Andy Ruiz Jr. looked impressive as he participated in a media workout this week before his August 3 clash with Jarrell Miller in Los Angeles.
The former unified heavyweight went through the motions in front of the attending media as “The Destroyer” aims to push towards another shot at the title. However, as opponent Miller pointed out, Ruiz Jr. didn’t follow up his eye-catching display with a matching diet.
As he left Matchroom Churchill Boxing Gym in Santa Monica, Miller captured [or someone did and sent him] the video of Ruiz grabbing lunch from the hot dog stand, not the appetite of champions by any stretch of the imagination.
Hot dogs are known to be among the worst foods any human can consume. They are ultra-processed and can cause future health problems and disease. Miller then proceeded to brand Ruiz ‘The Glizzy Gobbler’ despite weighing over 65 pounds more than his forthcoming foe in their last fights.
Miller’s decision to focus on what Ruiz eats may backfire on him at weigh-in day as “Big Baby” undoubtedly won’t be scaling his lowest ever. Since serving almost four years of a steroid suspension, Miller piled on 26 pounds and has only managed to drop seven of those extra pounds in the two years since then.
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— Fight Hub TV (@FightHubTV) July 17, 2024
Since losing his clutch of world title belts to Anthony Joshua in a 2019 rematch in a smoke and mirrors camp where he piled on weight, Ruiz has lost fifteen pounds – to his credit. Therefore, Miller may have to look closer to home when attempting to police anyone’s food intake. Hopefully, the pair will have dropped enough timber to give the fans a competitive fight next month.
Ruiz was in fine form before the cameras, moving around like he did in 2019 before ripping away Joshua’s crown in New York. If he can recapture anything like that form, the Mexican-American can be one of the top heavyweight forces over the next few years.
However, his outside-of-the-ring tendencies to slip away from living the boxing life will be the only thing that determines whether that’s possible.
Regarding Miller, the New Yorker is preparing for his separate media day two weeks from the first bell.
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