![]() ![]() The loss to Ruiz was just the third defeat in Ortiz's career, the previous two coming in bids for the WBC world title against Deontay Wilder.Ĭan't get enough boxing and MMA? Get the latest in the world of combat sports from two of the best in the business. Ortiz has now been knocked down five times in 2022, having been dropped twice in a January bout with Charles Martin, a fight Ortiz was able to win by scoring a knockout in the sixth round. "I told you I was going to be a warrior," Ortiz said after the fight. The knockdowns were the deciding factor, as two of the three judges gave both men six rounds and one saw it seven to five in favor of Ortiz.ĭespite the loss, Ortiz showed an ability to still contend at 43 years old and said he was not yet ready to hang up the gloves. This resulted in the fight frequently becoming a tepid affair and drawing boos from the crowd.ĭespite the lack of action and Ruiz spending much of the fight absorbing jabs from his southpaw opponent, the first southpaw Ruiz had faced as a professional, another Ruiz bomb dropped Ortiz in the seventh round, leaving a win on the scorecards little more than a prayer for Ortiz.Īfter the completion of 12 rounds, the official scorecards read 113-112 and 114-111 twice for Ruiz. Ruiz would take his foot off the gas after the explosive second frame and Ortiz would continually grab control of the pace of the fight with little more than a sharp and disciplined jab. The most exciting round of the fight was the second, with Ruiz dropping Ortiz with a big right hand to the side of the head and scoring a second knockdown moments later as Ortiz had yet to recover his equilibrium. The action was frequently slow and often dominated by Ortiz's jab, but every moment of note belonged to Ruiz. and Luis Ortiz played out on Saturday night, with Ortiz technically winning more rounds on the three official scorecards but Ruiz taking a unanimous decision victory thanks to three knockdowns in the fight. That's exactly how the fight between Andy Ruiz Jr. What Joshua & Parker did to prevent Ruiz from getting his shots off was to tie him up.Every fight is dangerous in the heavyweight division and just a handful of punches can change an outcome. ![]() Ortiz can’t allow Ruiz to get his speedy combinations off because he lacks the hand speed to match him in that department. ![]() The way to beat Ruiz is to jab, stay on the outside and tie him up each time he comes in punching range. If Ortiz is able to follow the blueprint created by Joseph Parker in 2016 and replicated by Joshua, he beats Ruiz with no problems. I weight almost what I weighed when I fought Anthony Joshua but with having a little more ability. The weight goes off and comes back on whenever it does. The main thing and most important thing is putting in the hard work inside the gym. I’m not on a big diet,” said Andy Ruiz Jr to ESNEWS when told that he’s looking thin. “I’ve been doing everything that I was supposed to do. Andy Ruiz Jr says his weight right now is around 268 lbs for his fight this Sunday night against Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz at the Crypto Arena in Lod Angeles.
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