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By Jake Donovan - Chris Arreola’s ringwalk to “Run This Town” proved a fitting choice among the raucous crowd on hand, Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
However, the action provided between the ropes suggested the tune as a better theme song for the Klitschko brothers, who clearly run their division by a wider margin than any other champion in the sport today.
Vitali Klitschko was virtually flawless over the course of his heavyweight title defense against Arreola, setting a career high for landed punches before forcing a mercy stoppage after ten rounds in their HBO-televised main event.
Arreola (251 lb, Riverside, CA) came forward from the opening bell, but with minimal success as Klitschko’s massive height and reach advantages were made evident with his ability to control the action on the strength of his jab, also mixing in right uppercuts for good measure.
So effective was Klitschko with his attack that he landed more punches in the opening round (34, out of 88 attempts) than were attempted by Arreola, who only managed a paltry 7 connects out of 32 thrown, far fewer than the 70-80 punches per round he normally releases. [details]
However, the action provided between the ropes suggested the tune as a better theme song for the Klitschko brothers, who clearly run their division by a wider margin than any other champion in the sport today.
Vitali Klitschko was virtually flawless over the course of his heavyweight title defense against Arreola, setting a career high for landed punches before forcing a mercy stoppage after ten rounds in their HBO-televised main event.
Arreola (251 lb, Riverside, CA) came forward from the opening bell, but with minimal success as Klitschko’s massive height and reach advantages were made evident with his ability to control the action on the strength of his jab, also mixing in right uppercuts for good measure.
So effective was Klitschko with his attack that he landed more punches in the opening round (34, out of 88 attempts) than were attempted by Arreola, who only managed a paltry 7 connects out of 32 thrown, far fewer than the 70-80 punches per round he normally releases. [details]
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