TYSON FURY reckons Andy Ruiz Jr is a “fat little pig tailor made” for him to beat – but picks the 19st champion to smash “fragile” Anthony Joshua again.
The Gypsy King watched as domestic rival AJ was battered on his US debut in June surrendering the unified titles to chubby underdog Ruiz.
Tyson Fury has backed Andy Ruiz Jr to beat Anthony Joshua in their rematchCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Joshua and Ruiz fight for a second time in Saudi Arabia on December 7Credit: Getty Images – Getty
But with Joshua, 30, set for a career defining night on December 7 in their Saudi Arabia rematch, Fury is adamant the shock defeat in New York will leave the 6ft 6in giant mentally defeated.
He told the True Geordie podcast: “I see it pretty much going similar to the first fight.
“What my opinion of that fight is, [Ruiz] beat him once and knocked him out so he’s got a mental edge going into the rematch.
“For whatever excuse they made or whatever the problem was in camp, in the changing rooms or whatever, you’re going into that mentally beaten already.
“Everyone has a bogeyman in your career, whether you find him or not – everybody’s got one, I think personally, he maybe the bogeyman for him.”
After AJ’s first career loss, Fury, 31, went on to twice win in Las Vegas to set up a rematch against WBC champion Deontay Wilder, 34, who last weekend knocked out Luis Ortiz.
The Gypsy King and the Bronze Bomber have already targeted an undisputed title fight against either Joshua or Ruiz after their Sin City rerun.
And having already beaten Derek Chisora twice, a man who resembles Ruiz’s frame, Fury claims to have the blueprint to dethrone the unified champion.
He explained: “It’s an awkward style but he’s [Ruiz] tailor made for me, he’s 6ft one or two and squat, leaning forward.
“That style is easy for me, that’s that Chisora style isn’t it, is he any better than Dereck Chisora, a good Derek Chisora on a good night, I don’t think so.
“I handled that quite comfortably, closed my eyes Some of the fights, one arm behind my back and stuff like that, that style is easy for me, it’s easy for me to just jab and move.”
Brit star AJ has released footage working on catching and countering Ruiz’s lethal left hook with some old-school defensive pad drills.
But Mancunian traveller Fury has also urged his rival to ditch the state-of-the-art modern technology used at his Sheffield training base – insisting it’s “a lot of s***”.
He said: “There’s three rules to boxing, train hard, eat well and get your rest. Especially for heavyweights, there’s nothing else.
“Because when you want to start implicating all these different technologies into your game, improvements one percent here and there, it’s a lot of s*** to be honest with ya.
Anthony Joshua works up a sweat at at the English Institute of Sport ahead of his big fight against Andy Ruiz Jr
“Andy Ruiz, lets just use him, he’s a great example, little fat pig.
“Comes in on three weeks notice, murdered every doughnut and taco in the whole of California and then goes on with a man who’s had a twelve week training camp with every sports scientist in the United Kingdom.
“He’s broke every heart monitor in sight, he’s done every CrossFit machine, he’s done everything totally correct and he’s had the best nutrition and the best diet you can get, but the little fat fella goes in there and bowls him over in seven rounds.”
Joshua has been working on defensive drills to negate Ruiz’s left hookCredit: Mark Robinson Ltd
Fury urged AJ to ditch the state-of-the-art modern technology used at his Sheffield training baseCredit: Mark Robinson Ltd
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
