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The celebrities turned out in high numbers to watch Samuel "Nigerian Nightmare" Peter (69-6-3, 43 KOs) dominate James "Lights Out" Toney (28-1, 22 KOs) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The win brings Peter a mandatory shot at the WBC title..
The rematch was far from a mirror image of the first meeting. Samuel Peter looked like a new man as he took the fight to Toney in the first round and was very aggressive by throwing high volumes of punches. In the second, Peter knocked Toney down with three hard jabs. It was the first time Toney tasted the canvas in over a decade.
Toney would land an occasional hard right in a few rounds, but was unable to keep a consistent pace. Peter threw a lot of hard jabs that pushed Toney back in every round. He also followed up with power shots off the jab, utilizing uppercuts when necessary and blocking many of Toney's counters. Toney's left eye began to swell badly by the fifth round, and his mouth was bleeding bad by the ninth round.
Peter had Toney in trouble in several of the rounds, but Toney used his defensive skills to get himself out of trouble. The final scores were 118-110, 119-109 and 118-110, all for Peter. [details]
The rematch was far from a mirror image of the first meeting. Samuel Peter looked like a new man as he took the fight to Toney in the first round and was very aggressive by throwing high volumes of punches. In the second, Peter knocked Toney down with three hard jabs. It was the first time Toney tasted the canvas in over a decade.
Toney would land an occasional hard right in a few rounds, but was unable to keep a consistent pace. Peter threw a lot of hard jabs that pushed Toney back in every round. He also followed up with power shots off the jab, utilizing uppercuts when necessary and blocking many of Toney's counters. Toney's left eye began to swell badly by the fifth round, and his mouth was bleeding bad by the ninth round.
Peter had Toney in trouble in several of the rounds, but Toney used his defensive skills to get himself out of trouble. The final scores were 118-110, 119-109 and 118-110, all for Peter. [details]
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