Doesn't really matter...Arreola temperament in this fight was not that of a tough guy like it usually is - too many things seemed to bother him. It wasn't really Kassi's awkwardness, it was the contact imo. He just seems older... the punches hurt more now. I think Virgil Hunter was right about him making too many concessions.
The only thing that intrigues me about Wilder/Arreola is that Molina revealed some openings that some hypothetical version of Arreola could take advantage of - but that's how it always is with him, a hypothetical in shape Arreola that rarely shows up and, at this point, probably can't even exist anymore given his age and how he's treated himself.
I think it would be a decent watch but there's no getting around that this Kassi fight is a setback, no momentum gained. I had him losing 96-84 - Wilder/Arreola probably is too logical money wise to avoid making but he probably should have to fight someone else now
Probably good 'strategy' on his part.... albeit 'accidental strategy'. Now Wilder will definitely fight him. At least this guy who you have to go thru to get to the gatekeepers will make one last decent payday before the club fighter paychecks. Would be funny though if he buckled Wilder. Headlines: "Bad Fighter KOd By Worse Fighter".
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