“Chris knows what this fight means, and having been in the position to be the first Mexican heavyweight world champion before, he’s not going to let that chance slip by him again,”– Tom Brown of TGB Promotions, Arreola’s promoter.
Corporate officers who fail often get monster severance packages to send them on their way. These exit goodies are nothing more than lucrative rewards for failing.
Chris ?The Nightmare? Arreola (36-4-1-2) is as close to being a corporate officer as the Earth is to Jupiter, but he has failed twice in title contention fights. He also has looked limited in his last four fights and was massacred by Bermane Stiverne along the way.
?The Nightmare? also tested positive for marijuana in his last fight?a gift decision?against Travis Kaufman (now 30-1-0-1) and the victory was changed to a no-decision. Back in July 2011, Arreola won a clear decision against Friday on the undercard of the Paul Williams-Erislandy Lara card, but he tested positive for weed, and the result was changed to a NC. These violations, along with his propensity to view training as an opportunity to stop gorging, do not paint a pretty picture–though Chris can still punch.
Despite the above, the 35-year-old Arreola scheduled to fight titleholder Deontay Wilder on July 16 in Alabama no less and though it?s a huge mismatch, it will yield a undeserving huge payday to Chris while other more deserving contenders look on and shake their heads in frustration.
Watch for Arreola to come out with his signature bull rush at the opening bell and watch for Wilder to meet it with a straight right that will end this farce faster than you can say ?bull?.
