Does any think that Andy Ruiz would be a good UFC HW? I think even more than Fury or Joshua his hand speed and lower center of gravity could make him dangerous for a lot of heavyweights. He's 30 years old now if he were to get the rematch with Joshua win or lose train for about a year on takedown defense I think he could be a threat in the heavyweight division.
How would former boxing champ Andy Ruiz do in MMA?
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Why would he want to step down that far in the money he is making?
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He is the right body type for the HW division, just needs to shed a few pounds and he will fit right in!
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Like Hunto with no ground game...
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So Hunto for 90 percent of his career?
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He'd be lying on his back for about 85% of the time.
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He would do alright.
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Epic fail.
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Hes very used to a boxing stance and boxing gloves. He is not used to kicks, especially low kicks would suck. Even k1 guys have trouble adapting to even do well standing due to different stances, distances, gloves and threat of takedown.
Even standing up its no guarantee he would be successful consistently. He could get wins in MMA but would likely lose often also, while getting paid less
Even standing up its no guarantee he would be successful consistently. He could get wins in MMA but would likely lose often also, while getting paid less
