By Dan Ambrose: If IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko doesn’t select contender Chris Arreola (33-2, 28 KO’s) to fight in his next bout in December, Arreola, ranked #2 by the World Boxing Council, will soon find himself back in with Wladimir’s older brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KO’s).
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Vitali Klitschko throws more punches than Mayweather
By Chris Williams: Through no great surprise, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (38-2, 37 KO’s) ended up throwing more punches – 802 – in his 10th round stoppage of previously unbeaten Chris Arreola last Saturday night compared to Floyd Mayweather’s 493 for his 12 round unanimous decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19th.
What Next for Arreola?
By Dave Lahr: Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (27-1, 24 KO’s) gave it his all last Saturday night against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko but in the end, Arreola didn’t have the size or the talent to beat the big 6’8” Klitschko brother. All is not lost, however, because Arreola showed a lot of heart in losing and seemed to win of fans as well in losing the fight.
Arreola: “He [Klitschko] Beat My A–“
By Sean McDaniel: At the post fight press conference, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and challenger Chris Arreola sounded off paying there respects to one another and giving descriptions of what it was like for them to go at for 10 rounds. Arreola, 28, had this to say about his 10th round TKO loss to Klitschko: “Plain and simple, he [Klitschko] beat my a–. Whatever it was, that’s his style. It works for him. He knows how to use his distance. He pulls back and counters with it.”
How Would Haye Have Done Against Vitali?
Photo: Pavel Terekhov – By Scott Gilfoid: Okay, we’ve seen how Chris Arreola did against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko – getting stopped in the 10th in a one-sided fight from start to finish. How would British heavyweight David Haye have done against Vitali if it had been him in there with the big 6’8” giant rather than Arreola. Would there have been any improvement or would Haye have been knocked out much quicker? Perhaps there are a few people who think Haye could have actually beaten Klitschko with speed and power.
Vitali Doesn’t Appear to Punch as Hard as Wladimir
Photo: Pavel Terekhov – By Jason Kim: Although this is just my personal opinion based on my observation from Saturday night’s bout, I think Vitali Klitschko doesn’t punches as hard as his younger brother Wladimir Klitschko. I’m obviously not the first person that’s noticed this, because quite a few people have said the same thing. However, for me it wasn’t really clear until I watched Saturday night’s bout between Vitali and Chris Arreola.
Can Anyone Beat Vitali Klitschko?
By Scott Gilfoid: After watching World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko put on a masterful display last night in defeating his number #1 challenger Chris Arreola in a 10th round stoppage, I have to wonder if there’s any fighter out there, besides his brother IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who can beat Vitali? Klitschko may be getting up there in age at 38, but the way he looked last night, he might as well be 28 because he looked like he was out of this world in terms of talent.
Are biased sportswriters hindering America’s up and coming boxers?
Photo: Pavel Terekhov – By Matt Flanagan: Watching Chris Arreola’s emphatic defeat at the hands of Vitali Kitschko did not make me feel happy or justified in any way in regards to what I am about to say. 95% of the time I will support the underdog, the exception to that rule being if one of the fighters is one of my favourites, or if one of the fighters is from my country. Last night I had no such bias (as a Brit living in the US), so went for the underdog.
Reality Hits Arreola
By Warren Cloud: Saturday night’s heavyweight match up between Vitali Klitschko and Cristobal Arreola drew some eerie parallels to last week’s fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez. When all was said and done, both victories were contingent upon technical superiority and sizable height advantage. But despite Klitchko’s complete domination and tenth round knockout win over Arreola, Cristobal’s geographical advantage and his will seemed to allow more hope for a nearly impossible upset when compared last week’s fight.
Vitali Too Slick For Arreola
By Brian Kenneth Blackwell: One could sum up this fight in one sentence. Simply, Arreola was beaten to the punch. Tonight Vitali Klitschko stopped Chris Arreola via a 10th round knock out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California in front of a packed audience. What appeared to begin as a promising challenge to Vitali’s throne, Arreola’s corner called for the fight’s end at the end of the 10th round with Arreola beginning to take a severe beating, though fighting valiantly throughout the match.