Is Arreola a big puncher?

.....yeah, if.....

Wladimir Klitschko is not so easy to hit.

 

He has a puncher's chance. But, he will have huge problems getting inside to KO Wlad. Wlad will work that jab all night long.

 

I'm impressed with the way Arreola places his punches. He's surprisingly accurate.

 

Considering the targets he has been aiming at, it is not hard to be accurate. Taking aim at Klitschko will add an element of difficulty that Arreola has yet to deal with. What is it about Arreola that makes some people believe that he will rise to the occasion?

 

Regardless of the opponent, it's impressive that a guy who doesn't always look to be in the best physical condition can be as accurate as he is. I am not one of those who are picking Arreola to beat Wladimir Klitschko by the way.

 

He is very heavy handed, he has clubbing power, he puts all his weight into his shots, there is a lot momentum behind them. Different from Wlad, who fires right through you, much more explosive.

He turned the Walker fight around with one overhand right, so yes I would definitely say he has 1 punch KO power. He is very crude though, the power comes from the arc, throwing his weight into the shots. He gets off balance easily when he misses. Still, he is very accurate, surprisingly so.

He does show his boxing knowledge, not in his technique but his focus and attack during the fight. He places all his shots and never throws wild. His technique is crude, but he lands accurate. Too many defensive holes. And he has slow hands, which I think is why he is all bullying pressure. Im not sure how effective he would be trying to box. He moves very heavy in general, not light on his feet, although it could be the weight.

 

In all Fairness, it's how Vlad usually loses.

 

well

 

He's the classic Mexican pressure fighter but as a HW. I'm sure he'd be a harder puncher if he was in shape, but no doubt he is heavy handed and a hurtful hitter.

I reckon he has enough power to stop Wlad....whether he can get past the jab and survive the right hand is another question (I suspect not but I'd like to see him win, at least he's exciting)

 

I really don't think this fight will be very competitive. I do think Arreola has the power and accuracy to hurt Wlad, but his downfall in this fight will be his severe lack of boxing technique and his sub-par hand speed. I see Wlad jabbing him silly for about 4 or 5 rounds to sufficiently soften him up for a brutal stoppage. I wouldn't be surprised if it was over even sooner to be honest. It just depends on how much respect Wlad shows him imo.

 

he's a bigger target. Wlad will KO him cold for about 10 minutes.

 

Sure seems like a big puncher. Very heavy handed guy. Probably doesn't hit quite as hard as Wladdy, but still a banger nonetheless.

 

Good post... I think Arreola is not ready. And BTW... he doesn't beat any top 25 HW yet !

 

name points W-L-D last 6 debut age stance residence
1 Wladimir Klitschko 1398 52 (46) - 3 (3) - 0
1996 32 orthodox Kiev, Ukraine

2 Vitali Klitschko 870 36 (35) - 2 (2) - 0
1996 37 orthodox Los Angeles, California, United States

3 Ruslan Chagaev 798 24 (17) - 0 (0) - 1
1997 30 southpaw Hamburg, Germany

4 David Haye 782 22 (21) - 1 (1) - 0
2002 28 orthodox London, United Kingdom

5 Tony Thompson 583 31 (19) - 2 (1) - 0
2000 37 southpaw Washington, District of Columbia, United States

6 Samuel Peter 552 30 (23) - 2 (1) - 0
2001 28 orthodox Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

7 Matt Skelton 543 22 (19) - 2 (0) - 0
2002 41 orthodox Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

8 Juan Carlos Gomez 542 44 (35) - 1 (1) - 0
1995 35 southpaw Hamburg, Germany

9 John Ruiz 521 43 (29) - 8 (1) - 1
1992 37 orthodox Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States

10 Sultan Ibragimov 510 22 (17) - 1 (0) - 1
2002 33 southpaw Rostov-na-Donu, Russia

11 Oleg Maskaev 469 35 (26) - 6 (6) - 0
1993 39 orthodox West Sacramento, California, United States

12 Lamon Brewster 464 34 (30) - 4 (1) - 0
1996 35 orthodox Vero Beach, Florida, United States

13 Alexander Povetkin 459 16 (12) - 0 (0) - 0
2005 29 orthodox Moscow, Russia

14 Nikolay Valuev 437 50 (34) - 1 (0) - 0
1993 35 orthodox Saint Petersburg, Russia

15 Albert Sosnowski 401 44 (27) - 2 (1) - 0
1998 29 orthodox Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

16 Hasim Rahman 390 45 (36) - 7 (5) - 2
1994 36 orthodox Baltimore, Maryland, United States

17 Taras Bidenko 389 26 (12) - 2 (1) - 0
2000 28 orthodox Hamburg, Germany

18 Ray Austin 386 26 (17) - 4 (2) - 4
1998 38 orthodox Cleveland, Ohio, United States

19 Eddie Chambers 382 33 (18) - 1 (0) - 0
2000 26 orthodox Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

20 Chris Arreola 375 26 (23) - 0 (0) - 0
2003 27 orthodox Riverside, California, United States

21 Alexander Dimitrenko 364 29 (19) - 0 (0) - 0
2001 26 orthodox Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

22 Friday Ahunanya 331 24 (13) - 5 (1) - 3
1998 37 orthodox Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

23 Cedric Boswell 330 28 (22) - 1 (1) - 0
1994 39 orthodox Atlanta, Georgia, United States

24 Michael Sprott 329 31 (15) - 12 (7) - 0
1996 33 orthodox Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

25 Monte Barrett 329 34 (20) - 7 (4) - 0
1996 37 orthodox Queens, New York, United States

 

Agreed

Didnt he box at light heavy in the ams? That could be your answer right there!