This is the Heavyweight division and everything can change in just one punch. And both of this boxers can knock out anyone with just one punch and that is why they are predicting a knock out.
We will see though if this is going to be a title eliminator, or the winner rightfully facing the WBC champion in Tyson Fury. Because there are rumors that he is not going to retire because and would very much fight Usyk. So let's see, the winner might have to wait though.
Whoever wins here is the rightful challenger to any of the world titles be it the WBC, WBA or IBF but if WBC will have their way, the Fury -Usyk will have to wait, and Fury if he wants to retain and take hold of the title he needs to fight the winner of this fight, but if Fury doesn't want to retain the WBC and go straight to the Usyk match then there could be an interim match, which the WBC will decide, there are so many speculations now.
Fury really has a lot of challenges to take in the future for him to maintain his title. There are lots of boxers who want to beat him because of his consistent winning record. Fury is an in-demand boxer right now and I guess he should take advantage of the many opportunities in front of him. However, he has to go through Usyk first who seems ready to face him on the ring.
For me, seeing a knockout of these boxers I don't see it that close, because both boxers know what they are playing for in this fight, for me both Ruiz and Ortiz have important opportunities, but regarding the technique of both fighters, I would not know why. which one to lean more, now when we take into account that the two come out with the strategy of a knockout it is up to them to see if they play it, for my part I have to see more of each one, I don't know which one will have the hardest training , that is radical, I think that this is a way that bettors have to lean towards a 50/50 or at least I see it that way now.
Neither Ortiz or Ruiz are very good at dodging punches and it showed during the fight, but at the same time this made it entertaining as we could see two fighters that were unafraid at going at each other.
Judging from their built, they are both expected to be slow and dodging some punches is indeed a real hard challenge for them to do even if they can predict their opponent's next move. What they can mostly do is to minimize the impact by doing some kind of defense or be the strongest puncher in the ring so that they can finish their opponent much earlier before their body catches up from the wear and tear they've acquired from the fight.
Well, when evaluating a fight between them, they both want to do their best, that's why dodging blows is not in their genetics when they have a similar level of boxing and want to stand out, for me it's something that has a lot to do with all the desire to win, I don't know if they both want to go out for a knockout, but if so, I think they will be able to make it very exciting, for me this fight at the beginning, I don't think they will go out and hit everything, for me it will be very different, because I think both They will seek to study each other and then put together their strategy, for me they are explosive boxers and I think they cannot come out with everything, it would be something risky, and I think they both need this victory.