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Cinderella's dream ended with the resounding power of logic. Andy Ruiz Jr., that fighter boxer who caught the attention of the world six months ago, succumbed in the rematch to favorite Anthony Joshua in an already epic match, before the 40,000 spectators of the Diriyam Arena built for the occasion in Saudi Arabia.
Despite his obvious physical superiority, despite the herculean figure, finer if possible for the occasion, in absolute contrast to that of the Mexican Ruiz, the victory to the points (118-110 (2) and 119-109) of Anthony Joshua was an ode to boxing intelligence. Not a millimeter was left in any of the 12 rounds of his road map, he did not enter the rag of the short distances intended by his rival. Conservative and cold, he became enormous with his 'jab', which was like a pylon hammer, and recovered his belongings, the three belts of the heavyweight world champion (WBA, IBF and WBO) that was left on that unforgettable evening in the Madison Square Garden.
Because you have to go back to June to understand what happened on Saturday in the baptized as the Battle of the Dunes. Then, a past fighter of weight and semi-unknown, called at the last minute - he himself was offered by Instagram to the promoter after the drop by doping of Jarrell Miller -, he starred in one of the biggest surprises in the history of boxing. As if it were the script of a movie, he knocked down the undefeated world champion after rising from the canvas, making his Destroyer nickname good and putting his story of self-improvement on the front page.
His figure was surprising in Andy Ruiz, but also his aggressiveness. Mexican style before the refined British technique. But in half a year Joshua had enough time to learn to the letter what he had to do to recover the scepter. Or rather, what I didn't have to do. From the 'Let's get ready to rumble' by Michael Buffer, the London-born Nigerian mother kept the distance. And a dry blow that opened Ruiz's left cheekbone - instead of losing weight as he predicted, that of Imperial (California) appeared in combat with more kilos - in the first round, it was a declaration of intent.
Nothing interrupted Joshua's goal, because Ruiz had lost the surprise factor. He could no longer provoke the Olympic champion, he could no longer take over the ropes or short distances (just a glimpse of the eighth round). He mechanically grabbed his rival every time he sensed the danger and while he was adding points and more points with his jab. And when the Mexican wanted to put all the meat on the grill, the physical factor came out. The fullness of Joshua, athlete's legs, in the face of Ruiz's difficulties and fatigue. A tremendous right was the climax.
Joshua played his career and Ruiz tried to show that there was no luck on that evening at Madison. In the rematch, logic was imposed. Now the British champion will have the opportunity to confirm his power and to unify all the titles against the winner of the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury .
The heavyweight king is back. Why? For blows like these @ anthonyfjoshua # RuizJoshua2pic.twitter.com / R23LM2yn7T
? DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) December 7, 2019
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