Arreola talks Adamek, Haye and Hopkins – News
April 22nd, 2010
By Jim Dower: Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (28-1, 25 KO’s) will be fighting Tomasz Adamek (40-1, 27 KO’s) this Saturday at the Citizens Business Bank Arena, in Ontario, California. Arreola, 29, thinks that Adamek will run from his this Saturday. In an interview at Livepuncher.com, Arreola says “He’s [Adamek] a run type of fighter.” There’s no question that Adamek will be running from Arreola and trying hard to limit the amount of exchanges between them.
Arreola says this about David Haye “At first I had no respect for him cause he got a title shot. He got the title shot without fighting nobody. He just got my respect by beating John Ruiz. I thought he should have beaten Ruiz before he fought Valuev to prove himself.” This is the same argument that other boxing fans have with Haye. He didn’t do much, other than his cruiserweight experience, to get an instant shot at the heavyweight title. The reason why contenders like Arreola don’t think it’s fair is because he had to work hard for six years as a pro before he was given a shot at the heavyweight title. In comparison, Haye only fought for one year, beating two opponents before getting his shot at the title.
Speaking of the prospects of 45-year-old Bernard Hopkins moving up to heavyweight, Arreola says, “I’ll smack him around. You just can’t come up to the heavyweight division. There’s no way. It’s not like he’s a fast fighter, cause he’s not fast.” Arreola has a point. Hopkins would be taking a huge step by moving up two divisions to try and compete at heavyweight. I doubt he will ever do this, because he would need one of the top heavyweights to agree to fight him like David Haye. Thus far, Haye says he’s not interested in fighting Hopkins. It would likely be a huge mismatch, though, as Hopkins has a small frame, isn’t a big puncher, not particularly fast and only stands 6’1”.
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I have commented on this fight being a must see, however we will know more about the possibility of this coming to areality after the Adamek fight. if for some reason adamek withstands the early to mid round exchanges and in my mind,upsets arreola, this would change the whole hypathetical of a Haye Arreola fight. this is an interesting fight for both of their future.this fight will make or break Arreolas future, because he has no other division to turn to.Get ready for a jaw breaker.
@Iloo,,,He is 6’4″……why are you shrinking him
and oh! by the way arreola Haye fight is a must to see. A good market for this one.
I don,t see adamek running, I think Chris is trying some pyche!, maybe, maybe not? but this one should be good, as long as it goes.
Haye has signed up to do some modeling. Haye has also been out partying and drinking with a UK football player.
I will repeat this again. Arreola may have crude skills, but he does have some skills and he can punch. Arreola took a lot of hard punches from Vitali and he didnt go down. Arreola’s face was badly damaged by Vitali. I can say that Haye would not have lasted all of those rounds with Vitali and that Haye would have gone down for the count from a few of Vit’s shots.
At least Arreola is fighting more frequently than Haye and he is fighting a better caliber of opponent also.
@Iloo…..Sorry dude I think Arreola is too big and strong for the likes of Haye. I think Arreola is a better boxer and will knock Haye around pretty bad.
Arreola would walk right through Haye. Wherever Haye is hiding with Booth, they must be pretty nervous, especially after the winner of Arreola – Adamak start calling Haye out also. I think alot of the heavyweights can see that Haye might be a very easy mark for them and start coming for him too. Oh my God after all that talk and saying all those things the guy runs and hides. YEAH LET ME HEAR SOME MORE EXCUSES FROM HIS FOLLOWING OF JACK ASS’S
After the Klitchko’s Arreola is the best, he will maul Adamak
Arreola is a fat bum and no one will be interested in what he has to say after Adamek beats him.
Arreola is a fat 6 foot middle weight. Funny he is listed as 6’4 when infact he’s about 6’0.
I agree with alan. I like arreola but it aint like he baet anybody either. When he got his title shot againt vitali i didnt think he was ready, i mea he was beating these slow tired ol guys. I dont know what will happen when he fights adamek but I know Adamek is a boxer so I predict arreola will have trouble. he has no jab and just comes forward with his chin up. I hope he aint cryin again if he loses lmao that was funny
Arreola is agreieved at Haye getting a shot, despite it taking him 6 years? Haye was a unified Cruiserweight and had beaten probably the same level of competition at heavyweight that Arreola has (better now). Who has Arreola beat? He wins this then I’ll give him his due but even then it could be argued he has beaten a jumped up light heavy.