Imagine becoming heavyweight champion of the world - by knocking out a fighter who's never been knocked out - and still having to worry about people calling you fat.

Andy Ruiz Jr's astonishing win against Anthony Joshua looks like a victory for anyone who's been mocked for carrying a bit too much timber.

To the untrained eye, the Mexican certainly looked hopelessly out of shape - with slo-mo replays merely highlighting his wobbly torso.

But Newsbeat's been finding out how all that fat might actually help you fight.

"In a sport like heavyweight boxing there are certainly scenarios where carrying extra body fat can be beneficial," says sports nutritionist Dr Mayur Ranchordas.

He's worked with anyone from pro-boxers Gavin and Jamie McDonnell to diver Tom Daley - and says it's all about recognising the delicate balance between muscle, fat and fitness.

"When we train athletes in the lab the first thing we do is measure their body composition - how much muscle mass they are carrying and how much fat mass they have around it.

"If you want to become a good cyclist, extra body fat is of no use whatsoever because that additional weight doesn't translate into performance. In boxing it can.

"If you're an extra 20 kilograms heavier - even if that weight is coming from fat - the opponent is going to feel your punch a lot more," he explains.

So extra weight can enhance power. But, of course, there is a trade off: fitness and agility.

"If you are carrying extra body fat then your heart rate is going to be higher and you're going to have to use more energy to move around."

Before a fight boxers go into training camps where, usually, the aim is to lose fat mass and increase muscle mass.

To tone up, basically.

But Dr Ranchordas says - as long as an athlete is fit enough to handle the extra weight - the fat can be helpful.

"If your ability to produce speed is great, your punching power is phenomenal and your fitness levels are very, very good - getting you to lose an extra 15 kilos of fat is probably not going to help."
And that brings us back to Ruiz.

"Ruiz is carrying a lot of body fat - but don't get me wrong he's carrying a lot of muscle mass at the same time. He's not just a fat blob.

"So how does he differ from an overweight guy down the street? That guy might weigh the same - but underneath the fat he's carrying nowhere near as much muscle."

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lol

Na lie

Big lie..
That match was pre-planned!

A defeat is simply a defeat and nothing more to it!

Rise and Shine again Josh....sh#t happens!

Humans naturally carry more muscle than fat mass.
Obese people most times possess more muscle than a lot of fit people.
Fitness simply means teaching a body to perform a certain thing efficiently.
More muscle equals to more power and strength to do such activity.
Unlike being heavily muscled like Anthony Joshua, being the same weight but in fat is more beneficial.
The fat acts as fuel while the muscle strains the heart when a match reaches the deeper rounds.

See as the "FAT" guy beat Joshua as if he steal Phone for Computer Village

lemme park here and see what pple will say

Fixed match

Hehe... That match was not the main match... Na shere shere... If you know you know



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Who 6 pac help , if you dey doubt ask Joshua

PDP is a party full of criminals and that’s why President Buhari knocked them out

That guy simply manhandled Joshua.

Okay

Hahahahahaha

My thoughts exactly

Lesson from the world of graeco-roman wrestling.

There was a wrestler by the name of Alexander Karelin. No one could defeat him at all. No one...except a clever American wrestler by the name of Rulon Gardner.

What Gardner and his trainers did was to increase the fat content of his body, while keeping him fit enough to face Karelin. The result...Karelin found himeslf facing a big fatty blob that was 'slippery' to lift (unlike the muscular men he was used to)...meanwhile...Gardner was sneaking in some points when Karelin was wide open. Result...Karelin lost for the first time in 12 years.

Oga go n prepare well...

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Cletus77:
Big lie.. That match was pre-planned!

NA TRUE NA OOOO

Nice. Then Anthony Joshua should have used his fat against him. Wear him out. Make him run around the ring over and over again. Exhaust his thin stamina then finish him off in later rounds when he's literally gasping for air

Aj appeared too weak in that fight unlike him.
The rematch by November will clear all doubt.

My fellow big tummy comrade

..
With that sheepish laugh at the background..
The match was obviously fixed.

All of you are the reason why boxers have to keep ducking and picking their opponents.

What's so special with losing...ain't it part of the game?

Joshua this, joshua that

The guy he fought is a professional boxer that only lost once in his professional career.

You are all the reason why wilder fought bums all his lives cos he's scared to be defeated

Ali, Frazier, holyfield, Tyson, Lennox, the Klitschko brothers all lose during their era cos they were not scared to lose.

Joshua, go hard on the rematch, or go home

MufasaRebirth:
Who 6 pac help , if you dey doubt ask Joshua

Anytime i see you na one blow you dey hold me