Teddy Atlas says Peter will KO Maskaev in the first round

[MentalExecution]

It's an easy pick in my eyes, Maskaev has too many injuries and has been too inactive to deal with a younger guy who will stick around for 12 rounds. He can't even bend his knees, for Pete's sake. Since KO'ing Rahman, what has he really done? In that span, Peter's done much more and it's not as if Maskaev is exactly sturdy.

I'm picking Peter by KO. He has an old, broken man in front of him.

But yeah, Atlas has been errant in his picks in recent years, but maybe he has his own reasons for picking him. Dave Anderson picked George Foreman by first round KO over Ali, which is egg on his face for sure. So we all get them wrong sometimes.

Damn, whos the dude in your avy?

[Silencers]

Damn, this makes me have doubts about Peter.

[STEELHEAD]

Alright, now it's safe to say Peter will lose.

i understand where you're coming from?
and peter weighed in at a porky 250lbs!
holy sht!!!
and if you truly believe the curse from the crypt of the teddyatlas check out my betting prop on this fight in fantasy betting forum:http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=167083
giving 3 : 1 odds.example:
my 12k peter over maskaev to your 4k!

[Lucky13]

It's an easy pick in my eyes, Maskaev has too many injuries and has been too inactive to deal with a younger guy who will stick around for 12 rounds. He can't even bend his knees, for Pete's sake. Since KO'ing Rahman, what has he really done? In that span, Peter's done much more and it's not as if Maskaev is exactly sturdy.

I'm picking Peter by KO. He has an old, broken man in front of him.

But yeah, Atlas has been errant in his picks in recent years, but maybe he has his own reasons for picking him. Dave Anderson picked George Foreman by first round KO over Ali, which is egg on his face for sure. So we all get them wrong sometimes.

No it's really not an easy pick, Maskaev has been there, done it, everything.
Peter showed he's very vulnerable to right hands and if Maskaev lands something meaningful, we may witness an "upset", if you want to call it that.

[Silencers]

Damn, whos the dude in your avy?

I think that's Gary Stark Jr. after his last fight.

[Mr. Ryan]

Damn, whos the dude in your avy?

Gary Stark Jr, the Staten Island 122 pounder who fights under the Dibella Banner. This is following his recent decision win over former conqueror Andres Ledesma.

[beez721]

So at least now we know that Maskaev will make it through the first round, for sure...

In fact, since Teddy is picking Peter to win by KO, and since he's almost always wrong, it may bring Maskaev some luck!

uh oh. poor peter. lets hope he didnt watch that prediction

[landmine950]

Odds?

At sports sq blue

$100 on Peter will win you ONLY $120! (*thats a $20 profit)

$100 on Maskaev will win you $433!! ( $333 of pure profit!)

Based on those odds....NOW! who would you bet on??

reasons? Ya see this IMO makes boxing MUCH more interesting and whenever I travel to watch Boxing I always lay out some $$ to make it more interesting! HEY! ya spend 1 or 2 G's to go and watch the fight.. A bit more justs makes it EVEN better!!

[beez721]

He predicted that Ibragimov would KO Wlad, that Barrera would defeat Pacquiao last October, that Kessler would defeat Calzaghe, and that Taylor would defeat Pavlik in their first fight.

This is a good omen for Maskaev! lol

and that judah would beat mayweather, moorer over tua ....

[Mr. Ryan]

No it's really not an easy pick, Maskaev has been there, done it, everything.
Peter showed he's very vulnerable to right hands and if Maskaev lands something meaningful, we may witness an "upset", if you want to call it that.

Maskaev has been there, but has he really done it? His big step-ups, McCall, Kirk Johnson, David Tua, all resulted in knockout losses. Outside of Rahman, who has a vulnerability to a right hand, who has he really beaten?

Maskaev's three biggest wins not over Rahman:
David Defiagbon
Derrick Jefferson
Alex Stewart

A little recent history. Hasim Rahman was deemed worthy to be WBC champion when Klitschko retired with a back injury. Rahman received a letter informing him he was a champion. Maskaev KO'ed him for the second time, picking up what was essentially a vacant belt.

I didn't get to watch Maskaev train because his camp was closed to the outside world. From what I saw of Maskaev, he looked pained, old, worn, and that's just him stretching and getting his hands wrapped.

Dennis Rappaport, Maskaev's promoter, has done everything in his power to prevent this fight. Why do you think that is? It's not because Maskaev will kill him too easy, that's for sure.

Sam Peter has issues, and will always have issues with, boxers. Movers, jabbers, guys who can move and make Peter turn. But that's not Maskaev. Maskaev is a straight up, European-style fighter, the kind that Peter thrives against. That Peter is 12 years younger is just icing, really.