By Dan Ambrose: Andy Ruiz Jr has priced himself out of the summer season struggle with former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder by demanding a 50-50 deal for a tune-up match for ‘the Bronze Bomber.’
If Ruiz doesn’t change his thoughts bout his demand for parity with Wilder, this one be the second large struggle that slipped by way of the fingers of the previous IBF, WBA & WBO heavyweight champion Andy.
Lately, Ruiz priced himself out in negotiations for a struggle with WBC champion Tyson Fury, reportedly wanting $20 million, which was refused.
Andy misses out
Ruiz appears to be refusing to confront the disagreeable actuality that he’s now not a heavyweight champion and his profession has gone down the drain on account of his inactivity. He’s solely fought twice within the final 4 years since 2019.
“He and his coach need Andy [Ruiz Jr] to just accept a ridiculous sum of money,” mentioned Ruiz’s dad to Izquierdazo about former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder & his coach Malik Scott. “Andy will not be a random title.
“Wilder needs to supply Andy round 30% [70-30 split]. The one factor we’re asking is a 50-50 cut up, and we’re able to struggle Wilder.
“Andy and Wilder are going to refill a stadium; they’ll promote a loopy quantity of PPV as a result of everyone needs to see that struggle,” mentioned Ruiz Sr.
In different phrases, Ruiz can’t dictate to widespread fighters like Wilder & Tyson Fury, that he’s on the identical stage as them as a result of he’s not. He’s simply one other instance of a one-hit marvel within the Buster Douglas mildew.
For many who don’t learn about Buster Douglas. He pulled off an enormous upset of then IBF/WBA/WBC heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in February 1990, stopping him within the tenth spherical.
Douglas then slacked off and got here into his subsequent struggle wanting puffy & out of form in opposition to Evander Holyfield and was knocked out within the third spherical.
After that loss, Douglas’ profession was by no means the identical, as he was by no means capable of recapture the glory that he did from that upset victory over Tyson.
Now quick ahead 33 years to 2023, and also you’re seeing this period’s model of Buster Douglas within the type of Andy Ruiz Jr, who clearly doesn’t know historical past nicely sufficient to understand that he’s following within the footsteps of Busteer.
Is Ruiz in denial?
However in Ruiz’s profession, he’s failing to understand that he’s now not within the place to name the pictures as a result of his profession has gone right into a freefall on account of his lack of dedication and inactivity.
No matter reputation Ruiz had from his upset sixth-round knockout victory over Anthony Joshua, he’s squandered it by having fun with his new wealth an excessive amount of & not getting again to work like different hard-working individuals.
Wilder isn’t going to provide Ruiz the cut up he’s asking for as a result of this can be a tune-up for him, and he’s bought a lot greater fish to fry in opposition to Anthony Joshua in December.
Actually, Deontay shouldn’t be taking this type of a high-risk warm-up struggle to organize him for Joshua as a result of A. Ruiz will not be going to organize him for AJ and B. It’s dangerous.
If Ruiz doesn’t wish to settle for the provide, Wilder will transfer on and face another person or, extra probably, sit and wait till December for his large payday struggle in opposition to Joshua.
What Ruiz & his dad aren’t contemplating is the appreciable payoff they’d be getting in the event that they agreed to the extra minor cut up and beat Wilder.
They’d be those that probably can be going through Joshua in December and making large cash, way over they did within the earlier contests they’d in opposition to AJ in 2019.
In line with ‘The Destroyer’ Ruiz Jr’s dad, Andy Sr, Wilder’s crew supplied them a 70-30 cut up, however that wasn’t adequate. Ruiz Jr (35-2, 22 KOs), who some see as a one-hit marvel, needs parity regardless of having executed nothing along with his profession since his loss to Joshua.
