Chris Arreola To Return on December 5, David Tua Unlikely

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BoxingScene.com was advised that heavyweight contender Chris Arreola will indeed return on HBO on December 5 in the opening fight. Paul Williams returns action in the main event, with WBC junior middleweight champion Sergio Martinez as the frontrunner to become the opponent. [details]

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[Rosseboi]

Sometimes taking a low payday will get you bigger paydays down the line.

If Tua was smart he'd take this fight for peanuts.

[HeartAttack]

Sometimes taking a low payday will get you bigger paydays down the line.

If Tua was smart he'd take this fight for peanuts.

Jameel McCline fought Terry Smith on ESPN for free. That win got him into a decent payday with Nikolai valuev and then in with Samuel Peter for a good payday. Fighting Terry SMith for free made him $500k. So fighting Cristobal Arreola for $100K and looking good would make him millions against a Klitschko or Haye.

[Silencers]

Not surprising and I doubt Goosen would put Arreola in with Tua even if there was enough money to satisfy both parties.

[The Underboss]

He better not fight Tua as a tune-up .

[Xyei]

He better not fight Tua as a tune-up .

Word. Cris needs a tune up and David Tua is not the man he should fight after his tough loss to Klitschko. He needs to get his confidence back. Glad to hear he's fighting again in December.

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Jameel McCline fought Terry Smith on ESPN for free. That win got him into a decent payday with Nikolai valuev and then in with Samuel Peter for a good payday. Fighting Terry SMith for free made him $500k. So fighting Cristobal Arreola for $100K and looking good would make him millions against a Klitschko or Haye.

No shi.t? He fought him for free? Why couldn't they pay him?

[EL ANIMAL]

It would be a pretty good fight i think tua would take him!!!

[HeartAttack]

No shi.t? He fought him for free? Why couldn't they pay him?

Smith wanted a decent payday and McCline's manager convinced him to do the fight for free so he could secure the television exposure and a chance at a bigger payday. It was a gamble that paid off for Jameel. I don't think Jameel had to do it for free, but it was guaranteed to get Smith into the ring and a pretty good chance to shine. Plus Scott Hirsch was a pretty good manager and he paid his fighters a monthly stipend. Nothing extravagant, but it helped with training. That's how he was able to take the calculated risk. Not all managers are like that, Jerry Giuliano is, he has DeAndre Latimore and BJ Flores and probably a couple others I'm not sure who. But sometimes taking a discount can net you so much more. McCline realized that.