Vitali is getting under Peter's skin, lol

[lparm]

It's still a Vitali needing to shed 4 years of rust. Peter is the prime fighter here (but not a terrible good one though).

It's hard to say how "prime" Peter is, he looked great against Toney in the second fight, but horrible against the 6'6" McCline. If Peter can regain his Toney 2 form he has a chance, if he walks in with his chin up like he did again McCline then Vitali might stop him early. Of course that's assuming Vitali hasnt lost a step in the 4 years he's been gone.

[The Hammer]

Peter is damaged goods, why else would Vitali take this fight after such a long layoff? Unfortunately, we don't know how much V has left either.

Sam Peter isn't damaged good, he's in his prime and healthy.

But he lets himself become overweight, and although he's a strong fighter he's not really an elite heavyweight. He's been overrated because he seemed to have a good record, but had never really fought a prime, world-class heavyweight, except for Wlad. Toney was past his best, Shufford was never the same after his fight with Wladimir, Sykes wasn't very good and Maskaev was old and shot.

McCline exposed Peter with those knockdowns.

[lparm]

Sam Peter isn't damaged good, he's in his prime and healthy.

But he lets himself become overweight, and although he's a strong fighter he's not really an elite heavyweight. He's been overrated because he seemed to have a good record, but had never really fought a prime, world-class heavyweight, except for Wlad. Toney was past his best, Shufford was never the same after his fight with Wladimir, Sykes wasn't very good and Maskaev was old and shot.

McCline exposed Peter with those knockdowns.

Stylistically a healthy Vitali poses alot of problems for Peter, unless the ref lets Peter get a few of his patented rabbit punches off.

[BattlingNelson]

[BrooklynBomber]

Peter: "MY!.....My Precious!!!"

[IMDAZED]

Sam Peter isn't damaged good, he's in his prime and healthy.

But he lets himself become overweight, and although he's a strong fighter he's not really an elite heavyweight. He's been overrated because he seemed to have a good record, but had never really fought a prime, world-class heavyweight, except for Wlad. Toney was past his best, Shufford was never the same after his fight with Wladimir, Sykes wasn't very good and Maskaev was old and shot.

McCline exposed Peter with those knockdowns.

That McCline - of all people - was able to drop him like that speaks volumes. And should tell you how damaged he is. It showed against Toney both times as he had to resort to boxing because he was getting tagged (and hurt) by Toney.

I'm of the opinion those shots he took in the final round against Wlad hurt him bad. He has not been the same since.

[paul750]

It looks to me that Klitschko has that ultra confident look about him, the same sort of look Lennox Lewis used to have. When you're physically very strong, can take a good shot to the chin, can deliver a good shot yourself, and are also blessed with that kind of height, then it's not surprising he looks confident. Like most people are saying, a lot depends on how much Klitschko has in the tank. But you have to assume everything [up until this point] is going ok, as Klitschko doesn't seem a ****** fellow who would take a silly risk and look like a fool.

Assuming Klitschko isn't shot to pieces, I don't see how Peter can win. Even if he does crack Klitschko's chin a couple of times, it won't be enough. I certainly don't see how Peter could outbox Klitschko. I also don't see how he could outlast Klitschko and knock him out late, as Peter's stamina seems poor. The only way I can see Peter winning this, is by Klitschko either getting injured during the fight, or getting cut. I know some hardcore fanboys probably don't want to admit it, but if he was cut before he can be cut again.

I do, however, feel that is very unlikely to happen. Even if it were to happen again, it would probably take a fighter who's a lot better than Peter to do it. I wonder if Peter is going to fall into the same trap as some of Klitschko's previous opponents and come in at a very heavy weight to try and compensate for being much the smaller man?

I think Klitschko will stop Peter in 8 rounds or less, but because of the situation there's guesswork involved, obviously.

[Scott9945]

The closer this gets, the more I think VK is gunna fuck Peter up...

You look at that picture the threadstarter posted, and it is really easy to imagine Peter eating hard jabs and straight rights until he drops.

[Derranged]

**** this is on Showtime?? I dont got showtime..

[!!Captain]

Peter: "MY!.....My Precious!!!"