ruiz only took the fight six weeks ago afterjoshua's original opponent jarrell miller failed a drugse adedoyin. not many thought this would go the distance, and even fewer thought it would be joshua who would be counted out. the champion struck first, and as he went for the finish, ruiz countered, wobbling joshua before a right hand sent him to the canvas. while scenting his moment, ruiz swarmed onjoshua in the seventh. two more knock—downs and it was all over. the referee had seen enough. a shock to rank among the greatest in heavyweight history by a man who wasn't even supposed to be there. joshua says he still wants to face the wbc champion deontay wilder, but more realistic is a rematch with ruiz. boxing is about not getting hit, and i got hit one too many times. it's all good. it's not the result i wanted, but it doesn't define me. i'm going to bounce back, sharpen my tools, sharpen my mindset, and i think there's still a lot of positives. this was meant to be the moment where anthonyjoshua conquered america, but rather than make his mark here, he leaves america with questions n