If Joshua crushes Ruiz Jr. in two or three rounds in a non-competitive fight, it could be bad for him. Matchroom Sport promoters are taking a gamble in using Ruiz Jr. as Joshua’s opponent instead of someone like Michael Hunter. Indeed, Liakhovich had lost three out of his last four fights at the time that Ruiz Jr. fought him in December 2014. Liakhovich is easily the best fighter that Ruiz Jr. has fought during his career, and he looked terrible. Since the Liakhovich fight, Ruiz has beaten Joell Godfrey, Ray Austin, Dimitrenko, Josh Gormley, Franklin Lawrence, Devin Vargas and Kevin Johnson.

Source: News 24 April 29, 2019 20:50 UTC