavyweight titleholder Andy Ruiz Jr hasn’t fought since a disappointing and frankly somewhat embarrassing rematch loss to Anthony Joshua in Dec. 2019, as … By: Hans Themistode. However, I want to see Ruiz work his jab more while improving his ability to cut off the ring with a mean streak. Self-sabotage. container: 'taboola-right-rail-thumbnails', such an explosive puncher. A FOX pay per view between Ruiz and Chris Arreola has been discussed in recent months. 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