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[AfricanKing]

Massive shock as Anthony Joshua loses heavyweight titles to underdog Andy Ruiz Jr

The Briton, 29, has lost all three of his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles in front of a disbelieving crowd in New York City.

news.sky.com

“Anthony Joshua has suffered a shock defeat in his heavyweight bout against unfancied Mexican fighter Andy Ruiz Jr in New York.

The Briton, 29, has lost all three of his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles after being stopped in the seventh round in front of a disbelieving crowd at Madison Square Garden.


He had spent much of rounds four to six recovering from what was possibly the most damaging round of his career in the third, during which he was knocked down twice.

Ruiz sent him to the deck two more times in the seventh round, and - despite returning to his feet - referee Mike Griffin stepped in to bring the clash to an end.”

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

I’m shocked. What an upset.

Wowzah

 

[M.W.]

Called it

 

[AfricanKing]

I’m shocked. What an upset.

Wowzah

My jaw is still on the floor

 

[MastAndo]

That was just terrific. AJ got caught in the 3rd and never recovered. It didn't really feel like a fluke either - normally in a huge upset like this, you would expect the initial favorite to come back and exert his dominance, but I'm not so sure that will even happen here. Ruiz has really good hands. He's not a chump who got lucky.

 

[Mista]

He got owned this time. I didn’t see this coming but from the 3rd round I knew he was done

 

[AfricanKing]

That was just terrific. AJ got caught in the 3rd and never recovered. It didn't really feel like a fluke either - normally in a huge upset like this, you would expect the initial favorite to come back and exert his dominance, but I'm not so sure. Ruiz has really good hands. He's not a chump who got lucky.

Yeah I noticed that as well, after the first knock down he was off his game . He never expected Ruiz to come back straight away.

 

[AfricanKing]

 

[MastAndo]

Yeah I noticed that as well, after the first knock down he was off his game . He never expected Ruiz to come back straight away.

Twice he asked his corner what the punch was that dropped him. He probably remembers little of the fight after he went down.

AJ still seemed out of it in the 4th, but Ruiz took that round off. I thought that might give Joshua a chance to get back in it, but yeah, didn't work out that way.

 

[Prison Mike]

Too much talk from his camp about wilder without seeing what was coming first was bound to happen sooner or later

 

[KOMANI]

Good fight to win money on

 

[Cunth]

lol he can forget about wilder and fury then

 

[demigod]

Lol I was waiting for this, kept checking back earlier and forgot. Maybe now he’ll stop ducking Wilder and Fury. Hell those 2 probably don’t even want to fight him now.

WHERE YOU AT The Bloody-Nine .

 

[Prison Mike]

Like wilder said shows who was running from who I've never seen someone so happy to lose all his belts looks like he just won the lottery

 

[LostDonkey]

The build up to the fight was cruel especially with the UK media calling Ruiz a fat slob and saying Joshua was going to cruize past him with ease.

I hope theyre eating their words now.

 

[Bullet Club]

 

[KillCleanEat]

I fucking love that Ruiz won.

 

[Boss Mog]

What an embarrassment. I knew he was vastly overrated and that both Wilder and Fury would have no problem beating him. Now we don't have waste time with those fights. Wilder v Fury II has been confirmed so let's rejoice that we're getting the sequel to one of the best heavyweight fights in a long time.

It goes to show that boxing isn't a bodybuilding contest and AJ always seems to care more about his physique than his boxing ability.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Heh wanker

 

[SidViscous]

Bugger, not a fan of the thread title - I hadn't got around to watching this yet due to time differences and being asleep.

Need some mind rubbers now so I can enjoy the fight!

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

Nice one, now Fury and Wilder are the clear big boys who can start calling the shots on what fights happen. AJ dethroned, about time because he was never number 1 imo.

 

[Hayfield]

Good, about time AJ got knocked off his high horse. He went in way too confident and his knockdown on Ruiz was in the end his downfall. He wanted the big finish and he got it just not from the man he wanted.

Fairplay to Ruiz, go enjoy that taco

All eyes on Fury and Wilder.

 

[mekes]

Never been a fan, even tho I’m a Brit. I don’t like boxing for the ducking and “failed negotiations.” Boxing loves padding records and A.J only surprised me one time. Then his competition was a noticeable step down. So, I’m not really surprised as I didn’t buy any of the hype. A.J is the next A.K?

The real talented British heavyweight fights in a few weeks.

 

[highrider]

Ha that was so great. Looking at the two fighters it’s pretty comical. Ruiz is like what’s my brother in law doing in there fighting

 

[Cunth]

I watched the fight and damn Joshua looked like he wanted to get the fuck outta there in that 7th round

 

[Soleil rouge]

Ruiz sort of reminds me of the late Corrie Sanders, who also scored a surprising upset over a highly decorated champion (Klitschko).

I'm shocked. Joshua got careless and paid for it. I still think he beats Wilder, but Fury is the true heavyweight king after this.

 

[Night.Ninja]

Anything can happen in boxing

 

[Zok310]

Short and speedy AJ's kryptonite. Hearn made a bad call on the match up but then again AJ was never one to take a cherry pick fight, he selected a fighter that covers all AJ weaknesses.
Props to Ruiz, AJ still the best HW in the division (better resume, and 1st to unify since Fury)

 

[angelic]

The difference in class between Fury and Wilder is demonstrated by their tweet reactions..

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

For those that missed it

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I don't follow boxing, but saw the articles today. A 30-1 underdog. And looking at the pics, he looks like a fatty too!

 

[Wimbledon]

This is what makes sports great, anything can happen. Renews my faith in boxing , after the Ward Kovalev bout and GGG vs Canelo fights i havent actually been paying to much attention to it since it seemed obvious who the judges were pulling for.

But this was a pleasant surprise , although i like AJ, Andy is a tough cat full respect for him. Hopefully AJ comes back better.

 

[EviLore]

For those that missed it

Damn, Ruiz really brought it at the end of the 3rd there (timecode).

 

[Prison Mike]

Damn, Ruiz really brought it at the end of the 3rd there (timecode).

For a big guy he showed amazing stamina and his power never seemed to slip either

 

[Pejo]

I gotta say, that was pretty classy of Joshua to come congratulate Ruiz right after the fight. Good fight too.

 

[DKehoe]

Joshua in 2012:

Ruiz in 2012:

 

[KOMANI]

This reminds me of when Lewis would get KOed by jobbers, and then win the rematch impressively. Ruiz was also a last minute replacement, and those are dangerous, especially at heavyweight.

 

[Come On Tars]

This reminds me of when Lewis would get KOed by jobbers, and then win the rematch impressively. Ruiz was also a last minute replacement, and those are dangerous, especially at heavyweight.

How so?

 

[KOMANI]

How so?

You mean the late replacement comment? Every time that there’s a late replacement, either in MMA or Boxing, you have 1 of 2 types of fights. Super boring, cause both fighters are too cautious to engage or an upset of some sort. Add the fact that these guys are heavyweights, where one punch can end it all, you got yourself a dangerous combination.

 

[Tesseract]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

best night of my life, watching this

 

[loki 16]

Jesus
Good for Ruiz.
Fury and Wilder must be crying right now. They just lost a bunch of money.

 

[Cunth]

Jesus
Good for Ruiz.
Fury and Wilder must be crying right now. They just lost a bunch of money.

they still have each other

Spoiler

*sexy music

 

[My Big D]

AJ is a roided cheat and i loved watching him getting ktfo by a regular dad bod looking dude. poethic justice

 

[Cunth]

AJ is a roided cheat and i loved watching him getting ktfo by a regular dad bod looking dude. poethic justice

That’s like a 2 dads in one bod

 

[My Big D]

That’s like a 2 dads in one bod

come on. he is not Slim Ruiz but he is not Butterbean either. he is just 20 pounds overweight or so, thats not a lot​

 

[KOMANI]

I wonder how well Ruiz will perform in the rematch. Buster Douglas, Montell Griffin, Oliver McCall all let fame get to them where they became more complacent after their upset wins. (albeit, Montell won off of a DQ)

 

[klosos]

Ill admit i was making fun of Ruiz , i was calling him Flabby Tits and what not and he made me eat my words. After i got up from the floor then knock Joshua on his backside, Joshua was stunned and out of it , Ruiz could of finished it earlier if he liked

So fair play to Ruiz much deserved , his counter punches was fantastic and Joshua had no answer to it. Well Done Ruiz

 

[Kenpachii]

That guy hits hard lol

 

[NickFire]

Big win for the fat guys. Bet a lot of people made good money on this one.

 

[Tesseract]

still the best night of my life, this

dude is a disgrace to the shredded community but he still hits like a tank so he wins