Chris Arreola vs Sam Peter

[Majesty]

Should they both fight each other now? Apparently Wladimer is gonna be busy fighting David Haye... I don't understand why. But if Chris Arreola needs a fight then why not him vs Sam Peter?

[jon09]

Absolutely! I think those 2 should fight each other down the road maybe this year! But I think Arreola is taking the right path and fighting a tall fighter in Mccline so he can get a little more seasoning before he fights either 1 of the K Brothers. And Peter is fighting a dangerous opponent in Chambers. I still do not think there is a fighter in the Heavies that can touch either one of the Klitschkos.

[killersheep]

Good call Majesty, Peter has a good name only losses are to the brothers Klit and it should be an exciting one.

[Hunter]

Sounds good to me. I think i would favor Peter in this fight....

I am not jumping on the Arreola bandwagon yet.

[El Kabong]

Right now Arreola is fighting McCline, if he needs another tune up should he beat McCline (because it's not a gimme fight) he may want to try out someone with a more technically sound style, perhaps a European fighter such as Maskaev or Golota just to get used to a style which is more like Wladimir's.


If a Peter-Arreola fight were to happen I may favor Sam Peter this time because I think, Cris likes to mix it up (although he can do some good things when he's just boxing) and if he makes a mistake I am not so sure his chin could take what Sam Peter dishes out. I think Sam Peter hits harder than Arreola and I think Sam would approach with caution boxing first and opening up Cris in the later rounds.

[Lance Uppercut]

Peter is fighting, and will lose next week to Eddie Chambers on ESPN2.


Did you hear Teddy Atlas last night, for some reason he announced during the telecast that Peter has not been taking his training seriously.

[TheDemolitionDan]

I would love to see Arreola and Peter fight. Fighting McCline and then Peter is good for Arreola, but the thing is will Arreola want to fight Peter because I think he is going to lose to Chambers next week. May'be Arreola-Chambers? Either way it's good for Arreola to fight back-to-back quality opponents.

[El Kabong]

Sam Peter hasn't been in great shape since 2001 which was the last time he ever weighed in the 230's

[holmcall]

A bit of a blubberfest, but still an interesting matchup. Of course, I have some serious doubts Peter will get by Fast Eddie.

[El Kabong]

I think we're over estimating Eddie Chambers' talent level just a touch. Sure he's a solid defensive fighter but #1 he doesn't throw a lot of punches and #2 he doesn't have quick feet so he won't be able to run circles around Sam Peter.

Sam may edge out Eddie with a UD because #1 I have never really seen Eddie get hurt and #2 Eddie doesn't do enough work in the late rounds.

This is the perfect fight to get Sam back on track, he needs to use the jab, keep Eddie at a distance for the early rounds and then pour on the pressure late.


Cris Arreola hasn't really impressed me all that much, he's already been hurt, he's never been past 8 rounds, and I think he's in more danger of losing to an all around fighter like McCline than Sam Peter is in danger vs a one dimensional fighter like Chambers.

[Drago]

Right now Arreola is fighting McCline, if he needs another tune up should he beat McCline (because it's not a gimme fight) he may want to try out someone with a more technically sound style, perhaps a European fighter such as Maskaev or Golota just to get used to a style which is more like Wladimir's.


If a Peter-Arreola fight were to happen I may favor Sam Peter this time because I think, Cris likes to mix it up (although he can do some good things when he's just boxing) and if he makes a mistake I am not so sure his chin could take what Sam Peter dishes out. I think Sam Peter hits harder than Arreola and I think Sam would approach with caution boxing first and opening up Cris in the later rounds.

golota could be a war, would love to see that one

[johnsebastianmiran]

I think it would be a great gauge to see if Arreola belongs or Peter goes back to the drawing board. Peter has been looking toward the canvas a little too often lately and forgot to move his head. His appetite has to be curbed also.
Chambers may even be a wake up call and Peter may do well from this point on but if Teddy Atlas is right then it will be Arreola-Chambers.

[RozzySean]

Right now Arreola is fighting McCline, if he needs another tune up should he beat McCline (because it's not a gimme fight) he may want to try out someone with a more technically sound style, perhaps a European fighter such as Maskaev or Golota just to get used to a style which is more like Wladimir's.


If a Peter-Arreola fight were to happen I may favor Sam Peter this time because I think, Cris likes to mix it up (although he can do some good things when he's just boxing) and if he makes a mistake I am not so sure his chin could take what Sam Peter dishes out. I think Sam Peter hits harder than Arreola and I think Sam would approach with caution boxing first and opening up Cris in the later rounds.

From a matchup point of view, Peter would be a bad fight for Arreola. If he gets past McCline, I agree with Lyle that fighting a techincally solid European would be a good move.