Ruiz-Arreola would be, in theory, a comeback/get-well fight for Ruiz, but Chris Arreola still makes opponents earn it, too he won’t just roll over, and if Ruiz has just lost it, the old guy might wind up simply being too determined. But he’s always still game, too, and he’s tough as hell to this day last time we saw him, he lost to Adam Kownacki, but threw 1,125 punches, the most for a heavyweight in CompuBox’s history. If that’s still the plan, yes, Arreola is long past his best days, and was notably another guy whose indifference to conditioning cost him on his biggest stages in his career. There were reportedly terms agreed for them to fight late last year, but it didn’t happen. But Reynoso is a top-tier trainer and if Andy takes to it and stays focused, he’s still a legitimate heavyweight contender.Īs for what he’ll do when he returns, the only name repeatedly attached to him has been Chris Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KO), the veteran former title challenger who will turn 40 on March 5. There will always be questions about Ruiz’s dedication and consistency until he answers them for an extended period, and nobody outside of Ruiz’s immediate circle could possibly blame Robles for what happened in the Joshua rematch. Ruiz showed up out of shape even by his normal standards while Andy’s never going to have the AJ six pack or even Tyson Fury’s more evenly distributed “softness” (relatively to Hercules heavyweight bodies, mind you), he was 15-20 pounds heavier than even his normal higher-end weights, and it showed up in the ring, as he couldn’t get out of the blocks against AJ.Īfter parting ways with trainer Manny Robles, Ruiz linked up with Reynoso last fall. A post shared by EDDY REYNOSO of course, was the story of the sports world for a bit in 2019, when he shocked Joshua at Madison Square Garden to win the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles, before the rematch six months later in Saudi Arabia.
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