Andy Ruiz knows what it takes to win Anthony Joshuadefeating him in 2019 despite losing the rematch six months later.
The influence of that battle Joshuahis first loss is still felt since he was defeated Alexander Usik in London in September.
Some critics have suggested that Joshua still hasn’t recovered from his defeat at Ruiz at Madison Square Garden, and the Mexican American agrees.
“I wouldn’t want to ruin someone’s career at all, but I see him hesitate about weapons and hesitate a bit, and I see how he gets hurt,” he said Ruiz during a conversation with Brian Caster about The Last Stand.
“Maybe he’s a little afraid of getting hurt because he doesn’t want the same thing to happen.”
“It’s okay for a fighter and I think he needs to regain his confidence. I would not say that I destroyed it. I would not want to ruin anyone’s career.
“He hesitates. He thinks too much instead of going there and being a dog. ”
Joshua will take over Tendril for the second time in a heavyweight rematch in 2022, where he will strive to prove Ruiz wrong.
Ruiz’s form
Ruiz suffered the second defeat of his career when he faced Joshua in a rematch in December 2019 after losing to him Joseph Parker back in 2016.
Since those fights in 2019, he has only fought once against Chris Arreola in May 2021 by winning the fight.