As we all know, former world heavyweight boxing champion Andy Ruiz Jr., in the confrontation with the Cuban "King Kong" Luis Otiz, has knocked down the opponent 3 times, but finally won with an extremely weak number of points. Why didn't Ruiz win by knocking down Ruiz? Ruiz himself explained why, as he was careful not to extend the results further because he was afraid of being hit by Otiz's heavy counter-attack.
Ruiz said Otiz, although 43 years old, was quite ferocious in every attack, so he didn't want to take any risks. In addition, Ruiz confessed that he had not appeared on stage for 16 months, so in the competition with Otiz, he was afraid that his physical strength would be exhausted.
Ruiz said: "As a dangerous boxer, the injured Otiz is even more dangerous, although he was very vulnerable when he was knocked down, but I was clear that I had to be careful because Otiz would come back. Otiz is a veteran, on the contrary I've been away from the field for too long, just want to be smart, cautious, and don't want to get hurt because of something else. Ortiz hit me and I hit him, so try to be cautious and put on a counter-attack against Ortiz to win by points, and that's what I did. ”
It seems that Ruiz did not want to be hit by Otiz's left hand, his cheek was swollen during the match, although Ruiz knocked down the opponent 3 times, but Otiz eased up and contained Ruiz with a powerful left-handed attack, with good results.
Many boxing fans feel that if it is not 3 knocks down the opponent, Ruiz wants to win very difficult, the reality is true, according to the referee's score, throwing away those 3 knockdowns, Ruiz really can not beat Otiz, and even many boxing fans think that Ruiz is simply overrated, he won Otiz with a close score completely reasonable, because Ruiz's most dazzling moment so far, of course, is the lucky punch that hit Anthony Joshua, in addition to which you really can't find the bright spots, So in the real first-line competition, Ruiz does not have the strength to completely suppress the opponent.
Considering that Ruiz was too far away from the field before the confrontation with Otiz, coupled with the strength of the opponent, we may be too harsh on Ruiz, through the view of Otiz, Ruiz's overall strength is still not much improved compared to a few years ago, the only difference is that in the face of Ortiz's continuous punches and counterattacks, Ruiz's dodging is still in place, which is rare in his previous matches.
Ruiz is very jealous of the skilled control boxer, he does not have a good way to do such a boxer, Otiz is both technical and powerful, so it is no wonder Ruiz is very difficult. After Otiz stabilized the situation, the stabbing punch + attack made Ruiz helpless, and Ruiz did not have the ability to restrain Otiz technically, so he was somewhat passive. Ruiz's attack power is obvious to all, and the use of this counterattack is also quite beautiful, which is the key to his victory, although Ruiz's technique is not the best, but it is a severe test for anyone, and I hope he has a chance to rise again.