Ruiz wasn't in shape the first fight. It's embarrassing having an out of shape fighter embarrass and in shape fighter that's taller, stronger, and has the longer reach. Don't get me wrong, I give AJ full credit for getting beyond any psychological damage Ruiz may've caused and sticking to a gameplan that made him win easy.Ruiz was in shape the first fight though. And he wasn't exactly massively unfit in the rematch. How Ruiz looks is irrelevant. He can train for longer than AJ and will never look like AJ. That's just genetics.
I don't understand why Ruiz's body shape is relevant. We know he is extremely quick and has decent stamina. Him looking fat is irrelevant. It might actually help him.
yea it was weird, was it clear if he got injured? also i had chavez up a round too...Stop me if you heard this before, but Julio Cesar Chavez Jr apparently fought tonight against Daniel Jacobs, didn't take the drug test, missed weight costing him $1 million of his purse, and then quit on his stool due to either a broken nose or a broken hand. Chavez Sr. had the ultimate "son I am disappoint" reaction and for some reason Mickey Rourke helped shield Chavez Jr from the garbage being thrown at him by the crowd as they ran out of the arena.
yea it was weird, was it clear if he got injured? also i had chavez up a round too...
He definitely lost the benefit of the doubt since this isn't the first time he's quit. Against Fonfara where he quits on his stool then claims to think he won the fight is one of the funniest post-fight interviews i've ever seen. lolHe was probably injured, it seemed like he was complaining about his nose but the announcers kept mentioning his hand. You don't want to second guess a fighter trying to look out for their own well being, but I'm not sure Chavez has that benefit of the doubt. Wouldn't surprise me if he was just looking for the first ticket out of there, nose, hand, take your pick. Have no idea why they keep giving this guy opportunities. He stinks and he clearly has no desire to fight. Almost feel bad for him. Almost.
Yep, also efe ajagba on the under card. btw Daniel Dubois fighting soon in prob an hour, under card starting now.Ya'll plan on watching the Harrison vs Charlo rematch tonight? The build up has been real good and there seems to be genuine animosity between them.
When he asked for the fight to be stopped he was saying that he had broken his hand, it was Roach who said it was because of his nose. Second time he quits too (Fonfara fight), he truly is a disgrace.He was probably injured, it seemed like he was complaining about his nose but the announcers kept mentioning his hand. You don't want to second guess a fighter trying to look out for their own well being, but I'm not sure Chavez has that benefit of the doubt. Wouldn't surprise me if he was just looking for the first ticket out of there, nose, hand, take your pick. Have no idea why they keep giving this guy opportunities. He stinks and he clearly has no desire to fight. Almost feel bad for him. Almost.
Goosen's right, Charlo is letting Harrison be too comfortable and is outboxing him instead of pushing Harrison back and making him feel uncomfortable.
He actually was losing on all the cards.
to them, imo he was up.
Yeah, I thought he was winning too.
Yeah it was really close fight and the scores reflected it.I thought a draw would be fine but i think pascal winning is fine.
LOL @ Tank is a bum.Tank is a bum.He's talented, but he's got no discipline. Gamboa said that he heard his Achilles pop, and still went almost 12 rds; Tank better get serious because the top guys will eat him alive!
He's got a bum mentality. He's taking that talent for granted, just like his boy AB. You think he has any shot against Loma, Lopez, Haney? I think Leo Santa Cruz beats him.
They work for ESPN, who's copromoting the fight. Of course they're trying to hype it up beyond expectations. One thing is for certain, is that it's going to do better than the first PPV and ESPN is already heavily promoting it and Fox is going to join them.
It might, they got good promotion behind it and hype from the first fight. Both Wilder and Fury are talkers in their own right.
And ESPN are already using their network/promotional might to help and Fox ain't even start yet.It might, they got good promotion behind it and hype from the first fight. Both Wilder and Fury are talkers in their own right.
It might, they got good promotion behind it and hype from the first fight. Both Wilder and Fury are talkers in their own right.
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are way bigger stars in the US, than they were before their first fight.Only chance this reaches 2m is if it's priced around $10-20
These two are so unpopular in the USA their promotors have to give tickets away for all their fights, they aren't even doing a media tour / press conferences, so no verbal sparring like last time.
I'd be surprised if it doubles the previous fight numbers.
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are way bigger stars in the US, than they were before their first fight.