Comments Thread For: Arreola: At One Point, Andy Ruiz Wanted To Be Like Me; Now I Want To Be Like Him

[joe strong]

Too much hate for Arreola. Sure he never won a world title but he was in a lot of good slugfests. He just never had the big punch to go with his good chin. At his best he was a solid B- level fighter who could not crack the top 10.
He beat all the journeyman but never really got that big win to move to the next level. His 1st round destruction of Eric Molina & Seth Mitchell were his best wins. I always liked Arreola. At 38 his slugfest with Kownacki was a teally good fight. Let’s see what he has left at 40. I expect Ruiz to win but if Arreola is in decent shape like he was against Kownacki this could be interesting & last longer than many here think. If Arreola somehow won a decision I’d like to see a Kownacki rematch or a fight with Helenius...

[BrometheusBob.]

The both of them need better role models

[whollisboxing]

I'd see it being very exciting, but I couldn't see anything other than Tyson wanting out when the going gets tough. When Tyson is getting hurt, losing rounds, and tiring, he always just seems to want out. He only has the warrior spirit when he's on top and it's all going his own way. I found some of his performances absolutely gutless, regardless of where he was in his career at the time, it's a mentality thing and he always had it.

That’s fair. I just don’t know how Ruiz would cope with Tyson’s bob-and-weave though. Andy would definitely have to weather an early storm either way.