{"id":334247,"date":"2019-12-05T08:53:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T16:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=334247"},"modified":"2019-12-05T08:53:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T16:53:28","slug":"anthony-joshua-teases-big-changes-ahead-of-ruiz-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/anthony-joshua\/anthony-joshua-teases-big-changes-ahead-of-ruiz-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua teases big changes ahead of Ruiz rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Joshua has always been a ferocious puncher. Ahead of his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr., though, the former heavyweight champion says he&#8217;s hitting harder than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Like a horse&#8217;s kick, if you&#8217;re a fan of metaphors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am punching like a horse kicking backwards right now,&#8221; Joshua said at a pre-fight press conference, painting a picture of the kind of punishment that could be in store for his former foil in their Saturday night rematch in Saudi Arabia (via <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.sports.yahoo.com\/news\/anthony-joshua-i-am-punching-like-a-horse-kicking-115850218.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yahoo! Sports<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Joshua added that he&#8217;s been less focused on brute strength this time out, and has instead focused on staying loose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"54\">&#8220;I&#8217;m punching loose and heavy \u2014 rhythm and flow. Before I was trying to bench-press a house. I used my body to get where I needed but then I started realizing the sweet science of the sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\"54\">Like Ruiz Jr., Joshua also plans to step into the ring lighter than last time out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" data-reactid=\"56\">&#8220;I may be less than 17 stone [238 pounds],&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. first met on June 1, inside New York City\u2019s world famous Madison Square Garden. The bout marked Joshua\u2019s first contest on US soil, and in a truly historic upset, his first pro loss, as he collapsed amid a storm of seventh-round punches. In defeat, Joshua coughed up his WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO belts, which now hang over Ruiz&#8217;s shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>How do you think Anthony Joshua will look in his Saturday night rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr.?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/5\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Joshua has always been a ferocious puncher. Ahead of his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr., though, the former heavyweight champion says he&#8217;s hitting harder than ever. Like a horse&#8217;s kick, if you&#8217;re a fan of metaphors. &#8220;I am punching like a horse kicking backwards right now,&#8221; Joshua said at a pre-fight press conference, painting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":334248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[25444],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Anthony Joshua teases big changes ahead of Ruiz rematch | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Anthony Joshua teases some big changes to his boxing game ahead of his imminent rematch with his former foil Andy Ruiz Jr.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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