Wow I don't have my laptop with me or access to the footage just spending time with fam after long time away tend to not go on anything aha, but was listening to BBC radio 5 live and following shaykh updates, fell asleep after listening to Katie/Peerson fight; from what I gather it was very close and in typical A side style the biggest ticket seller always wins, you have dominate the champ.
Most hardcore fans like me, KingKhan, shaykh and a few others always know AJ had a defensive vulnerability and is just too orthodox but even then, I wouldn't expect Ruiz to have beaten him; a short notice opponent that came in 6lb heavy. I hope this also shows who has been avoiding who and which fighter has been protected for so long and matched beautifully in recent times. I am dissapointed because AJ v Fury/Wilder loses appeal compared to before, whether AJ or matchroom both should be criticised for not forcing the big fights. Having said that, I think AJ will win the rematch hopefully and I wouldn't question his heart.
Will post further on the fights after I have seen the card in full.
On the plus side it does open the division up a little bit even more so if lightning strikes twice! But you know what I haven't seen this yet but we should be giving full credit to Ruiz, fat men can fight! Maybe we should stop giving Sarfraz stick to) I believe he is now Mexico's first HW world champion, what an incredible moment for his people, family and Boxing mad country. Will be interesting to see the new The RING and Boxrec rankings update
"are we forgetting Leon Spinks beating Ali? Douglas brutalising Tyson? McCall annihilating Lewis?"
The audacity of AJ fans even after this loss OMG
We are now using these facts to justify a very awful defeat:
A past his prime Ali battling parkinsons losing to Spinks in his 58th fight
Douglas is no Ruiz first of all but he also beat a Mike who had fired Rooney and was battling well documented issues beyond the ring
Mcall is no Ruiz either and he one bombed Lewis with a lucky punch
AJ on the other hand was systematically beaten by a 30-1 underdog over 7 rounds in the prime of his career defending unified championships to the point where he spat out his gum shield got up and turned his back on the ref using the ropes to lean while the final count was being administred. He may well return and do well but lets be real, it's one of the greatest upsets ever and we should look at this with context going by the calibre of his opponent to in the context of the HW division.
the fight with Whyte was tight but he had too many quiet rounds for me and that battle with AJ was just dead, neither guy did anything at all now if Parker was the A side and unified champ maybe you'd look at it from the same angle and be like hey lets just give him the win, it wasn't a boxing it was just so awful and I'd give it a draw but that's not giving either guy any credit from a performance angle it was just trash and Parker is average, however he has age on his side to get betterNot just power but also Wilder's speed and jab. Szpillika is a great boxer, he did really well; the thing is, you're looking at these guys from the POV of how Wilder is overly terrible and that takes your attention away from the skill of his opponents. If you compare Ortiz to Brezeale for example, how are they different ? One stand out feature is his foot work and movement, he is light on his feet and that is a major advantage on a HW division this era of flat footed fighters, he schooled from cuba and that shows in the technical ability, Wilder is terrible but it takes skill to feint and set up counter punching haymakers, not many of his opponents are capable of that; for years we have seen this and for the same reason it's not jusy me but there has been a consensus in Boxing that Ortiz is a very gifted fighter; however he is past it at this stage due to his age but because of the stylistic challenges and awkwardness he brings the man has been avoided for years by many in the division and that isn't a dig at AJ, Carl Frampton and many others wanted him ahead of Ruiz despite his old age; that's just the respect people have for the technical ability although am agreeing with you that he is done at 50-55 years old, everyone puts fighters specific fighters on the pedestal at times not as a consequence of how they perform against high calibre opposition due to various factors but because they pass the eye test.
Not putting Ortiz in a P4P top 3 but you can clearly see the talent he posses and natural ability over the likes of Whyte, Parker and Povetkin, he may lose to these guys now but because he is a budda and no one can beat age; but when those who pass the eye test step up and face real opposition the fights tend to be competetive see GGG v Canelo or Loma v Linares for example; Ortiz stepped up and was competetive against a top guy, besides Fury I have not seen any other opponent on the brink of almost knocking him out and not just having some moments in a fight and that is also in addition to out-boxing him.
I can never in my Wildest dreams see Parker knock out AJ or Wilder, I would retire from PP and support Birmingham City if it happened
I pray he recovers
I am deeply upset today, Zab Judah is in critical condition
then I'd be paying 5 quid extra compared to what I was giving ITV and streams are just rubbish anyway mate always freeze
Only watched bits and pieces of the first fight but Crolla looked very good; the decision in the end was a day light robbery and am backing Crolla to win on points again. I really feel for him was gutted that he lost.
Come on man! Murray has to win right!! it has to happen, I've been waiting for 5 years and this guy is so friggin tough! he is so resilient I just hope he still has that fire in the belly because it's going to be close encounter and I expect Murray to win; Abraham hasn't fought anyone of Murray class in recent times imo and when he gets in there with someone who is actually decent he tends to struggle, he's a great boxer but Murray will handle him and finally win the belt this time.
Furyto beat Wladmir by KO, remember to quote this post, you heard it here first.
Degale will win by KO towards the end of the fight last 3 or 4 rounds, and do believe Carl when he said he'll come out of retirement if Degale wins?
What are your predictions?
) I never gave him a shot against BJS either and many expected him to KO BJS into next week, one thing you can never take away from him though is that devastating power but you need a jab as well lol
...I've made a few shocking predictions in the past...a bit like football some of the prospects i've liked have gone on to do nothing...
I think most of us fell on the GGG hype train
I had high hopes for Lemieux once upon a time...I think my best prediction was Martinez...
I thought Jacob won too...I do think GGG has a good overall defence and did in that fight too...but yeh he struggled against Jacobs movement and his jab to control distance eluded him...
He is beatable especially now...
Whyte / Rivas is on PPV will be supported by Price / Allen, don't think it's worth it if am honest but can see myself buying it if am watching live plus both will be exciting fights
My most anticipated fight over the next few months is Manny v Thurman, I believe we will get this for free on ITV 4 ! thank you uncle Al
