Eddie Hearn Picks Andy Ruiz to beat Deontay Wilder

Via Craig Page: Eddie Hearn says he’ll pick Andy Ruiz Jr to beat Deontay Wilder next if ‘Bronze Bombers’ successfully beat Robert Helenius this Saturday night in New York.

Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) mentioned wanting to face former unified heavyweight champion Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) next if he gets past Helenius and he’s not mentioned. claim the title against IBF, WBA & WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Wilder vs. Ruiz will be the last WBC title elimination bout to become mandatory for champion Tyson Fury. It will be an excellent fight, and Wilder has said that he wants to fight Ruiz next if he doesn’t get hit while fighting Usyk.

Learn from experience how good Ruiz Jr is, as he defeated former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in the seventh round in their first bout in June 2018 and started the downward spiral for martial arts. famous artist.

In Wilder’s case, he had his full hand on Helenius on Saturday, and he may not win that match. Helenius is arguably as dangerous a fight for Wilder as Andy Ruiz would be, especially given the way the Bronze Bomber has looked in his last two bouts with Tyson Fury.

Wilder looked terrible in both fights and was battered by Fury. It could have been a big mistake by Wilder to have chosen Helenius as his opponent for his comeback match.

“Not really,” said Eddie Hearn DAZN Boxing Show when asked if Joshua ever mentioned his three-way fight with Andy Ruiz Jr. “No, he [Anthony Joshua] won every round in the final battle [with Ruiz in December 2019].

“I saw Andy Ruiz calling Tyson Fury. No one didn’t fight Andy Ruiz in a hurry. He’s a little hand, and we found that at Madison Square Garden, and AJ handled him in Saudi Arabia. He is a few.

“I think Wilder-Ruiz is a great fight. We’ll see what happens in the fight against Helenius, but if Wilder wins that fight, I’d love to see Andy Ruiz vs Deontay Wilder.

“I really liked Andy Ruiz in that fight. He’s the smaller one, taking those hits over the head if he can get inside against Wilder. Wilder can beat anyone on his day. He has great power.

“You are talking about him [Wilder] good confrontation with Spilka. I mean, Derek Chisora ​​kicked Spilka for three innings. I feel confused,” Hearn said when told that Wilder hit better than the shorter fighters.

“Easily set him up? He [Wilder] lost each round to Luis Ortiz in the rematch. He also almost got stopped in that fight [Wilder in his first fight with Ortiz]. He went out.

“What I’m saying is Andy Ruiz is a nightmare for tall guys because his mobility is so good, and it’s very difficult for little guys to get inside.

“He went inside, and he didn’t mind letting them go when he got there, and he wasn’t afraid of the trade-offs. But Wilder has the right to take down anyone, including Andy Ruiz, but it was a great fight,” Hearn said.