![]() He looked bad in a fight against journeyman Louis Monaco and then was utterly destroyed in a fight he was expected to coast against Lou Savarese.ĭespite the fact that all the boxes check in favor of Ruiz I will have a small play on Arreola in case we see a repeat of Douglas-Savarese. When Douglas returned all was well and good until he faced just the least bit of resistance. Remember the comeback of James “Buster” Douglas? Ruiz’ performance against Joshua in their second fight drew plenty of comparisons to that of Douglas’ when he lost his heavyweight title against Evander Holyfield. There is some historic precedence to what I am thinking here in regards to Ruiz’s mindset. Where is Ruiz’ motivation? Yes, he is saying all the right things but if this turns into a fight how willing will Ruiz be to bite down on his mouthpiece and go to war? As someone once said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. Ruiz is coming off receiving two huge paydays in his pair of fights against Joshua. He is going to fight to win until either he is out on his shield or the final bell rings. We know Arreola has heart and brings it every time even if outgunned in the ring. There is one key intangible that is tough to quantify but in which Arreola probably holds the edge. So am I staying away from Arreola? Well, not necessarily. So essentially all the boxes check in favor of Ruiz. Punching power wise is also probably a slight edge to Ruiz. As far as chins go, I think Ruiz’ is much sturdier than Arreola’s. Arreola frankly has never learned how to slip a punch whereas Ruiz has at least some semblance of an ability to do so. ![]() Ruiz has the quicker hands and the better defense. And I didn’t even mention yet the many battles with the scale Arreola also encountered during his career. There is no doubt Arreola has seen his better days. Arreola has been involved in numerous ring wars throughout his 17 plus year career. So the question here is whether or not Arreola is worth a flyer at +900? There is no world in which I would lay -2000 on a fighter coming off such a performance regardless of opponent. Ruiz is coming off an unmotivated and uninspired effort his last time out against Joshua. The over/under is set at 6 ½ rounds with the over sitting at -110 and the under at -125 (per William Hill).įirst off, let’s get this part out of the way. Arreola can be had for the underdog price tag of +900. This fight will take place at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA and headline a FOX PPV event.Īs of this writing Ruiz is listed as a very sizable favorite coming in at -2000. Let’s get right into it, this week’s Betting Boxing picks.Īs usual odds are courtesy of SugarHouse Casino unless otherwise noted.įormer heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz (33-2, 22 KOs) makes his first return to the ring since losing his titles to Anthony Joshua in December of 2019 to face long time contender Chris Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs).
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