Brian Minto will face Cristobal Arreola on Dec. 5
by Scott Christ on Nov 11, 2009 4:55 PM EST
in Boxing News Analysis
Email
Print
Looks like the speculation is over. Rick Reeno of BoxingScene.com reports that it will be fringe contender Brian Minto who will face Cristobal Arreola on December 5 in Atlantic City. HBO will televise the fight as a co-feature. The show will be main evented by Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez.
Minto (34-2, 21 KO) is a 34-year-old pug whose greatest win probably came in 2006, when he quickly ended Axel Schulz's comeback attempt in Germany. He's beaten several knockaround guys like Jeremy Bates, Vinny Maddalone, Danny Batchelder, Billy Zumbrun and Chad Van Sickle, but has never beaten anyone near Arreola's level. Minto's two losses have come against Tony Tubbs (SD-10, 2004) and Luan Krasniqi (UD-12, 2007).
Since I don't want to say he has no shot, I'll jut say he has very little chance at upsetting Arreola. At 5'11" with a 72" reach, he's quite small compared to Arreola (6'4", 77"), doesn't have big power, isn't fast, isn't terribly skilled. He's a tough guy and he always comes to fight, but I see him getting blown out.
On paper, this seems like a big guy version of what we saw with Alfredo Angulo and Harry Joe Yorgey this past week. Tough, strong, promising younger fighter against a guy in his 30s with a decent looking record and not much else going for him. If Minto makes this an exciting fight, don't be surprised. But also don't be surprised if that excitement doesn't last very long.
2 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Pretty much figured
When they said the finalists were Minto and Rossy, Minto seemed like a given. One guy can box on the outside off his back foot and the other one can’t. I guess it was more likely that a Rossy fight would end with a spectacular knockout, but it’s also more likely that Rossy would just execute Vitali’s gameplan and keep jabbing away from the outside while backpedaling the whole fight. Minto doesn’t even know HOW to take a step backwards, so it should be a fun fight, although it may become somewhat of a slaughter, since Minto has had cut problems lately and since he has a solid chin.
Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
