Arreola vs Walker

[Rantcatrat]

Pretty good heavyweight matchup this Saturday between Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola and Travis "Freight Train" Walker. The fight is an IBF eliminator; the winner becomes the mandatory for Vladamir Klitschko. Both stand 6'4. Walker has a 5 inch wingspan advantage (82 - 77). Both can punch: Arreola has 22 knockouts in his 25 fights with no losses. Walker has 22 knockouts in his 28 fights with one loss. Arreola is more battle-tested.

Press Conference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHhhAXjIdtQ

Chris Arreola:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKa3vJtRRoQ

Travis Walker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av42O2Q16m0

Who will win?

[The Fightfan]

I picked Arreola simply because he beat my man Chazz. I don't think Walker can take his pressure.

[Dark Lord Al]

Walker isnt a good fighter at all , Arreola wins inside 5

[killersheep]

If Arreola loses to Walker it's gonna hurt his career big time. Gotta say in a tough man contest, I fully expect Arreola to come out victorious in a very short period of time.

Arreola KO

[Otley]

i don't know much about these two....but I have gone for Travis to de-rail Arreola only cause Arreola is due for a lose and the heavyweight division is a total mess and I can't see Arreola to be a saviour of the heavyweights any time soon


Job Biscuit (Now i have said this....Arreola will become the next super star)!!!


eh eh!!

[Rantcatrat]

The problem with Arreola is stamina. Can he go 10 or 12 rounds with a top level heavyweight? What if he fights Sultan Ibragimov who moves well and doesn't want to sit and trade with him?

[Mar]

Lol i still remember watching walker at raley field here in sac last year for some showtime thing. Chris beats him though.

[killersheep]

The problem with Arreola is stamina. Can he go 10 or 12 rounds with a top level heavyweight? What if he fights Sultan Ibragimov who moves well and doesn't want to sit and trade with him?

That issue shouldn't come up in this fight though. I hear ya going forward, he's gonna have big issues when someone can take his power, or avoid his power.

[BoxingGorilla]

I picked Walker in the prediction contest.

Walker is a big man and I am thinking that he will hang around long enough for Arreola's own blubber to drag him down.

Arreola is the favorite and the odds really don't mean a thing. If there is one thing that Killer has taught me it's that odds are there to sucker you in. It could be 50-1 for a Walker bet and not amount to a row of beans when he gets leveled.

[Deanrw]

I really like Arreola. People will call him fat and lazy etc. Underneath all that though is a guy who has a very nice flow to his punches. He mixes his shots really well and throws a lot of them.

He actually does some really nice things in there. If he dedicates himself and gets in shape more I would not hesitate to call him a future champ.

I still think he will win this fight, but if it goes beyond 5 rounds Walker will get his shot.