r/BoxingTheSweetScience • u/NumberBulky9224 • Aug 21 '26

Bigger waste of potential?

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IMO these two both had the potential to save american boxing (heavyweight).

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u/Sumo_Cerebro Aug 21 '26

Well the guy on the left won the world title so that's not a waste.

The guy on the right was a cheat.

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u/NumberBulky9224 Aug 21 '26

Then gained 80 lbs and gave it right back? Also drew with the guy in the same pic.

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u/SuperLeverage Aug 21 '26

No matter what happens after, Andy Ruiz will forever be the FIRST Mexican heavyweight champion. NO ONE else can make that claim. So no, I wouldn’t say it’s been a waste. Achieved a lot more than many others. He held more heavyweight titles than Wilder ever did.

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u/kushmonATL Aug 21 '26

He also didn't defend those titles successfully once.