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Great win for Arreola.....he came in and did what he needed to do.....took care of a lesser opponent and made it look ez.....but the whole kissing thing was just ODD.......here is what he said...
"The last shot from Arreola had Abell splayed out to the last point before falling and then he righted his ship and referee Tony Crebbs stepped In and waved it off at 2:18 of the first. Arreola, his victory complete, leaned in and kissed the cheek of Abell who probably had no idea who hit him much less just kissed him.
“I don’t know, man,” Arreola explained with a bashful smile. “I was just so happy. I wanted to thank him one way or the other. It just happened.”
He would later be chastised by an incensed in studio Brian Kenny. While his comments were not in response to Kenny, I tended to believe Arreola’s sincerity that he was not disrespecting Abell but offering a gentlemanly sportsmanlike kiss. Yes, it’s still a little weird either way.
“I’m not going to punch someone going down,” Arreola explained of his switch from punches to smooches at the finish. “I’m not going to get disqualified. I respect boxing. I always say that boxing is the most gentleman sport there is. Before a fight, you don’t know each other, you beat the crap out of each other and then after that shake hands like nothing happened, man. You’ve got to respect it and make sure they go home to their families because that’s what I want to do.”
What say you bout the "Kiss".....fair or foul???
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