He stayed away from the junk food and beer, showed up every day to train and listened to the teachings of the sport’s hottest trainer. He got out of his own way after a disastrous bout in his rematch with Joshua. He’s got the name recognition, the high ranking and the style to land another massive fight next. He’s got a massive fan base and was greeted by the crowd of 3,940 like a conquering hero. Ruiz is certain to be fighting one of the big names at the top. Joseph Parker, the former WBO champion who defeated Dereck Chisora earlier on Saturday, would be a potentially good opponent for Arreola. Still, he proved he has something left to offer and there are some good fights out there for him. I switched up and started focusing on counterpunching and working the body.”Īrreola hoped for a rematch, but that’s not likely to come. “I was too overconfident and dropped my hands a bit.
“He got me with a clean right hand in the second round,” Ruiz said. He won’t be able to get caught by Wilder like he did Arreola, but this was his first fight with Reynoso and there figures to be continued improvement.
He served notice he’ll be a factor for Joshua, Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Luis Ortiz or any other elite heavyweight he may face.įury and Joshua are closing in on a two-fight set, so it makes a lot of sense for Ruiz to face Wilder next. The two went at it hard and threw a high volume of punches, but Ruiz was able to land the harder blows and connect at a higher percentage. He buzzed Ruiz in the third, but then Ruiz’s defense took over. He was too cautious on the restart and Ruiz survived. He clipped Ruiz with a short right and put the ex-champion down briefly. He did the same thing Saturday and forced Ruiz to raise his level.īut if he were a bit more aggressive, he might have gone home an early KO winner. But he made a commitment in 2019 to improve and though he lost to Adam Kownacki, he looked vastly better. He wasn’t leaving the kinds of openings that Arreola expected.įor much of a career that began in 2003, Arreola has been an underachiever, and he’s never won a truly significant fight. He first hurt Joshua by throwing a right hand over the top from another county, but against a heavy hitter, it’s always a dangerous tactic.īut Reynoso showed why he’s the master, as he tightened Ruiz’s defense and straightened his punches. Trainer Joe Goossen had worked with Arreola on combinations that could take advantage of Ruiz’s tendency to throw wide punches. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) (Harry How via Getty Images) Against a motivated and well-prepared Ruiz, that was a huge problem.ĬARSON, CALIFORNIA - MAY 01: Andy Ruiz celebrates his win as he has his hand raised by referee Jack Reiss after a 12 round unanimous decision over Chris Arreola, during a heavyweight bout at Dignity Health Sports Park on in Carson, California. likes to say, came in at a “trim-and-ready” 228 pounds and looked every bit like a hungry contender.Īrreola appeared to injure his shoulder and didn’t throw his left as much in the second half of the fight. He got what he needed from the 40-year-old Arreola, who didn’t get as much attention as Ruiz for his body transformation but who, as Hall of Famer Jimmy Lennon Jr. I’m thankful for the victory and I’m ready to move onto the next.” I was at my lowest point and now I have to climb the ladder again. “Chris is a veteran and a hard puncher,” Ruiz said.
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