9/26/09 Vitali Klitschko vs. Chris arreola [world championship boxing]

00TJ · 09-26-2009, 12:05 AM

HBO Sports presents an intriguing heavyweight title fight between two ring giants when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: VITALI KLITSCHKO VS. CRISTOBAL ARREOLA is presented live SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 (10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, exclusively on HBO. The WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING team will be ringside for the event, which will be presented in HDTV and in Spanish on HBO Latino.

Native Ukrainian Vitali "Dr. Iron Fist" Klitschko (37-2, 36 KOs), who now resides in Los Angeles, is the elder of the PhD- and heavyweight title-holding Klitschko brothers. Widely regarded, along with sibling Wladimir, as the class of the heavyweight division, Vitali's commanding 6'7" presence and exceptional knockout power make him a formidable opponent. He is returning to the site of his legendary battle with Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis in June 2003, when a cut above Klitschko's left eye ended the fight after six hard-hitting rounds. Resuming his career in 2008 after four years away from boxing, he subsequently knocked out former heavyweight titleholder Samuel Peter, as well as the undefeated Juan Carlos Gomez.

Hailing from Riverside, Cal., Cristobal "Nightmare" Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs) hopes to use his hometown advantage to take down the taller Klitschko. At 6'4", Arreola is hardly undersized or underpowered, impressively knocking out 24 of his 27 opponents while going undefeated against the likes of Travis Walker, Jameel McCline and Chazz Witherspoon. Now, the fast-rising 28-year-old has a chance to send shockwaves through the boxing world and become the first heavyweight titleholder of Mexican heritage.

Who you got?

I got Chris all the way, I wanna see the first Mexican-American Heavyweight Champ!

00TJ · 09-26-2009, 11:08 PM

Vitali TKO's Chris Arreola in the 10th round, it was a decent fight, just wish it had gone the distance.

Chris took the later rounds of the fight IMO, but I guess Vitali was too much for him.

Arreola wasn't doing enough when he got inside. He paid a price every time he came in and then he would only get off one or two punches and he would let Klitschko create space again. If you're a smaller guy and you wanna beat one of those damn brothers you gotta get inside and stay inside as much as possible. If it ends up being a fight where you spend most of the time on the outside at the mercy of the Klitschko jab then it's game over.

09-26-2009, 12:05 AM	#1
00TJ Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Gender: Posts: 185 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	9/26/09 Vitali Klitschko vs. Chris arreola [world championship boxing] HBO Sports presents an intriguing heavyweight title fight between two ring giants when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: VITALI KLITSCHKO VS. CRISTOBAL ARREOLA is presented live SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 (10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, exclusively on HBO. The WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING team will be ringside for the event, which will be presented in HDTV and in Spanish on HBO Latino. Native Ukrainian Vitali "Dr. Iron Fist" Klitschko (37-2, 36 KOs), who now resides in Los Angeles, is the elder of the PhD- and heavyweight title-holding Klitschko brothers. Widely regarded, along with sibling Wladimir, as the class of the heavyweight division, Vitali's commanding 6'7" presence and exceptional knockout power make him a formidable opponent. He is returning to the site of his legendary battle with Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis in June 2003, when a cut above Klitschko's left eye ended the fight after six hard-hitting rounds. Resuming his career in 2008 after four years away from boxing, he subsequently knocked out former heavyweight titleholder Samuel Peter, as well as the undefeated Juan Carlos Gomez. Hailing from Riverside, Cal., Cristobal "Nightmare" Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs) hopes to use his hometown advantage to take down the taller Klitschko. At 6'4", Arreola is hardly undersized or underpowered, impressively knocking out 24 of his 27 opponents while going undefeated against the likes of Travis Walker, Jameel McCline and Chazz Witherspoon. Now, the fast-rising 28-year-old has a chance to send shockwaves through the boxing world and become the first heavyweight titleholder of Mexican heritage. Who you got? I got Chris all the way, I wanna see the first Mexican-American Heavyweight Champ!

09-26-2009, 11:08 PM	#2
00TJ Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Gender: Posts: 185 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Vitali TKO's Chris Arreola in the 10th round, it was a decent fight, just wish it had gone the distance. Chris took the later rounds of the fight IMO, but I guess Vitali was too much for him. Arreola wasn't doing enough when he got inside. He paid a price every time he came in and then he would only get off one or two punches and he would let Klitschko create space again. If you're a smaller guy and you wanna beat one of those damn brothers you gotta get inside and stay inside as much as possible. If it ends up being a fight where you spend most of the time on the outside at the mercy of the Klitschko jab then it's game over.