Anthony Joshua did what he needed to do on Saturday as he became heavyweight boss of the world for the subsequent time.
Having endured perhaps the greatest disturbed in confining history the late spring, AJ wrestled back his titles from Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia with a gifted, trained execution.
Anthony Joshua utilized his size and feet to recover control of the heavyweight division and put the two his profession and status as a worldwide boxing genius in the groove again. Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs), who came in 11 pounds lighter than his steamed misfortune in June, outboxed Andy Ruiz Jr. in a tough situation to recapture his WBA, WBO and IBF titles by means of wide consistent choice.
Each of the three judges in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, by scores of 118-110 (twice) and 119-109.Ruiz (33-2, 22 KOs) showed a lot of heart by getting up off the canvas in their first battle to floor Joshua and become the primary heavyweight boss of Mexican plunge. Yet, the vigorous local of Imperial, California, was always unable to land more than each punch in turn in the wake of saying something 15 pounds heavier than he did in the primary battle.
“I make no excuses. My boy [Dereck] Chisora said I could do this if I was willing to d-i-e [but] this is boxing,” Joshua said. “I gave [Ruiz] his credit in the first fight. There is no excuses. I respect Andy and his trainer so much but I wanted to put on a great master class and show that the sweet science of this sport is about hitting and not getting hit.
“As I always say, I’m not perfect but I’m trying. Never a change in mentality. You know the saying — stay hungry, stay humble. I’m hungry, I’m humble in defeat and I’m going to remain humble in victory.”
Joshua was visibly thinner after shedding 11 pounds of muscle from the first fight to the rematch. It helped the 6-foot-6 slugger look much quicker on his feet while Ruiz, whose stomach was noticeably larger than June, was never able to consistently cut off the ring.
“It was his night. I don’t think I prepared how I should, I gained too much weight. But I have no excuses,” Ruiz said. “But if we do a third fight, I’m going to get in the f—ing best shape of my life. I thought I was going to feel stronger and be better but next fight I’m going to be prepared. I tried to train myself for this preparation but I don’t want to give no excuse. Anthony Joshua did a hell of a job.
“I think I was chasing him too much instead of cutting off the ring. I know next time I will do better. Who wants to see the next trilogy fight here in Saudi Arabia?”
Both fighters talked up the idea of a trilogy fight although it’s one that would seemingly be a hard sell considering Ruiz’s poor performance and how wide Joshua’s victory was.
“It’s all about preparation,” Joshua said. “One day when I release a book on my career, I’ll talk about my experiences. Anyone can do it, life is a roller coaster. I took my L and came back. “If you heard, we are going to do it a third [fight].”
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