Maybe Anthony Joshua would have always won Saturday night’s rematch. Maybe the taller, fitter man’s physical advantages in height (four inches) and reach (eight inches) would have always been enough when paired with a controlled, disciplined gameplan executed to perfection.
But there’s thinking and there’s knowing. And Andy Ruiz Jr will never know how it might have been different if he had approached the task with the seriousness of purpose it demanded.
Written by Bryan Armen Graham in Diriyah
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/08/anthony-joshua-andy-ruiz-jr-world-heavyweight-boxing under the title “Ruiz sows seeds of destruction and Joshua reaps the benefit”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.