Joshua vs Ruiz: Wilder's spanner in the works
5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce
BBC
4.7 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2019
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Deontay Wilder hijacked the fight week news cycle overnight in New York by announcing his next bout would not be against Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury, instead opting for a rematch with Luis Ortiz. Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn reacts to the news and explains his frustration at being unable to even get a meeting with Wilder's representatives. Mike and Steve then speak to legendary Muhammad Ali biographer Thomas Hauser, who paints a worrying picture about the state of the heavyweight division and in boxing in general the longer we have to wait for a superfight.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:04.5 | Let's get ready to rumble! |
| 0:08.3 | Five live boxing. |
| 0:09.9 | And welcome back to Five Live Boxing with Coste on Months. |
| 0:15.3 | We just wanted it off. |
| 0:16.3 | There's three for the rest of my rage rhymes. |
| 0:18.9 | Would you believe it? |
| 0:19.9 | New York? |
| 0:20.9 | That's your taxi to Avril. |
| 0:22.2 | You owe him five dollars for the tip. |
| 0:25.3 | Wondering through Madison Square Garden into the theatre beneath the main arena |
| 0:31.3 | where the undercard press conference is about to get underway with the lights of Katie Taylor |
| 0:36.3 | and Callum Smith appearing on the bill with Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. |
| 0:41.3 | on Saturday evening, one floor above us here at Madison Square Garden. |
| 0:45.3 | Steve, yesterday he choose day in New York it was the workouts and I think we were mildly surprised to say the least |
| 0:51.3 | at the speed that Andy Ruiz Jr showed in his brief pad session with his trainer, Manny Robles. |
| 0:56.3 | Well we knew he was committed and we knew he was focused and we knew he was in great condition. |
| 1:01.3 | Certainly by Andy Ruiz stand as we knew that when we bumped into him on the Monday night |
| 1:06.3 | at the so-called red carpet event which turned out to be, as you know, a black carpet event. |
| 1:11.3 | But seeing him yesterday, I was quite excited. |
| 1:14.3 | I mean, I could actually say that because he's feet are terrific, my. |
| 1:17.3 | His head movement is great. |
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