World-famous soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo has jumped to the defense of former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Andy Ruiz Jr. He spoke about the harsh criticism received by the boxer for his weight and disagreed with it.

Andy Ruiz Jr has been a constant talking point since his meteoric rise to super-stardom. He beat Joshua in the first fight despite being the underdog. However, in the re-match, he got outboxed for 12 rounds and lost all the belts.

However, Ronaldo doesn’t agree with the criticism he received. In conversation with Gennady Golovkin on the Parallel Worlds: Ronaldo x GGG documentary, the Portuguese international said, “Joshua is one of the best, but Ruiz is good. That’s what I was talking about with my friends because they made fun of him and told me to look at Ruiz’s fat body”.

Ronaldo added, “I would tell them, ‘Listen, the body doesn’t matter. What matters is preparation.” Given that Cristiano Ronaldo just broke Pele’s goal-scoring record, it is safe to say that he knows a thing or two about preparation.

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Andy Ruiz Jr is following in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo

Ever since his defeat, Ruiz Jr has shown his dedication to getting his belts back. The former champion signed with Canelo Alvarez’s trainer Eddy Reynoso and is in the process of a stunning body transformation.

Ruiz Jr does not have a fight lined up as yet. However, we’re sure his preparation will better equip him this time rather than his last fight. Do you think Andy Ruiz Jr can become heavyweight champion of the world again?