Joshua's success was a mental victory where he stayed disciplined and unemotional throughout. Facing an opponent you've already lost to who you know has the power to turn your lights off at any moment is no easy task. He fought what some may argue was a boring and uneventful fight, but technically it was a brilliant performance. On a few occasions he found some success, but Joshua stuck to the strategy and stayed out of trouble. On the other hand, Ruiz looked increasingly frustrated and with his extra bulk couldn't catch Joshua on the ropes. Constantly circling the ring and moving off the line after each and every engagement he rarely looked in trouble. Using his superior athleticism and reach he stayed away from Ruiz. Joshua and his team had learnt their lessons well from the first meet, and on Saturday night Johsua played his own game. Having already proved his knockout power, and now with additional bulk, the last place Joshua wanted to find himself was static and stuck on the end of a Ruiz right hand. Ruiz turned up heavy and at over 20 stone in weight was very much the bigger (albeit shorter) man. Replaced by an athletic build carved out in the ring and not the gym. The Joshua who entered the ring on Saturday night was a different person altogether. Fighting on ego Joshua had been sucked in, and found himself dazed and confused on the canvas. Ruiz had fought his fight and drawn Joshua into a brawl. In their first bout Joshua hadn't prepared, took his opponent too lightly and ultimately paid the price with the loss of his belts. I'm a big boxing fan and had long awaited Saturday's rematch between Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua for (the) sport's biggest prize.
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