Tommy Morrison vs. Chris Arreola

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  1. The Mongoose

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    This is the most realistic analysis. Not to crap all over the Duke, but the jounrneyman version of McCline that Arreola and Peter faced would be a live underdog against him with his durability and sporadic quick power punching.
     
  2. Flea Man

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    The McCline that Arreola fought was AWFUL.
     
  3. lefthook31

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    Unfortunately there are no shot Ruddocks or old Foreman's for Arreola to face. Hardly a way to compare the two.
     
  4. The Mongoose

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    What you percieved to be awful or not was the typical McCline of the past few years, he actually gave a decent account of himself before getting stopped. About on par if not a little more game than most of Morrison's "name" wins save Foreman. I would favor Tommy by mid stoppage but he would probably get dropped by some of the punches that Arreola got staggered with, and if he got on a little roll like he did against the careless slugging Peter, he could very well stop the Duke.
     
  5. mcvey

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    Arreola is a trundle forward, hands high, because I have no head movement ,club fighter,who has beaten no one, and never will, he is a slob.
    The Mexican False Alarm.
     
  6. mcvey

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    Ross Purrity has a couple of decent wins on his record I beleive.
    Plus 27kos in 31 wins, he dropped Morrison twice to earn a draw.Not a great fighter but he could hit.
    Arreola's biggest win is over 39year old pacifist McCline, he is a catcher Morrison stops him.
     
  7. lefthook89

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    true, but that fight proved morrison can take SOME punishment to come back and get the "W". i honestly think morrison would destroy arreola, people are making too much of arreola's chin and power, which i both find overrated.
     
  8. Boro chris

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    Morrison and quite easily. For all his flaws he's a level above Arreola who I don't think is remotely worldclass. Faster and more skilled, he'd whip him in the first 3.
    It's not that I think Tommy was particularly good it's just that Arreola is so ****ing bad.
     
  9. BoxingFanNo1

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    Morrison had his ups and downs, but on a good night I'd put my money behind Morrison. Like others have said who has Arreola beaten?
     
  10. The Mongoose

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    Purrity was 8-8 and had never fought past 6 rounds at that point. He was suppose to be an easy pushover for Morrison in a televised bout, instead it was a stinker that damaged his credibility further. It wouldn't be until a few more years and many more bouts against top tier contenders that Purrity would develop into a grizzled veteran journeyman that would upset guys like Gonzalez and Wlad.
     
  11. mcvey

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    It's not about how good Morrison was ,it's about how crap Arreola is.

    Didnt Ross Purrity beat someone half decent later on?:yep :good
     
  12. lefthook31

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    Depends how you define beat?
     
  13. Bummy Davis

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    Tommys middleweight chin comes up empty, Chris bang him out of there early, before 8
     
  14. mcvey

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    Well being that Travis Walker dropped Arreola,I think that Purrity has a good chance of doing so,Purrity wasnt much ,but 27 kos in 31 wins proved he could hit a bit.
    Arreola has beaten NO ONE.
     
  15. lefthook31

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    Thats probaby a great description of Morrisons chin. :yep I tend to agree, if Morrison doesnt get him out of there early, than he gets stopped.