On the heels of his points win over Luis Ortiz, former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz reflected a bit on how the fight played out and why he didn’t go in for the kill when it looked like he had Ortiz in a vulnerable state. According to Ruiz, he felt the need to play things a little cautiously to secure a win, as he didn’t want to be inadvertently hit by Ortiz’s return fire. Take a look at some of what Ruiz had to say below.
Ruiz on having to play it safe once he dropped Ortiz
“Of course, because a dangerous fighter is when he’s hurt, that’s when he’s most vulnerable. And that is exactly what we did. When I took him down, I had to be safe and I had to be cautious because he was coming back (with punches). A dangerous fighter is a wounded fighter.”
What was he thinking when Ortiz got up from three knockdowns
“He’s a veteran, man. He was holding me back a lot because of the distance, because I haven’t fought in a long time. He just wanted to be smart, be cautious and didn’t want to hurt me with anything else. I didn’t want him to take me down, me take him down, him take me down, so I think he was trying to be cautious, trying to counter it and win on points and that’s exactly what we did.”
