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He's a mean looking dude but Cris Arreola has a soft side and a good sense of humor. That said, he should've let poor Dan Goossen in on the joke at yesterday's weigh-in for his fight against Vitali Klitschko. Arreola is always fighting the battle of the bulge. So when he chose to step on the scale in front of Staples Center with his shirt on, first thought had to be, "did this guy train at all?" Then Michael Buffer announced, "272 pounds!" It appeared that Goosen was freaking out that the scale was malfunctioning:

"Everybody keeps bitching about the weight. That's the first question. I [said] I'm going to run with this and put the weight vest on (2:04 mark)," Arreola told Elie Seckbach from AOL Fanhouse. "And make them all believe that 'damn, this is a fat [expletive],' but I'm not."

Arreola removed the vest and weighed in at a trimmer 251 pounds. He averaged roughly 256 for his last three fights up from the 230's he fought at back in 2007. Arreola challenges for Klitschko's WBC heavyweight title tomorrow night Los Angeles.

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  1. .
    1. Posted by . Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:11 pm EDT

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    wow, 2 boxing blogs in one day!
  2. Al
    2. Posted by Al Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:24 pm EDT

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    I would love to see Arreola win he is a great guy but he doesnt have any chance Klitschko knocks him out in the 3rd.
  3. HahaHA
    3. Posted by HahaHA Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:21 pm EDT

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    them mantits were LMAO waht a tub of lard I KO both with my ass odor 1st round... LMAO nuts....
  4. joenamath54
    4. Posted by joenamath54 Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:21 am EDT

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    Cofield, are the higher ups at yahoo! making you cover some boxing?? who will pen the inside the lives of irrelevant ufc fighters in your absence on the ufc site?? no one will blog on here because they thought this site was over and done with. the last boxing post was what?? a few months ago?? what a joke. go back to the ufc. boxing fans dont appreciate your bias and dont want you blogging on the sport for which you spew so much venom. how bout that sefo eh steve?? lmao.. a real boxing talent that brings his expertise to xtreme couture.... comical. dude got ktfo in boxing by a no name club level fighter and quit boxing soon thereafter.. now he is trying mma. where all reject boxers go...
  5. K NEL
    5. Posted by K NEL Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:48 am EDT

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    I'll be watching this..if Arreola can get close I say he KOs Vitali in 7 rounds..If he can't Vitali KO 10 round. But Arreola looks real good and up for this fight. I think he can get the job done.
  6. Ted D
    6. Posted by Ted D Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:19 am EDT

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    Arreola won't get close enough, Vitali's left will keep him back until he unloads the right straight down the middle to KO Arreola in the 7th round. Vitali's reach, and the big right hand will win this fight.
  7. MR.MVP
    7. Posted by MR.MVP Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:03 pm EDT

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    About [expletive] time for a BOXING blog and an exciting Heavyweight BOXER emerge!!!! BOXING, BOXING, BOXING!!!!!! I will be at the fight tonight and I will be cheering for a Historic boxing moment, Arreola will prevail!!! All the Angelinos will riot!!! Ok, maybe not riot just celebrate “Lakers style” and then the media will exaggerate to up their ratings!!! Christobal “Nightmare” Arreola will win by KO by the 8th round!!!
  8. bolt
    8. Posted by bolt Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:42 pm EDT

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    joenamath54... take a freaking pill! jeez! I enjoy boxing and mma... buy just about every fight... keep up the blog cofield!!!!!
  9. banana_split_orig
    9. Posted by banana_split_orig Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:39 am EDT

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    The fat boy lost. What a bum. I just won a big bet. Vitalis 37 wins and 36 KO, is nothing to joke about. There is a reason. The fat boy 24-0 is now blemish. Because his been knocking out opponents, that he can just run over Vitali? It could have been better even at 15 wins- 0 loss, if he is at level 2 not level 1. What the fat boy needs is a better " TRAINER ", that can mold him to be a 1st class heavybomber not a 1st class heavybummer. Its not like Mike tyson at 5' 7"- 5' 11", who is fast and iron fist hands. Your the smaller boxer, fight inside. Not fight outside, while the taller and bigger boxer is doing so. He has no intelligence, same w/ his corner. Thats luck of experience. Why Wladimir Klinckso has Stewart on his corner? Why is he the champion? Mike Tyson has an experieced corner. When he did not have that corner? He lost by KO, then spiral downwards. Same thing w/ Evander Holyfield. You have to be a special or gifted boxer, even w/ a lousy corner to pull wins. Sorry to the fat boy, maybe when he reaches 30 wins. I wish the next 5 matches, will gain him experience. Not just to be a champ, but to stay there in a long haul.
  10. motorcity corporation
    10. Posted by motorcity corporation Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:17 am EDT

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    Who cares...........Floyd 'Money" mayweather is back.....nobody else matters....peace.
  11. laincun48
    11. Posted by laincun48 Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:21 am EDT

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    I never gave Chris a chance on this one .He's got a lot of heart, but very limited in the skills department. Enough said. There are very few athletes in any sport who can perform at an elite level without doing their homework. Simply put you can go to the gym and work your butt off, the real work comes after you leave the gym. It's not hard at all to see who is and who isn't doing their homework. It's a fact that if you leave the gym and go eat Twinkies, well you're probably going to perform like a Twinkie. The best athletes are disciplined enough to know that they have to make sacrifices in order to stay on topof their games. Especially, individual sports like boxing.

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