Mandatory Eight Count: Klitschko-Arreola Hangover Edition
by SC on Sep 27, 2009 5:28 PM EDT
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Like it or not, Klitschko best in show - Yahoo! Sports
Kevin Iole says no one will beat Vitali Klitschko without a weapon.
Defeated Cris Arreola vows to get back into the ring quickly -- latimes.com
Arreola says he wants to fight as soon as possible, in December or January. This is a kid to get behind. He wants to get right back on the horse.
Cris Arreola offers little threat to Klitschkos - Times Online
Ron Lewis looks at Arreola's one-sided loss, and wonders where the threats to the Klitschkos are going to come from.
CompuBox Punch Stats: Klitschko Wipes Arreola Out (BoxingScene.com)
I actually didn't run this because of the line, "The only heavyweight championship fight that matters right now is Klitschko v. Klitschko, a fight that would hopefully put both (and boxing fans) out of their misery!" Strangely biased. Maybe instead of continuing to complain about the Klitschkos and the clinics they put on, people should be more concerned about the fact that there literally isn't anyone in the sport that is going to give them a real test.
Klitschko turns in another dominating (but boring) performance - The Ring
Michael Rosenthal joins the "boring" choir. I honestly thought it was a fairly entertaining fight, a great performance by Klitschko, and it was almost heartbreaking to watch Arreola keep coming forward, walking into shots, and just not being able to get anything done. People really don't like the Klitschkos. Where are their protectors? Floyd has an army of people running 'round, yelling about his lack of respect.
So why is Klitschko the bad guy? - LA Daily News
Ramona Shelburne wonders, as the title indicates, why Vitali Klitschko (and his brother Wladimir) just haven't gotten more popular in the States. It's probably not his posture...
The Associated Press: Klitschko just can't get any respect
Tim Dahlberg loves on Vitali Klitschko, and compares the fight to Mayweather-Marquez. "This one was an HBO freebie, put on almost as an afterthought to fill space after the replay of Mayweather-Marquez," says Dahlberg. Yes, there wasn't plenty of hype for this fight, good call. Way to pay attention. Otherwise, good article.
On The Fly: Jones, Hopkins Schedule Senior Boxing Rematch -- Courant.com
Hartford Courant remarks, "Sixteen years after Roy Jones Jr. scored a unanimous decision over Bernard Hopkins, the boxers will meet again early next year. Together, these legends have 109 wins. They're also a combined 94 years old. This will not be the event that saves boxing." Ha! Totally. One million people just ordered Mayweather-Marquez. Save us, please, something! Also, 44 plus 40 is not 94.
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The hatred is very interesting… at some point, you just have to start thinking it goes beyond simple “boredom.” I have a few dumb theories that I think might be a little off the beaten path. I was thinking about posting something about this.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
by jrok on Sep 27, 2009 5:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
At least for me it aint. I mean I’m Ukrainian, I have no reason to dislike these guys based on straight ethnicity (actually just the opposite). However, these guys are simply boring to watch (well Vitali is more interesting than Wlad) and this is why I want someone else to win the titles. Styles usually make fights but the problem is that there really aren’t any styles in the HW division to trouble these guys. The only way that these guys get beaten is if a ref gets on the K-bros for holding and someone is allowed to work inside.
by waldo47 on Sep 27, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I’ll take comments like this with a grain of salt… I mean, Vitali doesn’t “hold.” You’re just wrong about that. Wladimir’s post-Manny style is the “jab and grab”, but Vitali has always been more or less a hands down fighter, on the order of Ali.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
by jrok on Sep 27, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vitali was holding last night. For a ‘normal’ heavy-weight fight it wasn’t a whole lot, but considering that CA wasn’t holding at all, I thought it was significant. I’d like to see more holding warnings in general, but last night, considering CA’s lack of holding, Vitali should’ve at least have been warned a couple times.
"I swear to God, I'll take this ******* ball and shove it down your ******* throat" - Serena Williams
by lcollins1 on Sep 27, 2009 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And
how does the fact that Vitali is a hands down fighter relate to holding? He can still clinch just as easily.
"I swear to God, I'll take this ******* ball and shove it down your ******* throat" - Serena Williams
by lcollins1 on Sep 27, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
collins
Give it a rest.
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
by jrok on Sep 27, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
who are you?! How do you know my name?!
"I swear to God, I'll take this ******* ball and shove it down your ******* throat" - Serena Williams
by lcollins1 on Sep 28, 2009 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Collins, Vitali did not win that fight employing the jab-and-grab. I saw more holding in the Thrilla in Manila than I did in that fight. At some point, this nonsense has to end. I will write my article, and then you can tell me how full of it I am, how I am bias, blind do not know Boxing, etc, etc.
Sheesh!
"This fight'll be the nastiest thing you'll ever see. I been sober for six weeks, and that makes me vicious."
-- Randall 'Tex' Cobb
by jrok on Sep 27, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with his holding from last night, though. Every time he got half a chance, he grabbed on. It was smart of him because it continued to completely disrupt Arreola. It is what it is.
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"Well Howie, I think I'm going to stay outside and outjab him." -- Tex Cobb telling Howard Cosell how he would approach Larry Holmes
by SC on Sep 28, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no you’re right he didn’t, he was just way better. I get that.
But, he did hold illegally several times. I don’t mind it so much when they’re both doing Teddy’s ‘silent agreement’ thing. But when it’s just one guy, it does piss me off and I think it should be called for what it is.
"I swear to God, I'll take this ******* ball and shove it down your ******* throat" - Serena Williams
by lcollins1 on Sep 28, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he barely held at all until the middle rounds or so. After that, he did hold occasionally. I don’t think the difference between the number of times Klitschko clinched and the zero times Arreola clinched is what’s important. What important is how many times Klitschko clinched in absolute terms, which I thought was a little fewer than you see in the average fight.
by taco pal on Sep 28, 2009 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But the thing is Klitschko held a bunch of times when he was in trouble. Can’t remember the round (maybe 8th or 6th) but big K got buzzed by something and Chris was coming at him hard. Seriously held for almost a minute then he recovered and went about his business. I mean it was a little ridiculous because that was the only way CA was going to win the fight and to take that away from him doesn’t really show me the heart of a champion (I know thats a little harsh I’m just kinda pissed at the ref). I’m trying to remember if ever the two fought out of a clinch.
by waldo47 on Sep 28, 2009 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maaaannn
I probably pay attention to what you say more than anyone on this site and it’s not cuz I want to try to snipe at you.
This is what I do: I sit in the library for about 10 hours a day, when I’m not in class, and once an hour I hop on this site and say some shit. Then in the next hour I check back. I go to school, rack debt, try to figure out how I’m going to get a job with 20K unemployed lawyers in the US, and I fuck around on this site in between that.
"I swear to God, I'll take this ******* ball and shove it down your ******* throat" - Serena Williams
by lcollins1 on Sep 28, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was a very entertaining fight. Like I said yesterday, CA has ‘more’ than I thought in several ways, and while I was kind of a fan of his before, I’ll really be cheering for him in the future.
If I had to say one reason why I don’t like the Klits, I think it’s mainly a lack of urgency in their method. I want to see heavyweights take people out quickly. I want a display of punching power in combination, and what I see from the Klits is so methodical, so trudgingly deliberate. It’s effective, safe, and probably the best way for them to retain their crowns, but I don’t like it. I do like it enough to tune in though.
"I swear to God, I'll take this ******* ball and shove it down your ******* throat" - Serena Williams
by lcollins1 on Sep 27, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
IMO
The Klitschko brothers are only boring (and they aren’t always) because of the lack of opposition. Lewis vs Klitschko was very exciting, in fact George Foreman said it was the most exciting heavyweight championships fight he had seen in years!
The fight against Chris Arreola was not boring it was a dominant performance, a triumphant defence, maybe even bordering on a schooling at some points, but it was not boring! And if Micheal Rosenthal doesn’t stop writing pessimistic, overly critical, American-biased articles about how dull or in decline everything in boxing is I am going to…well, errr…
by Drunken cutman on Sep 28, 2009 7:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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