Boxing's most anticipated rematch (Ruiz/Joshua 2) this year will not be in the US or UK but instead it's...sigh...Saudi Arabia

[mreddie]

Earlier this summer, the boxing community was shocked after Andy Ruiz Jr. shocked the world by making Anthony Joshua's team throw in the towel after Ruiz worked Joshua.





And now, the rematch has been set with one big catch.

December 7 in Saudi Arabia.


So yeah...this sucks.
Knock me out and show it on DAZN if old.

 

[DMczaf]

Saudi Prince will get a Tyson fight in 2020

 

[CopperPuppy]

I've watched boxing my whole life, my favorite sport after basketball, but my interest for this fight was already low as it is.

 

[Goddo Hando]

fight was a farce to begin with (joshua saw it as a cash-in only) so it's only appropriate pt 2 is out there

 

[TheIlliterati]

You got blood money in your blood sport?

 

[Heromanz]

Booooooo
Have it in Mexico City you cowards

 

[Bus-TEE]

Pffft.

This smacks of a fighter not confident of fighting in front of a home crowd, given the pressure that will bring especially if he loses, and wanting a big payday at the same time just in case he does lose and his career momentum stops dead.

Eh.

 

[Deleted member 17658]

saudi arabia desperately want's to be apart of main stream media...

 

[pgtl_10]

I am not a fan of Saudi policies but it's nice to see boxing try different areas of the globe.

 

[CrocoDuck]

Should have been in Mexico City.

 

[perfectchaos007]

saudi arabia desperately want's to be apart of main stream media...

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They're probably jealous of the Qatar 🇶🇦 World Cup

 

[HazySaiyan]

Guess I'm not watching this fight then

 

[Cess007]

Why not on London or Mexico? It makes no sense to make the fight there

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It's about the money, I know u,u

 

[Gaf Zombie]

That seems a weird place but I guess you can't get any more neutral. As for the fight itself, AJ is going to wreck Ruiz. Taking nothing from Ruiz (I like him more than AJ to be honest) but AJ got impatient and overconfident after getting some nice hits and got lit up when he let his guard down. Can't see lightning striking twice.

 

[RolandGunner]

There's a proud tradition of selling big fights to corrupt regimes. Didn't hurt the Thrilla in Manilla or the Rumble in the Jungle.

 

[IDreamOfHime]

Why not on London or Mexico? It makes no sense to make the fight there

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It's about the money, I know u,u

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The crazy thing is Ruiz who is champ was pulling for Mexico and was completely shouted down. The other two favourites after Saudi were NYC and Wales, all places Joshua's team chose, just nuts how his team got to dictate all this.
Hopefully he gets knocked the fuck out and his greedy ass can just fuck off.

 

[NinjaScooter]

That seems a weird place but I guess you can't get any more neutral. As for the fight itself, AJ is going to wreck Ruiz. Taking nothing from Ruiz (I like him more than AJ to be honest) but AJ got impatient and overconfident after getting some nice hits and got lit up when he let his guard down. Can't see lightning striking twice.

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I think he exposes some serious flaws in the way AJ fights. AJ as a talent has the better physical skills and ceiling as a fighter, but he needs to seriously revamp the way he trains. He completely wastes his supreme physical advantages with the way he fights, and it aint' the first time, it just finally caught up to him. Ruiz is also really, really good. A rematch is not in the bag for AJ by any means.

 

[mreddie]

The crazy thing is Ruiz who is champ was pulling for Mexico and was completely shouted down. The other two favourites after Saudi were NYC and Wales, all places Joshua's team chose, just nuts how his team got to dictate all this.
Hopefully he gets knocked the fuck out and his greedy ass can just fuck off.

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THE FUCKING CHAMPION couldn't have sway over the location? Jezzus.

 

[NinjaScooter]

THE FUCKING CHAMPION couldn't have sway over the location? Jezzus.

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The belts don't matter in boxing. Joshua is still (for now) the more bankable fighter world wide.

 

[Acorn]

God dammit aj

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

THE FUCKING CHAMPION couldn't have sway over the location? Jezzus.

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Ruiz wouldn't fight in the UK, in an interview he said the rematch would never happen if it took place there, so looks like Matchroom and Joshua chose the highest bidder instead of a legal wrangle as the signed contract for the first fight apparently gave Joshua the final say on the location for the rematch.

Off the juice or is this some Photoshop trickery?