Tyson Fury has declared that he is ‘1,000,000 per cent’ confident Andy Ruiz Jr will knock Anthony Joshua out once again when they meet in their rematch.
It was announced last week that the second fight is scheduled for December 7 in Saudi Arabia, though Ruiz is now disputing this.
Regardless, both parties accept that rematch will happen next and Fury can only see one outcome.
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Reflecting on their first bout, the ‘Gypsy King’ told First Take: “I’m a big believer in – When one door closes, another one opens.
“It was all about Joshua at that time when he was fighting Ruiz, nobody gave Ruiz a prayer.
“But now it’s about Ruiz and I believe Ruiz does exactly the same the second time round.”
When asked if he anticipated another knockout, Fury continued: “One million per cent. I thought Ruiz won every round in that fight.
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“It wasn’t a fluke punch like Hasim Rahman and Lennox Lewis, and then in the rematch he turned up, didn’t get hit with a punch and knocked him out.
“He clearly lost the rounds. He was getting outboxed, he was getting outfought and then he got knocked down three times, two to boot.
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“So I don’t see him really improving, not unless he comes out on his toes and tries to do a Tyson Fury and slip out the way, which he doesn’t have the body type or the boxing ability to do.”