Weigh-In: Klitschko 252, Arreola 251, Chris Looks Weak – News
September 25th, 2009
By Jason Kim:At Thursday’s weigh-in, heavyweight challenger Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KO’s) came in at 251 for Saturday’s bout against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s) at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Klitschko, 38, weighed in at a firm looking 252, a normal weight for him. The big 6′” Ukrainian, always in tip top shape, has weighed roughly the same weight for the past nine years dating back to 2000. Arreola came in at slightly less than he’s weighed in his last three bouts.
Arreola’s muscles appear smaller and one has to wonder whether Arreola took too much weight off too quickly for this fight whether by dieting or too much aerobics. There are rumors that Arreola weighed over 300 pounds when he started training for his fight against Klitschko two months ago.
If that weight was Arreola’s true weight at the time, this would mean that he’s taken off 50 pounds in two months which is far too much weight to take off in such a short amount of time without losing a great deal of muscle along the way. Even if Arreola was weighing slightly less than that at, say, 280, that is still a ton of weight to take off in a short period of time without it having disastrous effects on Arreola’s strength.
If this was Jameel McCline or Travis Walker that Arreola was facing, I wouldn’t be so worried about it. However, Klitschko is a lot better than those two fighters and won’t be taken out quickly like those two fighters were. Will Arreola have the stamina and strength to keep fighting hard after the 5th or 6th round when Klitschko doesn’t fold?
I have my doubts. Not only does Arreola look weak and weigh drained, but he’s had few fights that have gone beyond the 6th round during his six year boxing career. The longest Arreola has ever fought was eight rounds against a badly over-matched Malcom Tann in 2007.
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Hope Arreola does well,but what a pair of man boobs!While Vitaly looks like a prime specimen,Chris’ physique is sadly not becoming of a world champion
Next to Vitali, Chris looks like a top-less fan who ran up the stage to have a photo-op with his idol. Should be an easy W for Vitali.
Chris looks out of shape, boxers should be more disciplined, he should put weight on as in muscle not fat, I still hope he wins but not much hope 4 him
Give the guy a break.
First people say that he is too fat and then when he loses weight people say that he looks weight-drained.
He has clearly taken this fight very seriously and I am impressed.
Give him hell Chris!!!!!!!!
it looks to me arreola should be entering a pie eating contest!!!god this is yet another klitchroid walkover.
“Let’s get ready to rumbleeeeeeee.”
Arreola has no chance – not with 240 – not with 260. Take a look at the bodys of the champs like TYSON, HOLYFIELD, LEWIS or KLITSCHKO. Arreola is only a big fat kid.
“Let’s get ready, for a good, clean, fight!”.
AND THE WINNER IS … KlitschKO by TKO.
You will that I’m right.
It almost looks as if Arreola looks drained!
If Chris would take care of him self more and not balloon up when hes not fighting! 251 should be his walken around weight and 240 should be his fighting weight!
If Arreola was at least 247 pounds and not kill him self to get there. He would for sure beat Vitali!
But Chris at 251? Well I think this fight will be a coin toss victory for either one!
I’m disappointed. This is for the title! One would think Chris
would have taken care of business and had the discipline to
come in the best condition possible. What small hope I had
for Chris just went out the window. Vitali by KO.
thank you:
Andrew & ray P.
again like a said, another samuel peter preformnce, but a lot more quicker,
another samuael peters preformance.
PERIOD, vitali is a warrior, his 1st loss was he tore his shoulder apart, and the 2nd defeat was because the glove scraped him eye, which resulted in the cut,
lets face it, VITALI is no wladamir,
the dude is a king of boxing.
How many 38 year old men would kill for a physique like that ?????
Are people still going to be talking about Vitali Klitschko’s age.
Honestly, I don’t think Chris has anything for Vitali. I see Vitali jabbing Chris up and outboxing him. Chris should tire about the 6 or 7th round. Vitali will KO Chris in the 9th. Vitali may be able to take Chris out earlier if Chris goes out there throwing haymakers thereby tiring himself out quicker. I see this a an easy fight to call.
I dont think that Arreola is gonna have stamina issues, as much as speed issues. I also think that Vitali will be hitting harder as well as faster, I predict Vitali Klitschko wins by TKO in round 6 or 7.
But, like I said in previous posts…I’ve been wrong before, so I guess we’ll see on Sat.
Cant wait!!!