Andy Ruiz Jr. Fires Back at Stephen A. Smith For Referring To Him As "Butterbean" (TWEETS)

Andy Ruiz Jr. Fires Back at Stephen A. Smith For Referring To Him As “Butterbean” (TWEETS)

Over the weekend, Andy Ruiz Jr. shocked the sports world after he knocked Anthony Joshua down to the ground some four times during their heavyweight title match and ultimately winning when the ref stopped the bout in the seventh.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith was just as shocked as anybody, but he took even further by completely disrespecting Ruiz as a professional.

OMG! OMG! I cannot believe this S$&@$! Anthony Joshua — holder of 3 belts, gets TKO’d by Butter Bean…….I mean some dude named Andy Ruiz JR. What a damn disgrace. Joshua looked completely gassed! More fatigued than hurt! Now how in the Hell did you let that happen? How?
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 2, 2019

He doubled down on his comment the following day as he talked about he ‘disgusted’ he feels that the Joshua vs. Wilder match is officially ruined.

I watched the fight 3x. Look, Ruiz is good. Solid boxer. Fast hands. But everyone’s missing the point: THE FIGHT we were all waiting for — Wilder vs. Joshua — is officially ruined. No one with sense believes Joshua has a chance vs him now, even if he goes back and beats Ruiz.
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 2, 2019

The 29-year-old Ruiz eventually came across the disrespectful comment and fired right back at Smith.

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@stephenasmith I encourage you to do your research before insulting my career. I know boxing isn’t your lane but if you are gonna talk about boxing please study and know what you are saying. https://t.co/xa4xSCZvBG
— AndyRuizjr (@Andy_destroyer1) June 3, 2019

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Smith has since responded:

What I questioned was A.) How you looked physically (all due respect…..as has everyone else) and the fact that a megafight was ruined because Anthony Joshua got his butt whipped by you. A Megafight isn’t just about the fighters themselves, but who people are actually salivating
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 3, 2019