Ruiz and Miller Arrive in Los Angeles Ahead of Heavyweight Clash

Andy Ruiz and Jarrell Miller arrived today in Los Angeles for their heavyweight bout Saturday night at BMO Stadium. These heavyweights will fight live on DAZN PPV at the Riyadh Season event.

(Photo credit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing)

Miller fell on top of Ruiz as they looked at each other, looking serious and serious. Ruiz tried to get a smile out of Miller by pretending to throw punches, but the New Yorker's stare didn't harden. He clearly wants this win.

Miller's Body Transformation

Surprisingly, Miller (26-1-1, 22 KOs) looked in better shape than Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs). In Miller's last fight in December, he weighed 333 lbs when he fought Daniel Dubois and looked in bad shape. He appears to have lost weight and is stronger than Ruiz.

This is a fight that no fighter can afford to lose if they want to get to the top of the world before they get old. Former heavyweight champion Ruiz has plans to fight Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Joseph Parker. He can forget that if he loses to Miller on Saturday.

That could make things interesting because when Miller was at his best from 2016 to 2018, he was a special fighter.

“He got a stick from Dubois, a good puncher from Dubois,” said Teddy Altas on his YouTube channel, discussing Jarrell Miller's recent fight with Daniel Dubois last December.

Ruiz's form has been inconsistent and ineffective

“Ruiz, when will you be ready? He's always overweight and looks like a Pillsbury Doughboy.

“I love Ruiz. He is a good fighter. He can punch and has good hand speed. He's had some tough times in fights where he didn't look good, he's still recovering and he looks in shape. The most important thing is that he seemed to be in a good mental state,” said Atlas.

Ruiz doesn't look in good shape, judging by how he looked today when he arrived in Los Angeles. Having been out of action for two years, it is impossible to know what Ruiz has left. Ruiz has fought twice in the last five years, defeating two 40+ year olds.

The Importance of Ruiz Stopping Success

“He understands what this opportunity is for him in this life. I like Ruiz in this fight. You need to stop Miller because Dubois did it. Can you outrun Dubois? Can you stop Miller before Miller? If you do that, you will attract people's attention,” said Atlas.

Ruiz hasn't done much in his career other than getting lucky against Anthony Joshua and beating a couple of guys. When Joshua's name is removed from Ruz's resume, there isn't much there.

Dubois is 26 years old, active, and coming off victories over Filip Hrgovic and Miller. Ruiz is approaching 35, hasn't fought in two years, and has looked poor in his last three fights against Luis Ortiz, Chris Arreola, and Anthony Joshua.

If Ruiz wins on Saturday night, he probably won't do a better job against Miller than Dubois because of his age, inactivity, and three consecutive bad performances.