By Jeff Powell For The Daily Mail
Published: 22:31 BST, 27 May 2019 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 27 May 2019
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Anthony Joshua is not judging the opponent for his American debut by appearances and he urges the rest of us not to do so either.
Andy Ruiz Jnr is one of the portlier pugilists and his claim that he is about to become the first heavyweight of Mexican origin to win that world title is often derided.
'That's because of the aesthetics,' says Joshua as he prepares to defend his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts at Madison Square Garden. 'Put a six-pack on Ruiz and add some pecs and then look at his record and people would say here is a potential world champion.'
Anthony Joshua will not be fooled by his opponent's portly physique on Saturday
At 6ft 2in the California-born Ruiz will stand four inches shorter than Joshua, but at anything up to 20lbs heavier he will look a lot wider, not to mention flabbier, than our muscular former Olympic
