![]() Sources: Andy Ruiz to fight Luis Ortiz next, not Tyrone Spong, due to contract issuesįormer heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr.'s fight against Tyrone Spong, which Triller Fight Club announced would take place July 16 in Mexico City, will not proceed as planned. Right now, I feel like I’m at my best.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser “I get close, and they don’t see them because of my short arms. I beat him, and the purse is supposed to go higher and higher and higher. “You’re climbing up the ladders, and then you get a big task. They’re trying to pay me what I made for my last fight. ‘Stop ducking Wilder.’ Ain’t nobody ducking Wilder. “You know what I’m doing? I’m staying ready. “Everybody that wants to fight me, they know it’s going to be a hell of a f***king fight,” said Ruiz. If Ruiz wants to go back to being taken seriously by fans, fighters, and the top promoters, he needs to fight three to four times a year against top-level opposition. Read: Frazer Clarke Says “No B****t,” He Will Take The Fabio Wardley - David Adeleye Winner, “No Excuses” Moreover, Ruiz has been cherry-picking old guys since losing to AJ. The problem is, Ruiz wants the kind of money he would receive if he was still the three-belt heavyweight champion, but he’s no longer a belt-holder and rarely fights. ![]() Everybody wants the easy fights,” said Ruiz. Everybody right now wants the easy fights. You had to leave your family, you had to leave your loved ones to get to there. ‘Why did you get that far?’ Because you sacrificed. “They try to tell me they’ll offer me this or that, but it’s all bull s**t. on social media about his asking price to face Deontay Wilder. “I’ll fight him for $10 million,” said Andy Ruiz Jr. ![]() If Ruiz is going to fight this year, he will need to find someone soon because there are only four months remaining before the end of 2023. Ruiz hasn’t fought since last year in September when he beat Luis Ortiz by a close twelve round decision. Read: Joyce vs Zhang II: Joe Joyce full of confidence ahead of huge Zhang rematch Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) will likely wait for his January mega-fight against Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia rather than indulge Ruiz by giving him his asking price of $10 million. The former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder appears to have given up on a fight with the 33-year-old former IBF, WBA & WBO champ Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) after failing to negotiate a deal for November. If Ruiz is going to fight this year for a decent payday, he’s going to need to face one of the dangerous heavyweight contenders because he’s not going to get massive money fighting the like of 41-year-old Chris Arreola & 43-year-old Luis Ortiz, his last two opponents since losing his unified heavyweight championship to Anthony Joshua in December 2019. Ruiz reportedly wanted $20 million for the Fury fight, which would never happen. It’s been a bad year for Ruiz, who has priced himself out of fights against Wilder and Tyson Fury. hasn’t given up on his hopes of landing a fight against Deontay Wilder next, but he wants $10 million to make it happen. Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr.
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