Which way will Wlad hit the mat when falling?

[Manny_P]

I think Wlad will get nailed and fall on side this time...

dayuuuuuuuum, nice sig. I dint know Nelly be rollin wit em chains and shyt nowadays.


P.S, I agree Pete KO Wlad!

[MetalVomit]

dayuuuuuuuum, nice sig. I dint know Nelly be rollin wit em chains and shyt nowadays.


P.S, I agree Pete KO Wlad!

That's not Nelly. If Wlad goes down, it'll probably be face first.

[Manny_P]

That's not Nelly. If Wlad goes down, it'll probably be face first.

Face first?????????? WTF? Tis ta reason why shoulnt post in ta Non Stop Boxing section. You'll get :PWN errrrrtime wit statements like that!


I'll give you ta benefit of ta doubt though. EXPLAIN HOW WLAD WILL LAND ON TA CANVASS FACE FIRST! He'll have to have his azz stickin up in ta air lookin like Mt Everest right?

[MetalVomit]

Face first?????????? WTF? Tis ta reason why shoulnt post in ta Non Stop Boxing section. You'll get :PWN errrrrtime wit statements like that!


I'll give you ta benefit of ta doubt though. EXPLAIN HOW WLAD WILL LAND ON TA CANVASS FACE FIRST! He'll have to have his azz stickin up in ta air lookin like Mt Everest right?

When he went down against Brewster, he fell face first. Not sure what round, but he went down face first. Pwned? How, for guessing how he's going to fall? "**** outta hea witchyo boshyt".

[Kimmy]

Face first?????????? WTF? Tis ta reason why shoulnt post in ta Non Stop Boxing section. You'll get :PWN errrrrtime wit statements like that!


I'll give you ta benefit of ta doubt though. EXPLAIN HOW WLAD WILL LAND ON TA CANVASS FACE FIRST! He'll have to have his azz stickin up in ta air lookin like Mt Everest right?

Maybe Wlad will taste a Sam peter punch, not like it, start to run and trip over on his face as he is trying to leave the ring!

[Gonzalo]

The only way Wlad is going to hit the mat is of joy after he KO's Peter.


I like both fighters so I will be happy for whoever wins but I wan't Wlad to win.

[Parodius]

I will say it will be similar to Jones against Johnson. I hope Wlad doesn't get hurt bad. I see him going down & staying down for a few minutes.

[Kimmy]

I will say it will be similar to Jones against Johnson. I hope Wlad doesn't get hurt bad. I see him going down & staying down for a few minutes.

This is very possible especially considering what Peter did to Jermery Williams!

[leff]

if wlad does get ko`ed, i think it will the ref stoping after several kds.

he has never been knocked out cold.

[barryboy]

Wayne McCullough gave his opinion on both fights on the sky sports website, it's a bit of a read!:

The big fight that boxing fans are looking forward to this weekend is between former WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, from the Ukraine fighting out of Germany, and Nigerian knockout artist, Samuel Peter.

This bout is for the number one spot in the IBF and a chance for a world championship belt.

Klitschko, 44-3 (40), who won the WBO belt by beating current IBF Champion Chris Byrd back in October 2000, held it for five defences before losing to South African Corrie Sanders, by a second round technical knockout in March 2003.

During that fight Klitschko found himself on the canvas four times before the bout was stopped. That night it became evident that his chin wasn't that good.

Klitschko returned to the ring after that defeat and won two fights back-to-back, then took on Lamon Brewster in Las Vegas for the vacant WBO heavyweight belt.

Incidentally, Klitschko's brother, Vitali, fought Corrie Sanders two weeks after Wladimir's fight with Brewster, and won the vacant WBC heavyweight belt so if Wladimir had won, the two brothers would have been world champions at the same time.

Klitschko was the clear favourite going in against Brewster and, in the first few rounds, it looked as if it he was going to have another belt put around his waist.

But Brewster had other ideas. He began to take over as Klitschko started sucking up wind trying to get a breath. He was totally exhausted after three rounds and Brewster stopped Wladimir in the fifth round.

This was a big upset and showed that the Ukrainian definitely had no chin and no stamina.

Now with two wins back since that loss and with Hall of Fame trainer Emmanuel Steward in his corner, maybe Klitschko can become a force once more in the heavyweight mix.

But standing in front of him will be the strongly-built, power punching Nigerian, Peter who resides in Las Vegas.

Peter, 24-0 (21), doesn't have the same experience at world level that Klitschko does but he has the power and excitement that Mike Tyson brought to the ring in his prime.

Movement may give Peter trouble as he walks forward but his opponent needs to have a rock-solid chin to survive.

In December 2004, Peter fought Jeremy Williams. Williams was doing well in the first round but just at the end of round one, Peter hit him with a solid right that had him hurt. In the second Peter knocked Williams out cold.

Peter has prepared well in training camp in Reno at high-altitude, while Klitschko trained in the Pocono's in Pennsylvania. Peter has never gone 12 rounds before but he will be ready. If he wins he will add a bit of excitement to the heavyweight division which so badly needs it.

Klitschko has to win this one or it could be the end of the road for his boxing career and he should win the first few rounds with his long reach and height advantage.

Peter will work the body early then look for the knockout in the middle rounds. Unless Klitschko has sorted out his stamina problem he will most likely run out of gas.

One word of advice - don't blink, you might miss something!

On the undercard, hot prospect Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto, 24-0 (20) will take on last-minute replacement Ricardo Torres, 28-0 (26) of Colombia.

Cotto was scheduled to fight (Arturo Gatti victim) Gianluca Branco but Branco injured his hand and had to pull out.

Cotto says he beat Torres in the amateurs, right before the Olympic Games, but says that doesn't matter now because everybody he fights comes prepared.

Cotto also says he is ready for this fight. Torres is a relatively unknown fighter with a good record with all but his last fight having taken place in Colombia.

Torres is a big puncher so, Cotto must stay alert and be ready for him. Torres lost their first fight, so he has a point to prove and will fight hard.