Andy Ruiz To Come In Chubby for His Fight with Jarrell Miller
When former heavyweight champion Andy “Destroyer” Ruiz (35-2, 22 KO’s) next slides in the ring, he will snap a two-year stint of inactivity. In that contest, he will face to test his might against the controversial Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (26-1-1, 22 KO’s), on August 3. For many fight fans, it will be a serious question about what weight and condition Ruiz shows up in. This is because, after scoring a huge upset win over Anthony Joshua on June 1, 2019, he ballooned up in weight for their December 17, 2019 immediate rematch.
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As a result of this wildly undisciplined behavior, Destroyer lost a wide unanimous decision in the Joshua rematch. In response to the extreme public criticism, Ruiz made a point to come in much lighter in his return match versus Chris Arreola. Yet, when it was all said and done, Ruiz did not like the feel of the slimmer look, as he recently shared in a media workout.
“I am going to weigh the same that I weighed for Anthony Joshua; I didn’t want to lose too much weight because I know he is coming in heavy, you know? He is going to be 300 and something pounds. Maybe not 330 but three hundred for sure. So I am going to be at like 265, 268 . . . but strong, explosive . . . We didn’t want to focus on weight; we just focused on perfecting the craft and the abilities and explosiveness, counterpunching, speed, movement and all that – basically just perfecting the craft . . . God made me a champion chubby, chiseled and strong, so why change that?”
It will certainly be revealing to witness how Destroyer looks when he does make it to the ring on fight night. As previously mentioned, Ruiz has already displayed a concerning lack of discipline and fitness at a time when one would think he would shine his brightest.
Now that he’s been inactive for two years, which is enough to put ample ring rust on the finest of fighters, it will be all the more engrossing to see what type of performance he turns in. Yet, to his credit, he was out of action for nearly two years before his victory over Arreola. So, once again, we’ll just have to see which Andy Ruiz comes to fight on the night.
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