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VIDEO: 16-year-old Andy Ruiz Drops Andrei Arlovski In Sparring

Andy Ruiz, Andrei ArlovskiThe first-ever Mexican heavyweight boxing champion Andy Ruiz has posted a throwback clip of him sparring MMA legend Andrei Arlovski at just 16-years-old. Ruiz hasn’t fought since losing his titles against Anthony Joshua when the pair met in December 2019. The 30-year-old was unable to repeat his monumental upset of the first fight and fell […]

Andy Ruiz, Andrei Arlovski

The first-ever Mexican heavyweight boxing champion Andy Ruiz has posted a throwback clip of him sparring MMA legend Andrei Arlovski at just 16-years-old.

Ruiz hasn’t fought since losing his titles against Anthony Joshua when the pair met in December 2019. The 30-year-old was unable to repeat his monumental upset of the first fight and fell to a dominant decision defeat against the Brit.

In an effort to stay relevant Ruiz has reposted an old clip of him at 16 sparring UFC heavyweight Arlovski. Alongside the video, he posted the following message.

“I was 16 years old when I had the honor to spar with UFC
Heavyweight Champion @andreiarlovski . Super tough guy lived up to his name The Pitbull. I
did manage to give him some trouble tho.?Thanks champ!
So many great memories at the wildcard boxing club where Freddie Roach
sharpened my skills as a boxer. Sorry for the vid quality it’s throwback.”

In the clip you see the two fighters moving around with not much happening until Ruiz just 16 at the time drops Arlovski who must have been in his prime. Check out the full video below.  

What do you make of the Andy Ruiz and Andrei Arlovski
sparring clip?

Former Trainer: Andy Ruiz Jr. ‘Doesn’t Listen To Anybody’

RuizManny Robles, the former trainer of Andy Ruiz Jr., saw their split coming. Ruiz rose to superstardom when he shocked the world by defeating Anthony Joshua via seventh-round TKO to become the new unified heavyweight champion last summer. The pair eventually rematched in December in what was a much different fight. Joshua was more technical […]

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Manny Robles, the former trainer of Andy Ruiz Jr., saw their split coming.

Ruiz rose to superstardom when he shocked the world by defeating Anthony Joshua via seventh-round TKO to become the new unified heavyweight champion last summer.

The pair eventually rematched in December in what was a much different fight. Joshua was more technical and composed as he comfortably outpointed Ruiz, who notably came in 15 pounds heavier than the first fight.

In the end, Joshua became a two-time heavyweight champion while Ruiz later admitted that he didn’t train hard enough and was partying too much. Eventually, he split with Robles which didn’t come as a shock to the latter.

“Actually it didn’t come as a shock to me. I seen it coming during our camp for the second [Anthony] Joshua fight,” Robles told Fight Hub TV (via BJ Penn). “Things just weren’t going right, he wasn’t showing up at the gym. He said it himself, it’s nothing the world doesn’t know…he wasn’t disciplined, he failed coming to the gym and he failed putting in his part.

“After the fight obviously, I didn’t have any contact with him for a little while. I sent him a few messages, I replied once if I’m not mistaken, I just lost contact with him. Then all of a sudden I get a phone call from the dad, wanting to meet with me. [He] came to the gym, we sat down, we talked, he broke the news to me but I seen it coming.”

Robles detailed how Ruiz just didn’t listen to anybody — including his father — and needed someone to blame other than himself.

“He doesn’t listen, Andy doesn’t listen,” Robles added. “Andy doesn’t listen to anybody. He doesn’t listen to his dad, he doesn’t listen to no one. So I take it, it’s just easier to remove me from my position. It’s easier to blame me than to obviously take the blame himself.

“Andy’s a great guy man, he’s a great fighter, but he’s got to learn to hold himself accountable. He’s got to learn and stare himself in the mirror and say ‘hey listen I need to change,’ ’cause it’s easy to point fingers. It’s easy to remove people and say ‘it’s his fault, it’s his fault.’ No. It’s your fault. Take the blame yourself and grow up.”

Despite some harsh but necessary words, Robles is still cool with Ruiz and believes he can become a world champion again.

That’s assuming the trilogy is next.

What do you think of Robles’ comments?

Andy Ruiz Jr. Sends Message To Fans And Haters

Andy Ruiz Jr. has promised to come back stronger after his latest setback. Ruiz attempted to defend his unified heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia last weekend. However, he was unable to replicate his performance from the first fight as he was handily defeated by “AJ” who outpointed him to a unanimous decision […]

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Andy Ruiz Jr. has promised to come back stronger after his latest setback.

Ruiz attempted to defend his unified heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia last weekend. However, he was unable to replicate his performance from the first fight as he was handily defeated by “AJ” who outpointed him to a unanimous decision victory.

“The Destroyer” was notably 15 pounds heavier for the rematch and received plenty of criticism from fans as well as fellow fighters and boxing legends for his post-fight comments stating that his preparation wasn’t adequate and that he was partying too much.

Ruiz made a note of all of the feedback as he declared that he will become champion again in a recent social media post:

“I’ll be back stronger,” Ruiz tweeted. “I WILL be a champion once again. I appreciate all the love and support from my true fans.

“I appreciate the haters as well and can’t wait to prove the haters wrong once again. Back to the gym. Let’s start this journey to the belts ??? ?”

Ruiz called for a trilogy fight with Joshua after his loss. Whether that is what’s next remains to be seen, however.

Do you think Ruiz will come back stronger?

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Andy Ruiz Jr Admits Fault in Preparation for Anthony Joshua

Andy Ruiz Jr. was the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion for a little while in 2019. Ruiz may have shocked the world in June when he scored a TKO victory over Anthony Joshua but when returning as the champion to defend it in Saudi Arab…

Andy Ruiz Jr. was the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight champion for a little while in 2019. Ruiz may have shocked the world in June when he scored a TKO victory over Anthony Joshua but when returning as the champion to defend it in Saudi Arabia last weekend, it would be he who […]

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Anthony Joshua Details Mysterious Health Issue Before First Andy Ruiz Jr. Fight

Anthony Joshua has lifted the lid on what actually happened prior to his first fight with Andy Ruiz Jr. back in June. Joshua regained his unified heavyweight titles following a unanimous decision victory over Ruiz in their rematch on Saturday. Of course, he lost his titles to the Mexican-American in the summer where he suffered […]

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Anthony Joshua has lifted the lid on what actually happened prior to his first fight with Andy Ruiz Jr. back in June.

Joshua regained his unified heavyweight titles following a unanimous decision victory over Ruiz in their rematch on Saturday. Of course, he lost his titles to the Mexican-American in the summer where he suffered a seventh-round TKO defeat.

Some of the rumors that came out afterward were that he had been knocked out in sparring leading up to the first fight while another was that he suffered a panic attack as well.

While he didn’t mention any of those, Joshua did touch on an issue with his health that he corrected prior to the rematch.

“I had some issue with my health which I was going through for a long time,” Joshua told BBC Radio 5 live (via The Mirror). “In the changing room before the fight I got a bucket of ice and was putting my head in it thinking ‘why do I feel so tired?’

After my check-ups it showed what the problem was and this is what you have to get sorted. Even in this camp I had an operation done but as I’d started training in June I had no issues.”

It certainly paid dividends as “AJ” put on a boxing clinic on Ruiz with a disciplined albeit conservative performance. Despite the criticism towards the actual fight, Joshua feels he has even more energy compared to his first fight with Ruiz:

“The responsibilities of being world champion are difficult,” he added. “All that stuff, feeling so tired, dealing with obligations. Now I have energy, I haven’t missed a session.”

What do you make of Joshua’s revelation?

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Anthony Joshua Details Mysterious Health Issue Before First Andy Ruiz Jr. Fight

Anthony Joshua has lifted the lid on what actually happened prior to his first fight with Andy Ruiz Jr. back in June. Joshua regained his unified heavyweight titles following a unanimous decision victory over Ruiz in their rematch on Saturday. Of course, he lost his titles to the Mexican-American in the summer where he suffered […]

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Anthony Joshua has lifted the lid on what actually happened prior to his first fight with Andy Ruiz Jr. back in June.

Joshua regained his unified heavyweight titles following a unanimous decision victory over Ruiz in their rematch on Saturday. Of course, he lost his titles to the Mexican-American in the summer where he suffered a seventh-round TKO defeat.

Some of the rumors that came out afterward were that he had been knocked out in sparring leading up to the first fight while another was that he suffered a panic attack as well.

While he didn’t mention any of those, Joshua did touch on an issue with his health that he corrected prior to the rematch.

“I had some issue with my health which I was going through for a long time,” Joshua told BBC Radio 5 live (via The Mirror). “In the changing room before the fight I got a bucket of ice and was putting my head in it thinking ‘why do I feel so tired?’

After my check-ups it showed what the problem was and this is what you have to get sorted. Even in this camp I had an operation done but as I’d started training in June I had no issues.”

It certainly paid dividends as “AJ” put on a boxing clinic on Ruiz with a disciplined albeit conservative performance. Despite the criticism towards the actual fight, Joshua feels he has even more energy compared to his first fight with Ruiz:

“The responsibilities of being world champion are difficult,” he added. “All that stuff, feeling so tired, dealing with obligations. Now I have energy, I haven’t missed a session.”

What do you make of Joshua’s revelation?

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