After Vitali Klitschko's victory last Saturday night over Arreola, James Toney once again expressed his desire to face one of the Klitschko's. He seems to think his low level title belt warrants him some chance at a title shot at the Klitschko's and claim they have been ducking him. Yeah right! Funny! Here's the video where he's interviewed:
This is the scorecard for the WBC heavyweight title fight between the champ Vitali Klitschko and the challenger Chris Arreola up until the fight was stopped after round 10...
Judges Ken Morita (Japan) and Anek Hontongkam (Thailand) had their scores the same at 99-91 a piece awarding Arreola only 1 round while judge Guido Cavalieri (Italy) awarded Klitschko every round, scoring the tenth 10-8.
This is video footage of the post fight press conference that happened after the Vitali Klitschko vs Chris Arreola WBC heavyweight championship fight in the Staples Center on September 26th, 2009.
Vitali was very respectful to Arreola once again like he was before and after the fight when interviewed by Larry Merchant. He believes Arreola has what it takes to be a champion in the future and compliments Arreola on his chin and heart. He also talks about how he really wanted to send his opponent to the floor but could not.
Arreola basically complimented Vitali and said he basically got his *** kicked.
This is the full fight video(not in English will try to find one in English later) for the WBC heavyweight championship match that happened between the WBC champion Vitali Klitschko and the WBC #1 Chris Arreola that happened Saturday, September 26th at the Staples Center in Los Angles, CA.
These are the post fight interview videos by Larry Merchant with Vitali Klitschko as he retained his WBC heavyweight title and with Chris Arreola as he came up short in a valiant effort.
Vitali Klitschko put on a dominant fight tonight as he totally outboxed the WBC #1 contender Chris Arreola to retain his WBC heavyweight title via a corner stoppage after round 10 of the scheduled 12 round fight.
Arreola tried very hard to get inside Vitali has a A+ strategy that he implemented at will and by round 9 Arreola was getting hit more and more and could not muster any kind of attack. Thus, why the ref stopped the fight after another round of Vitali hitting at will.
Congratulation Vitali on a solid victory, and good luck to Arreola in the future. Like Vitali said, Arreola has the skills to be a champion, just not now.
With the fight happening tonight at 10pm ET/7pm PT (live on HBO), I thought I'd share a quick comparison of the current WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko and the WBC #1 contender Chris Arreola ahead of their WBC championship fight at the Staples Center in LA, CA.
27 Wins, 0 Losses, 24 Knockouts
2009
04-11 -- Jameel McCline, Las Vegas, NV, KO 4
2008
11-29 -- Travis Walker, Ontario, CA, TKO 3
09-25 -- Israel Garcia, San Jacinto, CA, TKO 3
06-21 -- Chazz Witherspoon, Memphis, TN, W DQ 3
02-09 -- Cliff Couser, Temecula, CA, TKO 1
2007
09-21 -- Thomas Hayes, Ontario, CA, KO 3
07-14 -- Derek Berry, Carson, CA, KO 1
05-04 -- Malcolm Tann, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 8
02-09 -- Zakeem Graham, Selden, NY, TKO 3
2006
11-04 -- Damian Wills, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 7
08-19 -- Damian Norris, Reno, Nevada, TKO 4
05-25 -- Sedreck Fields, Temecula, CA, KO 7
04-12 -- Lee Manuel Ossie, Lemoore, CA, KO 1
03-03 -- Curtis Taylor, Temecula, CA, KO 1
2005
10-21 -- Domonic Jenkins, Temecula, CA, TKO 5
09-23 -- Andrew Greeley, Los Angeles, CA, W 6
05-05 -- Kenny Lemos, Palm Springs, CA, TKO 4
02-17 -- Samuel Rodriguez, Hollywood, CA, TKO 4
01-21 -- David Cleage, Uncasville, CT, W DQ 3
2004
12-09 -- Benjamin Garcia, Temecula, CA, TKO 1
08-20 -- Ed Mosley, Corona, CA, TKO 1
04-26 -- David Johnson, Ontario, CA, TKO 1
03-22 -- Jason Condon, Ontario, CA, KO 1
02-16 -- Semisi Bloomfield, Ontario, CA, TKO 1
2003
11-10 -- David Johnson, Ontario, CA, KO 2
10-03 -- Jeremiah Constant, Laughlin, NV, TKO 1
09-05 -- Roosevelt Parker, Laughlin, NV, TKO 2
Chris Arreola Date of Birth: March 5, 1981
This is Chris Arreola's professional boxing record ahead of his WBC heavyweight championship fight with current champ Vitali Klitschko.
Cristobal Arreola
"The Nightmare"
27 Wins, 0 Losses, 24 Knockouts
2009
04-11 -- Jameel McCline, Las Vegas, NV, KO 4
2008
11-29 -- Travis Walker, Ontario, CA, TKO 3
09-25 -- Israel Garcia, San Jacinto, CA, TKO 3
06-21 -- Chazz Witherspoon, Memphis, TN, W DQ 3
02-09 -- Cliff Couser, Temecula, CA, TKO 1
2007
09-21 -- Thomas Hayes, Ontario, CA, KO 3
07-14 -- Derek Berry, Carson, CA, KO 1
05-04 -- Malcolm Tann, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 8
02-09 -- Zakeem Graham, Selden, NY, TKO 3
2006
11-04 -- Damian Wills, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 7
08-19 -- Damian Norris, Reno, Nevada, TKO 4
05-25 -- Sedreck Fields, Temecula, CA, KO 7
04-12 -- Lee Manuel Ossie, Lemoore, CA, KO 1
03-03 -- Curtis Taylor, Temecula, CA, KO 1
2005
10-21 -- Domonic Jenkins, Temecula, CA, TKO 5
09-23 -- Andrew Greeley, Los Angeles, CA, W 6
05-05 -- Kenny Lemos, Palm Springs, CA, TKO 4
02-17 -- Samuel Rodriguez, Hollywood, CA, TKO 4
01-21 -- David Cleage, Uncasville, CT, W DQ 3
2004
12-09 -- Benjamin Garcia, Temecula, CA, TKO 1
08-20 -- Ed Mosley, Corona, CA, TKO 1
04-26 -- David Johnson, Ontario, CA, TKO 1
03-22 -- Jason Condon, Ontario, CA, KO 1
02-16 -- Semisi Bloomfield, Ontario, CA, TKO 1
2003
11-10 -- David Johnson, Ontario, CA, KO 2
10-03 -- Jeremiah Constant, Laughlin, NV, TKO 1
09-05 -- Roosevelt Parker, Laughlin, NV, TKO 2
Chris Arreola Date of Birth: March 5, 1981
These are Chris Arreola's heavyweight boxing stats prior to his fight with the current WBC champion Vitali Klitschko on Saturday, September 26th, 2009...
Cristobal "The Nightmare" Arreola
WBC #1 Contender
Global ID 212248
sex male
birth date 1981-03-05
age 28
manager/agent ..
division heavyweight
rating 11 / 1095(globally) 3 / 418(nationally)
nationality United States
alias The Nightmare
residence Riverside, California, United States
birth place Los Angeles, California, United States
birth name Cristobal Arreola
stance orthodox
height 6′ 4″ / 193cm
reach 77″ / 196cm
US ID 068049
won 27 (KO 24) + lost 0 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 27
rounds boxed 81 KO% 88.89
HBO boxing analyst Larry Merchant gives Chris Arreola a better than chance than most are giving him in his championship fight with WBC champion Vitali Klitschko this Saturday, September 26th at the Staples Center. This is what he had to say:
"I think that Arreola has a much more serious chance to win than most people give him credit for...he's going to need a lot of toughness to walk through the fire."
This is a new ESPN video that showcases Chris Arreola as he talks about preparing to face the WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko this Saturday, Sept. 26th.
This is a new video interview courtesy of ESPN of the current WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko ahead of his showdown with the WBC #1 heavyweight Chris Arreola this Saturday, September 26th at the Staples Center.
Today was the weigh-in for the WBC heavyweight champion Vitali KLitschko and WBC #1 ranked Chris Arreola ahead of their fight this Saturday, Sept. 26th at the Staples Center in LA, CA.
Vitali Klitschko weighed in at 252 lbs and Chris Arreola weighed in at 251 lbs, although he was 1st weighed at 272 lbs only to reveal he had a weighted vest on under his shirt. This was in humor since the press had been commenting on his weight leading up to the fight.
They stared down for several minutes, and the humor they had up to this point was gone. Arreola commented afterwords, "Come Saturday, I guarantee, me and this man Vitali Klitschko, we're going to put on a show!"
Vitali also commented saying, "Enjoy the real heavyweight championship [fight] of the world!"
Today was a free open workout at Muscle Beach in Venice, CA showcasing the current WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko and the #1 WBC heavyweight Chris Arreola ahead of their scheduled fight this Saturday, September 26th. Both showcased their skills and had the following to say..
On this Saturday, September 26th there will be a chat event on this blog for all the fans who wish to communicate while watching the WBC heavyweight championship fight between current champ Vitali Klitschko and Chris Arreola. The chat event will start short before the fight starts at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT and will end shortly after the post fight interviews etc.
I will also try to find a live feed on the internet that fans can watch if they can't view the fight on HBO or out of the country, but even if you can't find a place to watch it, the chat conversations should update you on the status of the fight as it takes place.
You can get to the Klitschko Arreola chat event by going here.
On Tuesday was the final press conference was held at the Nokia Plaza in LA for the WBC heavyweight championship between current WBC champion "Dr. Ironfist" Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KOs) and the WBC #1 mandatory Cristobal "The Nightmare" Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs) which will take place on Saturday, September 26th at the Staples Center in Los Angles, CA.
There was a lot of press there(reportedly more than usual), and Vitali's brother Wladimir was there as well. There were also the undercard fighters who had a few words which you can view at towards the bottom of this post.
After the press conference Ring Magazine awarded Wladimir Klitschko with their belt adding to his 3 belts making it 4 total with the WBO, IBF, and IBO. He was awarded this Ring belt because he defeated the Ring's #3 ranked Ruslan Chagaev in his last fight.
There have been a lot of questions about Chris Arreola's conditioning coming into his fight this Saturday, September 26th at the Staples Center, but in this recent video a lot of questions have been answered. It appears he's hired one of the top conditioning trainers in the world and has been putting in the work. Here's the video...
Ahead of the WBC heavyweight championship fight this Saturday, September 26th between current WBC champ Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO) and the WBC #1 contender Chris Arreola(27-0, 24 KOs), a few Mexican boxing greats gave their opinion on how the fight will go including Julio Cesar Chavez, Erik “El Terrible” Morales, Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez, Pipino Cuevas, Ruben Olivares, Rafael Ruelas, Gabriel Ruelas, and Carlos Zarate. Here's what they had to say.
This is my prediction on how the WBC heavyweight championship fight will go this Saturday, September 26th at the Staples Center between current WBC champ Vitali Klitschko and Chris Arreola.
I think Arreola's best chance is to come out guns blazing in hopes to catch Vitali and not worry about running out of energy. I say this because I think any other tactic will be a for sure loss, and it's because of this I see Vitali winning this fight.
If Arreola does come out on fire at the very least if he loses he can show a valiant effort and have the excuse that he wasn't in the best shape possible to go all the rounds etc..
But, I don's see it happening like that, or at least having success at doing it if he does. I think Vitali will control him with his jab and footwork and although Arreola might have the plan to come in and go crazy he will soon become frustrated with getting hit with Vitali's shots and will start to go through the motions.
Vitali will start landing more right crosses by round 4 and by round 6 or 7 I think Arreola will be too tired to mount a proper offense or defense and will start getting hit at almost will. I see this being a TKO stoppage around rounds 7 through 9. That's my prediction what do you think?
Here are some other predictions from boxing fans off of Youtube. Enjoy!
Larry Merchant Prediction...
This is a new video of the current WBC #1 heavyweight contender Chris Arreola in his public training workout ahead of his WBC heavyweight championship bout with current champion Vitali Klitschko on Sept. 26th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
This is where you will find up-to-date information regarding who will be on the fight card of the WBC heavyweight championship match between current champ Vitali Klitschko(37-2, 36 KOs) and WBC #1 contender Cristobal "Nightmare" Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs) this Sept. 26th at the Staples Center.
Current WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko was recently interviewed in the German newspaper “Sport den’ za dnem” and had some things to say about David Haye, Alexander Povetkin, Eddie Chambers, and the promoter Don King...
Here is some more training footage of Vitali Klitschko at a public workout ahead of defending his WBC heavyweight championship this September 26th against the WBC #1 Chris Arreola. In this video he works on movement in the ring, the mitts, the heavy bag, and the speed bag.
This is where you will find up-to-date information on where you can watch the upcoming WBC heavyweight championship fight between current WBC champ Vitali Klitschko and the WBC #1 contender Chris Arreola on Sat, September 26th.
Yesterday, the WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko was on the Jim Rome show and had alot to say about his upcoming fight with Chris Arreola on September 26th, Lennox Lewis, his comeback, and about fighting his brother Wladimir. Here
Vitali Klitschko: “This fight will be very interesting because Cris Arreola is the (WBC) No. 1 contender. He is undefeated, very young, very tough fighter. Right now, I have to defend my world title against the next generation. I am not the youngest one in the heavyweight division. I am already 38 years old, but I feel very good. I have a lot of experience and I am preparing right now for Sept. 26 to show all boxing fans a good performance. Of course, everyone wants a very good fight, especially with two fighters with a very high knockout percentage. The fight will not go all 12 rounds, which means it will be a knockout for one side or the other. I’ll give my best to keep my title as long as possible, and that means I’ll give my best to send my opponent to the floor..”
Rome: Talk about the challenges that he (Arreola) presents with his brawling style.
“As world champion, I have to be ready to defend my title against any fighter with many different styles. I have a lot of experience. You can’t buy experience at the store. Experience you take with age. That’s why most fighters in the heavyweight division have good results after 20 years old.
Vitali Klitschko: “I’m 6-foot-7, Cris Arreola is 6-foot-3, 6-foot-4. He’s actually a little bit heavier than me and a little bit shorter. He’s a big puncher with very good combinations. I have to be ready for all 12 rounds, which means I need very good conditioning. I try to work in long distance, but I have to be ready for very short distance. I have to be ready to find the mistakes of my opponents and use the mistake to send my opponent to the floor.
“Cris Arreola is not the same height as me. When I fought Lennox Lewis in 2003, he was the same height as me. Usually, my opponents are a little bit shorter than me. I’ve developed my strategy and my plan for the fight and I want to present my strategy in the fight on Sept. 26.”
Rome: You mentioned Lennox Lewis and that fight in 2003. Many had you winning that fight but you suffered that devastating cut. Do you find yourself looking back to that fight and what happened that night?
Vitali Klitschko: “I appreciate it, Lennox Lewis gave me a chance to prove my skills against the strongest fighter in the world, Lennox Lewis, the legend. He was very strong. I’ve never got (been hit with) as many punches as in the Lennox fight. It was not an easy fight. Everybody thought I was ahead on the scorecards, but I had a huge cut above my eye and the doctor stopped the fight. I’m more that sure that if the doctor didn’t stop the fight I’d have given my best to beat Lennox because it was my goal and dream to be world champion.
“Lennox Lewis inside the ring promised to give me a rematch, and in the next fight I had a very impressive knockout. Lennox thought about it, discussed with his family and decided to announce his retirement. Everybody wanted a second fight against Lennox Lewis, but right now Lennox Lewis is in retirement and I have to fight other fighters from the new generation.”
Rome:He seems to be the one guy that when he retired, he stayed retired. In the back of your mind, do you hold out hope that maybe you could still fight him? Have you ever engaged him in the conversation to get him to come out of retirement and fight him once again?
Vitali Klitschko: “I’ve talked to Lennox Lewis. I tell him, ‘Lennox, keep your word. You’re a gentleman. If you promised me (a rematch), you have to keep your word.’ One time, he invited me to his office in London and said, ‘I want to talk to you directly, no lawyers, no managers, just you and me.’ I came to his office and in the room was Lennox Lewis and his mom. I talked to Lennox for one hour, his mom looked at me and scanned his eyes for a long time. It was very funny. After that discussion, the next day Lennox Lewis called me and said, ‘you know what, I don’t want to fight you.’ It’s my personal opinion that that wasn’t the opinion of Lennox Lewis, but the opinion of his mom.”
Rome:When you came back (from four year retirement), how much rust was there to knock off and what was it like getting your skills back again?
Vitali Klitschko: “Almost four years I spent on recovery. I felt good; I took medical exams and decided to come back. I fought against world champion Samuel Peter, I stopped him in eight rounds and I took my title back. You know what? It’s always a huge motivation to make your dream come true. I had a dream with my brother to be the world champion, I did that. Right now, we have three world titles and we almost control the heavyweight division. I hope in the next couple of months we will take the last heavyweight title for our family. It’s not easy, but it’s our dream. I enjoy making my dreams come true.”
Rome: It seems incomprehensible to me that you would ever decide to fight your brother. I can’t imagine there’s any amount of money in the world that would get you to consider fighting him. But, did you and Wladimir ever discuss it for even one second and say, ‘could we possibly do this?’
Vitali Klitschko: “Of course, everyone wants to know who is the strongest heavyweight fighter? Right now, my brother has two titles. He’s world champion, I’m world champion. Yes, of course, the question is who is the strongest between the two brothers. Many people want to see the fight, Wladimir Klitschko vs. Vitali Klitschko, and who is the strongest one. It’s not a secret that the main goal in boxing is to send your opponent to the floor as quickly as possible.
“The closest person in the world to me is my brother. He’s not just a friend, he’s not just my brother, he’s a very close friend of mine. I like him so much and I don’t want to fight him. Our mom is very nervous when one of her sons fights. Can you imagine if our mom knew that one son was fighting against another one? Maybe one son knocks out another one. It’s too much pressure for our mom, and, to be honest, we don’t want to break our mom’s heart. This way, we play chess, we play table tennis, but we won’t fight.”
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This past Wednesday the WBC Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko held an open media workout in Los Angeles, CA as he gets ready to defend his title against Chris Arreola on September 26th at The Staples Center in L.A. Pound4Pound was on hand to capture the days showcasing an interview and Vitali working. Here's the video to check out..
The current WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko was interviewed recently ahead of his WBC heavyweight title clash with the WBC #1 Chris Arreola, and says he is ready to fight Chris Arreola.
"I am ready for the fight against Chris Arreola. I am prepared very good. I feel good and this will be good fight...this will be artistic fight. I will try to show all my skills."
Here is a video of the interview...
On Wednesday, the current WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko(37-2, 36 KOs) held a public media workout in Las Angeles, CA at the Pound4Pound Gym ahead of his WBC championship fight September 26th with the current WBC #1 contender Chris Arreola(27-0, 24 KOs).
Besides showcasing his skills, Vitali donated 100 tickets for the fight to the Los Angeles Firefighter's Association.
Here are quotes from the media workout...
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