Comments on: Weekend Wrap-Up April 24th http://theboxingmagazine.com/2010/04/28/weekend-wrap-up-april-24th/ Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: don http://theboxingmagazine.com/2010/04/28/weekend-wrap-up-april-24th/comment-page-1/#comment-249 don Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:11:47 +0000 http://theboxingmagazine.com/?p=566#comment-249 I think that's the promotional problem. Yes, it should have been a close fight...on the scorecards. I watched the fight with a couple of casual boxing fans- Goliath does not get credit for getting his face busted up and making it a close but losing effort against David. Not with casual boxing fans. We'll see when the next time Arreola headlines on HBO. I think that’s the promotional problem. Yes, it should have been a close fight…on the scorecards. I watched the fight with a couple of casual boxing fans- Goliath does not get credit for getting his face busted up and making it a close but losing effort against David. Not with casual boxing fans. We’ll see when the next time Arreola headlines on HBO.

]]> By: MikeHanson http://theboxingmagazine.com/2010/04/28/weekend-wrap-up-april-24th/comment-page-1/#comment-248 MikeHanson Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:40:58 +0000 http://theboxingmagazine.com/?p=566#comment-248 I said prior to the fight that if Arreola came in at 240 it would be an easy win for him ... I still think so ... I think at 240 his foot movement would have been better. I still am unsure if he quit punching in the 7th because of injury or stamina ... he never quit throwing against Vitali so I almost think it was the injury ... if the 7th and 8th continued like the 4th - 6th, I believe he would have stopped Adamek. Interesting to hear a ton of media and commentators (Bernstein for one) say they thought Arreola won. My wife had it even because she gave the first round to Chris ... If he had won the 12th it would have been a draw on the judges cards. I said prior to the fight that if Arreola came in at 240 it would be an easy win for him … I still think so … I think at 240 his foot movement would have been better. I still am unsure if he quit punching in the 7th because of injury or stamina … he never quit throwing against Vitali so I almost think it was the injury … if the 7th and 8th continued like the 4th – 6th, I believe he would have stopped Adamek. Interesting to hear a ton of media and commentators (Bernstein for one) say they thought Arreola won. My wife had it even because she gave the first round to Chris … If he had won the 12th it would have been a draw on the judges cards.

]]> By: don http://theboxingmagazine.com/2010/04/28/weekend-wrap-up-april-24th/comment-page-1/#comment-246 don Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:09:09 +0000 http://theboxingmagazine.com/?p=566#comment-246 Arreola was seriously damaged promotionally with that performance. There's really nowhere for him to hide. Many will think that in better condition he would have stopped the much smaller Adamek. On the plus side, heavyweights in particular are only one win away from redemption. Who would that be? Tua? (A longer shot is a David Haye might consider Arrelo a safe defense after that showing. That wouldn't be ground breaking.The real question would be- would Haye be right?) Arreola was seriously damaged promotionally with that performance. There’s really nowhere for him to hide. Many will think that in better condition he would have stopped the much smaller Adamek. On the plus side, heavyweights in particular are only one win away from redemption. Who would that be? Tua?
(A longer shot is a David Haye might consider Arrelo a safe defense after that showing. That wouldn’t be ground breaking.The real question would be- would Haye be right?)

]]> By: admin http://theboxingmagazine.com/2010/04/28/weekend-wrap-up-april-24th/comment-page-1/#comment-245 admin Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:04:34 +0000 http://theboxingmagazine.com/?p=566#comment-245 This was a tough loss for Chris Arreola. Of all the fighters in the Heavyweight division today, Arreola had the personality to become a superstar in the USA. But like so many other fighters, he just doesn't seem able to pull out a win when it counts the most. I'd hate to see Arreola go the way of Sam Peter, but right now, this is an awful familiar scenario. If I were Arreola, I'd look for another trainer. Someone who could really bring fresh motivation into the camp. What does he have to lose? It's worked for other fighters. I'd probably suggest the same to Kelly Pavlik. Sometimes, change is the only thing that'll shock a fighter into taking it up to the next level. This was a tough loss for Chris Arreola. Of all the fighters in the Heavyweight division today, Arreola had the personality to become a superstar in the USA. But like so many other fighters, he just doesn’t seem able to pull out a win when it counts the most. I’d hate to see Arreola go the way of Sam Peter, but right now, this is an awful familiar scenario. If I were Arreola, I’d look for another trainer. Someone who could really bring fresh motivation into the camp. What does he have to lose? It’s worked for other fighters.

I’d probably suggest the same to Kelly Pavlik. Sometimes, change is the only thing that’ll shock a fighter into taking it up to the next level.

]]> By: JRussell http://theboxingmagazine.com/2010/04/28/weekend-wrap-up-april-24th/comment-page-1/#comment-244 JRussell Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:39:28 +0000 http://theboxingmagazine.com/?p=566#comment-244 Personally, I enjoyed seeing Froch lose. It was a close fight and Froch got the nod when it was his turn to play the hometown boy against Dirrell. This time, he got to enjoy going into someone Else's backyard. In boxing, you don't say after the fight, "I could have done more." You DO MORE during the fight. If not, how can you complain being on the losing end of a decision? Personally, I enjoyed seeing Froch lose. It was a close fight and Froch got the nod when it was his turn to play the hometown boy against Dirrell. This time, he got to enjoy going into someone Else’s backyard. In boxing, you don’t say after the fight, “I could have done more.” You DO MORE during the fight. If not, how can you complain being on the losing end of a decision?

]]> By: MikeHanson http://theboxingmagazine.com/2010/04/28/weekend-wrap-up-april-24th/comment-page-1/#comment-243 MikeHanson Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:18:35 +0000 http://theboxingmagazine.com/?p=566#comment-243 Just a quick comment ... if I had written this Sunday it would have been about what a great fight Froch/Kessler was ... but after the recent crybaby comments coming from Froch, I would have a hard time saying anything nice about him ... so I didn't say anything at all ... Just a quick comment … if I had written this Sunday it would have been about what a great fight Froch/Kessler was … but after the recent crybaby comments coming from Froch, I would have a hard time saying anything nice about him … so I didn’t say anything at all …

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