Saturday, September 26, 2009

Cristobal Arreola versus Vitali Klitschko

Tonight Cris Arreola will try to pull off the upset of Vitali Klitschko in a heavyweight tilt. It may be a bit early for Cris but he needs to step up as there is little other competition in the heavyweight division at the moment for the Klitschkos. Arreola will try to use his savvy boxing skills to land bombs on Vitali and get inside in the process. Klitschko will try to stay on the outside and use his monstrous jab to wear down Arreola. Klitshcko is 6-7 and weighed in at 252 pounds for the weigh in while Arreola is 6-4 and weighed in at 251 pounds. If Arreola is in good shape and has the energy to keep pushing Klitshcko he may be able to make a fight of it. Although Klitshcko has demonstrated a decent chin in the past, Arreola clearly has knockout power at the heavyweight level and I think he has enough to surprise Klitschko if the giant Ukranian is not careful. The fight should be more interesting than last weeks Floyd Mayweather Juan Manuel Marquez tilt which was completely one sided. Both fighters in this one will have their moments and it just depends on who can stick to their game plan and succeed the best.

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