I'm impressed with his aggresiveness but if he is going to swing like that against someone with some pop he's gonna get KO'd
Arreola looks to be a good solid heavyweight, if he doesn't let his weight become a problem. He's not exactly Gene Tunney in there but what he does, he does well. He might also be the most exciting heavyweight going today. I also thought Withherspoon looked a little better than I thought. Definitly tougher. If Tua-Arreola does come off than Tua loses. He has been struggling with much lesser fighters, he's getting old, and he's been less than active. I wouldn't be surprised if Arreola becomes the first man to stop Tua. That would be a fun fight that probably never happens. I would put Arreola solidly in the top ten at this point. He's young and he's exciting. He's a needed addition to the heavyweight division.
If arreola fights Tua, I see a Tua KO in under 5 rounds. Arreola can't sit there and bang with the Tua man.
Tua is a terrible match up I dont know why they would match Arreola up with him. Tua is a granite chinned fighter who isn't going to be stopped and his left hook, when it lands, is going to result in you getting dropped. Arreola is too sloppy at this point and would get koed by Tuaman within 7. Why not match him up with a , Rahman, Briggs, Guinn, Liakhovich type of fighter and work your way up? It has the potential to be a war though and I'll definently be watching.
Tua is a dangerous match-up but not a terrible one. By the time they meet Tua will be 36 and have only a few rounds in over the last 18 months. Tua in 2008 is far removed from the Tua of 1998 that we all rooted for. At this point Tua is struggling with Robert Hawkins and Cisse Salif, bad news if youre stepping it up to a young hungry fighter. It's a dangerous and exciting fight that if Arreola wins it will put him front and center of the heavyweights. He needs to control that weight though.
The Salif fight was a wide win for Tua. There's absolutely no reasons why it was a SD. Tua will still have his iron chin and dynamite left hook though. Not the type of fighter you want a young prospect (Especially one that is sloppy) to fight. Tua will also probably realize it's his last chance and show up ready for war.
Tua will introduce Arreola to big time boxing, and most importantly, Tua will introduce Arreola to getting KOed, BIG TIME ! :good