Chris Arreola Seeks a Starring Role at Heavyweight

[bigflip55]

chris is a raw dude, that being said he will crush walker in 8, in a few more years with a lil polish chris will be the one everybody will be talking about, hes go a chin to take a punch and can hurt anybody with either hand, i can see it being chris and haye in a few years, that will be good once haye and chris get the respect they deserve"peeleft:

[King Jaffe Joffer]

Walker wont last more than 5. Dont be shocked to see a 1st round ko

[sportsplato]

If Walker comes to fight it could be interesting. Either way, I see Arreola winning this. He is more of a fighter/boxer than Walker. Arreola's chin will be tested in this fight. So we will know a lot after this is over. Who's mandatory will he be after this fight for what belt?

[marc8989]

OVERRATED...I would love him to take a huge test like Lamon Brewster...

[11player]

This is gonna be a good fight, a toss-up I believe.

Good move by Goossen, whoever wins will shoot up to a title fight or a mandatory fight.

[Catrin]

I have yet to see arreola in good shape when he fights....most o fthe time he looks flabby...i think he needs to put the burritos down and focus more in lifting and conditioning....I take nothing away from him his a winner but i think he could do better!!!! Good luck Nightmare!!!!

[STEELHEAD]

Curious to see if he comes to the fight in decent shape. He's a good interview, but I wonder how serious he is about being world champ.

yes the only thing i see interesting in this fight is what shape arreola shows up in.
he better not have any problem with walker!
check out my 4:1 betting prop on this one:

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4376599#post4376599

[PHX PLAYMAKER]

I just hope he doesnt fight any of the top Russians anytime soon.

[Vasyl’s dad]

I have yet to see arreola in good shape when he fights....most o fthe time he looks flabby...i think he needs to put the burritos down and focus more in lifting and conditioning....I take nothing away from him his a winner but i think he could do better!!!! Good luck Nightmare!!!!

Lifting weights isn't really good for boxers. Its better to be loose in the muscles than tight.

[extracurRICular]

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Make no mistake, Chris Arreola wants all those “regular” things.

The championship ***elry. The recognition. The financial windfall. To name just a few.

But when it comes time in a few years to look back at a successful tour through the heavyweight ranks, he’s hoping for the sort of notice that transcends belts, rankings and checkbooks.

“You remember the movie ‘Coming to America,’ and the scene in the barbershop where they’re talking about boxing,” the giggling slugger asked in a weekend phone interview. “I want to be the guys that those guys are talking about. I love that scene.

“Where the one guy keeps saying Rocky Marciano and the other one won’t stop talking about Joe Louis. It’s the funniest part of the whole movie. And when my career is over, I want to be one of the great ones that guys like that are arguing about. That’s really my goal.”

In the mean time, though, the 27-year-old is revved-up by other discussions.

A pristine 25-0 and ranked in the top 10 by four major sanctioning bodies, Arreola nonetheless continues to draw fuel from lingering naysayers who contend he’s as much a product of favorable matchmaking as genuine in-ring domination.

He gets another chance to state his case Saturday night in Ontario, Calif. - just 20 miles down the road from his home turf in Riverside - where he’ll face fellow heavyweight wannabe Travis Walker in an IBF title eliminator at Citizens Business Bank Arena. [details]

Hey it looks like it's getting to be about that time for Chris...it's getting to the point where it's put up or shut up...I have a feeling we are all going to find out if Chris is legit or not...look for some big things to come out of Camp Arreola this year....here's hoping Chris goes on to conquer all his dreams in the ring!!!