That SOB Van Owen
2015-03-14 21:03:45 UTC
A boxer doesn't have to have the body of Adonis like I always say, but
it was some fat dudes that showed up for an heavyweight match at
Ontario California USA last night, which was broadcast on SpikeTV.
Two-time world title challenger Chris Arreola at 262 faced
just-north-of-nowhere Curtis Harper at 265. Neither of these guys had
even the moderate level of physical fitness the sport deserves,
however they both tried to make up for it with a slugfest that went on
for the full eight rounds.
At the beginning I glanced away from the TV for a mere couple seconds
in the opening of the first round, and then focused back to my
surprise at Harper storming Arreola. He sought to catch the favored,
more accomplished, and presumably better Arreola unaware. It was a
good opening strategy, but, because Arreola, fat or not, is Arreola,
it wasn't going to work and then Arreola stormed back to knock Harper
down with a big punch, scramble his eggs really good, and then
bludgeon his head a bunch more to try to close the deal with a
first-round KO. However this also didn't work for Arreola. It would
have been easy for Harper to decide "okay" and lie there, his money is
the same, however he decided "no, Chris, lets see where this goes,"
and then the fight went on to the full eight.
Harper in the second, third, and fourth IIRC, was actually probably
beating Arreola on the cards, however after that Arreola and his
pedigree were able to restablish themselves. Result: Arreola over
Harper by decision. Arreola particularly put in a great eighth round.
What's next for these guys? Dunno. They're going to linger about
wherever they were before the match. They came in fat, but with the
bombtacular nature of the fight, neither discredited himself.
That SOB Van Owen
it was some fat dudes that showed up for an heavyweight match at
Ontario California USA last night, which was broadcast on SpikeTV.
Two-time world title challenger Chris Arreola at 262 faced
just-north-of-nowhere Curtis Harper at 265. Neither of these guys had
even the moderate level of physical fitness the sport deserves,
however they both tried to make up for it with a slugfest that went on
for the full eight rounds.
At the beginning I glanced away from the TV for a mere couple seconds
in the opening of the first round, and then focused back to my
surprise at Harper storming Arreola. He sought to catch the favored,
more accomplished, and presumably better Arreola unaware. It was a
good opening strategy, but, because Arreola, fat or not, is Arreola,
it wasn't going to work and then Arreola stormed back to knock Harper
down with a big punch, scramble his eggs really good, and then
bludgeon his head a bunch more to try to close the deal with a
first-round KO. However this also didn't work for Arreola. It would
have been easy for Harper to decide "okay" and lie there, his money is
the same, however he decided "no, Chris, lets see where this goes,"
and then the fight went on to the full eight.
Harper in the second, third, and fourth IIRC, was actually probably
beating Arreola on the cards, however after that Arreola and his
pedigree were able to restablish themselves. Result: Arreola over
Harper by decision. Arreola particularly put in a great eighth round.
What's next for these guys? Dunno. They're going to linger about
wherever they were before the match. They came in fat, but with the
bombtacular nature of the fight, neither discredited himself.
That SOB Van Owen