Following the comeback of the American heavyweight Deontay Wilder, this Saturday with a knockout win over Robert Helenius in the first round, the President of WBC confirmed an eliminator fight between Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr. for the WBC heavyweight title. With this victory over Helenius, Wilder now stands 43-2-1. Ahead of Wilder’s return to the ring, in September, Andy Ruiz Jr. made his comeback with a win over Luis Ortiz.

After Mauricio Sulaimán, President of World Boxing Council, confirmed the eliminator between Andy Ruiz Jr. and Deontay Wilder, former opponent, Ortiz discouraged Ruiz. Ortiz, who fought Andy Ruiz this September, said, “It will kill Andy Ruiz when they both fight. Ruiz needs to give me a rematch. Give me the rematch, Andy.”

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Following the comments made by Ortiz, the boxing world took to Facebook and shared their reactions about it. Several seem to have agreed with what Ortiz more or less had to say about Ruiz Jr. facing Wilder in the ring. Here are some reactions we offer you for a brief read.

Fans react to the potential clash between Andy Ruiz Jr. and Deontay Wilder inside the boxing ring

While Ruiz Jr. stands 6’2″ tall, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ stands 6’7″ tall while fighting. Wilder exceeds Ruiz Jr. by 22cm when it comes to the reach. With this information in mind, a user said, “Andy gotta get close that means he going to feel the same sh*t that Robert Helenius did.”

Similarly, another user added by saying, “Ruiz got knocked down by AJ and Arreola. Wilder will sleep him. Ruiz has slow feet, stands stationary, has little head movement, and has a very short reach. Safe fight for Wilder.”

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In the same vein, one said, “I would love to see Wilder pummel him. As soon as he gets close.”

However, one person taking the side of Ruiz Jr. added by saying, “Ruiz will WIN! He’s very skillful and if Wilder tries to fight on the back foot he will get wrecked.”

Meanwhile, another said, “I can’t see Wilder getting past Ruiz. He’s better staying with handpicked fights.”

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What do you think would be the outcome should Deontay Wilder fight Andy Ruiz? In addition, what would be your message to Luis Ortiz? Share your thoughts in the comments below.