Timothy Bradley has advised Andy Ruiz Jr to abandon his dream of becoming a two-time world heavyweight champion and hang up the gloves.<\/p>\n
The Mexican-American claimed three of the four major titles in 2019, pulling off an almighty upset by dethroning Anthony Joshua with a seventh-round stoppage.<\/p>\n
Since losing their rematch by unanimous decision, though, Ruiz has incurred lengthy spells of inactivity and is now coming off a third professional defeat.<\/p>\n
This came against Damian Knyba over the weekend, with the 30-year-old causing an upset of his own by scoring a seventh-round knockdown and winning unanimously on the scorecards<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 6ft 7in contender was coming off a third-round stoppage defeat to WBC champion Agit Kabayel in January, but nonetheless represented a high-risk opponent and has now put himself in the shop window for future opportunities.<\/p>\n For Ruiz, on the other hand, it is difficult to see where he goes from this disastrous start to his promotional deal with Eddie Hearn\u2019s Matchroom Boxing.<\/p>\n In fact, Hall of Famer Bradley said on the DAZN and TNT Sports<\/a> live broadcast that the 36-year-old should even start thinking about retirement.<\/p>\n \u201cI would tell him to hang \u2018em up because I\u2019m telling you: If you can\u2019t beat a guy like [Knyba, you might as well retire].<\/p>\n \u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of guys out there that can [beat Knyba]. I think Kabayel stops him again.\u201d<\/p>\n