Andy Said Knock You Out
The Lead
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🗓️ 6 December 2019
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Andy Ruiz Jr. shocked the world in June by knocking out heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden. Joshua is 6'6" and sculpted, with endorsement deals from Hugo Boss and Beats (among others), and the Brit was considered by many to be the next great heavyweight. Meanwhile, Ruiz was a relatively unknown Mexican-American with a noticeably pudgy build who grew up fighting in the street. Now, the two heavyweights meet again on Saturday in a highly anticipated rematch. The Athletic's Mike Coppinger is in Saudi Arabia for the fight and joins us to talk about what to expect and why Ruiz's first victory might not have been a fluke.
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| 0:00.0 | I wonder what that is. |
| 0:06.3 | Well, Anders, cue up the Michael Buffer because Saturday is Fight Night. |
| 0:10.5 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:11.5 | Let's get it right in our own mind. |
| 0:15.8 | It's the highly anticipated rematch of one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. |
| 0:23.0 | And what made that fight so remarkable was the difference between the two guys and the |
| 0:27.8 | ring. |
| 0:29.1 | And on one side, you had the champ, Anthony Joshua, who is six foot six and absolutely sculpted. |
| 0:43.6 | And he looked unbeatable. |
| 0:45.7 | And then you had Andy Ruiz Jr., who looked a full head shorter than Joshua and with what |
| 0:51.7 | appeared to be a beer bell. |
| 0:54.5 | But Ruiz won. |
| 0:56.0 | So tired. |
| 0:57.0 | He said that's it. |
| 0:59.0 | And Ruiz just a heavyweight champion. |
| 1:07.2 | On Saturday, these two square off again in Saudi Arabia. |
| 1:11.7 | The athletics might cop and jerk is there and he joins us to break down the matchup and |
| 1:15.8 | to explain what's at stake for these two pretty lovable fighters. |
| 1:20.6 | From wondering on the athletic, I'm Kavitha Davidson. |
| 1:23.1 | And I'm under Skelto. |
| 1:24.1 | It's Friday, December 6th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:27.4 | It felt like something great was happening. |
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