He'll be essentially in the same shape more or less that he was against Travis Walker. Until we see pics I have no clue whether McCline is a jacked 271 lbs or a Butterbean-esque 271.
the thing is, mccline doesn't look like that anymore: This content is protected so 271 is kinda heavy. arreola seems to go sam peter's way.
Williams came in light...Williams IMO is mos def not a MW!! Didn't he say he walked around at 160 when he's not training or some ****???
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Somebody mentioned the other day that he's been having trouble putting on weight. His best weight right now is definitely 154.
i haven't seen weigh in pics but i saw arreola in camp about two weeks ago on video and, unless he dumped 30 pounds in that time, he is going to look the same mess of un-flexible flab he did against travis walker...however, even a 270 pound, over the hill mccline should give him a more stiff test...though i expect mccline's extreme state of boxing decrepitude should give arreola enough room to pull out a decision as both tire and shut down late, i expect arreola will be only slightly more active and favored by the judges for his prospect status in a boring, horrid fight.
the tricky aspect of this is that williams, and i give him full credit and respect for this, is a very hard trainer that refuses not to maintain stamina, flexibility and balance in putting on weight. he has refused to just bulk up soft and easy...accordingly he has struggled to get to 160 without losing anything. i think this might be more of an issue against true, natural middleweight...but winky only fills out 160 more evenly now because of his age and rust-bringing time out of the ring. a lot of big questions hanging over this one, more as we get closer to the fight. i still maintain, whichever way this one goes, it's going to be a tight close fight in which williams will smartly control the distance exchanges and wright will be more effective inside. if winky finds a strategy to consistently get in, he takes it. if williams stays comfortable and mobile at the end of the jab and left hook, he takes it. His best weight right now is definitely 154.