On Sunday, September 4, Andy Ruiz Jr. (34-2) is set to return to the ring to face off against Cuban boxing veteran Luis Ortiz (33-2). This fight will take place as the headliner for a card inside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Fighters Previous Records
Ruiz Jr. is coming off a decision victory over Chris Arreola in May of 2021. This will be almost a year and a half since he has been in the ring this weekend.
Luis Ortiz is coming off back-to-back KO wins, including one on New Year’s Day of this year against Charles Martin.
Ruiz Jr. vs. Ortiz Betting Analysis
Andy Ruiz Jr. Analysis
Andy Ruiz Jr. has become one of the biggest stars in boxing after he beat Anthony Joshua in a title fight back in 2019.
This upset victory made Ruiz one of the biggest underdog figures in sports at the time and led to him gaining a ton of fame.
This might have been his downfall when he showed up for the rematch against Joshua way overweight and put on a lackluster performance while losing his belts he recently earned.
The “Reset Button”
After suffering that loss, Ruiz Jr. really hit the ‘reset’ button and got back into the gym to train. In his next bout against Chris Arreola, Ruiz looked like he wasn’t at the level that fans wanted him to be at.
He snuck away with a victory that night, but it was a known fact that Ruiz Jr. needed to have a long look at himself and find out if he was able to fight against the heavyweight elite.
Ruiz Is Getting Shape
During this long layoff outside of competing for Ruiz Jr., his social media has shown that he has gotten in a way better shape than we are used to seeing from him.
He looks sharp and focused to make a comeback and compete for a world title again one day.
The boxing odds that are set for this matchup make it very tough to make an Andy Ruiz Jr. vs Luis Ortiz betting prediction.
Ruiz Jr. is supposed to win this matchup against an older boxer in Ortiz, but I don’t think this fight is as simple as it seems from the oddsmakers.
Luis Ortiz Analysis
Ortiz has more than ten years of age over Ruiz Jr. going into this one. Even though oddsmakers have him at a pretty sizable favorite, an Andy Ruiz Jr. vs Luis Ortiz betting prediction is a lot more interesting to make for a number of reasons.
Luis Ortiz Power
The first factor that comes into play is power. It is known that power is the last thing to go in a boxer’s life.
Being 43 years old doesn’t matter much when we know that Ortiz still has knockout power in his hands. Timing and power will always remain supreme in the heavyweight division on fight night.
Ortiz Knows What Is Being Challenged
Ortiz has also challenged for the title twice in his career, so he has experience being in big fights just like Ruiz.
I believe that if Ruiz Jr. has not made some massive jumps in ability over the last year, he will be in big trouble in the ring on Sunday night. Luis Ortiz can hurt him, and that will be the great equalizer.
Fights’ Streaming Information
Fox Sports PPV will be airing the fight in the U.S., and fans will need to pay $74.99 to tune into the fights on Sunday.
Ruiz Jr. vs. Ortiz Betting Preview
The “great equalizer” in the heavyweight division has always been power. This will certainly come into play while making boxing picks for a fight like this and the odds that are set for both fighters.
Andy Ruiz Jr. is a -430 favorite walking into the ring on Saturday, even after two straight mediocre performances.
Luis Ortiz has a ton of value as the underdog at +290 while being able to find his clean knockout shots in his last two appearances in the ring.
Ruiz: The Champ of the Unknowns
You need to be careful putting money on Ruiz here, just because of all the unknowns in his camp. He changed camps, which can be very beneficial, but we just don’t know how he is preparing or how ring rust will come into play here.
We also have seen Ruiz hurt multiple times over the last few years. How will he be able to take shots to the chin nowadays?
The best advice I can give is to not let your fandom of Andy Ruiz Jr. come into play while putting real money on this fight. Everyone wants to see Ruiz fight for the belt again, but does he have what it takes?
Ruiz Jr. vs. Ortiz Betting Predictions
While making an Andy Ruiz Jr. vs Luis Ortiz betting prediction, I am looking at the styles. Something that pops out to me is the fact that Ortiz is a southpaw.
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I can already see that straight left hand coming right down the chute and hurting Ruiz Jr. I see both fighters getting knocked down in this one.
I believe that Ruiz is supposed to win this fight to set up a big PPV fight next, so I am going to predict it will be a close decision. I think the only way that Ortiz is going to win is if he puts Ruiz’s lights out.
Boxing Pick: Ruiz Jr. to win (-430)
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