Can Maskaev beat Peter?

[GranTorino]

First of all, Maskaev was the underdog going into the Rahman fight... where he beat the crap out of him and almost knocked him the fk out of the ring again.

Peter is not a good fighter, you can not jump to that conclusion based on his last performance. In his first fight, he was out-boxed with ease and as many on this forum say "was schooled", with which I personally disagree.

I saw Rahman, with his Jab giving Maskaev alot more problems than Peter.
Keep in mind that Peter is a shorter man in this fight.

And lastly, Peter KD Wlad 3 times and not 4.
Wlad was fighting very scared and was grabbing him a lot and when he couldn't grab, he was falling down to avoid further exchanges.
I would not call them KD.. at least 2 out of 3

Everything you said is dead on, except...Wlad was NOT fighting scared. He was fighting smart. Even George Foreman said this during the fight.

And yes, Peter did not knock Wlad down from punching him. They were pushes, as the replays clearly show.

[GranTorino]

dude,,,,you need help on your boxing iq. your right hasim isnt a great fighter by any means but whats that make toney as a heavyweight? rahmans clearly a better heavyweight than toney as his fight with him demonstrated and peter knocked wlad down once legitmately,,,not 4 times. sorry man

God! Thank you! Finally someone else says it! I thought I was the only one out there that apparently saw this fight correctly. Have some karma, Beez.

[GranTorino]

Yeah but you're Russian.

That's okay, Oleg isn't. Never was. He WAS Khazakstani, now he's American.

[Southpaw16]

I don't see Maskaev making it to the fifth round. I really don't. Right now there is Wlad and Peter in the heavyweight division. These two are a far step above everyone else.

[beez721]

I don't see Maskaev making it to the fifth round. I really don't. Right now there is Wlad and Peter in the heavyweight division. These two are a far step above everyone else.

peter hasnt been able to stop any top A or B fighters period. I dont see why peter would over maskeav. maskeav seems to have his confidence back after those knockout losses in the past when he was a mess. still,,,,his chin is only average and he's no defensive marvel so I think peter stops him later in the fight

[GranTorino]

peter hasnt been able to stop any top A or B fighters period. I dont see why peter would over maskeav. maskeav seems to have his confidence back after those knockout losses in the past when he was a mess. still,,,,his chin is only average and he's no defensive marvel so I think peter stops him later in the fight

You say that like he's been beaten multiple times. He's only lost to Wlad, an A level fighter if ever there was one. Who else are you talking about?

[beez721]

You say that like he's been beaten multiple times. He's only lost to Wlad, an A level fighter if ever there was one. Who else are you talking about?

what are you talking about? where in there did I talk about peter "losing". Im talking about knockouts

[maxorido]

I think old Maskaev would get KTFO. He's not slick or savvy enough to avoid Peter's power shots like Toney, and even Toney got caught a few times, especially in the rematch. He's too lethargic, and Peter will just explode on him. I see a mid round KO for peter.

[phallus]

I think old Maskaev would get KTFO. He's not slick or savvy enough to avoid Peter's power shots like Toney, and even Toney got caught a few times, especially in the rematch. He's too lethargic, and Peter will just explode on him. I see a mid round KO for peter.

if peter comes in fat like the first toney fight, maskaev could beat him. otherwise, no way. an in shape peter with a jab will beat maskaev up and then knock him the **** out. if peter puts the presssure on and maskaev starts losing the fight he'll be forced to stand and trade with peter - this will be his downfall.

[beez721]

I think old Maskaev would get KTFO. He's not slick or savvy enough to avoid Peter's power shots like Toney, and even Toney got caught a few times, especially in the rematch. He's too lethargic, and Peter will just explode on him. I see a mid round KO for peter.

but dont forget guys like shufford,,pudar,,and hawkins took peter the distance. do you really think these guys are all that much more durable than maskeav? in fact maskeav knocked hawkins out in the first round. I do think peter stops him after round 6 but I wouldnt be shocked if maskeav took him deep