Vitali's footwork

[The Gully Gad]

i mean he's no txt book fighter but he's no robot.he keeps you guessing..i mean hell i like him..but everyone is entitled to their beliefs

I hear ya son..If he had Vlad's ability he'd be outright dangerous and pretty to watch doing it to...

[rizkybizness]

You make less sense then Palin on economics.
I almost see you throw a "maverick" or a "hockey mom" in your next post.

Sam Peter is a maverick.

[Pullcounter]

his footwork is lumbersome, but its good enough when combined with his height and reach

[BrooklynBomber]

Sam Peter is a maverick.

He is a hockey mom.

[Allucard]

Does anybody agree with me that he has absolutely ****ty footwork?
He makes up for that with his height and leaning back movements, combined with hard counterpunching, but still what da **** is this?
His footwork is in a class with Valuev, he really should work on it.

Apart from that, good performance, crushing Peter and yadadadayada has already been said by everyone.

Gomez only chance to win some rounds against him is to use his much quicker feet.

actually his footwork is adequate for big guys like him, it's not that bad. The only big HW i ever seen with actually good footwork was Ali (not live) and Lewis (live, several times). Of the current ones Vitali is really, at 37!! the best HW overall. The only thing you can hate about him is the neo-**** fans who get on his nuts not because they enjoy him over any other white guy doing well, but because he's white. But since i have them all on ignore i didn't get to hate on vitali through them.

[rizkybizness]

He is a hockey mom.

You might be on to something....

[Zerwas1]

My poor thread was hijacked

I just think he could be even better with better footwork. He can't improve his power,speed n stuff by much, but his footwork could be much better.
His brother is only a little bit smaller and got much better one.
I can't believe I said "better" so often.

[rizkybizness]

My poor thread was hijacked

I just think he could be even better with better footwork. He can't improve his power,speed n stuff by much, but his footwork could be much better.
His brother is only a little bit smaller and got much better one.
I can't believe I said "better" so often.

Do you think MAYBE Peter performed so poorly because the fight was in Germany? plus all the pre-fight **** that went on with the belts?

[Zerwas1]

Do you think MAYBE Peter performed so poorly because the fight was in Germany? plus all the pre-fight **** that went on with the belts?

Serious question?
He's a pro, if he's smart he took enough time to acclimatize. The audience has an influence on a fighter, but he should be used to it and as a pro he has to handle with that.
If he was afraid of Vitali he should've thought "damn I shoulda train more"
He came in overweight.
Lesser weight would've meant more bobbing and weaving, faster feet and a more competetive fight.
I think he just was lazy and content with the loss.
Vitali is old (nobody knows how old Peter is, but I think he's a few years younger than Vitali) and the heavyweight scene is weak, maybe he just thought "Vitali will retire and I will get a titlefight sometime soon"