Meaningless fight, Arreola is shot to hell. Kownacki should make light work of Arreola. Could of been fighting AJ for millions instead he's fighting Arreola for peanuts.
Would love Arreola to pull off the upset but he is way way past it now, I loved watching him fight back in the day, he is a proper warrior.
The argument over who stole the cookie from the cookie jar comes to a bloody end that night. For a serious response I expect Kownacki to win, possibly by stoppage as Arreola can't have much in the tank. Definitely a step down from Martin but maybe a lateral move from Washington since I dont know who would win between Washington and Arreola.
I see it more as he turned down an immediate shot at Joshua for a more or less guaranteed shot at Wilder in the near future. If he truly believes he can beat Wilder (which I don't) but doesn't like his chances against Joshua it makes sense to go down this path (as the WBC belt will get him even more money against Joshau).
That mightn't have his own choice though. Clearly Haymon blocked the fight since he is part of Wilders short term career path. He probably agreed to the fight before Miller popped dirty so he could under some sort of legal obligation.