By: Sean Crose
In what’s to be a ultimate eliminator to determine who will face the winner of the upcoming Tyson Fury-Derek Chisora threepeat, former WBC heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder has been ordered by the Council to face former WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titlist Andy Ruiz. The announcement got here Wednesday on the WBC’s convention in Acapulco. This would show to be an attention-grabbing and maybe thrilling battle as each males wish to regain their former footing within the heavyweight division. It also needs to be a comparatively simple match to make as Wilder and Ruiz battle beneath the identical PBC banner. The bout, ought to it’s signed, would most definitely be broadcast as a pay per view occasion.
Ruiz shocked a complete lot of individuals when he stopped Anthony Joshua within the multi-belt heavyweight titlist’s American debut at Madison Squared Garden in 2019. Employing a substantial quantity of velocity and discovering the gumption to get off the mat gave the Mexican-American the win of a profession. Unfortunately for Ruiz, he slacked off in between the primary Joshua bout and their rematch round six months later. He ended up chubby and outclassed by Joshua the second time round, then took an prolonged period of time away from the ring. With that in thoughts, Ruiz seemed in higher form when he knocked out the proficient Luis Ortiz earlier this yr.
Wilder almost wants no introduction. The man could be the toughest hitter in heavyweight historical past. He’s dominated each man he’s ever met within the skilled prize ring save for Tyson Fury. What’s extra, Wilder’s return this fall after almost a yr away from the ring consisted of a thunderous, almost horrifying knockout of Robert Helenius within the very first spherical. Wilder, merely put, is among the most entertaining fighters on this planet. And in Ruiz, he’ll clearly meet a worthy opponent, one who would possibly effectively pull off an upset. Provided, in fact, that the 2 males comply with battle – which one would assume they’ll.
