This week, several super-fights have been confirmed in the professional boxing world, and it can be described as exciting. Currently, according to the information revealed by the organizers, former undisputed 147-pound welterweight supremacy Terrence Crawford will move up to the 154-pound super-welterweight division on August 3 to challenge WBA ordinary boxing champion Israel Madramoff. Meanwhile, the Crawford vs. Madrid Mov match seems to be even more eye-catching, with former world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. and WBA super lightweight champion Isaac "Bulldog" Cruz both facing their respective opponents.
Ruiz has been away from the Circle for far too long, and when he debuts on August 3, it will be his first comeback in 23 months against the fat and sturdy Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller, an offensive encounter and an intriguing battle between "Fat Guys" due to the sheer weight of Ruiz and Miller.
Ruiz weighed in at 268 pounds in his last fight against Louis "King Kong" Ortiz, while Miller weighed 333 pounds in his last fight against Daniel Dubois, and the two combined reached 601 pounds.
Miller suffered a TKO in the final round of his confrontation with Briton Dubois last December, and judging by his performance and form, he may not be a match for Ruiz, but as mentioned earlier, Ruiz has been away from the Circle for too long, so what will his form be?
Since completing his two matches with Anthony Joshua in 2019, Ruiz has lost his motivation to train and compete, and in the next five years, he has only completed two fights, and it seems that he will only be greedy for pleasure.
Ruiz's mentality has been widely questioned by the outside world, and his PBC has always hoped to be able to fight against the "Bronze Bomber" Deonte Wilder, but unfortunately due to many reasons such as gratuity differences, the two sides cannot meet, but Ruiz should find the reason in himself, even if Wilder refuses, is there no other fighter? Obviously, Ruiz didn't want to work hard, and wanted to earn a considerable amount of money through a fight, but in the absence of a suitable opponent, he was successively disranked by the four major boxing organizations, which can be described as very embarrassing and passive.
If Ruiz wants to get back on track, or get a chance to challenge for the World Title, he must be vigorous, at least to complete the next encounter with Miller, according to the combined index of the two, Ruiz is more confident to put Miller, I hope he can get his wish, as for Miller, even if he loses to Ruiz, it does not mean the end, but he will fall out of the ranks of elite fighters.
In the other bout, WBA super lightweight "The New Champion" Cruz will defend his first title after becoming the boxing champion against Mexican-American José Valenzuela.
Cruz destroyed Rolando Romero to become the new super lightweight champion of the WBA last month, and his team decided to stay busy and chose Valenzuela. The 24-year-old, with a 13-2 professional record and nine knockouts, doesn't look like a glamorous fighter but more like a fighter with more strength than fame, and it was with this bout that Valenzuela got his revenge by knocking out his opponent in a six-round rematch with Chris "Golden Time" Colbert last December.
Valenzuela is 1.78 meters tall and arm length, which is significantly better than Cruz, who is 1.63 meters tall and has an arm span of 1.60 meters, but Valenzuela is an upgrade challenge this time, he has never appeared in the 140-pound ultra-lightweight division before, more in the 135-pound lightweight division, and has also dabbled in the 130-pound super-featherweight division in the early days, I wonder if he can pose a threat to Cruz?
Although Valenzuela is second-rate in terms of technology and speed, he has a tenacious will, and Cruz cannot take it lightly, but more people feel that this battle is not a question of whether Cruz can win, but a question of how to win.