Comments Thread For: Arreola: I'm No Gatekeeper, I'm a World Class Boxer

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

This time, Chris Arreola swears he’s ready to take his career seriously.

Sheepishly grin all you want, but there’s something to the Californian’s claim of putting past demons behind him that makes this weekend’s showdown with Seth Mitchell more than just a matchup of Al Haymon-advised heavyweights gaining TV team. The two fringe contender will square off at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, Calif., with Showtime to televise the crossroads bout.

“This is a must-win fight,” Arreola acknowledges, even if stating the obvious. "I respect his conditioning and his determination to be somebody. Mitchell was a good football player, but I've been in this game too long to lose to somebody like that. If I lose to some guy like Seth Mitchell I would seriously contemplate retirement. [Click Here To Read More]

[DoomCity202]

lol....FOH!

[Rip Chudd]

Maury Povich: Chris, you said that you were a world class boxer. The lie detector proved that that was a lie.

You also claimed to have taken training serious this time. The weight-in scale proved that that was a lie.

[JamesEarl]

If you have to tell fans you are tough you ain't

Arreola seems to be having to tell boxing fans he is world class. If you have to tell you just ain't that good.

[boxingfan10]

This is definitely a must win fight for Christobal Arreola. If he
can't defeat a "2nd tier" heavyweight prospect like Seth "The
Mayhem Mitchell" then, Arreola's career will definitely be at a
crossroads. I actually got to see his fight before Chris lost to
Bermane Stiverne, at that time Arreola fought and defeated a
4th tier local heavyweight fighter named Eric Molina Christobal
ended up knocking him out in the 1st Round. I was present at
that particular event. Now Chris Arreola definitely has power in
those hands and Seth Mitchell has a questionable chin remember
what Johnathon Banks got a 2nd Round TKO over Mitchell in their
first bout however, this is definitely a must win for both fighters
in retrospect Chris Arreola says he's no "gate keeper" however if
he loses this will help Seth Mitchell break out and be ranked into
the top 10 of Heavyweights, the current ranking system on ESPN
doesn't even have Seth Mitchell ranked in the top 10 at this time.

[STREET CLEANER]

World class fighters includes dedication to the sport. Chris is no world class fighter

[Rapid8Fire]

Chris has no power period ..hell I cant name one skill he does have except for chin but is that really a skill or come on.

[joe strong]

he will be relegated to a gatekeeper if he loses... still can make a decent living but it will take a few wins over prospects before he can be in the mix again. that could take 2-3 years. this is arreola's biggest fight if you ask me. mitchell would actually be his best win as they have beaten the same level of opponents to this point. if mitchell loses it's not the end of the line because he can still be that travelling gatekeeper\opponent for a prospect like travis walker or jason gavern. those guys make a decent living & get to see the world as many european promoters like to bring in familiar faces. nothing wrong with that in my opinion. mitchell is educated so i'm sure he's no dumby with his money. if he loses to arreola he has plenty of options to keep fighting on the lesser stage or get a career outside boxing with his education. hope arreola has something to fall back on if he loses. how has done with his money?

[King_]

Arreola is going to ice Mitchells glass chin IMO. He was right, this is a step down from him after fighting the likes of Vitali, Adamek and Stiverne.

I would like to see Arreola versus Wilder or Jennings- Excellent step up for both men and I think both would beat Arreola soundly.

[BigZigga]

Arreola DOES have power, is deceptively fast for his size, has a great chin, and some skill. He handles his defeats like a man and has an entertaining personality. The knock on him of course is his lack of dedication.it's outback too late for him to really change that at this point, but he still beats 90 percent of heavyweights out there. I really wanna see Wilder test himself against Chris after this