Areolla should have no shame in tonight he fought his ass off the whole night :boxing:
the only shame he should have is not coming into the fight weighting 230 lbs.
Not only that, but what's really sad is that Chris probably spent the entire fight just STARRING at COUNTLESS openings for his right hand and jab. It's just he's toooooo f*ckin big, his arms come out his chest slow as f*ck.
Too be fair, Vitali always fights like that, hands at his side with his jaw looking very inviting. The instant you throw, he's gone, or he beats you to the punch. Trippy looking at Arreola from his amateur days though, when he was a LHW. That extra weight has to be slowing him down.
He didn't get knocked down and I think he could've gone the distance. I stand by my statement that he'll win a world title some day. He has power in both hands, keeps his hands up, throws a wide variety of punches, and has too much heart, not to.
Well...
He absorbed a lot of punishment, he was really determined in there. Thats about it. Consequently I think he wanted to go the distance with Vitali. And his corner should have let him try if that was his will.
I mean.. Vit has something like 37 ko's in 38 victories... Arreola losing by UD would have been quite an accomplishment. I think thats why he was so upset, he wanted to go the distance.
Dude kept coming forward even after absorbing a sht load of punishment and was crushed when his corner didn't let him finish the fight. He'll be back, hopefully more focused and 10 or 15 pounds lighter.
Good chin and good power with either hand, if he'd landed half the punches Vitali did, it would've been over.
Chris keeps it real... he has hart and determination. It was a huge step up but He did alot better than peaple thought. He's still a bad bitch in my eyes.
WAR Arreola!
"**** that! Im coming back!"
chris got mad props from me tonight, damn homeboy could use a drink tho!!
i had a corona in my hand while he was crying i was like 'homie need one of these!' lol
He fought his heart out, just couldn't get it done against the more skilled fighter. He didn't fight a bad fight at all considering who he was going against.
I went from unimpressed before the fight, to greatly impressed after. Guy has a ton of heart, a granite chin, and a great punch.
The Klits are just far too gifted to let anyone else look that good.
Regardless, I am an Arreola fan now.
he showed a lot of heart fought his ass off the nipple earned a new fan in me.
I agree. He has a new fan in me as well.
I have a TON of respect for Chris now.
Yeah he has a good chin. But WTF, he look like a lard ass compare to the weigh in. He was showing up how he weigh at 250 something but how much did he weigh during the fight. Look like he gain a lot.