JARRELL Miller is known for his big personality and even bigger physique. But the self-styled โBig Babyโ looks like he mightโve shed a few pounds ahead of his crunch clash with Andy Ruiz Jr. this weekend.ย
The heavyweights are part of the August 3 Israil Madrimov-Terence Crawford card in Los Angeles, and Millerโs weight transformation has even shocked promoter Eddie Hearn.
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Eddie has now made up with Miller after previously calling for a hefty ban on the Brooklyn brawler. The initial beef started in 2019 when Jarrell failed a drug test while the New Yorker was all set to fight Anthony Joshua on AJโs US debut.ย
Millerโs exit opened a surprise door for Andy Ruiz Jr., who stepped in and smashed away Joshuaโs best-laid plans in seven rounds. Now, Ruiz is also back on the sceneโas Miller’s opponent this Saturday.ย
Excessive weight gain severely hampered Andy in his immediate rematch with Joshua at the tail end of 2019 in Diriyah. However, while Miller has slimmed down significantly, Ruiz isnโt ready to change too much at all.
โBurritos and Nachos have been helping win all my fights and become champion of the world so nothing wrong about that. And that is exactly what Iโm going to do on August 3. Iโm going to win. Iโm going to get this victory and this victory will be for God,โ said the first Mexican heavyweight titlist.
โNo matter how tall you are. How big you are and how much muscle you have. Itโs all about what you have inside. And I have a big heart.โ
As for Miller, who was last seen getting pounded by Daniel Dubois in Riyadh, he is now a new man and ready to pass on dietary advice to anyone willing to listen.
โI feel great. I havenโt been eating like my man Andy [Ruiz] here. I put down the tacos, burritos, the burgers and hard work baby,โ he said.
โI come to win. I come to knock people out. I destroy people. He may be the ‘Destroyer’ but Iโm the one who destroys people. Ready to work.
โThis is the opportunity to get back what Iโve lost. Me and Eddie [Hearn] have a bromance hell or behave relationship. But thatโs life. You become a man. Have a conversation and sort things out and move on and move forward.โ
To be fair to Miller, despite weighing in as high as 341 pounds in the past it never hindered his workrate. The last time he weighed in under 300 pounds came against Mariusz Wach in 2017. That was a tidy 283. Fridayโs weigh-in will be an interesting watch, to see if the 36-year-old is back around that region.
โThis fight is not personal. Andy replaced me a couple of years ago and got that big check and now I have to f**k him up. Iโm going to turn his ass into burritos and nachos after this one,โ boomed Miller.ย