Boxing news: Anthony Joshua decision questioned, Mike Tyson debate, Wilder vs Fury update
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Andy Ruiz spars in Saudi Arabia ahead of Joshua rematch
Andy Ruiz Jr questions Anthony Joshua decision
Andy Ruiz Jr believes Anthony Joshua’s decision to reduce his muscle mass could have a detrimental effect on his ability to take a punch in their Saudi Arabia rematch next Saturday.
"I saw videos where he looked slimmer,” Mexico’s first heavyweight champion told Sky Sports. “I don't know if that's an advantage or a disadvantage.
"I don't know if he will take the punches as well as he did when he weighed more."
I don't know if he will take the punches as well as he did when he weighed more
Mike Tyson vs Deontay Wilder debate
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman is adamant Deontay Wilder isn’t as powerful a puncher as Mike Tyson was in his prime.
"He’s good but he hasn’t approached Joe Louis, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson,” Foreman told TMZ when asked if he thought ‘The Bronze Bomber’ punched as hard as Tyson did. “No, he hasn’t approached that kind of recognition yet. No way.
"For me, he has to have a performance like Mike Tyson did over Trevor Berbick. Boy, when I saw that, I was down visiting Vegas, and I thought, ‘This guy is a nightmare!'"
Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury update
Wilder’s eagerly-anticipated rematch with Tyson Fury - whom he fought to a controversial draw last December - is set to be finalised in the coming weeks, according to the WBC heavyweight champion’s manager Shelly Finkel.
"It will be in February," Finkel told Sky Sports. "In the next couple of weeks, we'll solidify a site and date.
"For all intents and purposes, it will happen."