I want the heavyweight title even more now. My speed and the combinations that I've been working on in the gym are going to throw him off a little bit. He comes forward, he takes punches and he gives punches. I'm not the same fighter who sparred him when I was 16-years-old," Ruiz said. "My natural speed and counter punching is going to overwhelm Arreola in the ring. Ruiz doesn't expect their second time touching gloves to go any differently. Ruiz actually sparred Arreola back when he was still in high school and surprised the rising heavyweight at the time with his speed and power despite his thick frame. Yet given the styles of both, an action fight is expected just the same as Ruiz, who is aligned with Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions, could see himself angling towards a showdown with Wilder in the future, especially considering current champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua appear headed towards a unification.
Should Ruiz return with the sharpness and edge that his newfound frame suggests, he should have his way with Arreola, who is hanging on in name only in recent years. But the discipline demanded by Reynoso amid their camp in San Diego turned out to play a key factor for Ruiz, as did the opportunity to train alongside Alvarez, who is currently preparing for his super middleweight title unification on May 8 against Billy Joe Saunders. The 6-foot-2 Ruiz, who weighed in just shy of 284 pounds for the rematch with Joshua, admitted he ballooned to as high as 310 pounds before the start of this training camp. I have it inside of me to become the Mexican two-time heavyweight champion of the world." I know what I'm capable of doing and I know what I can accomplish. I let a lot of people down, and that's why I had to make big changes to myself. I killed the old Andy and a new Andy was born," Ruiz said during Wednesday's final press conference. That will result in an evolution of Fury's corner - when Capetillo was previously involved, Ben Davison was the head trainer, but now Sugarhill Steward is in charge.A post shared by Andy Ruiz Jr in the fact that Ruiz has enlisted the help of red-hot trainer and defensive wizard Eddy Reynoso - the architect behind pound-for-pound king Canelo Alvarez - for this camp and suddenly critics are wondering whether a victory could catapult Ruiz back into legitimate title contention. He is getting back on track, especially mentally."Īnd Capetillo was the cut-man who held together a terrible wound on Fury in the fight with Otto Wallin which briefly threatened his unbeaten record.įury has asked him to be a part of the corner for the Joshua fight, Capetillo says. He has known Ruiz Jr for years and previously said: "I can see he is more calm with his family.
The doors to Capetillo's gym were kept open through the pandemic by generosity from Fury and Ruiz Jr, both of whom share a special connection with him. Open Privacy Optionsįury and Ruiz Jr are also bonded by their faith - Fury posted a Bible passage that was, cryptically, from the Joshua 1:9 verse.Ĭapetillo is switching between Vegas where Fury is using his gym alongside Jesse Magdaleno, Gabriel Flores, Shakur Stevenson, and San Diego where Ruiz Jr is part of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's stable. Instagram Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this.
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