LAT Sports Review - Monday, April 19, 2010

Bill Dwyre, my new favorite Times writer, gave us a solid story about Chris Arreola, the blubbery heavyweight boxer that is easy to root for. According to Dwyre, Arreola has dropped a few pounds (although I have heard that before and he always looks really doughy) for his upcoming fight against a lighter opponent on Saturday. He explains that this huge, scary-looking man is actually a genuinely nice guy who says what he feels, unfiltered, as he proved when he unleashed a flurry of F-bombs into HBO microphones after getting his ass kicked by Vitali Klitchko. It should be noted that he was sobbing and cursing in despair rather than anger. That may not seem like a difference, but it shows that he may punch other men in the face for a living, but he is a uniquely emotional person. I will be rooting for Arreola again this week when he fights Tomasz Adamek in Ontario.