Dr. Ironfist Reports for Duty Against Arreola

(Doctor Ironfist's Nightmare? Not So Much)

Vitali Klitschko continued on his blistering path of knockouts in the Staples center tonight. The PHD holder and one half of the two headed monster that is the Klitschko brothers has the highest knockout percentage (92%) of any heavyweight champion in overall career fights, and is by far the more exciting of the two brothers to watch. The reach and movement of Vitali was too tall an order for the the Great Mexican hope, Cristobal Arreola. Arreola held the hopes of American boxing fans on his broad shoulders, as well as his faithful Mexican fanbase. If Cristobal would have been able to overcome the giant it would be huge for the excitement factor in the Heavyweight division, but Cristobal was handled thoroughly for ten rounds before the TKO stoppage by the referee. Arreola by no means went out like a chump however, he showed heart and determination throughout the fight and never stopped in his attack. He fought with his heart just as any true Mexican warrior does, and this will not be the last we see of Cristobal Arreola. The Klitschko brothers have handled every viable Heavyweight Contender out there with ease most of the time, and there are no match-ups on the horizon that I see as any type of threat to the two best Heavyweight fighters in the world, that is unless they were to fight each other. Emanuel Steward painted a picture of very violent sparring sessions between the two brothers in the gym that lead them to the decision not to spar one another in training to avoid injury. For those of us who would like to see it happen, it just added fuel to the fire but is not something that will ever come to fruition. I fully expect the Klitschko brothers to continue to dominate and one of them will more than likely pick up the missing strap in their collection of belts after Valuev and David Haye fight. Vitali did state this evening that he is not trying to beat George Foreman's record and does not intend to be boxing for much longer. Until he does retire, we may root against him for our own ethnocentric reasons, but will continue to enjoy the display of skill and power that is Vitali Klitschko.