Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr finds himself on the comeback trail this year following his loss to Anthony Joshua in 2019 in their rematch.
Indeed, it was a whirlwind year for Ruiz who achieved an incredible amount by any standard, in fairness.
The likable Mexican came in very heavy for the rematch but he knows to correct that moving forward.
Talks of a possible link up with no nonsense coach Teddy Atlas sound positive in my opinion.
Atlas could be a very good choice.
As Ruiz looks to get the eye of the tiger back at this time he’s shared a very interesting bit of footage on Instagram and reminisced about it this weekend.
A video of him sparring with none other than boxing legend Evander Holyfield no less:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqdRF9H7uhw
😯 Current heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr sparring legendary former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield back in 2011. Ruiz was just 21 years old at the time, Holyfield was 48.
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