Klitschko outclassed Arreola in LA boxing fight

That was a little disappoitment to me. WBC heavyweight champ Vitaly Klitschko has been dominating over Mexican puncher Chris Arreola all 10 rounds, but after that the fight was stopped by Arreola’s trainer Henry Ramirez, who told referee to stop the bout.

“He was taking too much punishment,” said Ramirez, who always has been in Arreola’s corner since his professional debut.
So, I've been disappointed because of the stoppage. Guys, is it BOXING, or what?
Areola has been crying heavily...
See the full fight report.

Vitaly Klitschko predicted the bout was not going to go the distance. He was correct, but what he did not count on, was the heart of his challenger, Chris Arreola.
Although Klitschko got the stoppage victory after the 10th round at Staples Center in Los Angeles, before 14,556 on Saturday night, it was Arreola who walked out of the ring with more respect than before he entered.
With the victory, Klitschko retains the WBC world heavyweight world title.
The bout headlined a six-bout “No Mercy” card, presented by K2 Promotions in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions.
The fight was built up as a battle of hard-hitting titans where both predicted that the bout would not go the distance. Also, the possibility of Arreola becoming the first heavyweight champion of the world of Mexican descent brought media coverage from Mexico and other Latin American countries.
A height and reach disadvantage along with boxing analysts pointing to Arreola’s inexperience to that of Klitschko’s were the reasons few predicted Arreola would pull off the upset.
Still, it did not deter the thousands in attendance to support Arreola, who grew up about 10 minutes away in East Los Angeles. Those cheering on Arreola in attendance drowned out the Klitschko supporters, waving the yellow and light blue flags of the Ukraine.
It was all Klitschko in the first three rounds of the bout. Klitschko boxed and countered an advancing Arreola, landing right hands to the head. Klitschko stayed on the outside as Arreola worked from the center of the ring.
Arreola was more aggressive to start the fourth round. His aggression was rewarded as he landed hard right hands to the head, which Klitschko took well.
However, the rally was short-lived as Klitschko controlled the action in the fifth round. Klitschko mixed in uppercuts and right hands to the body. Undeterred, Arreola kept moving forward, hoping to pin Klitschko against the ropes and getting on the inside to land punches.
Arreola rallied again in the eighth round, landing a series of jabs to the head of Klitschko. Arreola landed a right hand to the body that looked as though it bothered Klitschko. Undaunted, Klitschko came back to land to the head of Arreola, who began to bleed from the nose.
Klitschko asserted his dominance in the ninth and tenth rounds. Klitschko landed hard right hands, followed by left hooks to the head. Arreola did not look visibly hurt, but he began to slow down in these rounds and was hit more often.
It was at the end of the 10th round that Arreola’s longtime trainer, Henry Ramirez, told referee John Schorle to stop the bout.
CompuBox numbers had Klitschko landing 301 out of 802 total punches, connecting at 38 percent. Arreola threw 331 total punches, only connecting on 86 of them for a connect rate of 26 percent.
“Arreola gave a good performance tonight and he has a great chin,” said Klitschko immediately after the fight had ended. “I was surprised that he did not come out for the 11th round. This was a hard fight as I expected. He’s a tough fighter, but I was hurting him a lot, especially to the body.”
Although Arreola had stated that he would fight to the end, it was a good call by Ramirez to stop the fight and see Arreola fight another day.
“He was taking too much punishment,” said Ramirez, who has been in his corner since his professional debut.
Understandably, Arreola was disappointed and broke down in tears in the ring. He apologized to his fans in attendance, a testament to his respect to his fans who have stuck by him.
“I really wanted to be a world champion,” said Arreola, who has a reputation of never being shy in front of a microphone. “He did what he was supposed to do. I couldn’t reach him. He’s just a big fighter.”
Klitschko, from Los Angeles, by way of the Ukraine, improves to 38-2, 37 KOs. Arreola, from Riverside, drops to 27-1, 24 KOs. – Francisco Salazar