Arreola is a lot like barrett in style. Except arreola's more accurate, arreola's more powerful, and arreola's never been KO'd. It would be a great step up for Haye. Although, extremely risky. I'd guess haye would only be a 2.5-1 favorite for this fight whereas vs rahman or toney (if he decides to have a prelim fight b4 klitschko fight), he'd be a 4 or 5-1 favorite IMO.
ok this would be interesting for one reason. Haye is vastly more skilled but fights crazy. He is not a disciplined boxer and that gives guys like arreola who can crack a far better chance than they should have. The first 2 rounds of the Barrett fight were very slow paced and Haye tried to be patient and box. I thought Barrett did better in round 2 but Haye had a very good opening stanza. But in round 3, he went toe-to-toe. At some point, Haye will lose his patience and trade and Arreola will have his chance. I think Arreola throws far better punches than Barrett and will be able to connect with some if his chin can hold up. If I was convinced Haye could just box for 12 rounds, I'd like his chances a lot more against Arreola and a lot of other guys. As it is, close fight I would slightly favor Haye in but anything could happen. The longer it goes, the more trouble haye will have. His stamina and tendancy to get overpowered in the clinch are big worries as a hw.
Haye would win by KO, as someone mentioned already Haye apparently KO'd Arreola in sparring in Florida in preperation for the Barrett fight i think.
Overhyped prospect ? the undisputed cruiserweight champ of the world ? For ****s sake , they let any old ****ing idiot on here ! Haye KO 3
Have you seen how fat arreola gets for his fights? The 1st fight he is pushed past 6 rounds, I think we'll c a very exhausted man...And a man who would be prone to give up because his career doesn't mean THAAT much to him (see his conditioning for all his fights)
Exaclty ! Haye may get a bit wild sometimes which isnt good for stamina but at least he turns up in shape. I like Arreola but for gods sake the man doesnt even look like he could run to the corner !
If Arreola connects-even in a clinch, Haye's gonna' get wobbled. And then he's easy prey. This fight could surprise alot of people. Haye's chin is far chinnier than Wlad's.