Thread: What's next for Arreola?

Where does he go from here?

Back to ring as soon as possible. Fighting once a year is doing him no favors. He looked rusty to start. Once his nose got broken he was fighting handicap.

He's done. He has zero heart.

Fight Magomed Abdusalamov then the winner of Thompson-Price II. He can still make noise but he's not a champion

Night classes.

I'm guessing he'll be built back up slowly by Goosen. He'll probably fight on Ward's next undercard...then a showcase/co-main event on FNF.

There's still some good crossroad fights left for Chris...

Banks-Mitchell II winner or loser
Odlanier Solis
Dereck Chisora
Ruslan Chagaev
Kevin Johnson

And if he's got a passport...there's some good fights to be made in Europe.

Originally Posted by mrbig1

He's done. He has zero heart.

Sir, you are an idiot. What do you think heart is? Give me your exact definition of heart as it applies to boxing, if you can?
To me, heart has always meant fighting on when you're bloody, beaten, realizing you're chances of winning are 0 and taking a lot of punches but you keep fighting.
You can point to some holes in Arreola's boxing but lack of heart isn't one of them.

Arreola sucks. he is a glorified journeyman who will never be a champion.

Originally Posted by #1FightFan

Arreola sucks. he is a glorified journeyman who will never be a champion.

BS. He got a tough break (his nose) and I think he could KO Povetkin.

Arreola better buckle down and stop eating so damn much and being so inactive or he is headed toward being a journeyman though.

Originally Posted by Hulk

Originally Posted by #1FightFan

Arreola sucks. he is a glorified journeyman who will never be a champion.

BS. He got a tough break (his nose) and I think he could KO Povetkin.

Arreola better buckle down and stop eating so damn much and being so inactive or he is headed toward being a journeyman though.

I say he's one loss away. At least he's only losing to good fighters.

I reckon he could KO Fury. He's just a mark for me. He ain't good enough to be a world champion but beats most domestic level fights

Originally Posted by #1FightFan

Arreola sucks. he is a glorified journeyman who will never be a champion.

I can't argue with that statement, but don't try to say he has no heart!

Originally Posted by mrbig1

He's done. He has zero heart.

LOL, the guy who fought on with a shattered nose has no heart... everyone's a critic...

Arreola needs to fight often to stay in shape (and out of the fridge), he does his best work when he is active. He can make some good fights against anyone not a Klit brother which can be said for 99% of heavyweights today so there is no shame there. Watching him fight the top USA fighters like Wilder, Mitchell, and Banks would be fun or even Haye, Price and Tyson.

I think Arreola can be a top HW - potentially even a champ - in the post-Klitschko HW era, but it would take him really buckling down, taking his training seriously and GETTING IN SHAPE.

Obviously he does have some technical flaws he needs to work on, but I think he has a lot more skill and potential than people give him credit for.