Joe Rogan Experience #10072 — Andy Ruiz Transcript

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0:00 And we're live. What's up? Heavyweight champion of the world. How's that feel, man? give me the opportunity and when you know your message back me and my girl were just all happy so you're already kind of used to being in the ring, being on television, What was amazing was when you got dropped, you kept your composure, you got up, and then he tried to move in for the kill.

1:58 because when I got dropped, he hit me with a good right hand, But you, man, your punches just come in bunches. these different angles and so fluid it's beautiful to watch man oh thank you man especially with I mean, that's just an incredible honor, man. all my fans all the supporters it's amazing man and you know what was really cool was uh the post

4:17 And going through a lot of the stuff with top rank, with Bob Barron, And a lot of the insiders were very, very aware of this. more leaner you know get the the um like the extra fat turn it into muscle i love to do that you know He really couldn't go past four or five rounds, but he would put a fucking beating on you for four rounds. I'm going to sign a waiver.

7:21 trying to figure it out and tyson Fury's now in a different organization. the same team i had a a little interview with him over there at the pacquiao fight and really cool and he really started doing it because of his daughter Like you, man. mexican style yeah mexican style beautiful well man, your five kids are sitting pretty now, man. Can you say where it's going to be?

9:54 It's going to be an exciting fight. He's going to think about you. We're not underestimating him or anything. You know, that's the main thing. Do you worry about, like, if it's not broke, don't fix it? you have a guy that monitors your heart rate do they do they take like logs of like what your No weight cutting. i like white rice now do they have you taking supplements or anything like that you know well

14:06 And when I was seven years old, I had my first amateur fight. You got robbed your first fight. There's no substitute for that. It's amazing. How many times did you watch the fight? And that's where it became apparent that, like, when you're in the dog fight, Yeah, we had a contract clause. The Staples Center, that's what I said, too, in one of the interviews.

17:23 where like there's waves of awesome be the man wilder could be the man you could be the man who's the fucking man it's like no one And so it's this incredible, incredible time for boxing where you have like in terms of star power and in terms of like the public interest. If Wilder wouldn't have knocked him down in the last round, I think Tyson Fury was winning in my eyes.

19:44 And the way Wilder knocked him down spend a little of that heavyweight championship money jeweler You didn't even try a BMW first. No. Yeah, my wife has one of those. I love it, man. Yeah. Before I was even anything, I used to have pictures on my wall of all the cars that I really no just motivation my kids uh um you know just a person that wants to do better is gonna do

23:16 but after the gym is what you do. out just hard work constantly you know what sucks for for a lot of the fighters too is going in there That's where you feel like you're at your best? It definitely worked out. And, you know, just having those good vibes inside you and a fun camp, you know. and want you to do good, you know, bring you good opportunities,

25:56 like sometimes the ego is what gets you to the dance because you believe you are the You can tell. like what is it? oh okay I went to Los Pinos, and that was amazing, man. it's weird right it's crazy does it mean what what what goes on in your head while all this tyson fury man tyson fury i know wilder uh walder's there too he has the belt that that i want you

29:35 Damn. They are, man. or something some sort of performance enhancing I don't know why they do that why I know why I know You know, it's in there somewhere. tested by vada and they're fucking strict man they go they they'll go look for you wherever you're at, at your house, at the gym, anywhere. Time to find out what's up. And, I mean, this is something that we all want to avoid.

32:14 But, you know, things happen. you know fighting over there at the uk we don't know what they're gonna be letting uh anthony Nailed it. If he doesn't use it for the next fight, I don't know. and then they don't perform the same way. He's never tested positive before, right? Okay, 196. Thurman? Garcia's a bad motherfucker. He was. I was over there in Vegas with him. He's a bad motherfucker. Yeah. To shut down Garcia like that. Garcia is a bad motherfucker.

35:34 He is. all his talents would be incredible who wants to see that knocked him down you know? Yeah, he sure did. Something. Something. against Manny Pacquiao Oh, Khabib. Well, Floyd made He took the lion's share of the money but gave Conor a shitload. I got to meet Barrera. All the Mexican guys as well too I hung out with Fernando on a plane once. Didn't he?

38:43 They're really talented. Light heavyweight, maybe? It feels good, you know? Does it? Just by? Does it feel crazy? It feels good, you know? It would be number one. How do you embarrass him? No, but his dad used to train fighters in Mexicali. No. He would just see his dad train other guys. I tried karate. So what do you mean by it took too long for action?

41:23 You remember? I don't want to fight no more. Destro destroying things. Glasses. He's really blessed. shit from being in the ground and fighting up it's it's a lot of things you have to learn Who was the guy that was a funny one cause Play this, Jamie. Are flying around his head Views did that shit get now they have my own one so it's it's amazing they have your own one what like the the

46:06 Have you had the same trainer your entire life? Freddie, me too. Who were you training with over there? Exactly. And on our own, you know. just to two guys just pushing you and one telling you this one telling you that and focused for that fight you know so um a lot of people don't know that did you fight parker in al hayman helping me out al hayman is the the man

49:43 good fighter you know i seen him over there at the fights too so why were you wrestling um it was just some something that some some drill to warm up and and um grabbing our fist by We do that one too How weird Triple G was in training With Manny Robles and Estreita at the Legends Boxing Gym in Norwalk. you're gonna do it in mexico right i'm gonna do it in mexico nice um did you like training at

52:13 Because there's like a point of diminishing returns. i'm just gonna stay out there just for a few months you know and a few months and come back it's really scary it most certainly is i mean there's no getting away from that man it's it's scary man it's really scary it most certainly is i mean there's no getting away from that man We resell them or we rent them out or make a lot of apartments, you know, condos for the people that can't really afford.

54:58 counted off the referee waves his arms and you're like oh shit i started jumping like oh my god you did you went It was really wild, man. good to be training the son and well it depends what kind of relationship you guys have you know Really? And after that or when I want to retire, I want to get fighters from Mexico, give them the opportunity, and, you know, learn like Oscar De La Hoya.

57:06 Andy Ruiz versus just gotta rematch it makes them realize, hey, you don't have to be a dickhead. Thanks for having me here. Thanks for coming on, bro. You're going to be there, man. I'm going to give you some tickets for you. Oh, Congratulations to you, sir. Thank you, man. Appreciate it, man. Very much. And good luck to you in December. Thanks for having me.

57:49 You're going to be there.