“Here’s the problem that I have with TNT,” journalist Steve Kim said on the 3 Knockdown Rule podcast. “One of their executives said, ‘We have quality control. We can red-light a fight, not just green-light them.’ I wouldn’t have taken Knyba. I wouldn’t have taken this fight. I don’t get it. It’s a heavyweight. It’s Andy Ruiz. Why not put up a better fight? This is a main event.”
Kim described it as a probable showcase designed to give Ruiz a knockout and create the impression that his career has been transformed. After more than two years away, Ruiz needs a manageable opponent, but that does not automatically
