There will be millions of viewers tuning in Saturday for the historic Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua rematch in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Among them, of course, will be celebrities and current and former fighters. The rematch figures to provide plenty of excitement with the IBF, WBA (super) and WBO heavyweight titles on the line.
What time is Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua 2?
- Date: Saturday, Dec. 7
- Commercial broadcast time: 1 p.m. ET
- Ruiz-Joshua 2 main event: 3:45 p.m. ET (approximate)
- Live stream: DAZN
DAZN collected a total of 51 predictions for the fight, including Anthony Joshua, legendary actor and director Sylvester Stallone and boxing icon Sugar Ray Leonard. Among those polled, 22 people picked Ruiz, 22 people picked Joshua and seven were undecided.
Check out the picks and predictions from notable fighters and celebrities for Ruiz vs. Joshua 2.
Heavyweights
- Anthony Joshua (former unified world heavyweight champion) — Anthony Joshua, KO 9/10 Round
- Deontay Wilder (current WBC world heavyweight champion) — Andy Ruiz, victory
- Dominic Breazeale (contender and title challenger) — Anthony Joshua, TKO 10th Round
- Efe Ajagba (undefeated prospect and contender) — Andy Ruiz, KO 6th Round
- Adam Kownacki (undefeated contender) — Andy Ruiz, KO 9th Round
- Charles Martin (contender and former IBF champion) — Andy Ruiz, KO 6th Round
- Luis Ortiz (two-time heavyweight title challenger) — Anthony Joshua, Decision Victory
- Frank Sanchez (undefeated prospect and contender) — Anthony Joshua, Decision Victory
- Gerald Washington (title challenger and contender) — Andy Ruiz, Victory
- Joseph Parker (former WBO world heavyweight champion) — Anthony Joshua, Victory
- Mihai Nistor (current undefeated heavyweight) — Undecided
Current fighters
- Claressa Shields (undisputed female middleweight world champion) — Anthony Joshua, Late KO
- Amanda Serrano (seven-division world champion) — Andy Ruiz, Mid/Late TKO Victory
- Demetrius Andrade (current WBA middleweight world champion) — Undecided
- Jaime Munguia (former super welterweight world champion and current contender) — Andy Ruiz, Victory
- Roman Gonzalez (four-division world champion) — Andy Ruiz, KO
- Dmitry Bivol (current WBA light heavyweight world champion) — Anthony Joshua, KO 8th Round
- Danny Roman (current IBF and WBA super bantamweight world champion) — Undecided
- Tevin Farmer (current IBF super featherweight world champion) — Anthony Joshua, KO
- Carl Frampton (former two-weight world champion) — Anthony Joshua, Decision Victory
- Oscar Valdez (former featherweight champion) — Andy Ruiz, KO
- Andy Lee (former middleweight world champion) — Undecided
- Lamont Roach, Jr. — Andy Ruiz, KO
- Regis Prograis (former WBA super lightweight world champion) — Andy Ruiz, Victory
- Blair Cobb (undefeated welterweight prospect) — Andy Ruiz, KO 9th Round
- Jessie Vargas (two-division world champion) — Undecided
Legendary fighters/boxing experts
- Bernard Hopkins (Boxing Hall of Famer) — Anthony Joshua, TKO/UD
- Sugar Ray Leonard (Boxing Hall of Famer) — Undecided
- Joe Cortez (Boxing Hall of Fame Referee) — Anthony Joshua, KO 5th Round
- Victor Conte (sports nutritionist) — Andy Ruiz, KO 7th Round
Athletes/celebrities
- Sylvester Stallone (executive producer of DAZN’s “One Night” documentary and three-time Academy Award nominee) — Andy Ruiz, Victory
- Cristiano Ronaldo (current soccer superstar) — Andy Ruiz, Victory
- Mario Goetze (current soccer superstar) — Anthony Joshua, Victory
- Rosie Perez (television personality and actress) — Andy Ruiz, Victory
- KSI (YouTube star and undefeated professional boxer) — Anthony Joshua, Decision
- Jake Paul (YouTube star) — Andy Ruiz, KO 9th Round
- Metta World Peace (former NBA player) — Undecided
- Maverick Carter (CEO of UNINTERRUPTED) — Anthony Joshua, Decision Victory
- Sway Calloway (host of SiriusXM’s “Sway in the Morning”) — Andy Ruiz, Victory
- Charlamagne tha God (host of Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club”) — Andy Ruiz, Victory
Bellator MMA
- Scott Coker (Bellator President) — Andy Ruiz, TKO 6th Round
- Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (Bellator Flyweight Champion) — Andy Ruiz, KO 8th Round
- Jay Glazer (Bellator Commentator) — Anthony Joshua, KO 3rd Round
- Royce Gracie (Bellator Ambassador & MMA Legend) — Anthony Joshua, Victory
- Douglas Lima (Bellator Welterweight Champion) — Anthony Joshua, Victory
- Ryan Bader (Bellator Heavyweight & Light Heavyweight Champion) — Andy Ruiz, Victory
- “Big” John McCarthy (Bellator Analyst) — Andy Ruiz, Victory
DAZN talent
- Lauren Gardner (boxing reporter and ChangeUp host) — Anthony Joshua, Victory
- Todd Grisham (DAZN blow-by-blow announcer) — Anthony Joshua, Decision Victory
- Claudia Trejos (boxing reporter) — Anthony Joshua, Unanimous Decision
- Adnan Virk (Host of Boxing and ChangeUp) — Anthony Joshua, TKO 10th Round